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Context Forge

Unified AI Gateway for MCP and REST APIs

★ 4,139 GitHub Apache-2.0 ai-gatewaymcpapi-gatewaykubernetesdockerpythonfastapi AI Agents

Overview

Context Forge is an open-source AI Gateway built by IBM that sits in front of any MCP (Model Context Protocol), A2A (Agent-to-Agent), or REST/gRPC APIs. It exposes a unified endpoint with centralized discovery, guardrails, and management capabilities. The platform optimizes Agent and Tool calling, supports plugins, and provides enterprise-grade observability, authentication, and rate limiting. Deploy via Docker, Kubernetes, or as a Python package with FastAPI backend.

Requirements

Min vCPU
2
Min RAM
4096 MB
Min Disk
10 GB
Rec vCPU
4
Rec RAM
8192 MB
Rec Disk
20 GB

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Docker Compose

# Generated by Run This Ai — docker-compose.yml
services:
  context-forge:
    image: gandhipratik203/mcp-context-forge:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - 8080:8080
    volumes:
      - ./data/context-forge:/data

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Guides & articles

How to Deploy and Use Context Forge: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

Step-by-step guide to deploying Context Forge with Docker, configuring MCP gateways, and connecting AI agents to a unified API endpoint.

Jul 25, 2026

Context Forge: The Ultimate AI Gateway for MCP and REST APIs

Context Forge is an open-source AI Gateway by IBM that provides a unified endpoint for MCP, A2A, and REST APIs with centralized discovery, guardrails, and management.

Jul 25, 2026