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Overview

To use the MCP Gateway with your AI client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any MCP-compatible tool), you need two things:
  1. A personal API key to authenticate as yourself
  2. Your client pointed at https://mcp-gateway.aptible.com
Your admin handles registering servers, setting up grants, and deciding which tools you have access to. Once that’s done, this is all you need to do.

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Getting Started

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Create an API Key

In the Aptible dashboard, navigate to MCP > API Keys and create a new key. Copy the token. You won’t be able to see it again after closing the dialog.
MCP API Key
2

Add the Gateway as an MCP Server

Point your MCP client at https://mcp-gateway.aptible.com and pass your API key as a bearer token in the Authorization header.
Open your Claude Desktop config file (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS) and add an entry under mcpServers:
Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

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Using the MCP Gateway

Once connected, your AI client will discover the tools available to you through the gateway. From that point, using the gateway is transparent. You call tools the same way you would with any MCP server, and the gateway handles routing, access checking, and logging in the background. To see the full list of tools you have access to, navigate to MCP > My Tools in the Aptible dashboard.
MCP My Tools
If a tool you expect isn’t showing up, check with your admin that you’ve been added to the appropriate grant.

User API Keys

Manage your personal API keys.

Audit Logging

See your tool call history.