tools-only MCP Gateway Roadmap
!!! info "Release Overview" This roadmap outlines the planned development milestones for MCP Gateway, organized by release version with completion status and due dates.
Release Status Summary
| Release | Due Date | Completion | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6.0 | 31 Aug 2026 | 0 % | Open | Collaboration, Workflow Management, Security Posture |
| 1.5.0 | 31 Jul 2026 | 0 % | Open | Ecosystem Integrations, Advanced Observability, Plugin Marketplace |
| 1.4.0 | 30 Jun 2026 | 0 % | Open | Enterprise Features, Federation Enhancements, Performance |
| 1.3.0 | 31 May 2026 | 0 % | Open | New MCP Servers and Agents |
| 1.2.0 | 30 Apr 2026 | 0 % | Open | Documentation, Technical Debt, Bugfixes |
| 1.1.0 | 31 Mar 2026 | 0 % | Open | Technical Debt and Quality |
| 1.0.0-GA | 28 Feb 2026 | 0 % | Open | Technical Debt, Security Hardening, Catalog Improvements, A2A Improvements, MCP Standard Review and Sync |
| 1.0.0-RC1 | 17 Feb 2026 | 100 % | Closed | Release Candidate 1 - Security, Linting, Catalog Enhancements, Ratings, experience and UI |
Release 1.6.0
!!! warning "Release 1.6.0 - In Progress (0%)" Due: 31 Aug 2026 | Status: Open Collaboration, Workflow Management, Security Posture
???+ info "📋 Epics - Remaining (10)"
- ⏳ [**#2274**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2274) - [EPIC][A11Y]: Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA compliance)
- ⏳ [**#2275**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2275) - [EPIC][A11Y]: Keyboard navigation and shortcuts
- ⏳ [**#2306**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2306) - [EPIC][COLLAB]: Multi-user collaboration and presence
- ⏳ [**#2307**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2307) - [EPIC][UI]: Comments and annotations
- ⏳ [**#2308**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2308) - [EPIC][WORKFLOW]: Workflow approvals and change management
- ⏳ [**#2309**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2309) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: Security posture dashboard
- ⏳ [**#2347**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2347) - [EPIC][TESTING]: Automated MCP server compatibility regression suite - Top 100+ server testing
- ⏳ [**#2349**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2349) - [EPIC][K8S]: Kubernetes Operator integration for production-grade infrastructure
- ⏳ [**#2350**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2350) - [EPIC][K8S]: ContextForge Kubernetes Operator - Helm-based Operator SDK implementation
- ⏳ [**#2957**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2957) - [EPIC][ANSIBLE]: Ansible collection for ContextForge Gateway CI/CD configuration
???+ info "🧪 Testing - Remaining (1)"
- ⏳ [**#407**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/407) - [CHORE][TESTING]: Improve pytest configuration and plugins
???+ info "⚡ Performance - Remaining (5)"
- ⏳ [**#902**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/902) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: Rust sample - performance-benchmark-server
- ⏳ [**#1620**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1620) - [RUST]: Implement performance-sensitive plugins in Rust/PyO3
- ⏳ [**#1638**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1638) - [PERFORMANCE]: Migrate to Python 3.14 with Free-Threading (No GIL)
- ⏳ [**#1640**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1640) - [PERFORMANCE]: Add asyncpg Driver Support (Alternative to psycopg2)
- ⏳ [**#1761**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1761) - [PERFORMANCE]: Reduce importlib lookups at runtime
???+ info "📚 Documentation - Remaining (28)"
- ⏳ [**#22**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/22) - [DOCS]: Add BeeAI framework client integration (Python and TypeScript)
- ⏳ [**#565**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/565) - [DOCS]: Documentation for Goose integration
- ⏳ [**#871**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/871) - [DOCS]: Langflow integration
- ⏳ [**#872**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/872) - [DOCS]: watsonx.ai integration
- ⏳ [**#873**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/873) - [DOCS]: watsonx Orchestrate integration
- ⏳ [**#874**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/874) - [DOCS]: IBM Decision Intelligence MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#875**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/875) - [DOCS]: IBM MQ server MCP integration
