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Production-ready API gateway for MCP servers with authentication, logging, rate limiting, and multi-protocol support.

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Overview

The MCP Gateway is a comprehensive enterprise-grade infrastructure for managing MCP servers. It translates REST APIs into MCP, builds virtual MCP servers with security and observability, and bridges multiple transports including stdio, SSE, and HTTP. The gateway provides features like JWT authentication, RBAC, rate limiting, server discovery, namespace management, and real-time monitoring.

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you:Enterprise deployment of MCP servers with centralized security and monitoring
you:Bridging existing REST APIs into the MCP ecosystem
you:Creating virtual MCP servers with custom tools and resources
you:Multi-protocol support for MCP integration across different environments
you:How does the gateway handle security?

When to choose this

Choose MCP Gateway when you need enterprise-grade security and multi-protocol support for MCP servers in a production environment, especially when managing multiple MCP servers across different namespaces.

When NOT to choose this

Avoid for simple single-server deployments or when you need lightweight resource usage, as this is a full-featured gateway with significant overhead.

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Installation

Docker Installation (Recommended)

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/mcp-gateway/mcp-gateway.git
cd mcp-gateway

# Copy env
cp .env.example .env

# Run with Docker Compose
docker compose up --build

After starting the gateway, access the admin interface at http://localhost:3000 with credentials admin@admin.com / qwerty123.

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-gateway": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "--rm", "-p", "8080:8080", "mcp-gateway/mcp-gateway:latest"]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

What protocols does the MCP Gateway support?
The gateway supports multiple protocols including JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP, WebSocket, Server-Sent Events, Streamable HTTP, and STDIO for CLI bridging.
How does the gateway handle security?
The gateway provides JWT authentication, OAuth2/OIDC support, RBAC with fine-grained permissions, API key management, rate limiting with Redis, and content filtering for PII detection.

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