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MCP Access Point

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MCP Access Point is a lightweight gateway tool designed to bridge traditional HTTP services with MCP (Model Context Protocol) clients. It enables seamless interaction between MCP clients and existing HTTP services without requiring any modifications to the server-side interface code.

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What is MCP Access Point?

MCP Access Point is a gateway that translates between HTTP and MCP protocols, allowing MCP clients to interact with existing HTTP services without requiring server-side code changes. It acts as a lightweight proxy, enabling seamless communication between different protocol environments.

How to use MCP Access Point?

  1. Install from source using git clone and cargo run with appropriate arguments for the OpenAPI file, port, and upstream service address. 2. Alternatively, use Docker by building or pulling the image and running the container with environment variables for configuration. 3. Configure the openapi_json, port, and upstream environment variables to point to your OpenAPI specification file, desired port, and upstream service address, respectively.

Key features of MCP Access Point

  • Protocol Conversion

  • Zero Modification

  • Client Enablement

  • Lightweight Proxy

Use cases of MCP Access Point

  • Gradually migrating HTTP services to MCP architecture

  • Enabling MCP-based systems to leverage existing HTTP infrastructure

  • Building hybrid systems that need to support both protocols

  • Integrating AI services with MCP-native clients with legacy HTTP-based microservices

FAQ from MCP Access Point

What is MCP?

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol.

What is the purpose of the MCP Access Point?

To bridge traditional HTTP services with MCP clients.

Does the MCP Access Point require modifications to the server-side interface code?

No, it works without requiring any modifications.

How does the MCP Access Point enable client enablement?

It allows MCP clients to consume standard HTTP services.

What are the key environment variables for Docker?

port, upstream, and openapi_json are the key environment variables.