- ⏳ [**#876**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/876) - [DOCS]: IBM ODM MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#877**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/877) - [DOCS]: IBM watsonx.data Document Retrieval MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#878**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/878) - [DOCS]: IBM Cloud MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#879**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/879) - [DOCS]: IBM Cloud Code Engine MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#880**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/880) - [DOCS]: IBM Cloud VPC MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#881**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/881) - [DOCS]: IBM Instana MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#882**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/882) - [DOCS]: IBM Storage Insights MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#883**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/883) - [DOCS]: IBM API Connect for GraphQL MCP integration
- ⏳ [**#884**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/884) - [DOCS]: WxMCPServer (webMethods) integration
- ⏳ [**#885**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/885) - [DOCS]: Terraform MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#886**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/886) - [DOCS]: Vault Radar MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#887**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/887) - [DOCS]: DataStax Astra DB MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#888**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/888) - [DOCS]: Docling MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#889**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/889) - [DOCS]: MCP Composer integration
- ⏳ [**#890**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/890) - [DOCS]: Langflow MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#891**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/891) - [DOCS]: BeeAI framework integration
- ⏳ [**#913**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/913) - [DOCS]: Atlassian MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#914**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/914) - [DOCS]: Box MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#915**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/915) - [DOCS]: GitHub MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#917**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/917) - [DOCS]: Hugging Face MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#918**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/918) - [DOCS]: Javadocs.dev MCP server integration
???+ info "🔧 Chores - Remaining (5)"
- ⏳ [**#292**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/292) - [CHORE]: Enable AI Alliance Analytics Stack Integration
- ⏳ [**#318**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/318) - [CHORE]: Publish Agents and Tools that leverage codebase and templates
- ⏳ [**#408**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/408) - [CHORE][CICD]: Add normalize script to pre-commit hooks
- ⏳ [**#414**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/414) - [CHORE]: Restructure Makefile targets (ex: move grype to container scanning section), or have a dedicated security scanning section
- ⏳ [**#574**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/574) - [CHORE][PYTHON]: Run pyupgrade to modernize Python syntax
???+ info "✨ Features - Remaining (27)"
- ⏳ [**#267**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/267) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: Java implementation - plantuml-server
- ⏳ [**#268**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/268) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: Haskell implementation - pandoc-server
- ⏳ [**#269**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/269) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: Go implementation - LaTeX service
- ⏳ [**#270**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/270) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: Go implementation - libreoffice-server
- ⏳ [**#273**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/273) - [FEATURE][TERRAFORM]: mcp-gateway-aws module (EKS, ECS Fargate)
- ⏳ [**#274**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/274) - [FEATURE][TERRAFORM]: mcp-gateway-azure module (AKS, ACA)
- ⏳ [**#275**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/275) - [FEATURE][TERRAFORM]: mcp-gateway-gcp module (GKE, Cloud Run)
- ⏳ [**#276**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/276) - [FEATURE][TERRAFORM]: mcp-gateway-ibm-cloud module (IKS, ROKS, Code Engine)
- ⏳ [**#896**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/896) - [FEATURE]: Add prompt authoring tools category to MCP eval server
- ⏳ [**#897**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/897) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: Go sample - database-query-server
- ⏳ [**#899**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/899) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: Python sample - ml-inference-server
- ⏳ [**#901**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/901) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: Rust sample - crypto-tools-server
- ⏳ [**#903**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/903) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: TypeScript sample - web-automation-server
