The MCP gateway you wish existed
Director is the open-source control panel for MCP. Connect your AI apps and agents to tools, prompts and resources. Configure once, use everywhere.
curl -LsSf https://director.run/install.sh | sh
How it works
Director is a suite of tools that make it easy to extend your favorite AI applications and agents capabilities with MCP.
CLI
Run your local MCP gateway
Director's command line interface (CLI) allows you to run your own MCP gateway, setup multiple MCP servers, and connect them to any MCP client. All 100% locally on your machine.
$ director
The easiest way to manage and deploy MCP servers
USAGE
director <command> [subcommand] [flags]
CORE COMMANDS
quickstart Start the gateway and open the studio in your browser
serve Start the web service
studio Open the UI in your browser
ls List proxies
get <proxyId> Show proxy details
create <name> Create a new proxy
destroy <proxyId> Delete a proxy
connect <proxyId> [options] Connect a proxy to a MCP client
disconnect <proxyId> [options] Disconnect a proxy from an MCP client
add <proxyId> [options] Add a server to a proxy.
remove <proxyId> <serverName> Remove a server from a proxy
http2stdio <url> Proxy an HTTP connection (sse or streamable) to a stdio stream
env [options] Print environment variables
status Get the status of the director
test-proxy <proxyId> Run a high level test of a proxy
reset Delete proxies, clear the config file, and reset all clients
CLIENT
client ls [options] List servers in the client config
client restart [options] Restart the MCP client
client reset [options] Delete all servers from the client configStudio
Configure in your browser
Director Studio allows you to configure your MCP gateway straight from your favorite browser. Say goodbye to complex config files and start benefiting from the power of MCP today.
Gateway
Improve your toolsets
Our gateway is designed to work seamlessly with any MCP client or server. Director gives you the insights and tools to take full advantage of MCP today without custom integrations.
Cloud
Coming soon
Deploy to the cloud
Deploy your production ready MCP gateway to the cloud securely and with ease. Enable your whole team to leverage the full power of MCP while maintaining governance over usage and your data.
Get started in 60 seconds
Run a full MCP gateway in seconds. No Docker setup. No sign up. No config files. Just a single command.
curl -LsSf https://director.run/install.sh | sh
MCP should empower you,
not slow you down.
Without orchestration, MCP turns into a nightmare. With Director, you can run multiple MCP servers without the hassle of managing multiple ports, teams, and config files.
Connect once. Route anywhere.
Give Claude, