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Decision brief
mcp-context-forge is an AI gateway and registry for MCP, A2A, REST/gRPC APIs. It offers centralized discovery, guardrails, management, and optimization for agent and tool calling in Python.
Good fit when
- When you need to integrate multiple APIs using a unified endpoint with support for MCP, Agent-to-Agent communication, or REST/gRPC services.
- For projects that require advanced guardrails and management capabilities for AI models acting as agents within the application.
Avoid when
- When only REST API support is required, without additional functionality such as MCP or A2A services.
- For applications that do not benefit from centralized discovery and management features for AI agents, preferring more decentralized approaches to development.
- Pricing:
- freemium - Open-source, free to use for both personal and commercial projects.
- Requirements:
- Requires Docker; Supports running with Docker for ease of deployment.
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Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Very active (0d since push)
- As of Sep 20, 2026
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of Sep 20, 2026
- Security (OSV)
- No MCP manifest
- As of Jul 11, 2026
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Install
pip install mcp-context-forgeHow it fits your stack(1)
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Overview
Unified endpoint with centralized discovery, guardrails, management, optimized for agent and tool calling. Supports plugins.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:docker-compose.yml · Sep 20, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:docker-compose.yml · Sep 20, 2026
- CLI
- CLI entrypoint
Source: pyproject.toml:[project.scripts] · Sep 20, 2026
- MCP server
- No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Sep 20, 2026
- Languages
- python, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json+pyproject.toml · Sep 20, 2026
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Compatibility
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Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
lopment.** The gateway will not start without them. Generate real secrets with `python3 -m mcpgateway.scripts.init_secrets` before first run.Source link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
--stdio "docker run --rm -i ghcr.io/ibm/fast-time-server:latest -transport=stdio" \Source link
Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)
## Quick Start: VS Code Dev ContainerSource link
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Quick Start PyPI ContextForge is published on PyPI as . ⚠️ and are required in every environment — including local development. The gateway will not start without them. Generate real secrets with before first run. TLDR — single command using uv: bash 1️⃣ Create an isolated env an...
For agents
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