IBM's open-source MCP gateway ContextForge unifies MCP, A2A and REST APIs behind one endpoint
tristanbob · x · 2026-10-26
IBM's open-source ContextForge (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, while optimizing agent and tool calling with plugin support.
Built on Python/FastAPI, it ships JWT auth middleware, Kubernetes charts and observability under Apache-2.0. The repo has drawn 4.7k stars and 943 forks across 3,300+ commits, making it a solid reference for teams needing centralized MCP server governance and unified auth.
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