# Agentgateway

> Apache AI-native proxy — MCP & A2A security, obs, governance

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://agentgateway.dev  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/agentgateway/agentgateway  
**Added:** 2026-10-02

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## The Hook

Agentgateway is an Apache AI-native proxy for agent-to-LLM, agent-to-tool, and agent-to-agent traffic — drop-in security, observability, and governance over MCP and A2A across frameworks.

## What's Good

Apache-2.0 (agentgateway/agentgateway). Built on MCP and Google A2A protocols with a connectivity/control-plane shape: secure and govern agent↔LLM, agent↔tool, and agent↔agent paths instead of bolting filters onto every harness. Homepage agentgateway.dev; active releases and Discord.

## The Catch

Vs litellm / weave-router / claude-code-router / nasiko: LiteLLM is a multi-provider LLM proxy; Weave/CCR are coding-agent model routers; Nasiko is harness discover/route/trace — Agentgateway’s catch is MCP/A2A agentic connectivity proxy (security/obs/governance), not model routing alone. Ops weight of a full proxy; pin a release and map which MCP/A2A clients you actually terminate.

## Verdict

Apache MCP/A2A proxy when agents need governed tool and agent traffic — not LiteLLM/Weave/CCR model routers and not Nasiko harness control.