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Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents. Orchestrate Microservices Traffic Management and API Routing

The Apache APISIX MCP lets your AI agent manage complex cloud-native APIs through natural language. You configure routes, update services, and monitor traffic flow without needing to use cURL or navigating a dashboard. It gives you full control over high-performance microservices architecture directly from your chat client.

Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with VS Code VS Code
Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
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Discovering Gateway Configuration

Retrieve metadata dumps for all configured routes, services, upstreams, and plugins to audit the current state of your gateway.

Managing API Traffic Paths

List, create, or delete specific routing rules (Routes) that direct client requests to the correct backend service.

Updating Backend Endpoints

Set up new Upstream configurations for load balancing and managing node health checks across your application cluster.

Controlling User Access and Limits

List, create, or delete API Consumers and Consumer Groups to manage authentication keys and enforce per-user rate limits.

Monitoring System Health

Check the operational health status of specific upstream nodes or entire gateway resources in real time.

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Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents

What AI agents can do with Apache APISIX: 29 Tools for Microservices Traffic Management

Use these tools to list, create, delete, or retrieve every component of your API Gateway, from routes and services to consumer keys and upstreams.

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Dump Control Discovery

Retrieves a memory dump of all discovered service endpoints configured in the gateway.

Dump Control Plugin Metadatas

Outputs metadata for every plugin currently registered and used by the Control API.

Dump Control Routes

Provides a full list of all existing, configured Routes within the control plane.

Dump Control Services

Outputs details for every Service entity registered across your microservice mesh.

Dump Control Upstreams

Retrieves a dump of all Upstream configurations, showing where traffic is currently...

Get Consumer Group

Fetches the details for one specific Consumer Group using its unique ID.

Get Consumer

Looks up and returns a specific API Consumer record based on their username.

Get Control Healthcheck

Checks the overall health status of all connected upstream nodes for immediate...

Put Upstream

Creates a brand new Upstream configuration or modifies an existing one with updated...

Reload Control Plugins

Triggers a hot reload of all configured plugins, ensuring changes take effect...

Trigger Control Gc

Forces a full garbage collection cycle in the underlying HTTP Lua VM to free up...

Get Control Resource Healthcheck

Checks and reports on the specific health status of any named gateway resource you point it to.

Get Control Schema

Retrieves the JSON schemas for all available resources and plugins, useful for validation.

Get Global Rule

Fetches the full details of a specific Global Rule by its unique identifier.

Get Plugin Config

Retrieves all configuration settings for a specified plugin using its ID.

Get Proto

Fetches the details of a specific Protocol Buffer (Proto) definition by ID.

Get Route

Retrieves all configuration details for a single Route using its unique identifier.

Get Service

Fetches the complete definition of an API Service, including plugins and upstreams.

Get Ssl

Retrieves the details for a specific SSL certificate used by the gateway.

Get Stream Route

Fetches the configuration of a Stream Route, which handles Layer 4 (L4) traffic...

Get Upstream

Retrieves all information about a specific Upstream cluster using its unique ID.

List Consumer Groups

Lists every Consumer Group currently defined in your gateway's configuration.

List Consumers

Retrieves a list of all API Consumers, showing who has been granted access.

List Global Rules

Lists every Global Rule in the gateway, allowing you to audit cross-cutting policies.

List Plugin Configs

Provides a list of all Plugin Configurations currently deployed and active.

List Protos

Lists every Protocol Buffer (Proto) definition available in the system.

List Routes

Retrieves a list of all active Routes configured on the API Gateway.

List Services

Lists every Service entity, providing an overview of your microservice endpoints.

List Ssls

Provides a list of all SSL certificates currently managed by the gateway.

List Stream Routes

Lists all Stream Routes, which control basic network layer (L4) traffic routing.

List Upstreams

Retrieves a list of every Upstream cluster defined, showing potential backend targets.

Put Consumer Group

Create or update an APISIX Consumer Group

Put Consumer

Create or update an APISIX Consumer

Put Global Rule

Create or update an APISIX Global Rule

Put Plugin Config

Create or update an APISIX Plugin Config

Put Proto

Create or update an APISIX Proto

Put Route

Create or update an APISIX Route

Put Service

Create or update an APISIX Service

Put Ssl

Create or update an APISIX SSL certificate

Put Stream Route

Create or update an APISIX Stream Route

Delete Consumer Group

Delete an APISIX Consumer Group

Delete Consumer

Delete an APISIX Consumer

Delete Global Rule

Delete an APISIX Global Rule

Delete Plugin Config

Delete an APISIX Plugin Config

Delete Proto

Delete an APISIX Proto

Delete Route

Delete an APISIX Route

Delete Service

Delete an APISIX Service

Delete Ssl

Delete an APISIX SSL certificate

Delete Stream Route

Delete an APISIX Stream Route

Delete Upstream

Delete an APISIX Upstream

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APISIX MCP for AI Agents: Simplifying Microservices Traffic Management

Today, updating a single service endpoint requires navigating multiple admin panels. You might have to copy an Upstream's IP range into a new Route definition, manually adjusting weights and checking the consumer key in a separate tab. It’s a tedious cycle of clicking, copying JSON, and hoping you didn't miss a comma.

With this MCP, you simply tell your agent: 'Update the upstream for the payment service to include 10.0.0.5 on port 80.' The agent handles finding the correct resource ID, building the payload, and sending the update request. You get immediate, reliable configuration changes without ever touching a dashboard.

APISIX MCP for AI Agents: Mastering API Consumer Control

Before this tool, managing client access was a headache of spreadsheets and manual key generation. You'd have to check if the user belonged to the right group, verify their current rate limit, and then manually issue a new credential set.

Now, you just ask your agent: 'Create a consumer for Acme Corp with limited access.' The MCP handles listing groups, creating the consumer record, setting initial limits, and ensuring everything links up correctly. Access control becomes conversational.

What Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents MCP does for your AI

Managing an API gateway usually means jumping between dashboards, running complex CLI commands, and wrestling with massive JSON blocks. This MCP changes that entirely. Instead of learning the intricacies of every configuration parameter, you just tell your AI agent what needs to happen—like 'Route all /v2/users traffic through the new load balancer' or 'Increase rate limiting for the mobile client.' It handles the underlying API calls to update everything from routes and services to SSL certificates.

You use this MCP via Vinkius, connecting it once to any compatible AI client, giving your agent immediate access to managing your entire microservices infrastructure. The result is that you can orchestrate high-performance traffic management using nothing but plain conversation.

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Frequently asked questions about Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents MCP

How can I use the Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents to manage my API routes? +

You manage your API routes conversationally. Instead of running complex commands, you tell your agent what path needs routing—like 'Send all /billing traffic to Cluster B.' The agent handles creating or updating the necessary route definitions automatically.

Does this MCP help with microservices load balancing? +

Yes. You can manage upstreams and load balancing rules directly through the MCP. You tell your agent which nodes need to be added or removed from a cluster, and it updates the upstream configuration for you.

What if I need to check if my gateway is running correctly? +

You can use this MCP to run health checks. You simply ask your agent to check the status of any specific resource or all upstreams, giving you an immediate report on which parts are failing.

Can I change API consumer access rules using the Apache APISIX MCP for AI Agents? +

Absolutely. The MCP lets your agent manage user authentication by listing and creating consumers or even entire consumer groups, allowing you to define who can talk to which services.

Is this better than using the command line interface (CLI)? +

It's far less cumbersome. The CLI requires perfect syntax and remembering resource IDs. With the MCP, your AI agent understands intent—you just tell it what you want done, regardless of how many parameters are involved.