An AI Gateway, registry, and proxy that sits in front of any MCP, A2A, or REST/gRPC APIs, exposing a unified endpoint with centralized discovery, guardrails and management. Optimizes Agent & Tool calling, and supports plugins.
mcp-context-forge is worth checking the docs before setup with strong trust signals. Check agent compatibility and use-case fit before adding it to your workflow.
gh repo view IBM/mcp-context-forge --webOpen the official README and confirm the supported install method.
Add the server entry to your MCP client config.
Restart your agent and verify that the server tools appear.
Repository setup guidance
Strong trust signals; still review the README and permissions before production use.
Last commit was about 24 days ago.
4331 GitHub stars indicate community interest.
1296 open issues signal maintenance load.
Apache-2.0 license detected.
1 security/trust notes recorded.
Setup difficulty is 4/5.
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An AI Gateway, registry, and proxy that sits in front of any MCP, A2A, or REST/gRPC APIs, exposing a unified endpoint with centralized discovery, guardrails and management. Optimizes Agent & Tool calling, and supports plugins.
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An AI Gateway, registry, and proxy that sits in front of any MCP, A2A, or REST/gRPC APIs, exposing a unified endpoint with centralized discovery, guardrails and management. Optimizes Agent & Tool calling, and supports plugins.
Developers
The setup section provides repository-level starting guidance, not a guarantee of an independently verified installation. Check the official README and release notes.
Configure authentication, tenant isolation, and tool policies before exposing an MCP gateway to agents.
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Aug 20, 2026