AgentGateway · Schema
MCPTarget
Configuration for an MCP server target in AgentGateway, defining a connected MCP tool provider.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | Unique name for this MCP target. |
| type | string | The connection type for this MCP target. |
| url | string | URL of the MCP server endpoint. |
| authentication | object | Authentication configuration for connecting to this MCP server. |
| tools | array | List of tool names exposed by this MCP target (empty means all tools are available). |
| allowedClients | array | List of client identifiers permitted to use this MCP target. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/agentgateway/refs/heads/main/json-schema/agentgateway-mcp-target-schema.json",
"title": "MCPTarget",
"description": "Configuration for an MCP server target in AgentGateway, defining a connected MCP tool provider.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique name for this MCP target.",
"example": "filesystem-tools"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The connection type for this MCP target.",
"enum": ["sse", "stdio", "http"],
"example": "http"
},
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL of the MCP server endpoint.",
"example": "http://localhost:3001/mcp"
},
"authentication": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Authentication configuration for connecting to this MCP server.",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["bearer", "apikey", "none"],
"example": "bearer"
},
"tokenRef": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Reference to the secret containing the authentication token.",
"example": "mcp-server-token"
}
}
},
"tools": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of tool names exposed by this MCP target (empty means all tools are available).",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": ["read_file", "write_file", "list_directory"]
},
"allowedClients": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of client identifiers permitted to use this MCP target.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"required": ["name", "type"]
}