- ⏳ [**#904**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/904) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: TypeScript sample - real-time-collaboration-server
- ⏳ [**#905**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/905) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: IBM Granite language models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#906**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/906) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: IBM Granite vision models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#907**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/907) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: IBM Granite speech models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#908**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/908) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: IBM Granite time series models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#909**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/909) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: IBM Granite Guardian safety models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#910**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/910) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: IBM Granite geospatial models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#911**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/911) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: IBM Granite embedding models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#921**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/921) - [FEATURE][MCP-SERVER]: Python sample - weather-data-server
- ⏳ [**#1617**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1617) - [RUST]: Rewrite translate module in Rust
- ⏳ [**#1621**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1621) - [RUST]: Rewrite transport layer in Rust
- ⏳ [**#2358**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2358) - [FEATURE]: Granian feature requests - max-requests, jitter, and worker lifecycle improvements
- ⏳ [**#2886**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2886) - [FEATURE][PLUGINS]: Architectural policy for deprecating Python plugins when other languages versions are superior
- ⏳ [**#2907**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2907) - [FEATURE]: Rust implementation of url reputation plugin
Release 1.5.0
!!! warning "Release 1.5.0 - In Progress (0%)" Due: 31 Jul 2026 | Status: Open Ecosystem Integrations, Advanced Observability, Plugin Marketplace
???+ info "📋 Epics - Remaining (11)"
- ⏳ [**#2282**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2282) - [EPIC][WEBSOCKET]: Real-time updates via WebSocket
- ⏳ [**#2283**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2283) - [EPIC][MOBILE]: Mobile-first responsive redesign
- ⏳ [**#2284**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2284) - [EPIC][UI]: Customizable dashboard builder
- ⏳ [**#2285**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2285) - [EPIC][PLUGIN]: Plugin UI extension framework
- ⏳ [**#2289**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2289) - [EPIC][DESKTOP]: ContextForge Desktop (React + Electron)
- ⏳ [**#2290**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2290) - [EPIC][PLUGIN]: Plugin marketplace UI
- ⏳ [**#2291**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2291) - [EPIC][AI]: AI-assisted operations (natural language interface)
- ⏳ [**#2292**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2292) - [EPIC][ANALYTICS]: Advanced analytics and trends dashboard
- ⏳ [**#2299**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2299) - [EPIC][UI]: Integrated monitoring and observability UI
- ⏳ [**#2302**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2302) - [EPIC][UI]: Integrated help center
- ⏳ [**#2303**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2303) - [EPIC][COMPLIANCE]: Compliance reporting dashboard
???+ info "🐛 Bugs - Remaining (1)"
- ⏳ [**#2550**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2550) - [BUG][PERFORMANCE]: Idle transaction timeout under high load (4000+ users)
???+ info "⚡ Performance - Remaining (6)"
- ⏳ [**#251**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/251) - [PERFORMANCE]: Automatic performance testing and tracking for every build (hey) including SQLite and Postgres / Redis configurations
- ⏳ [**#1293**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1293) - [PERFORMANCE]: HTTP/2 and keep-alive transport
- ⏳ [**#1295**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1295) - [PERFORMANCE]: Static asset caching and CDN
- ⏳ [**#1681**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1681) - [PERFORMANCE]: Implement Lazy Service Initialization
- ⏳ [**#1682**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1682) - [PERFORMANCE]: Implement SSE Backpressure and Slow Client Handling
- ⏳ [**#1780**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1780) - [PERFORMANCE]: Add random jitter to scheduled tasks to prevent thundering herd
