MCP Gateway: What It Is and Why Agent Fleets Need One (opens in new tab)

An MCP server exposes tools. delete_repository, create_charge, execute_query. The agent calls whatever it decides to call, and the server runs it. Nothing sits in between. Connect a coding agent to a GitHub MCP server and it can delete a repository as readily as it can read one. Point it at a Stripe server and create_refund is one tool call away from list_charges. The Model Context Protocol defines how tools are discovered and invoked. It does not define who is allowed to invoke what. An MCP ...