Mcp Context Forge
An AI Gateway, registry, and proxy that sits in front of any MCP, A2A, or REST/gRPC APIs, exposing a
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ContextForge
An open source registry and proxy that federates MCP, A2A, and REST/gRPC APIs with centralized governance, discovery, and observability. Optimizes Agent & Tool calling, and supports plugins.
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ContextForge is an open source registry and proxy that federates tools, agents, and APIs into one clean endpoint for your AI clients. It provides centralized governance, discovery, and observability across your AI infrastructure:
- Tools Gateway — MCP, REST, gRPC-to-MCP translation, and TOON compression
- Agent Gateway — A2A protocol, OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic agent routing
- API Gateway — Rate limiting, auth, retries, and reverse proxy for REST services
- Plugin Extensibility — 40+ plugins for additional transports, protocols, and integrations
- Observability — OpenTelemetry tracing with Phoenix, Jaeger, Zipkin, and other OTLP backends
It runs as a fully compliant MCP server, deployable via PyPI or Docker, and scales to multi-cluster environments on Kubernetes with Redis-backed federation and caching.
Table of Contents
- Overview & Goals
- Quick Start - PyPI
- Quick Start - Containers
- VS Code Dev Container
- Installation
- Upgrading
- Configuration
- Running
- Cloud Deployment
- API Reference
- Testing
- Project Structure
- Development
- Troubleshooting
- Contributing
📌 Quick Links
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| [5-Minute Setup](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2503) | Get started fast — uvx, Docker, Compose, or local dev |
| [Getting Help](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2504) | Support options, FAQ, community channels |
| [Issue Guide](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2502) | How to file bugs, request features, contribute |
| [Full Documentation](https://ibm.github.io/mcp-context-forge/) | Complete guides, tutorials, API reference |
Overview & Goals
Don't lose this
Three weeks from now, you'll want Mcp Context Forge again. Will you remember where to find it?
Save it to your library and the next time you need Mcp Context Forge, it’s one tap away — from any AI app you use. Group it into a bench with the rest of the team for that kind of task and you can pull the whole stack at once.
⚡ Pro tip for geeks: add a-gnt 🤵🏻♂️ as a custom connector in Claude or a custom GPT in ChatGPT — one click and your library is right there in the chat. Or, if you’re in an editor, install the a-gnt MCP server and say “use my [bench name]” in Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, or Windsurf.
a-gnt's Take
Our honest review
This plugs directly into your AI and gives it new abilities it didn't have before. An AI Gateway, registry, and proxy that sits in front of any MCP, A2A, or REST/gRPC APIs, exposing a. Once connected, just ask your AI to use it. It's completely free and works across most major AI apps. This one just landed in the catalog — worth trying while it's fresh.
Tips for getting started
Tap "Get" above, pick your AI app, and follow the steps. Most installs take under 30 seconds.
Heads up: this needs an API key to work. You'll get one from the service's website (usually free). The setup guide tells you exactly where.
What's New
Imported from GitHub
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