???+ info "🔧 Chores - Remaining (2)"
- ⏳ [**#2145**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2145) - [CHORE]: Refactor APIRouters from main.py into separate router modules
- ⏳ [**#2612**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2612) - [CHORE]: Deprecate SQLite Support - Focus Exclusively on PostgreSQL 18+
???+ info "✨ Features - Remaining (6)"
- ⏳ [**#756**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/756) - [FEATURE][API]: REST passthrough APIs with pre/post plugins (JSONPath and filters)
- ⏳ [**#1338**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1338) - [FEATURE][API]: Enhance REST API gateway to support form data, path parameters, and dynamic path variables
- ⏳ [**#1559**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1559) - [FEATURE]: Package with other MCP server in stdio mode
- ⏳ [**#1660**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1660) - [FEATURE]: Centralized Redis configuration
- ⏳ [**#2074**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2074) - [FEATURE]: Convert prompts and resources to tools in virtual servers
- ⏳ [**#2313**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2313) - [FEATURE]: Implement vendor-specific adapters for A2A Agent Types (OpenAI, Anthropic) with UI interactive help
Release 1.4.0
!!! warning "Release 1.4.0 - In Progress (0%)" Due: 30 Jun 2026 | Status: Open Enterprise Features, Federation Enhancements, Performance
???+ info "📋 Epics - Remaining (12)"
- ⏳ [**#1285**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1285) - [EPIC][COMPLIANCE]: Fully implement MCP 2025-06-18 compliance across all endpoints
- ⏳ [**#2287**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2287) - [EPIC][MOBILE]: Mobile layout testing and optimization
- ⏳ [**#2288**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2288) - [EPIC][SDK]: TypeScript SDK auto-generation (@hey-api/openapi-ts)
- ⏳ [**#2293**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2293) - [EPIC][FEDERATION]: Federation dashboard and cross-gateway visibility
- ⏳ [**#2294**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2294) - [EPIC][COMPLIANCE]: Audit log viewer and compliance reports
- ⏳ [**#2295**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2295) - [EPIC][PERFORMANCE]: Performance profiling dashboard
- ⏳ [**#2296**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2296) - [EPIC][AUTH]: Advanced RBAC and permissions UI
- ⏳ [**#2297**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2297) - [EPIC][UI]: Notification center and alert management
- ⏳ [**#2298**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2298) - [EPIC][CONFIG]: Configuration versioning and rollback
- ⏳ [**#2304**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2304) - [EPIC][UI]: Interactive tutorials and guided tours
- ⏳ [**#2310**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2310) - [EPIC][UI]: Backup and restore UI
- ⏳ [**#2311**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2311) - [EPIC][ADMIN]: Admin alerting and alert management
???+ info "🧪 Testing - Remaining (2)"
- ⏳ [**#751**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/751) - [FEATURE][TESTING]: MCP server - Implement MCP evaluation benchmarks suite
- ⏳ [**#1971**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1971) - [TESTING]: Optimize test and lint pipeline (doctest, test, flake8, pylint, lint-web, verify)
???+ info "🔒 Security - Remaining (1)"
- ⏳ [**#542**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/542) - [FEATURE][SECURITY]: Helm chart - Enterprise secrets management integration (Vault)
???+ info "⚡ Performance - Remaining (4)"
- ⏳ [**#1856**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1856) - [PERFORMANCE]: Connection Pool Health Monitoring and Readiness Integration
- ⏳ [**#1858**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1858) - [PERFORMANCE]: Request Priority and Quality of Service (QoS)
- ⏳ [**#1863**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1863) - [PERFORMANCE]: Add Envoy Proxy with Optional Caching for Docker Compose
- ⏳ [**#1864**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1864) - [PERFORMANCE]: Add Envoy Gateway with Optional Caching for Helm Chart
???+ info "📚 Documentation - Remaining (1)"
- ⏳ [**#1346**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1346) - [DOCS]: Unclear instructions to test A2A agent as MCP tool
???+ info "🔧 Chores - Remaining (4)"
- ⏳ [**#211**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/211) - [CHORE]: Achieve Zero Static-Type Errors Across All Checkers (mypy, ty, pyright, pyrefly)
- ⏳ [**#253**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/253) - [CHORE]: Implement chaos engineering tests for fault tolerance validation (network partitions, service failures)
- ⏳ [**#398**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/398) - [CHORE]: Enforce pre-commit targets for doctest coverage, pytest coverage, pylint score 10/10, flake8 pass and add badges
- ⏳ [**#595**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/595) - [CHORE][DATABASE]: Investigate potential migration to UUID7
