{"id":"dxheroes-local-mcp-gateway","name":"local-mcp-gateway","af_score":44.0,"security_score":59.2,"reliability_score":21.2,"what_it_does":"Local MCP Gateway is a self-hosted control-plane/proxy that aggregates multiple MCP servers behind profile-specific HTTP endpoints, with a web UI for managing MCP servers, profiles, tools, logging/observability, and access control (API keys and OAuth 2.1).","best_when":"You want to self-host an MCP aggregation/gateway locally (often with Docker) and manage which tools are available to different clients/assistants.","avoid_when":"You cannot support user authentication flows (signup/OAuth) or prefer a simple unauthenticated pass-through proxy.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:35:24.441339+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":true,"auth_methods":["Email/password signup (per README: sign up with email and password)","Google OAuth (per README: 'User Authentication (email/password, Google OAuth)')","API key management (per README: 'Built-in API Key management')","OAuth 2.1 (PKCE, DCR) (per README)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Requires authentication/signup and likely token/API-key setup before tool usage (details not provided in README).","Profile selection is dynamic via different MCP endpoint URLs; agents must use the correct profile path (e.g., /api/mcp/{profile}).","If used with Claude Desktop, HTTPS tunneling may be required to avoid SSL/certificate issues."],"error_quality":0.0}