# API to MCP Gateway

> Use this tool when you need to integrate standard REST/OpenAPI web APIs with Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools, enabling seamless communication between LLM clients like Cursor, Claude Desktop, and n8n. It dynamically converts REST endpoints into MCP tools, solving interoperability problems and expanding the capabilities of LLM clients. This gateway accepts REST API requests as input and outputs MCP-compatible tools, making it ideal for use cases requiring API-LLM integration.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/volkan-m-api-to-mcp-gateway  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/volkan-m-api-to-mcp-gateway

## Description

Acts as a bridge between standard REST/OpenAPI web APIs and the Model Context Protocol, dynamically converting REST endpoints into MCP tools for LLM clients like Cursor, Claude Desktop, and n8n.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/p80xue25m2)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/volkan-m/api-to-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": "volkan-m-api-to-mcp-gateway"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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