???+ info "✨ Features - Remaining (26)"
- ⏳ [**#114**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/114) - [FEATURE][DOCKER]: Connect to dockerized MCP servers via STDIO
- ⏳ [**#175**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/175) - [FEATURE][OBSERVABILITY]: Add OpenLLMetry integration
- ⏳ [**#209**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/209) - [FEATURE]: Anthropic Desktop Extensions DTX directory/marketplace
- ⏳ [**#218**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/218) - [FEATURE][OBSERVABILITY]: Prometheus metrics instrumentation
- ⏳ [**#258**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/258) - [FEATURE]: Universal client retry mechanisms with exponential backoff and jitter
- ⏳ [**#262**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/262) - [FEATURE][AGENT]: LangChain integration sample (OpenAI and A2A endpoints)
- ⏳ [**#263**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/263) - [FEATURE][AGENT]: CrewAI integration sample (OpenAI and A2A endpoints)
- ⏳ [**#272**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/272) - [FEATURE][OBSERVABILITY]: Pre-built Grafana dashboards and Loki log export
- ⏳ [**#286**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/286) - [FEATURE][CONFIG]: Dynamic configuration UI and admin API
- ⏳ [**#293**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/293) - [FEATURE]: Intelligent load balancing for redundant MCP servers
- ⏳ [**#296**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/296) - [FEATURE]: MCP server rating and review system
- ⏳ [**#299**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/299) - [FEATURE][A2A]: A2A ecosystem integration and marketplace
- ⏳ [**#300**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/300) - [FEATURE][LOGGING]: Structured JSON logging with correlation IDs
- ⏳ [**#301**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/301) - [FEATURE]: Full circuit breakers for unstable MCP server backends
- ⏳ [**#505**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/505) - [FEATURE]: Add ENV token forwarding management per tool
- ⏳ [**#545**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/545) - [FEATURE][CONFIG]: Hot-reload configuration without restart
- ⏳ [**#546**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/546) - [FEATURE]: Protocol version negotiation and backward compatibility
- ⏳ [**#547**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/547) - [FEATURE][UI]: Built-in MCP server health dashboard
- ⏳ [**#636**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/636) - [FEATURE][BUILD]: Add PyInstaller support for standalone binaries
- ⏳ [**#1135**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1135) - [FEATURE][POLICY]: Support OPA bundling for external policy downloads
- ⏳ [**#1266**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1266) - [FEATURE]: Share visibility with specific teams or users
- ⏳ [**#1267**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1267) - [FEATURE]: Approval-based promotion of MCP server to MCP registry
- ⏳ [**#1673**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1673) - [FEATURE]: OS service management - systemd, launchd, and Windows service support
- ⏳ [**#2095**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2095) - [FEATURE][CONFIG]: Support secrets-from-file and configurable .env loading
- ⏳ [**#2118**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2118) - [FEATURE]: Export MCP session pool metrics to Prometheus
- ⏳ [**#2199**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2199) - [FEATURE] Add LangChain-based MCP Agent
Release 1.3.0
!!! warning "Release 1.3.0 - In Progress (0%)" Due: 31 May 2026 | Status: Open New MCP Servers and Agents
???+ info "📋 Epics - Remaining (9)"
- ⏳ [**#2279**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2279) - [EPIC][I18N]: Internationalization (i18n) framework
- ⏳ [**#2280**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2280) - [EPIC][UI]: Theming and white-label support
- ⏳ [**#2281**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2281) - [EPIC][UI]: Bulk operations and multi-select
- ⏳ [**#2286**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2286) - [EPIC][UI]: Visual polish and UI consistency
- ⏳ [**#2300**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2300) - [EPIC][PERFORMANCE]: UI caching strategy and CDN
- ⏳ [**#2312**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2312) - [EPIC][UI]: Notification bell and real-time alerts UI
- ⏳ [**#2527**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2527) - [EPIC][MCP-APPS]: MCP Apps Support for ContextForge
- ⏳ [**#2603**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2603) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: ML-Based Behavioral Fingerprinting for Issue #257
- ⏳ [**#2823**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2823) - [EPIC][WEBMCP]: WebMCP Integration — Browser-Native Tool Registration and Gateway Bridge
???+ info "🧪 Testing - Remaining (3)"
- ⏳ [**#2480**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2480) - [TESTING][ACCESSIBILITY]: Admin UI WCAG Compliance, Keyboard Navigation, Screen Reader Support
