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Kong Gateway

A central gateway that routes, secures and monitors traffic to an organisation's APIs and AI models.

What it does

Kong is a "gateway": a front door that sits in front of a company's services. An API is a doorway that lets programs talk to each other, and Kong manages all those doorways in one place, handling logins, traffic limits, routing and logging.

It also has AI features. It can send requests to many AI providers, such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, through one interface, and manage MCP traffic (a standard way for AI tools to connect to services). Its makers list security, caching and monitoring features for AI traffic.

It is extended with plugins and runs on servers, in containers or on Kubernetes.

Who it's for

Engineering and IT teams running many services or AI models for an organisation.

Can I use it without coding?

Developers only. Set up with Docker and configured by engineers, though it includes a web management screen. New to this? Start here.

Can I run it?

Cost
Free, with optional paid extrasThe open-source version is free; the makers also sell a hosted or pro version.
Runs on
Server, Cloud
Computer
Made for servers or data centres
API key
Not needed

Try it

Official download page

Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?

Before you install

  • Only download from the official GitHub page or the official download page above. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
  • License (Apache-2.0): Permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
  • More on staying safe

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