MCP Gateway Roadmap

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 1.6.0

!!! warning "Release 1.6.0 - In Progress (0%)" Due: 18 Aug 2026 | Status: Open Collaboration, Workflow Management, Security Posture

???+ info "📋 Epics - Remaining (9)"

- ⏳ [**#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

???+ info "✨ Features - Remaining (26)"

- ⏳ [**#267**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/267) - Java implementation - plantuml-server
- ⏳ [**#268**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/268) - Haskell implementation - pandoc-server
- ⏳ [**#269**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/269) - Go implementation - LaTeX service
- ⏳ [**#270**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/270) - Go implementation - libreoffice-server
- ⏳ [**#273**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/273) - [TERRAFORM]: mcp-gateway-aws module (EKS, ECS Fargate)
- ⏳ [**#274**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/274) - [TERRAFORM]: mcp-gateway-azure module (AKS, ACA)
- ⏳ [**#275**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/275) - [TERRAFORM]: mcp-gateway-gcp module (GKE, Cloud Run)
- ⏳ [**#276**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/276) - [TERRAFORM]: mcp-gateway-ibm-cloud module (IKS, ROKS, Code Engine)
- ⏳ [**#896**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/896) - Add prompt authoring tools category to MCP eval server
- ⏳ [**#897**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/897) - Go sample - database-query-server
- ⏳ [**#899**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/899) - Python sample - ml-inference-server
- ⏳ [**#901**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/901) - Rust sample - crypto-tools-server
- ⏳ [**#902**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/902) - Rust sample - performance-benchmark-server
- ⏳ [**#903**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/903) - TypeScript sample - web-automation-server
- ⏳ [**#904**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/904) - TypeScript sample - real-time-collaboration-server
- ⏳ [**#905**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/905) - IBM Granite language models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#906**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/906) - IBM Granite vision models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#907**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/907) - IBM Granite speech models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#908**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/908) - IBM Granite time series models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#909**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/909) - IBM Granite Guardian safety models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#910**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/910) - IBM Granite geospatial models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#911**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/911) - IBM Granite embedding models MCP server
- ⏳ [**#921**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/921) - 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) - Granian feature requests - max-requests, jitter, and worker lifecycle improvements

???+ info "⚡ Performance - Remaining (4)"

- ⏳ [**#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) - Migrate to Python 3.14 with Free-Threading (No GIL)
- ⏳ [**#1640**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1640) - Add asyncpg Driver Support (Alternative to psycopg2)
- ⏳ [**#1761**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1761) - Reduce importlib lookups at runtime

???+ info "🔧 Chores - Remaining (6)"

- ⏳ [**#292**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/292) - Enable AI Alliance Analytics Stack Integration
- ⏳ [**#318**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/318) - Publish Agents and Tools that leverage codebase and templates
- ⏳ [**#407**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/407) - [TESTING]: Improve pytest configuration and plugins
- ⏳ [**#408**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/408) - [CICD]: Add normalize script to pre-commit hooks
- ⏳ [**#414**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/414) - 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) - [PYTHON]: Run pyupgrade to modernize Python syntax

???+ info "📚 Documentation - Remaining (28)"

- ⏳ [**#22**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/22) - Add BeeAI framework client integration (Python and TypeScript)
- ⏳ [**#565**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/565) - Documentation for Goose integration
- ⏳ [**#871**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/871) - Langflow integration
- ⏳ [**#872**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/872) - Watsonx.ai integration
- ⏳ [**#873**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/873) - Watsonx Orchestrate integration
- ⏳ [**#874**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/874) - IBM Decision Intelligence MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#875**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/875) - IBM MQ server MCP integration
- ⏳ [**#876**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/876) - IBM ODM MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#877**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/877) - IBM watsonx.data Document Retrieval MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#878**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/878) - IBM Cloud MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#879**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/879) - IBM Cloud Code Engine MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#880**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/880) - IBM Cloud VPC MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#881**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/881) - IBM Instana MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#882**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/882) - IBM Storage Insights MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#883**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/883) - IBM API Connect for GraphQL MCP integration
- ⏳ [**#884**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/884) - WxMCPServer (webMethods) integration
- ⏳ [**#885**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/885) - Terraform MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#886**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/886) - Vault Radar MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#887**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/887) - DataStax Astra DB MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#888**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/888) - Docling MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#889**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/889) - MCP Composer integration
- ⏳ [**#890**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/890) - Langflow MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#891**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/891) - BeeAI framework integration
- ⏳ [**#913**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/913) - Atlassian MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#914**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/914) - Box MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#915**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/915) - GitHub MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#917**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/917) - Hugging Face MCP server integration
- ⏳ [**#918**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/918) - Javadocs.dev MCP server integration

