# host-mcp-gateway

> host-mcp-gateway — cmtonkinson-host-mcp-gateway. Use this tool when you need to securely expose local MCP servers through authenticated HTTP endpoints, solving issues with remote access and authentication to MCP servers. It takes in local MCP server configurations as input and outputs authenticated HTTP endpoints for secure access. Ideal for use cases requiring remote management of MCP servers, such as development, testing, or deployment environments.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/cmtonkinson-host-mcp-gateway  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cmtonkinson-host-mcp-gateway

## Description

Host MCP Gateway is a small Go daemon that runs local MCP servers on the host and exposes them through authenticated HTTP endpoints.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.96
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/cmtonkinson/host-mcp-gateway)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "cmtonkinson-host-mcp-gateway"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cmtonkinson-host-mcp-gateway` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cmtonkinson-host-mcp-gateway/pull`

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