ContextForge MCP Gateway
Rank #155glama/IBM/mcp-context-forge
A comprehensive gateway and registry that unifies MCP, REST, and Agent-to-Agent services into a single secure endpoint for AI clients. It provides advanced capabilities including federation, virtual servers, rate-limiting, and OpenTelemetry observability.
What you can do with ContextForge MCP Gateway
ContextForge MCP Gateway is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by IBM. It ranks #155 of 144,396 active servers on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 4,635 GitHub stars. ContextForge MCP Gateway is listed across 2 registries — Glama and mcp.so, with 15 release tags tracked from its GitHub repository. It was first listed on Jun 2, 2025 and most recently updated on Sep 28, 2026.
Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not yet written a checked profile for this server, so the paragraph above is assembled from registry data only. The repository README is the authority on what it does.
What ContextForge MCP Gateway can and cannot do
Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not catalogued this server's tools or limitations. The repository README lists them.
What you need before using ContextForge MCP Gateway
The registry listing declares no required environment variables or authentication. This is declared metadata, not a verified install — the repository README is the authority.
Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 16, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
No runtime, credential or payment requirements are recorded for this server beyond the declaration above.
Connect ContextForge MCP Gateway and confirm it works
Install configuration unavailable. No registry publishes a machine-readable install config for this server — follow the repository README.
After adding the config, ask your client to list this server's tools. A tool list confirms the connection; an empty list or an error means the server did not start or needs credentials.
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What changed, and when this was checked
- First listed
- Jun 2, 2025
- Latest release tag
- Sep 28, 2026
- Version history
- 15 release tags tracked (below)
- Requirements evidence
- Declared by Glama, last synced Oct 16, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
- Profile checked
- Not yet — purpose, capabilities and requirements above come from registry data only
- Ranking data as of
- Oct 16, 2026
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GitHub releases (15)
No registry surfaces explicit version metadata for this server. The list below shows release tags from the linked GitHub repository.
| Version | Published |
|---|---|
| v1.0.11 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| v1.0.7-20260921 | Sep 21, 2026 |
| v1.0.10 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| v1.0.9 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| v1.0.8 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| v1.0.7 | Aug 5, 2026 |
| v1.0.6 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| v1.0.5 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| v1.0.4 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| v1.0.3 | Jun 10, 2026 |
| v1.0.2 | May 26, 2026 |
| v1.0.1 | May 13, 2026 |
| v1.0.0 | May 1, 2026 |
| v1.0.0-RC-3 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| v1.0.0-RC2 | Mar 9, 2026 |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who maintains ContextForge MCP Gateway?
- ContextForge MCP Gateway is maintained by IBM, which publishes 27 MCP servers (84 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
- Is ContextForge MCP Gateway listed on the Official MCP Registry?
- ContextForge MCP Gateway is not on the Official MCP Registry. It is listed on Glama and mcp.so.
- How many versions does ContextForge MCP Gateway have?
- No registry surfaces explicit version metadata for ContextForge MCP Gateway; MCP Toplist tracks 15 release tags from its GitHub repository, most recently published on Sep 28, 2026.
- Where can I find the source code for ContextForge MCP Gateway?
- The source code for ContextForge MCP Gateway is hosted at github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge.
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