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mcp-gateway

Active·★ 84·MIT·Updated 2026-10-22

MCP Gateway sits between AI clients and tools, exposing 4 meta-tools for dynamic discovery. It supports unlimited backends via MCP protocols and REST APIs with YAML capabilities, saving up to 97% token overhead. Features include hot reload, circuit breakers, and a web dashboard.

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$ Install
$ brew tap MikkoParkkola/tap && brew install mcp-gateway
↗ Visit site★ GitHub
01

Features

01Unlimited tools with minimal tokens (97% savings)
02Any REST API to MCP tool via YAML or OpenAPI import
03Hot reload without losing AI session
04Production resilience (circuit breakers, retry, rate limiting)
05Web dashboard for live status and cost tracking
02

Compatibility

Rust (Cargo)
Cargo
Verified via docs
Homebrew (macOS/Linux)
Homebrew
Verified via docs
Docker
Docker
Verified via docs
Binary (macOS/Linux)
Binary
Verified via docs
03

Quick start

1
$ brew tap MikkoParkkola/tap
2
$ brew install mcp-gateway
04

Use cases

↳Connect multiple MCP servers without context window limit
↳Turn any REST API into an MCP tool without coding
↳Change MCP configuration without restarting AI session
05

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Universal MCP Gateway - Single-port multiplexing with Meta-MCP for ~95% context token savings

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