MCP Server
IBM/mcp-context-forge
IBM/mcp-context-forge· Python
Enterprise MCP gateway that unifies MCP, A2A, and REST/gRPC tools behind one governed endpoint.
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- Apache-2.0
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- 2026-04-29
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IBM's open-source MCP gateway, registry, and proxy. Sits in front of MCP servers, A2A agents, and existing REST/gRPC APIs to expose a single endpoint with centralized discovery, JWT auth, guardrails, observability, and a plugin system. Built on FastAPI/asyncio with Docker and Kubernetes deployment paths, plus federation for multi-cluster setups. Aimed at teams running many tools/agents in production who need governance, not just a dev-time MCP shim.
Editor's verdict
Pick this when you have multiple MCP servers and legacy APIs to expose to many agents and need real enterprise plumbing — auth, audit, rate limiting, federation. Heavier than a single-process MCP server like FastMCP and overkill for solo Claude Desktop use; the win shows up only when governance and multi-team sharing become real problems. If you just want to wrap one API as MCP, start with FastMCP or mcp-proxy instead.