diff --git a/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma
index c2fca8705cb..365ae4674f1 100644
--- a/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma
+++ b/litellm-proxy-extras/litellm_proxy_extras/schema.prisma
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ model LiteLLM_MCPServerTable {
   token_url          String?
   registration_url   String?
   allow_all_keys Boolean @default(false)
-  available_on_public_internet Boolean @default(false)
+  available_on_public_internet Boolean @default(true)
 }
 
 // Generate Tokens for Proxy
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
index 49c4a0ce681..d71e02fd39c 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ try:
     from mcp.shared.tool_name_validation import (
         validate_tool_name,  # pyright: ignore[reportAssignmentType]
     )
-    from mcp.shared.tool_name_validation import SEP_986_URL
+    from mcp.shared.tool_name_validation import (
+        SEP_986_URL,
+    )
 except ImportError:
     from pydantic import BaseModel
 
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ class MCPServerManager:
                 static_headers=server_config.get("static_headers", None),
                 allow_all_keys=bool(server_config.get("allow_all_keys", False)),
                 available_on_public_internet=bool(
-                    server_config.get("available_on_public_internet", False)
+                    server_config.get("available_on_public_internet", True)
                 ),
             )
             self.config_mcp_servers[server_id] = new_server
@@ -632,7 +634,7 @@ class MCPServerManager:
             disallowed_tools=getattr(mcp_server, "disallowed_tools", None),
             allow_all_keys=mcp_server.allow_all_keys,
             available_on_public_internet=bool(
-                getattr(mcp_server, "available_on_public_internet", False)
+                getattr(mcp_server, "available_on_public_internet", True)
             ),
             updated_at=getattr(mcp_server, "updated_at", None),
         )
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_types.py b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
index d549338972c..946f1c333a0 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_types.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_types.py
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ class NewMCPServerRequest(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
     token_url: Optional[str] = None
     registration_url: Optional[str] = None
     allow_all_keys: bool = False
-    available_on_public_internet: bool = False
+    available_on_public_internet: bool = True
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ class UpdateMCPServerRequest(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
     token_url: Optional[str] = None
     registration_url: Optional[str] = None
     allow_all_keys: bool = False
-    available_on_public_internet: bool = False
+    available_on_public_internet: bool = True
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     @classmethod
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ class LiteLLM_MCPServerTable(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
     token_url: Optional[str] = None
     registration_url: Optional[str] = None
     allow_all_keys: bool = False
-    available_on_public_internet: bool = False
+    available_on_public_internet: bool = True
 
 
 class MakeMCPServersPublicRequest(LiteLLMPydanticObjectBase):
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma b/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
index c2fca8705cb..365ae4674f1 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
+++ b/litellm/proxy/schema.prisma
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ model LiteLLM_MCPServerTable {
   token_url          String?
   registration_url   String?
   allow_all_keys Boolean @default(false)
-  available_on_public_internet Boolean @default(false)
+  available_on_public_internet Boolean @default(true)
 }
 
 // Generate Tokens for Proxy
diff --git a/litellm/types/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py b/litellm/types/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
index 2cd385c5bf6..494e5c914b0 100644
--- a/litellm/types/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
+++ b/litellm/types/mcp_server/mcp_server_manager.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class MCPServer(BaseModel):
     env: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
     access_groups: Optional[List[str]] = None
     allow_all_keys: bool = False
-    available_on_public_internet: bool = False
+    available_on_public_internet: bool = True
     updated_at: Optional[datetime] = None
     model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
 
diff --git a/schema.prisma b/schema.prisma
index c2fca8705cb..365ae4674f1 100644
--- a/schema.prisma
+++ b/schema.prisma
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ model LiteLLM_MCPServerTable {
   token_url          String?
   registration_url   String?
   allow_all_keys Boolean @default(false)
-  available_on_public_internet Boolean @default(false)
+  available_on_public_internet Boolean @default(true)
 }
 
 // Generate Tokens for Proxy
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPPermissionManagement.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPPermissionManagement.tsx
index 2adfe52f6f8..6f9bdc306df 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPPermissionManagement.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/mcp_tools/MCPPermissionManagement.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const MCPPermissionManagement: React.FC<MCPPermissionManagementProps> = ({
       }
     } else {
       form.setFieldValue("allow_all_keys", false);
-      form.setFieldValue("available_on_public_internet", false);
+      form.setFieldValue("available_on_public_internet", true);
     }
   }, [mcpServer, form]);
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const MCPPermissionManagement: React.FC<MCPPermissionManagementProps> = ({
             <Form.Item
               name="available_on_public_internet"
               valuePropName="checked"
-              initialValue={mcpServer?.available_on_public_internet ?? false}
+              initialValue={mcpServer?.available_on_public_internet ?? true}
               className="mb-0"
             >
               <Switch />