mcp-gateway-mcp
Manages Kubernetes CRDs (MCPServerRegistration, MCPVirtualServer) and queries gateway broker status, providing tools for listing, getting, and updating registrations and virtual servers.
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Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
mcp-gateway-mcp
Admin MCP server for the mcp-gateway platform. Exposes Kubernetes CRD state and live broker status as MCP tools and browser-renderable UI widgets — no kubectl required.
Target audience: platform engineers operating a running gateway.
UI Widgets
Four interactive MCP App widgets render as sandboxed iframes in MCP Apps-compatible hosts (Claude, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, ChatGPT, …). See sample-prompts.md for the phrases that open each one.
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Live broker status, reachability summary, and per-server tool counts at a glance.

Table of all MCPServerRegistration CRs with toggle switches to enable or disable each server without kubectl.

Accordion view of MCPVirtualServer CRs showing upstreams, status conditions, and spec fields.

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Tools
Tool | Access | Description |
| 📖 read | List all |
| 📖 read | Get a single registration with status conditions |
| ✏️ write | Enable or disable a registration |
| 📖 read | List all |
| 📖 read | Get a single virtual server |
| 📖 read | Call the broker |
| 📖 read | Open the interactive tool catalog widget |
| ✏️ write | Open the registration manager widget (toggle switches mutate state) |
| 📖 read | Open the gateway health dashboard widget |
| 📖 read | Open the virtual server viewer widget |
Requirements
Python 3.11+
uvfor dependency managementKubeconfig pointing to a cluster running
mcp-gatewayCRDs(Optional) Port-forward to the broker for live status
Quick start
# Forward the broker port
kubectl port-forward svc/mcp-gateway -n mcp-gateway-system 8080:8080 &
# Install dependencies
uv sync
# Run (stdio — for Claude Desktop / Cursor)
uv run server.py --namespace mcp-servers --broker-url http://localhost:8080
# Run (HTTP — for MCP Inspector)
uv run server.py --transport http --namespace mcp-servers --broker-url http://localhost:8080Item | Value |
Gateway public URL |
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CRD namespace |
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Broker service |
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Registered servers |
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Configuration
Flag | Env var | Default | Notes |
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| Falls back to in-cluster config |
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| Namespace where CRDs live |
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| Broker |
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| HTTP bind address |
Client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-admin": {
"command": "uv",
"args": ["run", "/path/to/mcp-gateway-mcp/server.py",
"--namespace", "mcp-servers",
"--broker-url", "http://localhost:8080"]
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"gateway-admin": {
"command": "uv",
"args": ["run", "/path/to/mcp-gateway-mcp/server.py",
"--namespace", "mcp-servers",
"--broker-url", "http://localhost:8080"]
}
}
}This server cannot be installed
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