MCP Context Forge
by IBMAn AI Gateway, registry, and proxy that sits in front of any MCP, A2A, or REST/gRPC APIs, exposing a unified endpoint with centralized discovery, guardrails and management. Optimizes Agent & Tool calling, and supports plugins.
MCP Context Forge is an open-source mcp server by IBM, written mainly in Python, with 4,735 GitHub stars and the Apache-2.0 license. Its code was last updated Oct 30, 2026.
Scan summary: scanned Nov 5, 2026 at commit 6fb6857. Seen able to run shell commands, read environment and secrets, connect to the internet. Scan policy
What MCP Context Forge can touch
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Run shell commandsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run dynamic codeNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or write filesNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Read environment and secretsFound in the code by our scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Control a web browserNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Connect to databasesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Read or send messagesNot seen in this scan
- Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Touch money or tradingNot seen in this scan
- Seen in this scan, either in the code or while it ran.Connect to the internetFound in the code by our scan
"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit 6fb6857, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.
Before you install MCP Context Forge
AgenticMart scanned MCP Context Forge on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What it can access
- An MCP server is a program your AI app starts and talks to. A local one runs with your user's permissions: it can see the files, environment variables and network your account can.
- Based on its description and topics, it likely needs to act on cloud infrastructure.
Before you install
- Use a role with only the permissions it needs, never an admin key.
- Pin the version you reviewed instead of always installing the latest release.
- Read the tool list or scripts before the first run, and keep approval prompts on for actions that write, send or delete.
- Maintained by IBM on GitHub, 4,735 stars and 955 forks. Popularity is not proof of safety.
- Last code change: Oct 30, 2026.
- Open-source license: Apache-2.0.
MCP Context Forge is an open-source mcp server by IBM, written mainly in Python. An AI Gateway, registry, and proxy that sits in front of any MCP, A2A, or REST/gRPC APIs, exposing a unified endpoint with centralized discovery, guardrails and management. Optimizes Agent & Tool calling, and supports plugins.
At a glance
- Stars
- 4.7k
- Forks
- 955
- Language
- Python
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Created
- May 2025
- Last update
- Oct 30, 2026
- Type
- MCP Server
- Price
- Free
Topics
Questions about MCP Context Forge
What is MCP Context Forge?
An AI Gateway, registry, and proxy that sits in front of any MCP, A2A, or REST/gRPC APIs, exposing a unified endpoint with centralized discovery, guardrails and management. Optimizes Agent & Tool calling, and supports plugins.
Who maintains MCP Context Forge?
MCP Context Forge is maintained by IBM on GitHub (IBM/mcp-context-forge). AgenticMart lists it from public repository data.
Is MCP Context Forge safe to use?
AgenticMart scanned MCP Context Forge on Nov 5, 2026 with automated checks for hidden code, known-malicious packages, leaked secrets and vulnerable dependencies. The result covers one commit under our scan policy, so review what access you give it and check any advisories shown here.
What license does MCP Context Forge use?
It is published under the Apache-2.0 license.
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