Generate an MCP server in conversion-only modev3.12+
Generate an MCP server from Kong Gateway services.
For this configuration to work properly, you need a Route with the following configuration:
services: - name: forecast-service url: https://api.weatherapi.com/v1/forecast.json routes: - name: forecast-route paths: - /forecastCopied!
Prerequisites
- A running and exposed API
Add this section to your kong.yaml configuration file:
kong.yaml
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_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
- name: ai-mcp-proxy
config:
mode: conversion-only
tools:
- description: Get weather forecast for a location
method: GET
path: "/v1/forecast.json"
parameters:
- name: key
in: query
description: Your WeatherAPI key
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: q
in: query
description: Location query
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: days
in: query
description: Number of days of forecast (1–10)
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- name: alerts
in: query
description: Include weather alerts (yes/no)
required: false
schema:
type: string
logging:
log_statistics: false
log_payloads: false
max_request_body_size: 16384
Make the following request:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/plugins/ \
--header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-mcp-proxy",
"config": {
"mode": "conversion-only",
"tools": [
{
"description": "Get weather forecast for a location",
"method": "GET",
"path": "/v1/forecast.json",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "key",
"in": "query",
"description": "Your WeatherAPI key",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "q",
"in": "query",
"description": "Location query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "days",
"in": "query",
"description": "Number of days of forecast (1–10)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
{
"name": "alerts",
"in": "query",
"description": "Include weather alerts (yes/no)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
]
}
],
"logging": {
"log_statistics": false,
"log_payloads": false
},
"max_request_body_size": 16384
}
}
'
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Make the following request:
curl -X POST https://{region}.api.konghq.com/v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/plugins/ \
--header "accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $KONNECT_TOKEN" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-mcp-proxy",
"config": {
"mode": "conversion-only",
"tools": [
{
"description": "Get weather forecast for a location",
"method": "GET",
"path": "/v1/forecast.json",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "key",
"in": "query",
"description": "Your WeatherAPI key",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "q",
"in": "query",
"description": "Location query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "days",
"in": "query",
"description": "Number of days of forecast (1–10)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
{
"name": "alerts",
"in": "query",
"description": "Include weather alerts (yes/no)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
]
}
],
"logging": {
"log_statistics": false,
"log_payloads": false
},
"max_request_body_size": 16384
}
}
'
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Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
region: Geographic region where your Kong Konnect is hosted and operates. -
controlPlaneId: Theidof the control plane. -
KONNECT_TOKEN: Your Personal Access Token (PAT) associated with your Konnect account.
See the Konnect API reference to learn about region-specific URLs and personal access tokens.
echo "
apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongClusterPlugin
metadata:
name: ai-mcp-proxy
namespace: kong
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
labels:
global: 'true'
config:
mode: conversion-only
tools:
- description: Get weather forecast for a location
method: GET
path: '/v1/forecast.json'
parameters:
- name: key
in: query
description: Your WeatherAPI key
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: q
in: query
description: Location query
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: days
in: query
description: Number of days of forecast (1–10)
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- name: alerts
in: query
description: Include weather alerts (yes/no)
required: false
schema:
type: string
logging:
log_statistics: false
log_payloads: false
max_request_body_size: 16384
plugin: ai-mcp-proxy
" | kubectl apply -f -
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Prerequisite: Configure your Personal Access Token
terraform {
required_providers {
konnect = {
source = "kong/konnect"
}
}
}
provider "konnect" {
personal_access_token = "$KONNECT_TOKEN"
server_url = "https://us.api.konghq.com/"
}
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Add the following to your Terraform configuration to create a Konnect Gateway Plugin:
resource "konnect_gateway_plugin_ai_mcp_proxy" "my_ai_mcp_proxy" {
enabled = true
config = {
mode = "conversion-only"
tools = [
{
description = "Get weather forecast for a location"
method = "GET"
path = "/v1/forecast.json"
parameters = [
{
name = "key"
in = "query"
description = "Your WeatherAPI key"
required = true
schema = {
type = "string"
}
},
{
name = "q"
in = "query"
description = "Location query"
required = true
schema = {
type = "string"
}
},
{
name = "days"
in = "query"
description = "Number of days of forecast (1–10)"
required = false
schema = {
type = "integer"
}
},
{
name = "alerts"
in = "query"
description = "Include weather alerts (yes/no)"
required = false
schema = {
type = "string"
}
} ]
} ]
logging = {
log_statistics = false
log_payloads = false
}
max_request_body_size = 16384
}
control_plane_id = konnect_gateway_control_plane.my_konnect_cp.id
}
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Add this section to your kong.yaml configuration file:
kong.yaml
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_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
- name: ai-mcp-proxy
service: serviceName|Id
config:
mode: conversion-only
tools:
- description: Get weather forecast for a location
method: GET
path: "/v1/forecast.json"
parameters:
- name: key
in: query
description: Your WeatherAPI key
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: q
in: query
description: Location query
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: days
in: query
description: Number of days of forecast (1–10)
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- name: alerts
in: query
description: Include weather alerts (yes/no)
required: false
schema:
type: string
logging:
log_statistics: false
log_payloads: false
max_request_body_size: 16384
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
serviceName|Id: Theidornameof the service the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/services/{serviceName|Id}/plugins/ \
--header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-mcp-proxy",