- ⏳ [**#2482**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2482) - [TESTING][CHAOS]: Chaos Engineering, Random Fault Injection, and Game Day Scenarios
- ⏳ [**#2484**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2484) - [TESTING][LOCALIZATION]: Timezone Handling, Unicode/UTF-8, and International Character Support
???+ info "🐛 Bugs - Remaining (1)"
- ⏳ [**#683**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/683) - [FEATURE]: Debug headers and passthrough headers support
???+ info "🔒 Security - Remaining (1)"
- ⏳ [**#1789**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1789) - [FEATURE][SECURITY]: Separate /rpc endpoints per tool/MCP server
???+ info "⚡ Performance - Remaining (4)"
- ⏳ [**#290**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/290) - [PERFORMANCE]: Enhance Gateway Tuning Guide with PostgreSQL Deep-Dive
- ⏳ [**#1639**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1639) - [PERFORMANCE]: Migrate to PostgreSQL 18 (Experimental)
- ⏳ [**#1745**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1745) - [PERFORMANCE]: Audit Trail Performance & Configuration Enhancements
- ⏳ [**#2161**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2161) - [PERFORMANCE]: Evaluate async SQLAlchemy migration for high-concurrency scenarios
???+ info "📚 Documentation - Remaining (1)"
- ⏳ [**#503**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/503) - [DOCS]: Tutorial - OpenWebUI with Ollama, LiteLLM, MCPO, and MCP Gateway deployment
???+ info "🔧 Chores - Remaining (8)"
- ⏳ [**#250**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/250) - [CHORE]: Implement automatic API documentation generation using mkdocstrings and update Makefile
- ⏳ [**#255**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/255) - [CHORE]: Implement comprehensive Playwright test automation for the entire MCP Gateway Admin UI with Makefile targets and GitHub Actions
- ⏳ [**#307**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/307) - [CHORE]: GitHub Actions to build docs, with diagrams and test report, and deploy to GitHub Pages using MkDocs on every push to main
- ⏳ [**#402**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/402) - [CHORE][HELM]: Add post-deploy hook to register Time Server as Gateway
- ⏳ [**#1340**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1340) - [CHORE] Proposal: Split Monorepo into Separate Repositories in contextforge-org
- ⏳ [**#1688**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1688) - [CHORE]: Deprecate MySQL/MariaDB support - Focus on SQLite and PostgreSQL
- ⏳ [**#2139**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2139) - [CHORE]: Documentation rationalization and Diataxis framework adoption
- ⏳ [**#2383**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2383) - [CHORE] Evaluate and select additional CI/CD quality tools
???+ info "✨ Features - Remaining (11)"
- ⏳ [**#285**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/285) - [FEATURE][CONFIG]: Configuration validation and schema enforcement
- ⏳ [**#537**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/537) - [FEATURE][CONFIG]: Simple endpoint feature flags
- ⏳ [**#738**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/738) - [FEATURE][CONFIG]: Configuration database for dynamic settings management
- ⏳ [**#912**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/912) - [FEATURE][AGENT]: IBM BeeAI framework integration sample
- ⏳ [**#1042**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1042) - [FEATURE]: Implementation plan for root directory
- ⏳ [**#1535**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1535) - [FEATURE][DB]: PostgreSQL schema configuration support
- ⏳ [**#1568**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1568) - [FEATURE][BUILD]: Future directions for configurable builds
- ⏳ [**#1619**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1619) - [RUST]: Rewrite reverse-proxy module in Rust
- ⏳ [**#1671**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1671) - [FEATURE][DB]: Consider wait-and-retry fallback for advisory lock timeout
- ⏳ [**#1952**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1952) - [FEATURE][DB]: Implement 4-database architecture for scaling and separation of metrics, logs, and observability data
- ⏳ [**#2339**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2339) - [PROPOSAL]: Plugin Framework Evolution
Release 1.2.0
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???+ info "📋 Epics - Remaining (27)"
- ⏳ [**#287**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/287) - [EPIC][API]: API Path Versioning - Unified /api/v1 prefix with /api/experimental namespace
- ⏳ [**#1245**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1245) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: Security clearance levels plugin - Bell-LaPadula MAC implementation
- ⏳ [**#1286**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1286) - [EPIC][TESTING]: MCP compliance checker - Automated specification testing tool
