Kong
★ 43.2kApache License 2.0Open Core
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Kong Gateway is a platform-agnostic gateway used to sit in front of APIs, microservices, and AI/MCP traffic. It is designed for teams that need centralized control over routing, security,...
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Features
- proxying and routing
- load balancing
- health checking
- RESTful admin API
- declarative configuration
- authentication and authorization
- LLM multi-provider routing
- MCP traffic governance and observability
- plugin system
- Kubernetes ingress controller
Details
- Last Updated
- Apr 11, 2026
- Created
- Nov 17, 2014
- Install Methods
- dockerdocker-composekubernetes
- Requirements
- PostgreSQL
- Authentication
- oauthlocal
- API
- REST
- Runtime / Stack
- LuaDockerK8Sdeb
- Privacy & Independence
- Cloud: Optional
- User Model
- Multi-User
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