# Microsoft MCP Gateway

> Reverse proxy and management layer for MCP servers on Kubernetes, with stateless request routing, authorization, lifecycle management and a tool gateway router.

- id: `microsoft-mcp-gateway`
- category: Infrastructure (`infrastructure`)
- url: https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-gateway
- docs: https://microsoft.github.io/mcp-gateway/
- status: active
- pricing: open-source
- license: MIT
- tags: mcp, gateway, kubernetes, proxy
- related: Docker MCP Gateway (https://indexagentica.com/entries/docker-mcp-gateway/); ToolHive (https://indexagentica.com/entries/toolhive/); Model Context Protocol (MCP) (https://indexagentica.com/entries/model-context-protocol/)
- sources: https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-gateway , https://microsoft.github.io/mcp-gateway/
- added: 2026-10-24
- updated: 2026-10-24
- last verified: 2026-10-24
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/microsoft-mcp-gateway/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/microsoft-mcp-gateway.json

Breaking change in the current version: it requires MCP `2026-07-28` clients and adapters, with no legacy initialization, transport sessions or protocol downgrade (see docs/mcp-2026-07-28.md). Tools are registered resources routed by a Tool Gateway Router MCP server.