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# Control, govern, and optimize MCP workflows

Drive global MCP governance with the only API platform built for full-scale Model Context Protocol traffic and workflows.

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## The Konnect API Platform is the answer to your MCP concerns

### Implement global MCP security & access control

Enforce global security policies that govern internal and external access to your MCP servers.

### Build a great agent experience

Publish MCP servers as self-serve products for agentic AI consumption.

### Adopt MCP without the major price increase

Control and optimize cost structures through token throttling and semantic caching.

## MCP is just the start. Robust MCP-ready infrastructure gets you to the finish line.

_01/ ENFORCE_
_ENFORCE_

## Enforce MCP best practices from the start

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    Automatically generate MCP servers for Konnect-managed APIs, LLMs, and event data.

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    Ensure server creation follows best practices by offloading creation to the Gateway and leveraging APIOps for consistent policy enforcement.

_02/ SECURE_
_SECURE_

## MCP isn't prod-ready until it’s secure

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    Enforce global MCP access control.

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    Control every downstream API interaction through authorization and security policies.

_03/ COST_
_COST_

## Roll out cost-efficient MCP and agentic workflows

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    MCP and agents mean *way more* LLM token consumption, and that means much higher AI program bills. 

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    Throttle consumption with token-based rate limiting and reduce overall token needs through semantic caching. 

_04/ AGENTS_
_AGENTS_

## Agents are the new consumers

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    Enable internal and external agents to access the MCP servers needed to do their jobs well.

_05/ MONETIZE_
_MONETIZE_

## Monetize agentic consumption

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    Kong Gateway can govern and help monetize every layer of the MCP stack.

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    This means MCP traffic monetization, LLM monetization, API monetization, and real-time data monetization.

_06/ OBSERVABILITY_
_OBSERVABILITY_

## Observe every MCP interaction

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    Stand up analytics and observability dashboards that give platform and executive teams rich insight into every MCP transaction across the business.

_07/ AUTOMATION_
_AUTOMATION_

## Automate MCP guardrails

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    Automate security, cost control, business continuity, and agent experience best practices through APIOps and automation.