MCP gateway
- An MCP gateway is a proxy between agents and MCP servers that authenticates, authorizes, logs and routes every tool call.
In short: An MCP gateway is a proxy between agents and MCP servers that authenticates, authorizes, logs and routes every tool call. Gateways differ most in whether they know the person an agent acts for. This entry uses the term the way our gateway datasheets do, and links related terms below.
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By The Datasheet desk · Reviewed 2026-11-03