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# Open source API and AI gateway

*Where AI and API infrastructure gets built.*

_#1 API AND AI GATEWAY _

100T calls

_DOWNLOADS _

1.6B+

_GITHUB STARS _

90K+

_COMMUNITY MEMBERS _

182K+

## Kong is the most-deployed open source API and AI gateway in the world.

Built in public, shaped by the developers who use it every day. Explore the projects, connect with engineers in your region, and contribute to the tools powering AI and API infrastructure at scale.

## Explore the Kong Universe

## Kong Gateway

The most-adopted API gateway. Any cloud. Hundreds of plugins.

[kong/kong](https://github.com/Kong/kong)kong/kong
43.6K stars

## Kong Insomnia

API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more. Store anywhere.

[kong/insomnia](https://github.com/Kong/insomnia)kong/insomnia
38.5K stars

## OpenMeter by Kong

Real-time usage metering and billing for AI and APIs.

[openmeterio/openmeter](https://github.com/openmeterio/openmeter)openmeterio/openmeter
2K stars

## Kong Ingress Controller

Kong for Kubernetes. The official Ingress Controller for K8s.

[kong/kic](https://github.com/kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller)kong/kic
2.4K stars

## Kuma

Multi-zone service mesh for containers, Kubernetes, and VMs. 

[kumahq/kuma](https://github.com/Kong/kong-mesh-charts)kumahq/kuma
4K stars

## Volcano

The TypeScript SDK for multi-Provider AI agents

[kong/volcano-agent-sdk](https://github.com/kong/volcano-agent-sdk)kong/volcano-agent-sdk
300+ stars
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_COUNTRIES _

47

_GROUPS _

80

_MEMBERS _

40,938

_LANGUAGES _

96

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