Release 1.5.0

!!! warning "Release 1.5.0 - In Progress (0%)" Due: 21 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 "✨ Features - Remaining (6)"

- ⏳ [**#756**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/756) - REST passthrough APIs with pre/post plugins (JSONPath and filters)
- ⏳ [**#1338**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1338) - Enhance REST API gateway to support form data, path parameters, and dynamic path variables
- ⏳ [**#1559**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1559) - Package with other MCP server in stdio mode
- ⏳ [**#1660**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1660) - Centralized Redis configuration
- ⏳ [**#2074**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2074) - Convert prompts and resources to tools in virtual servers
- ⏳ [**#2313**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2313) - Implement vendor-specific adapters for A2A Agent Types (OpenAI, Anthropic) with UI interactive help

???+ info "⚡ Performance - Remaining (7)"

- ⏳ [**#251**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/251) - 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) - HTTP/2 and keep-alive transport
- ⏳ [**#1295**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1295) - Static asset caching and CDN
- ⏳ [**#1681**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1681) - Implement Lazy Service Initialization
- ⏳ [**#1682**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1682) - Implement SSE Backpressure and Slow Client Handling
- ⏳ [**#1780**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1780) - Add random jitter to scheduled tasks to prevent thundering herd
- ⏳ [**#2550**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2550) - Idle transaction timeout under high load (4000+ users)

???+ info "🔧 Chores - Remaining (2)"

- ⏳ [**#2145**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2145) - Refactor APIRouters from main.py into separate router modules
- ⏳ [**#2612**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2612) - Deprecate SQLite Support - Focus Exclusively on PostgreSQL 18+

Release 1.4.0

!!! warning "Release 1.4.0 - In Progress (0%)" Due: 23 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 "✨ Features - Remaining (28)"

- ⏳ [**#114**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/114) - Connect to dockerized MCP servers via STDIO
- ⏳ [**#175**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/175) - Add OpenLLMetry integration
- ⏳ [**#209**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/209) - Anthropic Desktop Extensions DTX directory/marketplace
- ⏳ [**#218**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/218) - Prometheus metrics instrumentation
- ⏳ [**#258**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/258) - Universal client retry mechanisms with exponential backoff and jitter
- ⏳ [**#262**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/262) - [AGENT]: LangChain integration sample (OpenAI and A2A endpoints)
- ⏳ [**#263**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/263) - [AGENT]: CrewAI integration sample (OpenAI and A2A endpoints)
- ⏳ [**#272**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/272) - Pre-built Grafana dashboards and Loki log export
- ⏳ [**#286**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/286) - Dynamic configuration UI and admin API
- ⏳ [**#293**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/293) - Intelligent load balancing for redundant MCP servers
- ⏳ [**#296**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/296) - MCP server rating and review system
- ⏳ [**#299**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/299) - [A2A]: A2A ecosystem integration and marketplace
- ⏳ [**#300**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/300) - Structured JSON logging with correlation IDs
- ⏳ [**#301**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/301) - Full circuit breakers for unstable MCP server backends
- ⏳ [**#505**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/505) - Add ENV token forwarding management per tool
- ⏳ [**#542**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/542) - Helm chart - Enterprise secrets management integration (Vault)
- ⏳ [**#545**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/545) - Hot-reload configuration without restart
- ⏳ [**#546**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/546) - Protocol version negotiation and backward compatibility
- ⏳ [**#547**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/547) - Built-in MCP server health dashboard
- ⏳ [**#636**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/636) - Add PyInstaller support for standalone binaries
- ⏳ [**#751**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/751) - [TESTING]: MCP server - Implement MCP evaluation benchmarks suite
- ⏳ [**#1135**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1135) - [POLICY]: Support OPA bundling for external policy downloads
- ⏳ [**#1266**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1266) - Share visibility with specific teams or users
- ⏳ [**#1267**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1267) - Approval-based promotion of MCP server to MCP registry
- ⏳ [**#1673**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1673) - OS service management - systemd, launchd, and Windows service support
- ⏳ [**#2095**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2095) - Support secrets-from-file and configurable .env loading
- ⏳ [**#2118**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2118) - Export MCP session pool metrics to Prometheus
- ⏳ [**#2199**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2199) - Add LangChain-based MCP Agent

