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InfoQ · November 2, 2026 · On the brief until November 16, 2026

Uber Builds MCP Gateway to Govern Access to 800+ Servers and 5,000+ AI Agent Tools

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discovering and invoking internal enterprise tools

Uber built an MCP Gateway to govern how internal AI agents discover and call over 5,000 tools across 800 servers. The system translates protocols, redacts sensitive data, and controls access. This setup lets engineers manage agent tooling through centralized gateway patterns without changing underlying backend services.

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Practitioners can debate whether agent integration demands new architectural models or simply reapplies established distributed API gateway patterns.

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