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MintMCP vs IBM ContextForge

· 4 min read
Lutra AI Team
Lutra AI Team
Building the future of AI infrastructure

AI assistants are most useful when they can access internal data and tools via MCP. MCP gateways help to make that process easier by managing connections and authentication for your organization. This article compares IBM's ContextForge open source project to MintMCP - a gateway built specifically for enterprises using MCP internally.

Key Takeaways​

  • Fundamental difference: IBM ContextForge is open-source MCP gateway, MintMCP is managed enterprise service
  • Maturity gap: ContextForge is in alpha/beta with no official IBM support, MintMCP is production SaaS
  • Authentication model: ContextForge has admin-level shared auth, MintMCP provides per-user OAuth
  • Best fit: ContextForge for platform teams wanting to customize, MintMCP for internal enterprise deployment

MintMCP vs LiteLLM MCP Gateway

· 5 min read
Lutra AI Team
Lutra AI Team
Building the future of AI infrastructure

AI assistants are most useful when they can access internal data and tools via MCP. MCP gateways help to make that process easier by managing connections and authentication for your organization. This article compares LiteLLM's MCP offering as part of their LLM proxy to the MintMCP - a gateway built specifically for enterprises using MCP internally.

Key Takeaways​

  • Fundamental difference: LiteLLM is an LLM proxy with MCP added, MintMCP is purpose-built for MCP
  • Custom MCP servers: With LiteLLM you deploy and manage them yourself, MintMCP runs them in their cloud
  • Authentication: LiteLLM uses pass-through auth (you manage credentials), MintMCP provides managed OAuth
  • Best fit: LiteLLM for developer teams building products, MintMCP for internal enterprise deployments