diff --git a/app/mcp/route.ts b/app/mcp/route.ts
index e7d3719d..e7e95744 100644
--- a/app/mcp/route.ts
+++ b/app/mcp/route.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { registerAllTools } from "@/lib/mcp/tools";
 import { createMcpHandler, withMcpAuth } from "mcp-handler";
-import { verifyApiKey } from "@/lib/mcp/verifyApiKey";
+import { verifyBearerToken } from "@/lib/mcp/verifyApiKey";
 
 const baseHandler = createMcpHandler(
   server => {
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ const baseHandler = createMcpHandler(
   },
 );
 
-// Wrap with auth - API key is required for all MCP requests
-const handler = withMcpAuth(baseHandler, verifyApiKey, {
+// Wrap with auth - Privy JWT or API key required for all MCP requests
+const handler = withMcpAuth(baseHandler, verifyBearerToken, {
   required: true,
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/mcp/getAccountIdByApiKey.ts b/lib/mcp/getAccountIdByApiKey.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17e1578f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/mcp/getAccountIdByApiKey.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { hashApiKey } from "@/lib/keys/hashApiKey";
+import { PRIVY_PROJECT_SECRET } from "@/lib/const";
+import { selectAccountApiKeys } from "@/lib/supabase/account_api_keys/selectAccountApiKeys";
+
+/**
+ * Validates an API key and returns the associated account ID.
+ *
+ * @param apiKey - The raw API key to validate.
+ * @returns The account ID if valid, or null if invalid.
+ */
+export async function getAccountIdByApiKey(
+  apiKey: string,
+): Promise<string | null> {
+  const keyHash = hashApiKey(apiKey, PRIVY_PROJECT_SECRET);
+  const apiKeys = await selectAccountApiKeys({ keyHash });
+
+  if (!apiKeys || apiKeys.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return apiKeys[0]?.account ?? null;
+}
diff --git a/lib/mcp/verifyApiKey.ts b/lib/mcp/verifyApiKey.ts
index 4bcc1b65..8cf3d91e 100644
--- a/lib/mcp/verifyApiKey.ts
+++ b/lib/mcp/verifyApiKey.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { AuthInfo } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/types.js";
-import { getApiKeyDetails } from "@/lib/keys/getApiKeyDetails";
+import { getAccountIdByAuthToken } from "@/lib/privy/getAccountIdByAuthToken";
+import { getAccountIdByApiKey } from "@/lib/mcp/getAccountIdByApiKey";
 
 export interface McpAuthInfoExtra extends Record<string, unknown> {
   accountId: string;
@@ -11,13 +12,15 @@ export interface McpAuthInfo extends AuthInfo {
 }
 
 /**
- * Verifies an API key and returns auth info with account details.
+ * Verifies a bearer token (Privy JWT or API key) and returns auth info.
+ *
+ * Tries Privy JWT validation first, then falls back to API key validation.
  *
  * @param _req - The request object (unused).
- * @param bearerToken - The API key from the Authorization: Bearer header.
- * @returns AuthInfo with accountId and orgId, or undefined if invalid.
+ * @param bearerToken - The token from Authorization: Bearer header (Privy JWT or API key).
+ * @returns AuthInfo with accountId, or undefined if invalid.
  */
-export async function verifyApiKey(
+export async function verifyBearerToken(
   _req: Request,
   bearerToken?: string,
 ): Promise<McpAuthInfo | undefined> {
@@ -25,21 +28,41 @@ export async function verifyApiKey(
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  const apiKey = bearerToken;
+  // Try Privy JWT first
+  try {
+    const accountId = await getAccountIdByAuthToken(bearerToken);
+
+    return {
+      token: bearerToken,
+      scopes: ["mcp:tools"],
+      clientId: accountId,
+      extra: {
+        accountId,
+        orgId: null,
+      },
+    };
+  } catch {
+    // Privy validation failed, try API key
+  }
 
-  const keyDetails = await getApiKeyDetails(apiKey);
+  // Try API key validation
+  try {
+    const accountId = await getAccountIdByApiKey(bearerToken);
 
-  if (!keyDetails) {
+    if (!accountId) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      token: bearerToken,
+      scopes: ["mcp:tools"],
+      clientId: accountId,
+      extra: {
+        accountId,
+        orgId: null,
+      },
+    };
+  } catch {
     return undefined;
   }
-
-  return {
-    token: apiKey,
-    scopes: ["mcp:tools"],
-    clientId: keyDetails.accountId,
-    extra: {
-      accountId: keyDetails.accountId,
-      orgId: keyDetails.orgId,
-    },
-  };
 }