// Call external services (MCP)
ToolHive
Stacklok’s open-source MCP platform: runs every MCP server in an isolated container with a minimal permission profile (no local credentials), connects Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and other clients in one step, enforces per-request identity and access policy when an auth source is configured, and adds audit logs, OTel traces and a Kubernetes operator for self-hosting
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ToolHive is stacklok’s open-source MCP platform: runs every MCP server in an isolated container with a minimal permission profile (no local credentials), connects Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot and other clients in one step, enforces per-request identity and access policy when an auth source is configured, and adds audit logs, OTel traces and a Kubernetes operator for self-hosting.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to call external services (mcp).
Not for: people who don’t want to install and run tools themselves.
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
For AI agents
- Interfaces：its own app or website
- Machine-readable record：/api/v1/software/toolhive.json · llms.txt
- Added 2026-10-22 · updated 2026-10-22