"config": {
"mode": "conversion-only",
"tools": [
{
"description": "Get weather forecast for a location",
"method": "GET",
"path": "/v1/forecast.json",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "key",
"in": "query",
"description": "Your WeatherAPI key",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "q",
"in": "query",
"description": "Location query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "days",
"in": "query",
"description": "Number of days of forecast (1–10)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
{
"name": "alerts",
"in": "query",
"description": "Include weather alerts (yes/no)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
]
}
],
"logging": {
"log_statistics": false,
"log_payloads": false
},
"max_request_body_size": 16384
}
}
'
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Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
serviceName|Id: Theidornameof the service the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -X POST https://{region}.api.konghq.com/v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/services/{serviceId}/plugins/ \
--header "accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $KONNECT_TOKEN" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-mcp-proxy",
"config": {
"mode": "conversion-only",
"tools": [
{
"description": "Get weather forecast for a location",
"method": "GET",
"path": "/v1/forecast.json",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "key",
"in": "query",
"description": "Your WeatherAPI key",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "q",
"in": "query",
"description": "Location query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "days",
"in": "query",
"description": "Number of days of forecast (1–10)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
{
"name": "alerts",
"in": "query",
"description": "Include weather alerts (yes/no)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
]
}
],
"logging": {
"log_statistics": false,
"log_payloads": false
},
"max_request_body_size": 16384
}
}
'
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Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
region: Geographic region where your Kong Konnect is hosted and operates. -
controlPlaneId: Theidof the control plane. -
KONNECT_TOKEN: Your Personal Access Token (PAT) associated with your Konnect account. -
serviceId: Theidof the service the plugin configuration will target.
See the Konnect API reference to learn about region-specific URLs and personal access tokens.
echo "
apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongPlugin
metadata:
name: ai-mcp-proxy
namespace: kong
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
config:
mode: conversion-only
tools:
- description: Get weather forecast for a location
method: GET
path: '/v1/forecast.json'
parameters:
- name: key
in: query
description: Your WeatherAPI key
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: q
in: query
description: Location query
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: days
in: query
description: Number of days of forecast (1–10)
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- name: alerts
in: query
description: Include weather alerts (yes/no)
required: false
schema:
type: string
logging:
log_statistics: false
log_payloads: false
max_request_body_size: 16384
plugin: ai-mcp-proxy
" | kubectl apply -f -
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Next, apply the KongPlugin resource by annotating the service resource:
kubectl annotate -n kong service SERVICE_NAME konghq.com/plugins=ai-mcp-proxy
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terraform {
required_providers {
konnect = {
source = "kong/konnect"
}
}
}
provider "konnect" {
personal_access_token = "$KONNECT_TOKEN"
server_url = "https://us.api.konghq.com/"
}
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Add the following to your Terraform configuration to create a Konnect Gateway Plugin:
resource "konnect_gateway_plugin_ai_mcp_proxy" "my_ai_mcp_proxy" {
enabled = true
config = {
mode = "conversion-only"
tools = [
{
description = "Get weather forecast for a location"
method = "GET"
path = "/v1/forecast.json"
parameters = [
{
name = "key"
in = "query"
description = "Your WeatherAPI key"
required = true
schema = {
type = "string"
}
},
{
name = "q"
in = "query"
description = "Location query"
required = true
schema = {
type = "string"
}
},
{
name = "days"
in = "query"
description = "Number of days of forecast (1–10)"
required = false
schema = {
type = "integer"
}
},
{
name = "alerts"
in = "query"
description = "Include weather alerts (yes/no)"
required = false
schema = {
type = "string"
}
} ]
} ]
logging = {
log_statistics = false
log_payloads = false
}
max_request_body_size = 16384
}
control_plane_id = konnect_gateway_control_plane.my_konnect_cp.id
service = {
id = konnect_gateway_service.my_service.id
}
}
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Add this section to your kong.yaml configuration file:
kong.yaml
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_format_version: "3.0"
plugins:
- name: ai-mcp-proxy
route: routeName|Id
config:
mode: conversion-only
tools:
- description: Get weather forecast for a location
method: GET
path: "/v1/forecast.json"
parameters:
- name: key
in: query
description: Your WeatherAPI key
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: q
in: query
description: Location query
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: days
in: query
description: Number of days of forecast (1–10)
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- name: alerts
in: query
description: Include weather alerts (yes/no)
required: false
schema:
type: string
logging:
log_statistics: false
log_payloads: false
max_request_body_size: 16384
Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
routeName|Id: Theidornameof the route the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -i -X POST http://localhost:8001/routes/{routeName|Id}/plugins/ \
--header "Accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-mcp-proxy",
"config": {
"mode": "conversion-only",
"tools": [
{
"description": "Get weather forecast for a location",
"method": "GET",
"path": "/v1/forecast.json",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "key",
"in": "query",
"description": "Your WeatherAPI key",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "q",
"in": "query",
"description": "Location query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "days",
"in": "query",
"description": "Number of days of forecast (1–10)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
{
"name": "alerts",
"in": "query",
"description": "Include weather alerts (yes/no)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
]
}
],
"logging": {
"log_statistics": false,
"log_payloads": false
},
"max_request_body_size": 16384
}
}
'
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Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
routeName|Id: Theidornameof the route the plugin configuration will target.
