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ContextForge (IBM)

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IBM's ContextForge: an open source registry and proxy that federates MCP, A2A and REST/gRPC APIs behind one endpoint with auth and observability.

GitHub stars★ 4,729
LicenseApache-2.0
Last pushtoday
LanguagePython
Named in README as working with
VS Code

Per its own README, as of Oct 30, 2026. Not verified by hand.

Public-signal score

84
SolidPublic-signal score, 84/100Computed Oct 30, 2026 from public GitHub data. Not a hands-on test.
Maintenance (last push)
30/30
License clarity
15/15
Documentation
20/20
Adoption (stars)
14/20
Client compatibility (README)
5/15
Hands-on agent test: not yet run

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Quick answers

What is ContextForge (IBM)?

IBM's ContextForge: an open source registry and proxy that federates MCP, A2A and REST/gRPC APIs behind one endpoint with auth and observability.

Is ContextForge (IBM) open source?

GitHub detects the license as Apache-2.0. Check the repository's LICENSE file before relying on that.

Which clients does ContextForge (IBM) work with?

Its README names: VS Code. That is not a hands-on compatibility test.

Is ContextForge (IBM) actively maintained?

The last push was 2026-10-30 (today), as of Oct 30, 2026.

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