# xAI: MCP authentication failures in Automations and Cloud Agents

> xAI status incident “MCP authentication failures in Automations and Cloud Agents” on 2026-08-07: impact minor (vendor’s label), 3.0 h, 3 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/xai/incidents/dyvz7vmw9ymh
Last updated: 2026-08-07T18:50:45Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-08-07 15:53 UTC · Resolved: 2026-08-07 18:50 UTC · Duration: 3.0 h
- Updates: 3 · Affected components: Automations, Cloud Agents
- [Vendor status page: https://status.x.ai/automations/dyvz7vmw9ymh](https://status.x.ai/automations/dyvz7vmw9ymh)
- [Company: xAI](https://rewindex.com/company/xai.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2026-08-07 15:53 UTC: We are investigating an issue where users are unable to authenticate with MCP servers in Automations and Cloud Agents. Affected runs may fail to connect to their MCP tools.
- **investigating** 2026-08-07 16:04 UTC: The root cause has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
- **resolved** 2026-08-07 18:50 UTC: This incident has been resolved.

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by xAI, started 2026-08-07 15:53 UTC, resolved after 3.0 h, 3 update(s).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/xai/incidents/dyvz7vmw9ymh
- Citation: xAI, “MCP authentication failures in Automations and Cloud Agents” (2026-08-07 15:53 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/xai/incidents/dyvz7vmw9ymh (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[xAI: MCP authentication failures in Automations and Cloud Agents (2026-08-07)](https://rewindex.com/company/xai/incidents/dyvz7vmw9ymh)`


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