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MCPOpen sourceKong is a cloud-native API, LLM, and MCP gateway with high performance and extensible plugins.
44kApache-2.0
🦍 The API and AI Gateway
Pros
- +High performance and low latency
- +Extensible plugin architecture
- +Native support for LLM and MCP traffic governance
- +Runs on Kubernetes with official ingress controller
Cons
- −Steep learning curve for advanced configuration
- −Requires operational expertise for large-scale deployments
- −Some advanced features are enterprise-only
Target audience: Developers and platform teams building and managing APIs, AI, and MCP services at scale.
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