# MCP Gateway Registry The MCP Gateway Registry is an open-source ([[Apache 2.0 License]]) project from the [[Agentic Community]] that provides a single, governed control plane for every AI asset in an organization: [[Model Context Protocol (MCP)|MCP]] servers, AI agents, [[AI Agent Skills|skills]], and custom assets. It is both a gateway (one entry point that routes client requests to many registered MCP servers) and a registry (discovery plus access governance). The goal: turn scattered MCP-server sprawl into auditable, controlled tool access. ## What it does - **MCP server gateway**: routes requests from clients to registered MCP servers through one endpoint - **MCP server registry**: registration, discovery, and access governance for servers - **Agent registry**: register and discover agents over the A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol - **Skills registry**: manage reusable instruction sets (SKILL.md) with security scanning - **Custom entity registry**: admins define their own entity types with custom schemas ## Governance and security This is the point of the project, not just discovery: - OAuth 2.0/3.0 with enterprise identity providers (Keycloak, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, Auth0, Cognito, PingFederate) - Fine-grained access control down to tool and method level; full audit logging - Dual auth for both humans (devs using AI assistants) and machines (autonomous agents) - Integrated vulnerability scanning (Cisco AI Defense) for MCP servers and A2A agents - Unified semantic search (vector + keyword) and dynamic tool discovery so agents find capabilities at runtime ## Compatibility and stack Compatible with Anthropic's MCP Registry REST API specification (see [[Model Context Protocol Registry]]). Built with Python/FastAPI behind an Nginx reverse proxy, MongoDB/DocumentDB storage, deployable via Docker, Podman, Kubernetes (Helm), or AWS ECS (Terraform). ## References - https://github.com/agentic-community/mcp-gateway-registry - https://agentic-community.github.io/mcp-gateway-registry/ - https://github.com/agentic-community ## Related - [[Agentic Community]] - [[Model Context Protocol (MCP)]] - [[Model Context Protocol Registry]] - [[Azure API Center]] - [[Docker MCP Gateway]] - [[AI Agent Skills]] - [[AI Agents]] - [[Apache 2.0 License]]