Getting Started
Unla - MCP Gateway
๐ Transform your existing MCP services and APIs into MCP-compliant services through configuration โ no code changes required
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What is Unla?
Unla is a lightweight, highly available gateway service written in Go. It enables individuals and organizations to transform existing MCP services and APIs into MCP protocol compliant services through configuration โ without changing a single line of code.โก Note: Unla is under rapid development! We strive to maintain backward compatibility, but cannot guarantee 100%. Please carefully check version changes when upgrading. Due to rapid iteration, documentation updates may sometimes lag behind. If you encounter any issues, feel free to seek help through Discord or Issues โค๏ธ
๐ง Core Design Principles
โ Zero Intrusion
Platform-agnostic, supports deployment on bare metal, VMs, ECS, Kubernetes environments without modifying existing infrastructure
๐ Configuration-Driven
Transform traditional APIs into MCP services using YAML configuration โ no code required
๐ชถ Lightweight & Efficient
Designed for minimal resource usage without sacrificing performance or availability
๐งญ Built-in Management Interface
Out-of-the-box web interface that simplifies setup and reduces operational overhead
Architecture
๐ Core Features
๐ Protocol & Proxy Capabilities
- โ Support for converting RESTful APIs to MCP services
- โ Support for proxying MCP services
- โ Support for MCP SSE
- โ Support for MCP Streamable HTTP
- โ Support for MCP responses including text, images, and audio
- ๐ Support for converting gRPC to MCP services (in development)
- ๐ Support for converting WebSocket to MCP services (in development)
๐ง Session & Multi-tenancy Support
- โ Persistent and recoverable session support
- โ Multi-tenancy support
- ๐ Support for MCP service grouping and aggregation (in development)
๐ Configuration & Management
- โ Automatic configuration retrieval and seamless hot reload
- โ Configuration persistence (SQLite/PostgreSQL/MySQL/API)
- โ Configuration synchronization via OS signals, HTTP, or Redis PubSub
- โ Configuration version control
๐ Security & Authentication
- โ OAuth-based MCP service pre-authentication support
๐ฆ Deployment & Operations
- โ Multi-replica service support
- โ Docker support
- โ Kubernetes and Helm deployment support
Quick Start
Quickly deploy and start Unla MCP Gateway service
Docker Deployment
Container deployment solution using Docker
MCP Gateway Configuration
Configure MCP Gateway service parameters and options
Client Integration
Seamless integration with multiple MCP clients