???+ info "⚡ Performance - Remaining (4)"

- ⏳ [**#1856**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1856) - Connection Pool Health Monitoring and Readiness Integration
- ⏳ [**#1858**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1858) - Request Priority and Quality of Service (QoS)
- ⏳ [**#1863**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1863) - Add Envoy Proxy with Optional Caching for Docker Compose
- ⏳ [**#1864**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1864) - Add Envoy Gateway with Optional Caching for Helm Chart

???+ info "🔧 Chores - Remaining (4)"

- ⏳ [**#211**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/211) - Achieve Zero Static-Type Errors Across All Checkers (mypy, ty, pyright, pyrefly)
- ⏳ [**#253**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/253) - Implement chaos engineering tests for fault tolerance validation (network partitions, service failures)
- ⏳ [**#398**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/398) - 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) - [DATABASE]: Investigate potential migration to UUID7

???+ info "📚 Documentation - Remaining (1)"

- ⏳ [**#1346**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1346) - Unclear instructions to test A2A agent as MCP tool

???+ info "🧪 Testing - Remaining (1)"

- ⏳ [**#1971**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1971) - Optimize test and lint pipeline (doctest, test, flake8, pylint, lint-web, verify)

Release 1.3.0

!!! warning "Release 1.3.0 - In Progress (0%)" Due: 26 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 "✨ Features - Remaining (13)"

- ⏳ [**#285**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/285) - Configuration validation and schema enforcement
- ⏳ [**#537**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/537) - Simple endpoint feature flags
- ⏳ [**#683**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/683) - Debug headers and passthrough headers support
- ⏳ [**#738**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/738) - Configuration database for dynamic settings management
- ⏳ [**#912**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/912) - [AGENT]: IBM BeeAI framework integration sample
- ⏳ [**#1042**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1042) - Implementation plan for root directory
- ⏳ [**#1535**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1535) - PostgreSQL schema configuration support
- ⏳ [**#1568**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1568) - 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) - Consider wait-and-retry fallback for advisory lock timeout
- ⏳ [**#1789**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1789) - Separate /rpc endpoints per tool/MCP server
- ⏳ [**#1952**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1952) - 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

???+ info "⚡ Performance - Remaining (3)"

- ⏳ [**#290**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/290) - Enhance Gateway Tuning Guide with PostgreSQL Deep-Dive
- ⏳ [**#1745**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1745) - Audit Trail Performance & Configuration Enhancements
- ⏳ [**#2161**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2161) - Evaluate async SQLAlchemy migration for high-concurrency scenarios

???+ info "🔧 Chores - Remaining (9)"

