Agent Gate MCP Server

Human-in-the-loop approval system for AI agents. Agents request. Policies decide. Humans approve. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting web framework tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-23 · ★ 33 · #13 OF 48 MAINTAINED WEB FRAMEWORK · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

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01 · Install Agent Gate

before you install - you'll need

Set AGENTGATE_URL, AGENTGATE_API_KEY before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add agentkitai-agentgate -- npx -y @agentkitai/agentgate-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agentkitai-agentgate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@agentkitai/agentgate-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package @agentkitai/agentgate-mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@agentkitai)

registry namespace io.github.agentkitai is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Agent Gate can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.15.0 · 2026-06-25

Server release (Docker). Revocable, ingest-scoped agent credentials (agl_ingest_) + POST /api/internal/verify-ingest-key for AgentLens's OTLP billing-grade attribution (#24 Option 3, #39); governance.md billing-grade…

v0.14.0 · 2026-06-25

Ships the AgentGate side of the agentlens #55 gate→lens compliance wedge. · Gate→lens breach mirroring (#37): when the gate denies an action (MCP tool-call hard-deny, or a reactive metric breach), notifyLensOfBreach…

04 · Who maintains Agent Gate

AgentGate is maintained by agentkitai. We track 3 MCP servers from agentkitai - 3 actively maintained, 62 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Feb 2026. Full record: all servers from agentkitai.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/agentkitai/agentgate
website: https://github.com/agentkitai/agentgate
category: web framework - ranked #13 of 48 actively-maintained web framework servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-25)
registry: io.github.agentkitai/agentgate (active, first published 2026-06-22 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@agentkitai/agentgate-mcp

06 · Agent Gate FAQ

What is Agent Gate?

Human-in-the-loop approval system for AI agents. Agents request. Policies decide. Humans approve. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Agent Gate still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-23 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Agent Gate?

Run `npx -y @agentkitai/agentgate-mcp`. The README documents 2 environment variables (AGENTGATE_URL, AGENTGATE_API_KEY) to set first. Set AGENTGATE_URL, AGENTGATE_API_KEY before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Agent Gate run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Agent Gate

Alternatives to Agent Gate

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