// Call external services (MCP)
mcp-context-forgev1.0.11
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.
Open source Maintained For agents
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mcp-context-forge is 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.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to call external services (mcp).
01How to start
- 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
- 2Install it as the official guide describes.
- 3Add it to your agent’s MCP config — Claude Code:
claude mcp add; Cursor:.cursor/mcp.json; Codex:~/.codex/config.toml.
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Versions, why it is listed, for AI to read
Recent releases
- v1.0.11 2026-09-28
- v1.0.7-20260921 2026-09-21
- v1.0.10 2026-09-07
- v1.0.9 2026-09-01
- v1.0.8 2026-08-18
For AI agents
- Interfaces:API · MCP
- Machine-readable record:/api/v1/software/mcp-context-forge.json · llms.txt
- Added 2026-10-10 · updated 2026-10-22