{"id":"lightconetech-mcp-gateway","name":"mcp-gateway","homepage":"https://www.mcphub.ai/","repo_url":"https://github.com/lightconetech/mcp-gateway","category":"devtools","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","model-context-protocol","claude","gateway","sse","stdio"],"what_it_does":"A gateway that translates MCP traffic between Claude Desktop’s stdio-based MCP client and HTTP/SSE-based MCP servers by accepting stdio requests, forwarding them to an SSE MCP server, and converting the responses back to the stdio MCP format.","use_cases":["Connect Claude Desktop to existing HTTP/SSE MCP servers without rewriting the servers","Bridge protocol compatibility when an MCP ecosystem uses mixed transport types (stdio vs HTTP/SSE)","Quickly test or integrate MCP services behind an SSE transport into Claude Desktop"],"not_for":["A general-purpose public API gateway for arbitrary HTTP services","Use cases requiring strong built-in authentication/authorization between gateway and upstream MCP server (not described)","Production environments needing documented operational guarantees (SLA/retries/idempotency) from this project"],"best_when":"You control your local Claude Desktop setup and need a lightweight protocol translator to reach an MCP SSE endpoint.","avoid_when":"You need well-documented security controls, rate-limiting behavior, or strong reliability semantics (retry/idempotency guidance) from the gateway itself.","alternatives":["Run or deploy a stdio-based MCP server variant for the same underlying capability","Use an MCP SSE-to-stdio adapter/middleware that explicitly documents auth, retries, and error handling","If available, use an MCP server that supports both stdio and HTTP/SSE transports"],"af_score":42.8,"security_score":37.0,"reliability_score":25.0,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["github"],"priority":"high","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:41:22.866956+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":"Uses environment variable MCP_SERVER_URL; default mentioned as https://server.mcphub.ai/api/mcp","has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["Environment variable configuration for upstream MCP server URL (no auth method described for the gateway itself)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"The README describes selecting the upstream MCP server URL but does not document any authentication mechanism (API keys, OAuth, bearer tokens) between the gateway and the upstream SSE MCP server."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"No pricing information is provided for the gateway itself; however the upstream MCP server (default MCP Hub) could have its own usage costs/limits not described here."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":42.8,"security_score":37.0,"reliability_score":25.0,"mcp_server_quality":55.0,"documentation_accuracy":45.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":85.0,"rate_limit_clarity":10.0,"tls_enforcement":70.0,"auth_strength":25.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":45.0,"secret_handling":40.0,"security_notes":"Uses an HTTPS default upstream URL (suggesting transport security is available), but the README does not describe authentication/authorization, scope control, or how sensitive data is logged/handled. No explicit secret-handling guidance is provided. Dependency inventory is minimal from manifest (not enough to assess CVE status from provided data).","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":40.0,"breaking_changes_history":40.0,"error_recovery":20.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["Gateway behavior depends on MCP_SERVER_URL/upstream server capabilities; mismatches between expected tool schema/transport behavior may surface as runtime failures.","The gateway is installed globally and then invoked via a local node command path in Claude Desktop config, which can be brittle across environments/paths."]}}