diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/rest_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/rest_endpoints.py
index 891b52db7a..4c947b99ba 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/rest_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/rest_endpoints.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import importlib
-import traceback
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Query, Request
@@ -347,17 +346,16 @@ if MCP_AVAILABLE:
 
         except Exception as e:
             verbose_logger.error(f"Error in MCP operation: {e}", exc_info=True)
-            stack_trace = traceback.format_exc()
             return {
                 "status": "error",
-                "message": f"An internal error has occurred: {str(e)}",
-                "stack_trace": stack_trace,
+                "message": "An internal error has occurred while testing the MCP server.",
             }
 
-    @router.post("/test/connection")
+    @router.post("/test/connection", dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)])
     async def test_connection(
         request: Request,
         new_mcp_server_request: NewMCPServerRequest,
+        user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth = Depends(user_api_key_auth),
     ):
         """
         Test if we can connect to the provided MCP server before adding it
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_rest_endpoints.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_rest_endpoints.py
index ce38ee59e4..d9aba73de8 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_rest_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/test_rest_endpoints.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server import rest_endpoints
 from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.auth import (
     user_api_key_auth_mcp as auth_mcp,
 )
+from litellm.proxy.auth.user_api_key_auth import user_api_key_auth
 from litellm.proxy._types import NewMCPServerRequest, UserAPIKeyAuth
 from litellm.types.mcp import MCPAuth
 
@@ -31,6 +32,60 @@ def _build_request(headers: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None) -> Request:
     return Request(scope, receive=receive)
 
 
+def _get_route(path: str, method: str):
+    for route in rest_endpoints.router.routes:
+        if getattr(route, "path", None) == path and method in getattr(
+            route, "methods", set()
+        ):
+            return route
+    raise AssertionError(f"Route {method} {path} not found")
+
+
+def _route_has_dependency(route, dependency) -> bool:
+    if any(
+        getattr(dep, "dependency", None) == dependency
+        for dep in getattr(route, "dependencies", [])
+    ):
+        return True
+    dependant = getattr(route, "dependant", None)
+    if dependant is None:
+        return False
+    return any(getattr(dep, "call", None) == dependency for dep in dependant.dependencies)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_execute_with_mcp_client_redacts_stack_trace(monkeypatch):
+    def fake_create_client(*args, **kwargs):
+        return object()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        rest_endpoints.global_mcp_server_manager,
+        "_create_mcp_client",
+        fake_create_client,
+    )
+
+    async def failing_operation(client):
+        raise RuntimeError("boom")
+
+    payload = NewMCPServerRequest(
+        server_name="example",
+        url="https://example.com",
+        auth_type=MCPAuth.none,
+    )
+
+    result = await rest_endpoints._execute_with_mcp_client(
+        payload, failing_operation
+    )
+
+    assert result["status"] == "error"
+    assert "stack_trace" not in result
+
+
+def test_test_connection_requires_auth_dependency():
+    route = _get_route("/test/connection", "POST")
+    assert _route_has_dependency(route, user_api_key_auth)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_test_tools_list_forwards_mcp_auth_header(monkeypatch):
     """Ensure credential-based auth forwards the auth_value to the MCP client."""