Kong Gateway MCP Server for LangChainGive LangChain 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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LangChain is the leading Python framework for composable LLM applications. Connect Kong Gateway through Vinkius and LangChain agents can call every tool natively. combine them with retrievers, memory, and output parsers for sophisticated AI pipelines.

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The Kong Gateway MCP Server for LangChain 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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python

import asyncio
from langchain_mcp_adapters.client import MultiServerMCPClient
from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
from langgraph.prebuilt import create_react_agent

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MultiServerMCPClient({
        "kong-gateway": {
            "transport": "streamable_http",
            "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
        }
    }) as client:
        tools = client.get_tools()
        agent = create_react_agent(
            ChatOpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
            tools,
        )
        response = await agent.ainvoke({
            "messages": [{
                "role": "user",
                "content": "Using Kong Gateway, show me what tools are available.",
            }]
        })
        print(response["messages"][-1].content)

asyncio.run(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.

LangChain's ecosystem of 500+ components combines seamlessly with Kong Gateway through native MCP adapters. Connect 40 tools via Vinkius and use ReAct agents, Plan-and-Execute strategies, or custom agent architectures. with LangSmith tracing giving full visibility into every tool call, latency, and token cost.

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 LangChain 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 LangChain

When LangChain 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

create

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

delete

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

update

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 LangChain via MCP

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

Install dependencies

Run pip install langchain langchain-mcp-adapters langgraph langchain-openai

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Run the agent

Save the code and run python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent discovers 40 tools from Kong Gateway via MCP

Why Use LangChain with the Kong Gateway MCP Server

LangChain provides unique advantages when paired with Kong Gateway through the Model Context Protocol.

The largest ecosystem of integrations, chains, and agents. combine Kong Gateway MCP tools with 500+ LangChain components

Agent architecture supports ReAct, Plan-and-Execute, and custom strategies with full MCP tool access at every step

LangSmith tracing gives you complete visibility into tool calls, latencies, and token usage for production debugging

Memory and conversation persistence let agents maintain context across Kong Gateway queries for multi-turn workflows

Kong Gateway + LangChain Use Cases

Practical scenarios where LangChain combined with the Kong Gateway MCP Server delivers measurable value.

RAG with live data: combine Kong Gateway tool results with vector store retrievals for answers grounded in both real-time and historical data

Autonomous research agents: LangChain agents query Kong Gateway, synthesize findings, and generate comprehensive research reports

Multi-tool orchestration: chain Kong Gateway tools with web scrapers, databases, and calculators in a single agent run

Production monitoring: use LangSmith to trace every Kong Gateway tool call, measure latency, and optimize your agent's performance

Example Prompts for Kong Gateway in LangChain

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LangChain 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 LangChain

Common issues when connecting Kong Gateway to LangChain through Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MultiServerMCPClient not found

Install: pip install langchain-mcp-adapters

Kong Gateway + LangChain FAQ

Common questions about integrating Kong Gateway MCP Server with LangChain.

How does LangChain connect to MCP servers?

Use langchain-mcp-adapters to create an MCP client. LangChain discovers all tools and wraps them as native LangChain tools compatible with any agent type.

Which LangChain agent types work with MCP?

All agent types including ReAct, OpenAI Functions, and custom agents work with MCP tools. The tools appear as standard LangChain tools after the adapter wraps them.