- ⏳ [**#1305**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1305) - [EPIC][AI]: AI service discovery and gateway proxy
- ⏳ [**#1359**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1359) - [EPIC]: Custom metadata fields - Rich extensible metadata system
- ⏳ [**#1374**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1374) - [EPIC][AUTH]: Two-factor authentication (2FA) - TOTP/Google Authenticator support
- ⏳ [**#1377**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1377) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: A2AS framework - Runtime security and self-defense for MCP and A2A
- ⏳ [**#1422**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1422) - [EPIC][AUTH]: Agent and tool authentication and authorization plugin
- ⏳ [**#1472**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1472) - [EPIC][PLUGIN]: Configurable plugins via admin UI
- ⏳ [**#2110**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2110) - [EPIC][RUNTIME]: Secure MCP runtime - Remote server deployment and catalog integration (Docker, Code Engine)
- ⏳ [**#2215**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2215) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: MCP server security posture assessment - Pre-deployment scanning and validation
- ⏳ [**#2222**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2222) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: Policy-as-code security and compliance automation platform
- ⏳ [**#2228**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2228) - [EPIC][AI]: AI-powered conversational gateway and semantic discovery platform
- ⏳ [**#2305**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2305) - [EPIC][UI]: Contextual help and tooltips
- ⏳ [**#2556**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2556) - [EPIC][AUTH]: Authentication Rate Controls & Plugin Support
- ⏳ [**#2560**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2560) - [EPIC][UI]: Client-side rate limiting and request management
- ⏳ [**#2561**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2561) - [EPIC][UI]: Session timeout and idle detection for Admin UI
- ⏳ [**#2564**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2564) - [EPIC][SECURITY][UI]: Click-to-Reveal UI Components (UX Improvements)
- ⏳ [**#2575**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2575) - [EPIC][PLUGIN]: Decouple plugin framework from mcpgateway dependencies
- ⏳ [**#2578**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2578) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: Interface-Level Access Control (ILAC) - Restrict Users to MCP/A2A/API/UI via RBAC
- ⏳ [**#2599**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2599) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: Canary Tokens and Honeypot Resources
- ⏳ [**#2600**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2600) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: Tool Payload Encryption (Gateway-Terminating and Passthrough Modes)
- ⏳ [**#2602**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2602) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: Interactive Compliance Gap Checker and Self-Assessment Tool
- ⏳ [**#2755**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2755) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: Admin IP allowlist - CIDR-based network access control for administrative endpoints
- ⏳ [**#2756**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2756) - [EPIC][SECURITY]: Gateway IP allowlist/denylist - CIDR-based network access control for MCP, A2A, and REST endpoints
- ⏳ [**#2809**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2809) - [EPIC][INTEGRATION]: Backstage integration - MCP/A2A federation, catalog sync, and developer portal experience
- ⏳ [**#2984**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2984) - [EPIC][PROTOCOL]: GraphQL-to-MCP translation module - automatic schema introspection and tool generation
???+ info "🧪 Testing - Remaining (3)"
- ⏳ [**#2003**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2003) - [TESTING]: Load test toggle tasks fail under database saturation
- ⏳ [**#2479**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2479) - [TESTING][COMPATIBILITY]: Python Versions, Database Versions, and Browser Compatibility
- ⏳ [**#2481**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2481) - [TESTING][CLI]: Command-Line Interface, Help Text, and Error Messages
???+ info "🔒 Security - Remaining (9)"
- ⏳ [**#536**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/536) - [FEATURE][SECURITY]: Generic IP-based access control (allowlist)
- ⏳ [**#2216**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2216) - [FEATURE][SECURITY]: Container vulnerability scanner - Trivy/Grype integration
- ⏳ [**#2217**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2217) - [FEATURE][SECURITY]: MCP server source code scanner - Semgrep/Bandit integration
- ⏳ [**#2218**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2218) - [FEATURE][SECURITY]: SBOM generator - CycloneDX/SPDX for MCP servers
- ⏳ [**#2219**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2219) - [FEATURE][SECURITY]: MCP server security policy engine - Configurable compliance gates
