Slim down MCP gateway to just run mcp and a2a proxy service

[jkothamb]

Hi,

Is there a way to just run mcp and a2a backend proxy service without UI interface etc

Thanks

[s001dxp]

There are environmental variables that can be set to turn the Admin UI off while maintaining the ability to use the API for management:

#####################################
# Admin UI and API Toggles
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# Enable the web-based Admin UI at /admin
# Options: true (default), false
# PRODUCTION: Set to false for security unless needed
MCPGATEWAY_UI_ENABLED=true

# Enable Admin REST API endpoints (/tools, /servers, /resources, etc.)
# Options: true (default), false
# Required for: Admin UI functionality, programmatic management
MCPGATEWAY_ADMIN_API_ENABLED=true

[araujof]

@jkothamb, we are also discussing a proposal to split the project into smaller, reusable components (the core gateway being one of them), which should help with componentization. Please comment and make suggestions.

#1340

[crivetimihai]

Hi @jkothamb, great use case. Please share your workload profile and deployment constraints so I can suggest a minimal architecture (core gateway vs full stack) and whether we should split components by default.