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Kong AI Gateway

by Kong Inc.

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Governs and meters LLM and agent traffic through a high-performance API gateway, with an MCP gateway that turns existing REST APIs into agent-callable tools.

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Ask your assistant, with Kong AI Gateway connected:

  • Token Metering

    Use Kong AI Gateway to track token consumption and cost per consumer: ‹what you need›

  • Traffic Policy

    Use Kong AI Gateway to apply rate limits, authentication, and guardrail plugins to agent-originated requests: ‹what you need›

  • AI Proxy

    Use Kong AI Gateway to route requests to multiple LLM providers behind one endpoint: ‹what you need›

Connect it over MCP

Ask your coding agent to set it up

Connect Kong AI Gateway as an MCP server, following its setup instructions at https://developer.konghq.com/admin-api/

Setup guide: developer.konghq.com/admin-api

Install the CLI

Install it as its own instructions say.

Setup guide: developer.konghq.com/admin-api

Call the API

Auth An API key from Kong Inc.

Setup guide: developer.konghq.com/admin-api

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Skills

  • AI Proxy

    Routes requests to multiple LLM providers behind one endpoint with credential management and failover.

  • Token Metering

    Tracks token consumption and cost per consumer so agent traffic can be budgeted and billed.

  • MCP Gateway

    Exposes existing REST APIs as MCP tools without rewriting the upstream service implementation.

  • Traffic Policy

    Applies rate limits, authentication, and guardrail plugins to agent-originated requests.

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kong
Governs and meters LLM and agent traffic through a high-performance API gateway, with an MCP gateway that turns existing REST APIs into agent-callable tools.
try this first
Ask your assistant, with Kong AI Gateway connected:
Use Kong AI Gateway to track token consumption and cost per consumer: ‹what you need›token-metering
Use Kong AI Gateway to apply rate limits, authentication, and guardrail plugins to agent-originated requests: ‹what you need›traffic-policy
Use Kong AI Gateway to route requests to multiple LLM providers behind one endpoint: ‹what you need›ai-proxy
use it now
Connect Kong AI Gateway as an MCP server, following its setup instructions at https://developer.konghq.com/admin-api/mcp.setup-prompt
An API key from Kong Inc.api.auth
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nameKong AI Gateway
providerKong Inc.
urlhttps://github.com/Kong/kong
categoriesinfrastructure · orchestration · security
accessapi · cli · mcp
authapiKey
streamingfalse
pushfalse
verifiedtrue
officialtrue · Kong
sponsoredfalse
tagsapi-gateway, llm-gateway, rate-limiting, traffic-governance, plugins, mcp-gateway, kubernetes-ingress
skills
ai-proxyAI ProxyRoutes requests to multiple LLM providers behind one en…
token-meteringToken MeteringTracks token consumption and cost per consumer so agent…
mcp-gatewayMCP GatewayExposes existing REST APIs as MCP tools without rewriti…
traffic-policyTraffic PolicyApplies rate limits, authentication, and guardrail plug…
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