> ## Documentation Index
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# MCP Gateway

> Govern how people and AI agents discover and call tools through one Model Context Protocol control plane.

## Overview

The MCP Gateway sits between AI clients and the tools they call. It centralizes connections, credentials, scopes, policies, approvals, and audit records.

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  Availability may depend on your plan and deployment. Confirm current availability with your Scrums.com contact before designing a production dependency.
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## Core objects

| Object      | Meaning                                                 |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| Integration | An MCP server, API, or internal system                  |
| Connection  | A credential reference for an integration               |
| Scope       | An organization, team, member, or agent boundary        |
| Policy      | An allow, approval-required, or block decision          |
| Toolkit     | A curated set of tools exposed through an endpoint      |
| Run         | An append-only record of a call or configuration change |

## Governance model

* Give each person and agent its own identity.
* Store credentials in a broker instead of client configuration files.
* Apply policy at organization, team, and individual scopes.
* Require a separate approver for sensitive actions.
* Record tool, principal, policy, latency, and outcome for every call.
* Revoke an agent without revoking the person who configured it.

## Connect a client

1. Add and verify an integration.
2. Place its connection in the appropriate scope.
3. Assign tool-level policies.
4. Create a toolkit for the intended workflow.
5. Connect the client to the scoped endpoint.
6. Review audit and approval records.

## Related

* [AI Agent Harness](/docs/platform/agent-harness)
* [Authentication and access control](/docs/security/authentication)
* [MCP Gateway capability](https://www.scrums.com/platform/mcp-gateway)