Kuldeep Paul

Kuldeep Paul

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Top 5 MCP Gateways in 2026

Top 5 MCP Gateways in 2026

TL;DR * An MCP gateway centralizes authentication, tool access, audit logging, and rate control for every connection between AI agents and MCP servers. * Bifrost ranks first: it adds 11 microseconds of overhead per request at 5,000 RPS, governs MCP tools per virtual key, and cuts input tokens by up

Top 5 MCP gateways for production AI workloads in 2026

Top 5 MCP Gateways for Production AI Workloads in 2026

TL;DR * The top five MCP gateways for production AI workloads in 2026 are Bifrost, Docker MCP Gateway, MintMCP, IBM ContextForge, and Azure API Management with Microsoft's open-source MCP Gateway. * Bifrost combines an MCP gateway and an LLM gateway in one open-source Go binary and adds

Best Kong AI Gateway Alternatives in 2026

Best Kong AI Gateway Alternatives in 2026

Kong adds AI plugins to a general-purpose API proxy, which fits teams already running Kong. This guide compares five alternatives on AI-native design, published overhead, MCP support, governance, and deployment model.

Why MCP Needs a Governance Layer: Access Control, Audit, and Cost

Why MCP Needs a Governance Layer: Access Control, Audit, and Cost

MCP adoption has outpaced the infrastructure needed to govern it. An MCP governance layer decides which tools each agent can call, who called them, what was returned, and what it cost. This guide covers tool-level access control, the two log types compliance needs, and where token cost actually goes

Code Execution with MCP: How Code Mode Cuts Agent Token Costs by 90%+

Code Execution with MCP: How Code Mode Cuts Agent Token Costs by 90%+

Code execution with MCP has the model write one Python script that calls many tools in a sandbox. Bifrost Code Mode cut input tokens by up to 92.8% at 508 tools with a 100% pass rate.

What is an AI Gateway? Architecture, Features, and Why It Matters

What is an AI Gateway? Architecture, Features, and Why It Matters

An AI gateway sits between your applications and every model provider, unifying routing, governance, observability, and security. Learn the architecture, the six steps a request passes through, how it differs from API, LLM, and MCP gateways, and what to check when choosing one.

Best LLM Guardrails Platform in 2026

Best LLM Guardrails Platform in 2026

This post defines the criteria that matter, shows how Bifrost meets each one, and walks through rules, profiles, redaction, streaming, MCP coverage, and audit.