- ⏳ [**#2234**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2234) - [FEATURE][SECURITY]: Supply chain attack detection - Typosquatting and dependency confusion
- ⏳ [**#2235**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2235) - [FEATURE][SECURITY]: Container image signing and verification - Sigstore/Cosign integration
- ⏳ [**#2236**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2236) - [FEATURE][SECURITY]: Security posture drift alerting - Continuous CVE monitoring
- ⏳ [**#2237**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2237) - [FEATURE][SECURITY]: MCP-specific security rules - Custom Semgrep/CodeQL for MCP patterns
???+ info "⚡ Performance - Remaining (23)"
- ⏳ [**#289**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/289) - [PERFORMANCE]: Multi-Layer Caching System (Memory + Redis)
- ⏳ [**#291**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/291) - [PERFORMANCE]: Comprehensive Scalability & Soak-Test Harness (Long-term Stability & Load) - locust, pytest-benchmark, smocker mocked MCP servers
- ⏳ [**#432**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/432) - [PERFORMANCE]: Performance Optimization Implementation and Guide for MCP Gateway (baseline)
- ⏳ [**#1354**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1354) - [PERFORMANCE][DB]: PostgreSQL database tuning and optimization
- ⏳ [**#1612**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1612) - [PERFORMANCE]: Reduce SQLite busy_timeout from 30s to 5s (configurable)
- ⏳ [**#1825**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1825) - [PERFORMANCE]: Reduce wrapper CPU overhead (stdin read + task churn)
- ⏳ [**#1853**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1853) - [PERFORMANCE]: Database Retry Mechanism for High-Concurrency Resilience
- ⏳ [**#1854**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1854) - [PERFORMANCE]: Global Rate Limiting for Gateway Protection
- ⏳ [**#1857**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1857) - [PERFORMANCE]: Async Database Logging to Prevent Feedback Loop Under Load
- ⏳ [**#1862**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1862) - [PERFORMANCE]: Fix PostgreSQL 'Idle in Transaction' Connection Issue
- ⏳ [**#1894**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1894) - [PERFORMANCE]: Admin UI endpoints have high tail latency (5-10s p95)
- ⏳ [**#1906**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1906) - [PERFORMANCE]: Metrics aggregation queries cause full table scans under load
- ⏳ [**#1907**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1907) - [PERFORMANCE]: Admin UI endpoint /admin/ has high latency under load
- ⏳ [**#1919**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1919) - [PERFORMANCE]: Upstream rmcp returns SSE-only responses, no JSON option
- ⏳ [**#1963**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1963) - [PERFORMANCE]: Plugin framework performance optimization
- ⏳ [**#1995**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1995) - [PERFORMANCE]: Optimize SQLAlchemy pool configuration for PgBouncer deployments
- ⏳ [**#2004**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2004) - [PERFORMANCE]: Increase default registry cache TTLs for core tables
- ⏳ [**#2005**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2005) - [PERFORMANCE]: Add Redis caching for association table queries
- ⏳ [**#2006**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2006) - [PERFORMANCE]: Optimize linear O(N) condition matching in plugin framework
- ⏳ [**#2007**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2007) - [PERFORMANCE]: Compile user patterns to regex in plugin condition matching
- ⏳ [**#2114**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2114) - [PERFORMANCE]: Database lock contention in toggle operations under high concurrency
- ⏳ [**#2181**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2181) - [PERFORMANCE]: Distributed MCP Session State for Multi-Node Deployments
- ⏳ [**#2356**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2356) - [PERFORMANCE]: Add database resilience hardening (connection monitoring, optimistic locking, circuit breaker)
???+ info "🔧 Chores - Remaining (6)"
- ⏳ [**#589**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/589) - [CHORE][CICD]: Generate build provenance attestations for workflow artifacts
- ⏳ [**#674**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/674) - [CHORE][DEVOPS]: Automate release management process
- ⏳ [**#1260**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1260) - [CHORE]: x86-64-v2 support
- ⏳ [**#2100**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2100) - [CHORE]: Setup Plugin Framework Repository
- ⏳ [**#2138**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2138) - [CHORE]: Rationalize Full Pipeline Build workflow against other GitHub Actions workflows
- ⏳ [**#2568**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2568) - [REFACTOR][UI]: Consolidate innerHTML patterns
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