Make the following request:
curl -X POST https://{region}.api.konghq.com/v2/control-planes/{controlPlaneId}/core-entities/routes/{routeId}/plugins/ \
--header "accept: application/json" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $KONNECT_TOKEN" \
--data '
{
"name": "ai-mcp-proxy",
"config": {
"mode": "conversion-only",
"tools": [
{
"description": "Get weather forecast for a location",
"method": "GET",
"path": "/v1/forecast.json",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "key",
"in": "query",
"description": "Your WeatherAPI key",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "q",
"in": "query",
"description": "Location query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "days",
"in": "query",
"description": "Number of days of forecast (1–10)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
{
"name": "alerts",
"in": "query",
"description": "Include weather alerts (yes/no)",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
]
}
],
"logging": {
"log_statistics": false,
"log_payloads": false
},
"max_request_body_size": 16384
}
}
'
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Make sure to replace the following placeholders with your own values:
-
region: Geographic region where your Kong Konnect is hosted and operates. -
controlPlaneId: Theidof the control plane. -
KONNECT_TOKEN: Your Personal Access Token (PAT) associated with your Konnect account. -
routeId: Theidof the route the plugin configuration will target.
See the Konnect API reference to learn about region-specific URLs and personal access tokens.
echo "
apiVersion: configuration.konghq.com/v1
kind: KongPlugin
metadata:
name: ai-mcp-proxy
namespace: kong
annotations:
kubernetes.io/ingress.class: kong
config:
mode: conversion-only
tools:
- description: Get weather forecast for a location
method: GET
path: '/v1/forecast.json'
parameters:
- name: key
in: query
description: Your WeatherAPI key
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: q
in: query
description: Location query
required: true
schema:
type: string
- name: days
in: query
description: Number of days of forecast (1–10)
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- name: alerts
in: query
description: Include weather alerts (yes/no)
required: false
schema:
type: string
logging:
log_statistics: false
log_payloads: false
max_request_body_size: 16384
plugin: ai-mcp-proxy
" | kubectl apply -f -
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Next, apply the KongPlugin resource by annotating the httproute or ingress resource:
kubectl annotate -n kong httproute konghq.com/plugins=ai-mcp-proxy
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kubectl annotate -n kong ingress konghq.com/plugins=ai-mcp-proxy
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Prerequisite: Configure your Personal Access Token
terraform {
required_providers {
konnect = {
source = "kong/konnect"
}
}
}
provider "konnect" {
personal_access_token = "$KONNECT_TOKEN"
server_url = "https://us.api.konghq.com/"
}
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Add the following to your Terraform configuration to create a Konnect Gateway Plugin:
resource "konnect_gateway_plugin_ai_mcp_proxy" "my_ai_mcp_proxy" {
enabled = true
config = {
mode = "conversion-only"
tools = [
{
description = "Get weather forecast for a location"
method = "GET"
path = "/v1/forecast.json"
parameters = [
{
name = "key"
in = "query"
description = "Your WeatherAPI key"
required = true
schema = {
type = "string"
}
},
{
name = "q"
in = "query"
description = "Location query"
required = true
schema = {
type = "string"
}
},
{
name = "days"
in = "query"
description = "Number of days of forecast (1–10)"
required = false
schema = {
type = "integer"
}
},
{
name = "alerts"
in = "query"
description = "Include weather alerts (yes/no)"
required = false
schema = {
type = "string"
}
} ]
} ]
logging = {
log_statistics = false
log_payloads = false
}
max_request_body_size = 16384
}
control_plane_id = konnect_gateway_control_plane.my_konnect_cp.id
route = {
id = konnect_gateway_route.my_route.id
}
}
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