diff --git a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/auth/user_api_key_auth_mcp.py b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/auth/user_api_key_auth_mcp.py
index 8ffaada3db2..df08d85032b 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/auth/user_api_key_auth_mcp.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/_experimental/mcp_server/auth/user_api_key_auth_mcp.py
@@ -668,11 +668,15 @@ class MCPRequestHandler:
 
             # Apply org-level tool ceiling if org_id is set
             if user_api_key_auth.org_id:
+                # _get_org_object_permission uses user_api_key_cache, so this is not a
+                # fresh DB round-trip when get_allowed_mcp_servers was already called.
                 org_obj_perm = await MCPRequestHandler._get_org_object_permission(
                     user_api_key_auth
                 )
                 org_tools = (
-                    org_obj_perm.mcp_tool_permissions.get(server_id)
+                    global_mcp_server_manager.expand_tool_permissions(
+                        org_obj_perm.mcp_tool_permissions
+                    ).get(server_id)
                     if org_obj_perm and org_obj_perm.mcp_tool_permissions
                     else None
                 )
@@ -854,12 +858,9 @@ class MCPRequestHandler:
         user_api_key_auth: Optional[UserAPIKeyAuth] = None,
     ):
         """
-        Get org object_permission by fetching the org row with object_permission included.
-
-        Note: get_org_object() in auth_checks.py does not include the object_permission
-        relation, so we do a targeted DB lookup here (same pattern as _get_agent_object_permission).
+        Get org object_permission, using user_api_key_cache to avoid DB hits on every request.
         """
-        from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import prisma_client
+        from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import prisma_client, user_api_key_cache
 
         if not user_api_key_auth or not user_api_key_auth.org_id:
             return None
@@ -868,14 +869,24 @@ class MCPRequestHandler:
             verbose_logger.debug("prisma_client is None")
             return None
 
+        org_id = user_api_key_auth.org_id
+        cache_key = f"org_object_permission:{org_id}"
+
         try:
+            cached = await user_api_key_cache.async_get_cache(key=cache_key)
+            if cached is not None:
+                return cached
+
             org_row = await prisma_client.db.litellm_organizationtable.find_unique(
-                where={"organization_id": user_api_key_auth.org_id},
+                where={"organization_id": org_id},
                 include={"object_permission": True},
             )
             if org_row is None or org_row.object_permission is None:
                 return None
-            return org_row.object_permission
+
+            obj_perm = org_row.object_permission
+            await user_api_key_cache.async_set_cache(key=cache_key, value=obj_perm)
+            return obj_perm
         except Exception as e:
             verbose_logger.warning(f"Failed to get org object permission: {str(e)}")
             return None
@@ -898,19 +909,25 @@ class MCPRequestHandler:
             if object_permissions is None:
                 return []
 
-            # Direct server IDs
-            direct_mcp_servers = object_permissions.mcp_servers or []
+            from litellm.proxy._experimental.mcp_server.mcp_server_manager import (
+                global_mcp_server_manager,
+            )
+
+            # Expand names/aliases to canonical server IDs (consistent with key/team/end-user path)
+            direct_mcp_servers = global_mcp_server_manager.expand_permission_list(
+                object_permissions.mcp_servers or []
+            )
 
-            # Servers from access groups
             access_group_servers = (
                 await MCPRequestHandler._get_mcp_servers_from_access_groups(
                     object_permissions.mcp_access_groups or []
                 )
             )
 
-            # Servers referenced only in tool permissions should also be accessible
             tool_perm_servers = list(
-                (object_permissions.mcp_tool_permissions or {}).keys()
+                global_mcp_server_manager.expand_tool_permissions(
+                    object_permissions.mcp_tool_permissions
+                ).keys()
             )
 
             all_servers = direct_mcp_servers + access_group_servers + tool_perm_servers