- ⏳ [**#250**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/250) - Implement automatic API documentation generation using mkdocstrings and update Makefile
- ⏳ [**#255**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/255) - 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) - 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) - Add post-deploy hook to register Time Server as Gateway
- ⏳ [**#1340**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1340) - Proposal: Split Monorepo into Separate Repositories in contextforge-org
- ⏳ [**#1688**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1688) - Deprecate MySQL/MariaDB support - Focus on SQLite and PostgreSQL
- ⏳ [**#2139**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2139) - Documentation rationalization and Diataxis framework adoption
- ✅ [**#2361**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2361) - Replace copier with cookiecutter for template scaffolding
- ⏳ [**#2383**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2383) - Evaluate and select additional CI/CD quality tools

???+ info "📚 Documentation - Remaining (1)"

- ⏳ [**#503**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/503) - Tutorial - OpenWebUI with Ollama, LiteLLM, MCPO, and MCP Gateway deployment

???+ info "🧪 Testing - Remaining (3)"

- ⏳ [**#2480**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2480) - [ACCESSIBILITY]: Admin UI WCAG Compliance, Keyboard Navigation, Screen Reader Support
- ⏳ [**#2482**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2482) - [CHAOS]: Chaos Engineering, Random Fault Injection, and Game Day Scenarios
- ⏳ [**#2484**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2484) - [LOCALIZATION]: Timezone Handling, Unicode/UTF-8, and International Character Support

Release 1.2.0

!!! warning "Release 1.2.0 - In Progress (0%)" Due: 28 Apr 2026 | Status: Open Documentation, Technical Debt, Bugfixes

???+ info "📋 Epics - Remaining (21)"

- ⏳ [**#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
- ⏳ [**#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
- ⏳ [**#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)
- ⏳ [**#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

???+ info "✨ Features - Remaining (48)"

- ⏳ [**#123**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/123) - [AI]: Dynamic server catalog via rule, regexp, tags, or LLM-based selection
- ⏳ [**#182**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/182) - Semantic tool auto-filtering
- ⏳ [**#284**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/284) - LDAP / Active Directory integration
- ⏳ [**#295**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/295) - MCP server marketplace and registry
- ⏳ [**#536**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/536) - Generic IP-based access control (allowlist)
- ⏳ [**#548**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/548) - GraphQL API support for tool discovery
- ⏳ [**#706**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/706) - ABAC virtual server support
- ⏳ [**#782**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/782) - OAuth enhancement following PR 768
- ⏳ [**#848**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/848) - Allow same prompt name across different MCP servers
- ⏳ [**#1356**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1356) - Headers passthrough from MCP server configuration
- ⏳ [**#1428**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1428) - CRT-based semantic tool router for dynamic MCP servers
- ⏳ [**#1438**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1438) - Enhance the IAM pre-tool plugin
- ⏳ [**#1439**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1439) - Create JWT claims and metadata extraction plugin
- ⏳ [**#1456**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1456) - Migrate from JWT tokens to short opaque API tokens
- ⏳ [**#1473**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1473) - Adding extra values to values.yaml
- ⏳ [**#1911**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1911) - Support nodeSelector, tolerations, affinity, and anti-affinity
- ⏳ [**#1917**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1917) - Allow passing extra env variables via secret
- ⏳ [**#2019**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2019) - Centralized configurable RBAC/ABAC policy engine
- ⏳ [**#2120**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2120) - Generic OIDC group to team mapping for SSO
- ⏳ [**#2216**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2216) - Container vulnerability scanner - Trivy/Grype integration
- ⏳ [**#2217**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2217) - MCP server source code scanner - Semgrep/Bandit integration
- ⏳ [**#2218**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2218) - SBOM generator - CycloneDX/SPDX for MCP servers
- ⏳ [**#2219**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2219) - MCP server security policy engine - Configurable compliance gates
- ⏳ [**#2221**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2221) - [CATALOG]: Curated secure MCP server catalog with trust tiers
- ⏳ [**#2224**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2224) - [COMPLIANCE]: Compliance report generator - FedRAMP/HIPAA/SOC2 automation
- ⏳ [**#2225**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2225) - [POLICY]: Policy audit trail and decision logging
- ⏳ [**#2226**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2226) - [POLICY]: Policy testing and simulation sandbox
- ⏳ [**#2227**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2227) - Just-in-time (JIT) access and temporary privilege elevation
- ⏳ [**#2229**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2229) - [SEARCH]: Tool embedding index and semantic search service
- ⏳ [**#2230**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2230) - Virtual meta-server - Comprehensive tool discovery and execution layer
- ⏳ [**#2231**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2231) - [AI]: Conversational tool discovery interface
- ⏳ [**#2232**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2232) - [A2A]: A2A agent semantic discovery and orchestration
- ⏳ [**#2234**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2234) - Supply chain attack detection - Typosquatting and dependency confusion
- ⏳ [**#2235**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2235) - Container image signing and verification - Sigstore/Cosign integration
- ⏳ [**#2236**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2236) - Security posture drift alerting - Continuous CVE monitoring
- ⏳ [**#2237**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2237) - MCP-specific security rules - Custom Semgrep/CodeQL for MCP patterns
- ⏳ [**#2238**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2238) - [POLICY]: Policy GitOps and version control
- ⏳ [**#2239**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2239) - [POLICY]: Policy conflict detection and resolution
- ⏳ [**#2240**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2240) - [POLICY]: Policy impact analysis and what-if simulation
- ⏳ [**#2241**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2241) - [POLICY]: Separation of duties (SoD) enforcement plugin
- ⏳ [**#2242**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2242) - [POLICY]: Policy templates library
- ⏳ [**#2244**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2244) - [AI]: Tool recommendation engine
- ⏳ [**#2245**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2245) - [ANALYTICS]: Tool usage analytics for search ranking
- ⏳ [**#2246**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2246) - [TOOLS]: Tool chain templates and workflow automation
- ⏳ [**#2247**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2247) - [TOOLS]: Semantic tool deprecation and migration assistant
- ⏳ [**#2248**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2248) - [AI]: Natural language direct tool execution
- ⏳ [**#2729**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2729) - [RUST]: Rust Implementation for Secrets Detection Plugin
- ⏳ [**#2730**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2730) - [RUST] Plugin Architecture Options

