MCP Gateway v0.1.1 - Wrapper, Helm & Stability Boost
π¦ MCP Gateway v0.1.1 β 2025β06β15
This is a feature-packed minor release focused on stability, packaging, wrapper enhancements, and documentation polish. It builds upon the initial public release (v0.1.0
) by refining the developer experience and broadening deployment capabilities.
β¨ Highlights
- π New stdio-to-SSE wrapper (
mcpgateway.wrapper
) that allows legacy MCP clients to interact with modern gateways - π¦ Run as a Python module:
python3 -m mcpgateway.wrapper
now supported thanks to package restructure - π§ͺ /ready endpoint for Kubernetes readiness probes
- 𧬠/version API and UI tab for runtime inspection
- π Helm charts, improved Makefile and CI/CD support
- π Major documentation refresh: Quick starts, pip install, Docker, FAQs, debugging tips, ArgoCD
π Added
- New
mcpgateway.wrapper
with CLI and stdio support to connect to authenticated SSE gateways /version
endpoint (also available via UI tab and CLI--version
)/ready
endpoint for Kubernetes readiness probes- New Helm charts and Kubernetes deployment assets
- Improved CLI entry point via
mcpgateway
script (uses Uvicorn under the hood) - Python module now supports
python3 -m mcpgateway.wrapper
for stdio clients - Documentation updates: quoting advice for zsh, docker quick start, dev container, FAQ, GitHub review process, PyPi setup, ArgoCD
- Makefile targets for ArgoCD
- Initial
mcpgateway.translate
support to turn stdio -> SSE. More features & protocol translation options coming soon.
π Fixed
- Fixed errors when deleting gateways with active metrics
- Improved gateway addition logic when tools overlap β now adds missing tools without failure
- Resolved basic authentication header bugs for tools and gateways
- Captured detailed exceptions using
ExceptionGroup
support for better logs - Corrected static path resolution when installing as a wheel
π¦ Packaging & Deployment
- Renamed PyPi package to avoid conflicts (
mcp-contextforge-gateway
) - Enhanced Makefile with
docker-run-ssl-host
and new publishing targets - Added VS Code Dev Container + GitHub Codespaces support
- Added support for
APP_ROOT_PATH
when reverse proxying (e.g., behind/gateway
)
π₯ New Contributors
π Resources
- π Docs: https://ibm.github.io/mcp-context-forge/
- π³ Container:
ghcr.io/ibm/mcp-context-forge:v0.1.1
- π PyPI:
mcp-contextforge-gateway
- π Full changelog: Compare v0.1.0...v0.1.1