---
title: "mcp-context-forge"
type: "tool"
slug: "ibm-mcp-context-forge"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/ibm-mcp-context-forge"
github_url: "https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge"
homepage_url: "https://ibm.github.io/mcp-context-forge/"
stars: 4076
forks: 745
primary_language: "Python"
license: "Apache-2.0"
archived: false
categories: ["ai-agents", "llm-frameworks", "developer-tools"]
tags: ["agents", "ai", "docker", "fastapi", "authentication-middleware", "asyncio", "devops", "api-gateway"]
updated_at: "2026-07-11T11:50:30.913335+00:00"
---

# mcp-context-forge

> 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 call

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.

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge
- Homepage: https://ibm.github.io/mcp-context-forge/
- Stars: 4,076 · Forks: 745 · Open issues: 1,062 · Watchers: 33
- Primary language: Python
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last pushed: 2026-07-11T08:53:52+00:00

## Trust & health

_Signals computed from public GitHub metadata. Not a security guarantee._

- Maintenance: Very active (computed 2026-07-11T11:50:29.344Z)
- Security scan: No MCP manifest (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-11T11:50:29.876Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/ibm-mcp-context-forge/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/ibm-mcp-context-forge/trust)

## Categories

- [AI Agents](/categories/ai-agents.md)
- [LLM Frameworks](/categories/llm-frameworks.md)
- [Developer Tools](/categories/developer-tools.md)

## Tags

agents, ai, docker, fastapi, authentication-middleware, asyncio, devops, api-gateway

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/ibm-mcp-context-forge`](/api/graphcanon/tools/ibm-mcp-context-forge)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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