???+ info "⚡ Performance - Remaining (8)"

- ⏳ [**#1612**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1612) - Reduce SQLite busy_timeout from 30s to 5s (configurable)
- ⏳ [**#1825**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1825) - Reduce wrapper CPU overhead (stdin read + task churn)
- ⏳ [**#1919**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1919) - Upstream rmcp returns SSE-only responses, no JSON option
- ⏳ [**#2004**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2004) - Increase default registry cache TTLs for core tables
- ⏳ [**#2005**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2005) - Add Redis caching for association table queries
- ⏳ [**#2007**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2007) - Compile user patterns to regex in plugin condition matching
- ⏳ [**#2114**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2114) - Database lock contention in toggle operations under high concurrency
- ⏳ [**#2181**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2181) - Distributed MCP Session State for Multi-Node Deployments

???+ info "🔧 Chores - Remaining (4)"

- ⏳ [**#1260**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1260) - X86-64-v2 support
- ⏳ [**#2100**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2100) - Setup Plugin Framework Repository
- ⏳ [**#2138**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2138) - Rationalize Full Pipeline Build workflow against other GitHub Actions workflows
- ⏳ [**#2568**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2568) - Consolidate innerHTML patterns with auto-escaping helpers

???+ info "🧪 Testing - Remaining (2)"

- ⏳ [**#2479**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2479) - [COMPATIBILITY]: Python Versions, Database Versions, and Browser Compatibility
- ⏳ [**#2481**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/2481) - [CLI]: Command-Line Interface, Help Text, and Error Messages

Release 1.1.0

!!! warning "Release 1.1.0 - In Progress (0%)" Due: 31 Mar 2026 | Status: Open Technical Debt and Quality

???+ info "📋 Epics - Remaining (16)"

- ⏳ [**#1304**](https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/issues/1304) - [EPIC]: Implement SEP-1649 MCP server cards discovery
- ⏳ [**#1306**](https://github

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