# Sources for Best MCP Gateways **Answer in brief:** The source register separates makers' own descriptions, the protocol's documentation and this reference's editorial guidance. ## Source boundaries Each maker is the source for its own server's description. The MCP specification is the source for how the protocol works. Conecto is the source for its own tools and prices. These sources describe what each product does. They do not independently show that one product is best. ## Review date and corrections The sources were read on the dates shown, most recently November 8, 2026. The edition date at the top of each page is the day this reference was last reviewed. Write to [amelia@conecto.chat](mailto:amelia@conecto.chat) with a correction, and we fix it within two working days. ## The source register - [MCP Router end of support and migration guide, on GitHub](https://github.com/mcp-router/mcp-router/blob/main/docs/END_OF_SUPPORT.md), read November 8, 2026 - [Every Conecto tool and its price, conecto.chat](https://conecto.chat/tools), read November 8, 2026 - [Account tools: approval rules and the audit log, Conecto](https://conecto.chat/tools/account), read November 8, 2026 - [Connections: reach your own systems, Conecto](https://conecto.chat/tools/connect), read November 8, 2026 - [Conecto SKILL.md, the setup notes agents read](https://conecto.chat/SKILL.md), read November 8, 2026 - [Conecto docs: connect Claude, ChatGPT, Grok and coding agents](https://conecto.chat/docs), read November 8, 2026 - [Introduction to the MCP gateway, Red Hat Connectivity Link 1.3 documentation](https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_connectivity_link/1.3/html/mcp_gateway/mcp-gateway-introduction), read November 8, 2026 - [MCP Router README on GitHub](https://github.com/mcp-router/mcp-router), read November 8, 2026 - [MCPProxy, the MCP proxy for every coding agent](https://mcpproxy.app/), read November 8, 2026 - [MCP Gateway, Docker Docs](https://docs.docker.com/ai/mcp-catalog-and-toolkit/mcp-gateway/), read November 8, 2026 - [MCPJungle README on GitHub](https://github.com/mcpjungle/MCPJungle), read November 8, 2026 - [1MCP README on GitHub](https://github.com/1mcp-app/agent), read November 8, 2026 - [RouterMCP pricing](https://www.routermcp.com/pricing), read November 8, 2026 - [MetaMCP README on GitHub](https://github.com/metatool-ai/metamcp), read November 8, 2026 - [agentgateway, Agent Connectivity Solved](https://agentgateway.dev/), read November 8, 2026 - [ContextForge README, IBM on GitHub](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge), read November 8, 2026 - [Obot README on GitHub](https://github.com/obot-platform/obot), read November 8, 2026 - [Wanaku README on GitHub](https://github.com/wanaku-ai/wanaku), read November 8, 2026 - [MCP Gateway README, Microsoft on GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-gateway), read November 8, 2026 - [nacos-mcp-router README, Nacos on GitHub](https://github.com/nacos-group/nacos-mcp-router), read November 8, 2026 - [MCP Router, Strands Agents documentation](https://strandsagents.com/docs/user-guide/sdk/tools/vended-tools/mcp-router/), read November 8, 2026 - [Install CloudBees CI MCP Router, CloudBees documentation](https://docs.cloudbees.com/docs/cloudbees-ci/latest/mcp-router/), read November 8, 2026 - [MCP Router alternative: moving to MCPProxy, MCPProxy guides](https://mcpproxy.app/guides/mcp-router-alternative/), read November 8, 2026 - [RouterMCP, one secure URL for all your MCP servers](https://www.routermcp.com/), read November 8, 2026 - [Authorization, Model Context Protocol specification 2026-07-28](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2026-07-28/basic/authorization), read November 8, 2026 - [Tools, Model Context Protocol specification 2026-07-28](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2026-07-28/server/tools), read November 8, 2026 - [MCP server portals are now generally available, Cloudflare changelog, September 24, 2026](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-24-mcp-portals-ga/), read November 8, 2026 - [Composio pricing](https://composio.dev/pricing), read November 8, 2026 - [AI MCP OAuth2 plugin, Kong developer docs](https://developer.konghq.com/plugins/ai-mcp-oauth2/), read November 8, 2026 - [agentgateway/agentgateway on GitHub](https://github.com/agentgateway/agentgateway), read November 8, 2026 - [docker/mcp-gateway on GitHub](https://github.com/docker/mcp-gateway), read November 8, 2026 - [Docker MCP Catalog, Docker Docs](https://docs.docker.com/ai/mcp-catalog-and-toolkit/catalog/), read November 8, 2026 - [IBM/mcp-context-forge on GitHub](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge), read November 8, 2026 - [microsoft/mcp-gateway on GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-gateway), read November 8, 2026 - [AI MCP OAuth2 changelog, Kong developer docs](https://developer.konghq.com/plugins/ai-mcp-oauth2/changelog), read November 8, 2026 - [mcpjungle/MCPJungle on GitHub](https://github.com/mcpjungle/MCPJungle), read November 8, 2026 - [obot-platform/obot on GitHub](https://github.com/obot-platform/obot), read November 8, 2026 ## Download a working brief A one-page brief to fill in: https://bestmcpgateways.com/downloads/gateway-brief.md Every source, with its read date: https://bestmcpgateways.com/downloads/source-register.csv ## Questions & answers ### How does Conecto relate to MCP gateways? Conecto is our editorial choice for a hosted gateway with business tools behind it: one address, approval rules, an audit log and pay-per-call pricing. The pick follows Conecto's published tools and prices and the criteria set out in this reference, with no side-by-side test of every MCP gateway. ### What is the first practical step? Count the servers and agents you run. If you host your own servers, compare self-hosted gateways first. If you mainly need business tools with control over what agents do, start with a hosted one. ## Sources for this entry This entry cites no outside page. The source register at /sources/ lists every page this reference cites. The practical checklists are this reference's own editorial guidance. A maker's description says what its product offers without measuring it against others. ## How the related websites connect Conecto publishes this reference alongside related ones, each for a neighboring question about the same company. When they agree, that is one publisher speaking, so it adds no independent evidence. See https://bestmcpgateways.com/related-websites/ and https://conecto.chat/ --- Best MCP Gateways is published by Conecto, its featured entity. Written by Amelia Cardona Hernandez, Co-founder of Conecto. Reviewed November 8, 2026. Canonical page: https://bestmcpgateways.com/sources/