• Operant AI’s MCP Gateway is the first enterprise-grade security solution offering real-time, active blocking for MCP-based AI workflows.
  • Gartner projects that by 2026, 75% of API gateway vendors and 50% of iPaaS providers will adopt MCP features.

Cybersecurity startup Operant AI has introduced MCP Gateway, a new enterprise-grade solution designed to secure artificial intelligence systems built using the fast-expanding Model Context Protocol (MCP).

This development marks a significant upgrade to the company’s existing AI Gatekeeper platform, focusing on active, real-time protection for MCP-based workflows.

With over 1,000 MCP servers now deployed worldwide, the open-source framework is becoming a cornerstone for enabling large language models (LLMs) to securely interface with APIs, databases, and software tools.

Gartner predicts that by 2026, 75% of API gateway vendors and half of iPaaS providers will adopt MCP features.

In India, where the AI market is expected to hit $17 billion by 2027 according to NASSCOM, MCP adoption is accelerating across IT services, fintech, and healthcare.

The growing use of MCP-aligned agents has sparked fresh security concerns, including prompt injection, data leakage, and shadow AI deployments. One of the more pressing risks is inter-agent spoofing, where compromised agents mislead others in connected systems.

Operant AI warns that traditional security tools are poorly suited to these dynamic AI environments.

“While MCP is a powerful AI integration framework, the growing adoption of open-source MCP servers also brings new challenges around security and governance,” said Vrajesh Bhavsar, CEO and co-founder of Operant AI.

Three-Pronged Security Architecture

MCP Gateway introduces three key features:

  • MCP Discovery, for real-time mapping of agent behaviour across development and cloud environments.
  • MCP Detections, enabling advanced risk monitoring for threats like jailbreaks and supply chain issues.
  • MCP Defence acts as a runtime firewall offering encryption, redaction, and access control.

The product will be available across AWS Bedrock, Azure, and Google Vertex AI. Operant AI is also launching a partner program to integrate MCP Gateway with existing infrastructure solutions.

The company is backed by Felicis Ventures and SineWave and has been listed as a representative vendor in Gartner’s AI TRiSM Market Guide.

Edited by Annette George