Kong Gateway MCP Server for Vercel AI SDKGive Vercel AI SDK instant access to 40 tools to Create Certificate, Create Consumer, Create Plugin, and more

Name: Kong Gateway
Price: 29 USD
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Author: Vinkius

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The Vercel AI SDK is the TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered applications. Connect Kong Gateway through Vinkius and every tool is available as a typed function. ready for React Server Components, API routes, or any Node.js backend.

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The Kong Gateway MCP Server for Vercel AI SDK is a standout in the Friends Mcp category — giving your AI agent 40 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.

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import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";

async function main() {
  const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({
    transport: {
      type: "http",
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      url: "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
    },
  });

  try {
    const tools = await mcpClient.tools();
    const { text } = await generateText({
      model: openai("gpt-4o"),
      tools,
      prompt: "Using Kong Gateway, list all available capabilities.",
    });
    console.log(text);
  } finally {
    await mcpClient.close();
  }
}

main();

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About Kong Gateway MCP Server

Connect your Kong Gateway Admin API to any AI agent and take full control of your API management lifecycle through natural conversation.

The Vercel AI SDK gives every Kong Gateway tool full TypeScript type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking. Connect 40 tools through Vinkius and stream results progressively to React, Svelte, or Vue components. works on Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and any Node.js runtime.

What you can do

Services & Routes — List, create, and update upstream services and their associated routing rules to manage traffic flow.
Consumer Management — Query and manage API consumers, allowing you to track users and applications interacting with your gateway.
Plugin Configuration — Inspect and manage plugins for authentication, rate limiting, and logging across your services and routes.
Upstreams & Targets — Configure load balancing by managing upstreams and their health-checked targets.
SSL/TLS Management — List and update certificates and SNIs to ensure secure communication across your endpoints.
System Health — Retrieve real-time status and information about your Kong instance to monitor performance.

The Kong Gateway MCP Server exposes 40 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Vercel AI SDK in under two minutes — credentials fully managed, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

All 40 Kong Gateway tools available for Vercel AI SDK

When Vercel AI SDK connects to Kong Gateway through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning api-gateway, microservices, traffic-management, and more. Every call runs in a secure, isolated environment with full audit visibility. Beyond a simple connection, you get real-time monitoring of agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.

create

Create certificate on Kong Gateway

Create a new Kong Certificate

create

Create consumer on Kong Gateway

Create a new Kong Consumer

create

Create plugin on Kong Gateway

Create a new Kong Plugin

create

Create route on Kong Gateway

Create a new Kong Route

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Create service on Kong Gateway

Create a new Kong Service

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Create sni on Kong Gateway

Create a new Kong SNI

create

Create target on Kong Gateway

Create a new Target for an Upstream

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Create upstream on Kong Gateway

Create a new Kong Upstream

delete

Delete certificate on Kong Gateway

Delete a Kong Certificate

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Delete consumer on Kong Gateway

Delete a Kong Consumer

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Delete plugin on Kong Gateway

Delete a Kong Plugin

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Delete route on Kong Gateway

Delete a Kong Route

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Delete service on Kong Gateway

Delete a Kong Service

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Delete sni on Kong Gateway

Delete a Kong SNI

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Delete target on Kong Gateway

Delete a Target from an Upstream

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Delete upstream on Kong Gateway

Delete a Kong Upstream

get

Get certificate on Kong Gateway

Get details for a specific Kong Certificate

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Get consumer on Kong Gateway

Get details for a specific Kong Consumer

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Get info on Kong Gateway

Retrieve general information about the Kong node

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Get plugin on Kong Gateway

Get details for a specific Kong Plugin

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Get route on Kong Gateway

Get details for a specific Kong Route

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Get service on Kong Gateway

Get details for a specific Kong Service

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Get sni on Kong Gateway

Get details for a specific Kong SNI

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Get status on Kong Gateway

Retrieve the status of the Kong node

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Get upstream on Kong Gateway

Get details for a specific Kong Upstream

list

List certificates on Kong Gateway

List all Kong Certificates

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List consumers on Kong Gateway

List all Kong Consumers

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List plugins on Kong Gateway

List all Kong Plugins

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List routes on Kong Gateway

List all Kong Routes

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List services on Kong Gateway

List all Kong Services

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List snis on Kong Gateway

List all Kong SNIs

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List targets on Kong Gateway

List all Targets for an Upstream

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List upstreams on Kong Gateway

List all Kong Upstreams

update

Update certificate on Kong Gateway

Update an existing Kong Certificate

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Update consumer on Kong Gateway

Update an existing Kong Consumer

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Update plugin on Kong Gateway

Update an existing Kong Plugin

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Update route on Kong Gateway

Update an existing Kong Route

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Update service on Kong Gateway

Update an existing Kong Service

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Update sni on Kong Gateway

Update an existing Kong SNI

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Update upstream on Kong Gateway

Update an existing Kong Upstream

Connect Kong Gateway to Vercel AI SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to wire Kong Gateway into Vercel AI SDK. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind Vinkius.

Install dependencies

Run npm install @ai-sdk/mcp ai @ai-sdk/openai

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Run the script

Save to agent.ts and run with npx tsx agent.ts

Explore tools

The SDK discovers 40 tools from Kong Gateway and passes them to the LLM

Why Use Vercel AI SDK with the Kong Gateway MCP Server

Vercel AI SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Kong Gateway through the Model Context Protocol.

TypeScript-first: every MCP tool gets full type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking out of the box

Framework-agnostic core works with Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, or any Node.js runtime. same Kong Gateway integration everywhere

Built-in streaming UI primitives let you display Kong Gateway tool results progressively in React, Svelte, or Vue components

Edge-compatible: the AI SDK runs on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and other edge runtimes for minimal latency

Kong Gateway + Vercel AI SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Vercel AI SDK combined with the Kong Gateway MCP Server delivers measurable value.

AI-powered web apps: build dashboards that query Kong Gateway in real-time and stream results to the UI with zero loading states

API backends: create serverless endpoints that orchestrate Kong Gateway tools and return structured JSON responses to any frontend

Chatbots with tool use: embed Kong Gateway capabilities into conversational interfaces with streaming responses and tool call visibility

Internal tools: build admin panels where team members interact with Kong Gateway through natural language queries

Example Prompts for Kong Gateway in Vercel AI SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Vercel AI SDK agent to start working with Kong Gateway immediately.

"List all services currently configured in Kong."

"Create a new service named 'auth-api' pointing to 'http://auth.internal'."

"What is the current status of my Kong Gateway node?"

Troubleshooting Kong Gateway MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK

Common issues when connecting Kong Gateway to Vercel AI SDK through Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

createMCPClient is not a function

Install: npm install @ai-sdk/mcp

Kong Gateway + Vercel AI SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Kong Gateway MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.

How does the Vercel AI SDK connect to MCP servers?

Import createMCPClient from @ai-sdk/mcp and pass the server URL. The SDK discovers all tools and provides typed TypeScript interfaces for each one.