diff --git a/transports/bifrost-http/lib/config.go b/transports/bifrost-http/lib/config.go
index 40463f2678..7d6c0c5324 100644
--- a/transports/bifrost-http/lib/config.go
+++ b/transports/bifrost-http/lib/config.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package lib
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -31,6 +32,41 @@ type BifrostHTTPConfig struct {
 	MCPConfig      *schemas.MCPConfig `json:"mcp"`       // MCP configuration (optional)
 }
 
+// ReadMCPKeys reads environment variables from the environment and updates the MCP configurations.
+// It replaces values starting with "env." in the connection_string field with actual values from the environment.
+// Returns an error if any required environment variable is missing.
+func (config *BifrostHTTPConfig) ReadMCPKeys() error {
+	if config.MCPConfig == nil {
+		return nil // No MCP config to process
+	}
+
+	// Helper function to check and replace env values
+	replaceEnvValue := func(value string) (string, error) {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(value, "env.") {
+			envKey := strings.TrimPrefix(value, "env.")
+			if envValue := os.Getenv(envKey); envValue != "" {
+				return envValue, nil
+			}
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("environment variable %s not found in the environment", envKey)
+		}
+		return value, nil
+	}
+
+	// Process each client config
+	for i, clientConfig := range config.MCPConfig.ClientConfigs {
+		// Process ConnectionString if present
+		if clientConfig.ConnectionString != nil {
+			newValue, err := replaceEnvValue(*clientConfig.ConnectionString)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("MCP client %s: %w", clientConfig.Name, err)
+			}
+			config.MCPConfig.ClientConfigs[i].ConnectionString = &newValue
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // readConfig reads and parses the configuration file.
 // It handles case conversion for provider names and sets up provider-specific metadata.
 // Returns a BifrostHTTPConfig containing both provider and MCP configurations.
diff --git a/transports/bifrost-http/main.go b/transports/bifrost-http/main.go
index 8941203767..a9ec996116 100644
--- a/transports/bifrost-http/main.go
+++ b/transports/bifrost-http/main.go
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ func main() {
 		log.Printf("warning: failed to read environment variables: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := config.ReadMCPKeys(); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("warning: failed to read MCP environment variables: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	loadedPlugins := []schemas.Plugin{}
 
 	for _, plugin := range pluginsToLoad {