diff --git a/docs/api-reference/custom-provider.mdx b/docs/api-reference/custom-provider.mdx
index 7ec04075c..657ad99dd 100644
--- a/docs/api-reference/custom-provider.mdx
+++ b/docs/api-reference/custom-provider.mdx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ type OAuthConfig = {
   baseUrl?: string;
   oauthMetadata: OAuthMetadata;
   verify: { issuer: string; audience?: string; jwksUri?: string };
+  createVerifier?: (config: OAuthConfig) => OAuthTokenVerifier;
   scopesSupported?: string[];
   requiredScopes?: string[];
 };
@@ -78,11 +79,14 @@ type OAuthConfig = {
 | `baseUrl` | Echoes the `baseUrl` option. |
 | `oauthMetadata` | AS metadata served at `/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server`. |
 | `verify` | JWKS token-verification config. |
+| `createVerifier` | Creates the token verifier; defaults to the built-in JWKS verifier configured by `verify`. |
 | `scopesSupported` | Scopes advertised in protected-resource metadata. |
 | `requiredScopes` | Server-wide required-scope floor. |
 
 Build this object by hand only to wire an IdP whose metadata `customProvider` can't discover: supply `verify.issuer` and `verify.jwksUri` yourself and the [`oauth`](/api-reference/mcp-server#constructor) option mounts the same endpoints.
 
+Set `createVerifier` to supply your own [verifier](/api-reference/verifier) — an object with a `verifyAccessToken(token)` method, the same contract [`requireBearerAuth`](/api-reference/require-bearer-auth) accepts — for verification the JWKS path can't express, such as introspection of opaque tokens or an identity provider's own SDK. When omitted, Skybridge's built-in JWKS verifier, configured by `verify`, is used.
+
 <CardGroup cols={3}>
   <Card title="Connect an Identity Provider" icon="fingerprint" href="/guides/auth-providers">
     Set up sign-in with a hosted provider
diff --git a/packages/core/src/server/auth/index.ts b/packages/core/src/server/auth/index.ts
index e4ac2fae3..8fdfc1915 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/server/auth/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/server/auth/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { OAuthTokenVerifier } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/auth/provider.js";
 import type { OAuthMetadata } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/shared/auth.js";
 import type { JwksVerifyConfig } from "./verify.js";
 
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ export type OAuthConfig = {
   /** AS metadata served at `/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server`. */
   oauthMetadata: OAuthMetadata;
   verify: JwksVerifyConfig;
+  /**
+   * Creates the token verifier for this config. When omitted, Skybridge's
+   * built-in JWKS verifier, configured by `verify`, is used.
+   */
+  createVerifier?: (config: OAuthConfig) => OAuthTokenVerifier;
   /** Scopes advertised in protected-resource metadata. */
   scopesSupported?: string[];
   /** Server-wide required-scope floor. */
diff --git a/packages/core/src/server/auth/setup.test.ts b/packages/core/src/server/auth/setup.test.ts
index 0c072654b..377499b2b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/server/auth/setup.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/server/auth/setup.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/
 import type { RequestHandler } from "express";
 import * as jose from "jose";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { InvalidTokenError } from "../auth.js";
 import { McpServer } from "../server.js";
+import type { OAuthConfig } from "./index.js";
 
 vi.mock("@skybridge/devtools", () => ({
   devtoolsStaticServer: () =>
@@ -61,7 +63,13 @@ function signToken(key: CryptoKey, scope = "openid email") {
 
