Cortex-gateway MCP Server

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

Local + remotestreamable-http

What is the Cortex-gateway MCP Server?

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

Hosted connection

The registry lists a streamable-http connection at https://mcp.cortex-gateway.dev/mcp.

Packages and local setup

The published oci package is ghcr.io/wellknownmcp/cortex-gateway:v0.2.0. Its declared MCP transport is streamable-http.

The package declares CORTEX_CANONICAL_URI (required): Canonical MCP resource URI (RFC 9728); OAUTH_ISSUER (required): OAuth 2.1 authorization server URL; CORTEX_BACKENDS (required): Comma-separated federated backend ids; CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKEN (required): Static token for backend catalog discovery.

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository. This profile uses version 0.2.0 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
CORTEX_CANONICAL_URICanonical MCP resource URI (RFC 9728)Yes
OAUTH_ISSUEROAuth 2.1 authorization server URLYes
CORTEX_BACKENDSComma-separated federated backend idsYes
CORTEX_TECHNICAL_TOKENStatic token for backend catalog discoveryYes