Kong Gateway Api Ai Mcp Traffic Control

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name: "Kong Gateway API AI and MCP Traffic Control"
slug: "kong-gateway-api-ai-mcp-traffic-control"
description: "Kong Gateway is an open-source API gateway that handles routing, authentication, load balancing, observability, and newer AI and MCP traffic patterns. It fits teams that need one control layer in front of services, model providers, or mixed API estates."
github_stars: 43188
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/Kong/kong"
author: "Kong"
category: "Integrations & Connectors"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "kong/kong"
  github_stars: 43188
---

# Kong Gateway API AI and MCP Traffic Control

Kong Gateway is an open-source API gateway that handles routing, authentication, load balancing, observability, and newer AI and MCP traffic patterns. It fits teams that need one control layer in front of services, model providers, or mixed API estates.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- $ git clone https://github.com/Kong/docker-kong

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ![Stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/Kong/kong?style=flat-square) ![GitHub commit activity](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/_/kong?style=flat-square) [![Build Status][badge-action-image]][badge-action-url]...
- We suggest using the docker-compose distribution via the instructions below, but there is also a [docker installation](https://docs.konghq.com/gateway/latest/install/docker/#install-kong-gateway-in-db-less-mode) proce...
- To start, clone the Docker repository and navigate to the compose folder.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- If you prefer to use a cloud-hosted Kong, you can [sign up for a free trial of Kong Konnect](https://konghq.com/products/kong-konnect/register?utm_medium=Referral&utm_source=Github&utm_campaign=kong-gateway&utm_conten...
- Let’s test drive Kong by adding authentication to an API in under 5 minutes.
- Whether you’re running in the cloud, on bare metal, or using containers, you can find every supported distribution on our [official installation](https://konghq.com/install/#kong-community) page.

- Source: https://github.com/Kong/kong
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Kong/kong/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://konghq.com/install/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/kong-gateway-api-ai-mcp-traffic-control/)