Who maintains Cortex Gateway?

Cortex Gateway is maintained by wellknownmcp, which publishes 5 MCP servers (7 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.

Is Cortex Gateway listed on the Official MCP Registry?

Yes — Cortex Gateway is listed on the Official MCP Registry, alongside PulseMCP and Glama.

How many versions does Cortex Gateway have?

MCP Toplist tracks 2 versions of Cortex Gateway, most recently published on Jul 20, 2026.

Where can I find the source code for Cortex Gateway?

The source code for Cortex Gateway is hosted at github.com/wellknownmcp/cortex-gateway.

SERVER

Cortex Gateway

Rank #6,001

io.github.wellknownmcp/cortex-gateway

Self-hosted federated MCP gateway: one OAuth 2.1 MCP server in front of N apps, user-level scopes.

2 versions

12 GitHub stars

by wellknownmcp (5 servers)View repository ↗

First listed

Jul 4, 2026

Last publish date

Jul 20, 2026

OVERVIEW

Cortex Gateway is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by wellknownmcp. It ranks #6,001 of 115,460 servers tracked on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 12 GitHub stars. Cortex Gateway is listed across 3 registries — Official MCP, PulseMCP and Glama, with 2 tracked versions. It was first listed on Jul 4, 2026 and most recently updated on Jul 20, 2026.

STANDING

#6,001of 115,460 tracked serversTop 10%

Ranks ahead of 109,459 of 115,460 servers on MCP Toplist.

Recent momentum

+11GitHub stars since Jul 6 (+1100%)

CONNECT

Use Cortex Gateway

No setupRuns out of the box

No credentials or required configuration declared — add it to your MCP client and go.

Remote · HTTP

claude mcp add --transport http cortex-gateway https://mcp.cortex-gateway.dev/mcp

This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Docker image

claude mcp add cortex-gateway -e "CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI=<your CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI>" -e "OAUTH_ISSUER=<your OAUTH_ISSUER>" -e "CORTEX_BACKENDS=<your CORTEX_BACKENDS>" -e "CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN=<your CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN>" -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/wellknownmcp/cortex-gateway:v0.1.0

Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Remote · HTTP

[mcp_servers.cortex-gateway]
url = "https://mcp.cortex-gateway.dev/mcp"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Docker image

[mcp_servers.cortex-gateway]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/wellknownmcp/cortex-gateway:v0.1.0"]

[mcp_servers.cortex-gateway.env]
CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI = "<your CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI>"
OAUTH_ISSUER = "<your OAUTH_ISSUER>"
CORTEX_BACKENDS = "<your CORTEX_BACKENDS>"
CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN = "<your CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN>"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Remote · HTTP

https://mcp.cortex-gateway.dev/mcp

Settings → Connectors → “Add custom connector”, then paste this URL. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Docker image

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex-gateway": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/wellknownmcp/cortex-gateway:v0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI": "<your CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI>",
        "OAUTH_ISSUER": "<your OAUTH_ISSUER>",
        "CORTEX_BACKENDS": "<your CORTEX_BACKENDS>",
        "CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN": "<your CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex-gateway": {
      "url": "https://mcp.cortex-gateway.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Docker image

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex-gateway": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/wellknownmcp/cortex-gateway:v0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI": "<your CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI>",
        "OAUTH_ISSUER": "<your OAUTH_ISSUER>",
        "CORTEX_BACKENDS": "<your CORTEX_BACKENDS>",
        "CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN": "<your CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "servers": {
    "cortex-gateway": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.cortex-gateway.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Docker image

{
  "servers": {
    "cortex-gateway": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/wellknownmcp/cortex-gateway:v0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI": "<your CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI>",
        "OAUTH_ISSUER": "<your OAUTH_ISSUER>",
        "CORTEX_BACKENDS": "<your CORTEX_BACKENDS>",
        "CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN": "<your CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex-gateway": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.cortex-gateway.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Docker image

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex-gateway": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/wellknownmcp/cortex-gateway:v0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI": "<your CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI>",
        "OAUTH_ISSUER": "<your OAUTH_ISSUER>",
        "CORTEX_BACKENDS": "<your CORTEX_BACKENDS>",
        "CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN": "<your CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Remote · HTTP

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex-gateway": {
      "url": "https://mcp.cortex-gateway.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

This endpoint requires authentication — see the server’s docs for credentials.

Docker image

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cortex-gateway": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/wellknownmcp/cortex-gateway:v0.1.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI": "<your CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI>",
        "OAUTH_ISSUER": "<your OAUTH_ISSUER>",
        "CORTEX_BACKENDS": "<your CORTEX_BACKENDS>",
        "CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN": "<your CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

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REGISTRIES

Listed on 3 registries

PulseMCP

Official MCP

Glama

ORGANIZATION

wellknownmcp

Organization

wellknownmcp

Servers in org

Versions across org

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VERSIONS

Available versions (2)

Version	Published
0.2.0	Jul 20, 2026
0.1.0	Jul 4, 2026

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Who maintains Cortex Gateway?: Cortex Gateway is maintained by wellknownmcp, which publishes 5 MCP servers (7 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
Is Cortex Gateway listed on the Official MCP Registry?: Yes — Cortex Gateway is listed on the Official MCP Registry, alongside PulseMCP and Glama.
How many versions does Cortex Gateway have?: MCP Toplist tracks 2 versions of Cortex Gateway, most recently published on Jul 20, 2026.
Where can I find the source code for Cortex Gateway?: The source code for Cortex Gateway is hosted at github.com/wellknownmcp/cortex-gateway.

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