diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c04927..b9f87be 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@missionsquad/mcp-api",
-  "version": "1.11.7",
+  "version": "1.11.8",
   "description": "MCP Servers exposed via HTTP API",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "repository": "missionsquad/mcp-api",
diff --git a/src/services/oauthTokens.ts b/src/services/oauthTokens.ts
index 2e636dd..5a7911b 100644
--- a/src/services/oauthTokens.ts
+++ b/src/services/oauthTokens.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ const oauthLifecycleInfo = (msg: string): void => {
 }
 
 const ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRY_SKEW_MS = 30_000
+const OAUTH_REFRESH_UNSUPPORTED_GRANT_REAUTH_SERVER_NAMES = new Set(['google-workspace'])
 
 export class McpOAuthTokens {
   private encryptor: SecretEncryptor
@@ -583,6 +584,16 @@ export class McpOAuthClientProvider implements OAuthClientProvider {
           tokenEndpoint: summarizeUrlForLog(this.tokenEndpoint),
           resource: summarizeUrlForLog(this.resource)
         })}`)
+      if (
+        OAUTH_REFRESH_UNSUPPORTED_GRANT_REAUTH_SERVER_NAMES.has(this.serverName) &&
+        /unsupported_grant_type/i.test(message)
+      ) {
+        throw new McpReauthRequiredError({
+          serverName: this.serverName,
+          username: this.username,
+          message: 'This OAuth provider does not support client-side refresh_token renewal. Reconnect the server.'
+        })
+      }
       if (/invalid_grant|invalid_token/i.test(message)) {
         throw new McpReauthRequiredError({
           serverName: this.serverName,
diff --git a/src/utils/ssrf.ts b/src/utils/ssrf.ts
index 195b0ee..bdecadd 100644
--- a/src/utils/ssrf.ts
+++ b/src/utils/ssrf.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,22 @@ function assertSafeIp(address: string): void {
   }
 }
 
+function getTrustedPrivateHostnameAllowlist(): string[] {
+  return (process.env.EXTERNAL_MCP_PRIVATE_HOST_ALLOWLIST ?? '')
+    .split(',')
+    .map((entry) => entry.trim().toLowerCase())
+    .filter((entry) => entry.length > 0)
+}
+
+function isHostnameAllowlisted(hostname: string, allowlist: string[]): boolean {
+  return allowlist.some((entry) => {
+    if (entry.startsWith('.')) {
+      return hostname.endsWith(entry)
+    }
+    return hostname === entry
+  })
+}
+
 export async function validateExternalMcpUrl(urlString: string): Promise<URL> {
   let parsed: URL
   try {
@@ -83,11 +99,15 @@ export async function validateExternalMcpUrl(urlString: string): Promise<URL> {
     return parsed
   }
 
+  const trustedPrivateHostnameAllowlist = getTrustedPrivateHostnameAllowlist()
+  const allowlistedHostname = isHostnameAllowlisted(hostname, trustedPrivateHostnameAllowlist)
   const resolved = await dns.lookup(hostname, { all: true, verbatim: true })
   if (resolved.length === 0) {
     throw new McpValidationError(`Unable to resolve external MCP hostname: ${hostname}`)
   }
 
-  resolved.forEach(({ address }) => assertSafeIp(address))
+  if (!allowlistedHostname) {
+    resolved.forEach(({ address }) => assertSafeIp(address))
+  }
   return parsed
 }
diff --git a/test/mcp-external-auth.spec.ts b/test/mcp-external-auth.spec.ts
index 15fb1fb..e8d5858 100644
--- a/test/mcp-external-auth.spec.ts
+++ b/test/mcp-external-auth.spec.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { McpOAuthClientProvider, McpOAuthTokens } from '../src/services/oauthTokens'
 import { resolveInitialUserInstallAuthState } from '../src/services/userServerInstalls'
 import { resolvePreferredTokenEndpointAuthMethod } from '../src/services/dcrClients'
+import { validateExternalMcpUrl } from '../src/utils/ssrf'
 
 const originalFetch = global.fetch
 
@@ -187,6 +188,38 @@ describe('external MCP request validation', () => {
     ).toBe(true)
   })
 