 async function bootServer(
   jwksUri: string,
-  { baseUrl = "https://app.example.test" }: { baseUrl?: string | null } = {},
+  {
+    baseUrl = "https://app.example.test",
+    createVerifier,
+  }: {
+    baseUrl?: string | null;
+    createVerifier?: OAuthConfig["createVerifier"];
+  } = {},
 ) {
   const { createApp } = await import("../express.js");
   const server = new McpServer(
@@ -70,6 +78,7 @@ async function bootServer(
     {
       oauth: {
         ...(baseUrl === null ? {} : { baseUrl }),
+        ...(createVerifier === undefined ? {} : { createVerifier }),
         oauthMetadata: {
           issuer: ISSUER,
           authorization_endpoint: `${ISSUER}/authorize`,
@@ -156,6 +165,90 @@ describe("setupOAuth wiring", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("custom createVerifier in the oauth config", () => {
+  const customVerifier = {
+    verifyAccessToken: async (token: string) => {
+      if (token !== "good-opaque-token") {
+        throw new InvalidTokenError("Token rejected by custom verifier");
+      }
+      return {
+        token,
+        clientId: "custom-client",
+        scopes: ["openid"],
+        expiresAt: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 3600,
+      };
+    },
+  };
+  const createVerifier: OAuthConfig["createVerifier"] = () => customVerifier;
+
+  it("threads authInfo from the custom verifier into the tool handler", async () => {
+    const { jwksUri } = await startJwks();
+    const base = await bootServer(jwksUri, { createVerifier });
+
+    const client = new Client({ name: "test-client", version: "0.0.0" });
+    const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
+      new URL(`${base}/mcp`),
+      {
+        requestInit: {
+          headers: { Authorization: "Bearer good-opaque-token" },
+        },
+      },
+    );
+    await client.connect(transport);
+
+    const result = (await client.callTool({
+      name: "whoami",
+      arguments: {},
+    })) as unknown as { content: { type: string; text: string }[] };
+    expect(result.content[0]?.text).toBe("custom-client");
+
+    await client.close();
+  });
+
+  it("answers 401 + WWW-Authenticate when the custom verifier rejects", async () => {
+    const { jwksUri } = await startJwks();
+    const base = await bootServer(jwksUri, { createVerifier });
+
+    const res = await fetch(`${base}/mcp`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        Authorization: "Bearer forged-token",
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "initialize", id: 1 }),
+    });
+    expect(res.status).toBe(401);
+    const header = res.headers.get("www-authenticate");
+    expect(header).toMatch(/error="invalid_token"/);
+    expect(header).toMatch(/resource_metadata=/);
+  });
+
+  it("still serves protected-resource metadata with a custom verifier", async () => {
+    const { jwksUri } = await startJwks();
+    const base = await bootServer(jwksUri, { createVerifier });
+
+    const res = await fetch(`${base}/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource`);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const body = (await res.json()) as { authorization_servers: string[] };
+    expect(body.authorization_servers).toContain(ISSUER);
+  });
+
+  it("calls createVerifier once at boot with the resolved config", async () => {
+    const { jwksUri } = await startJwks();
+    const seen: OAuthConfig[] = [];
+    await bootServer(jwksUri, {
+      createVerifier: (config) => {
+        seen.push(config);
+        return customVerifier;
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(seen).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(seen[0]?.verify.issuer).toBe(ISSUER);
+    expect(seen[0]?.oauthMetadata.issuer).toBe(ISSUER);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("baseUrl inferred from headers", () => {
   it("derives the resource origin from x-forwarded-host", async () => {
     const { jwksUri } = await startJwks();
@@ -601,6 +694,37 @@ describe("oauth config validation", () => {
     response_types_supported: ["code"],
   };
 
+  it("throws when verify has no issuer", () => {
+    expect(
+      () =>
+        new McpServer({ name: "t", version: "0" }, undefined, {
+          oauth: {
+            baseUrl: "https://app.example.test",
+            oauthMetadata: validMetadata,
+            verify: {} as OAuthConfig["verify"],
+          },
+        }),
+    ).toThrow(/issuer/);
+  });
+
+  it("still requires verify.issuer when createVerifier is supplied", () => {
+    expect(
+      () =>
+        new McpServer({ name: "t", version: "0" }, undefined, {
+          oauth: {
+            baseUrl: "https://app.example.test",
+            oauthMetadata: validMetadata,
+            verify: {} as OAuthConfig["verify"],
+            createVerifier: () => ({
+              verifyAccessToken: async () => {
+                throw new Error("unreachable");
+              },
+            }),
+          },
+        }),
+    ).toThrow(/issuer/);
+  });
+
   it("throws on a non-absolute baseUrl", () => {
     expect(
       () =>
diff --git a/packages/core/src/server/auth/setup.ts b/packages/core/src/server/auth/setup.ts
index c4950cc30..a918cb961 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/server/auth/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/server/auth/setup.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ export function setupOAuth(
 
   const acceptsAnonymous = () =>
     [...schemesByTool.values()].some(securitySchemesAllowAnonymous);
-  const verifier = createJwksVerifier(config.verify);
+  const verifier = (
+    config.createVerifier ?? ((c: OAuthConfig) => createJwksVerifier(c.verify))
+  )(config);
   const bearer = (options: BearerAuthMiddlewareOptions): RequestHandler => {
     const required = requireBearerAuth(options);
     const optional = optionalBearerAuth(options);