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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