AI agent tools for MCP gateway
Short answer: Our top pick for MCP gateway: casdoor, with the highest AgentPick Score (85/100) among tools tagged "mcp-gateway". Runners-up: mcp-use (82) and agentgateway (78). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | casdoor | An open-source Agent-first Identity and Access Management (IAM) /LLM MCP & agent gateway and auth server with web UI supporting OpenClaw, MCP, OAuth, … | 85/100 | ★ 15k | Apache-2.0 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | mcp-use | The fullstack MCP framework to develop MCP Apps for ChatGPT / Claude & MCP Servers for AI Agents. | 82/100 | ★ 11k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | agentgateway | Next Generation Agentic Proxy for AI Agents and MCP servers | 78/100 | ★ 5.3k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | jarvis-registry | Connect any AI copilot or autonomous agent to your enterprise tools — through a single, secure MCP/Agent gateway with built-in identity, access contro… | 76/100 | ★ 3.6k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | mcphub | Self-hosted MCP gateway and control plane for connecting, controlling, and operating MCP servers. | 75/100 | ★ 2.5k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | mcp-gateway-registry | Enterprise-ready MCP Gateway & Registry that centralizes AI development tools with secure OAuth authentication, dynamic tool discovery, and unified ac… | 69/100 | ★ 981 | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | anythingmcp | Open-source, self-hosted MCP gateway: turn any REST/OpenAPI, SOAP, GraphQL, OData or SQL API into MCP tools for Claude, ChatGPT & Copilot. 331 connect… | 67/100 | ★ 745 | AGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | capa | One capabilities.yaml wires skills, tools, rules, sub-agents, MCP servers, and plugins into Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, and … | 67/100 | ★ 724 | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | agent | A unified Model Context Protocol server implementation that aggregates multiple MCP servers into one. | 67/100 | ★ 517 | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #10 | gram | Securely scale AI usage across your organization. A single stack to Connect, Secure, Observe and Distribute agents, MCPs, and Skills within your compa… | 64/100 | ★ 273 | AGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #11 | tunnel-client | Customer-run client for Secure MCP Tunnel: connect private or localhost MCP servers to ChatGPT, Codex, the Responses API, and AgentKit without exposin… | 58/100 | ★ 567 | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #12 | MCPJungle | One place to manage & connect to all your MCP servers | 57/100 | ★ 1.3k | MPL-2.0 | 2 Aug 2026 |
| #13 | nasiko | The Open Runtime for AI Agents | 49/100 | ★ 9.5k | See repo | 7 Oct 2026 |
| #14 | gateway | A blazing fast AI Gateway with integrated guardrails. Route to 1,600+ LLMs, 50+ AI Guardrails with 1 fast & friendly API. | 47/100 | ★ 13k | MIT | 25 May 2026 |
| #15 | arcade-mcp | MCP Server Framework and Tool Development library for building custom capabilities into agents. | 45/100 | ★ 1.1k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #16 | lunar | lunar.dev: Agent native MCP Gateway for governance and security | 43/100 | ★ 504 | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #17 | metamcp | MCP Aggregator, Orchestrator, Middleware, Gateway in one docker | 39/100 | ★ 2.7k | MIT | 22 Jun 2026 |
| #18 | director | MCP Playbooks for AI agents | 32/100 | ★ 483 | AGPL-3.0 | 3 Sept 2026 |
Source: each project's public GitHub repository (description, stars, license, last push). Listed tools aren't tested or ranked by AgentPick.
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