mcp-context-forge and mcp-gateway
The two tools appear to be **competitors**, as both describe themselves as a gateway for managing and exposing APIs, with the second tool specifically mentioning the problem of "too much tools in context" that the first aims to solve with its centralized discovery and management capabilities.
About mcp-context-forge
IBM/mcp-context-forge
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. Optimizes Agent & Tool calling, and supports plugins.
This project helps AI developers and architects consolidate various AI agents, tools, and APIs into a single, managed access point. It takes disparate communication protocols (like MCP, A2A, REST, gRPC) and presents them as a unified, governed endpoint. This allows developers to easily integrate and manage diverse AI capabilities within their applications.
About mcp-gateway
eznix86/mcp-gateway
Too much tools in context. Use a gateway
This project helps AI clients like Claude Code or OpenCode manage a large number of available tools. It takes in descriptions of tools from many different Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and provides a unified search interface. The end result is that the AI can efficiently find and use the right tools without being overwhelmed, making its operation smoother and more effective for AI developers or power users.
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