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Using MCP Gateway

This section focuses on how to use MCP Gateway effectively as a developer, integrator, or end user.

👨💻 Typical Use Cases

  • You want to expose tools, prompts, or resources via MCP.
  • You want to use mcpgateway-wrapper to connect to any MCP Gateway service using stdio, while still supporting authentication to the gateway.
  • You're building a client or agent framework that speaks the MCP protocol.
  • You want to consume Gateway APIs from an LLM agent, browser app, or CLI tool.

📚 What You'll Find in This Section

Page Description
Tool Annotations Configure behavior hints for tools (safety, idempotency, etc.)
mcpgateway-wrapper Wrap CLI tools or subprocesses to expose them via SSE/stdio
Clients Compatible UIs and developer tools
Agents LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, and other frameworks

🔑 Authentication Reminder

All Gateway usage requires authentication unless AUTH_REQUIRED=false. Refer to:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" http://localhost:4444/tools

Or use Basic Auth for the Admin UI and /admin routes.