+  test('rejects external MCP hostnames that resolve to private IPs by default', async () => {
+    const lookupSpy = jest.spyOn(dns, 'lookup').mockImplementation(async () =>
+      [{ address: '10.1.253.40', family: 4 }] as any
+    )
+
+    await expect(validateExternalMcpUrl('https://googlemcp.missionsquad.ai/mcp')).rejects.toThrow(
+      'Blocked private or local IPv4 address: 10.1.253.40'
+    )
+
+    lookupSpy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  test('allows trusted MCP hostnames that resolve to private IPs when explicitly allowlisted', async () => {
+    const previousAllowlist = process.env.EXTERNAL_MCP_PRIVATE_HOST_ALLOWLIST
+    process.env.EXTERNAL_MCP_PRIVATE_HOST_ALLOWLIST = 'googlemcp.missionsquad.ai'
+    const lookupSpy = jest.spyOn(dns, 'lookup').mockImplementation(async () =>
+      [{ address: '10.1.253.40', family: 4 }] as any
+    )
+
+    await expect(validateExternalMcpUrl('https://googlemcp.missionsquad.ai/mcp')).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      hostname: 'googlemcp.missionsquad.ai',
+      pathname: '/mcp'
+    })
+
+    if (previousAllowlist === undefined) {
+      delete process.env.EXTERNAL_MCP_PRIVATE_HOST_ALLOWLIST
+    } else {
+      process.env.EXTERNAL_MCP_PRIVATE_HOST_ALLOWLIST = previousAllowlist
+    }
+    lookupSpy.mockRestore()
+  })
+
   test('rejects reserved OAuth authorization request params on external OAuth templates', () => {
     const service = new MCPService({
       mongoParams: { host: 'localhost:27017', db: 'test', user: 'user', pass: 'pass' },
@@ -371,6 +404,49 @@ describe('external MCP error contract', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  test('google-workspace maps unsupported refresh grants to reauth-required', async () => {
+    const expiredRecord = {
+      serverName: 'google-workspace',
+      username: 'alice',
+      tokenType: 'Bearer',
+      accessToken: 'expired-access',
+      refreshToken: 'refresh-token',
+      clientId: 'client-id',
+      redirectUri: 'https://missionsquad.example/callback',
+      tokenEndpointAuthMethod: 'none' as const,
+      registrationMode: 'cimd' as const,
+      expiresAt: new Date(Date.now() - 60_000),
+      scopes: ['openid'],
+      createdAt: new Date('2026-03-13T00:00:00.000Z'),
+      updatedAt: new Date('2026-03-13T00:00:00.000Z')
+    }
+    const tokenStore = {
+      getTokenRecord: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(expiredRecord),
+      refreshTokenRecord: jest.fn().mockRejectedValue(
+        new Error("OAuth token refresh failed: unsupported_grant_type Unsupported grant type (supported grant types are ['authorization_code'])")
+      )
+    } as unknown as McpOAuthTokens
+
+    const provider = new McpOAuthClientProvider({
+      serverName: 'google-workspace',
+      username: 'alice',
+      tokenStore,
+      record: expiredRecord,
+      tokenEndpoint: 'https://googlemcp.missionsquad.ai/token',
+      resource: 'https://googlemcp.missionsquad.ai/mcp'
+    })
+
+    await expect(provider.tokens()).rejects.toMatchObject({
+      code: 'reauth_required',
+      statusCode: 401,
+      details: {
+        reauthRequired: true,
+        serverName: 'google-workspace',
+        username: 'alice'
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
   test('oauth provider returns the persisted refresh token to the MCP SDK', async () => {
     const noSecretRecord = {
       serverName: 'webflow',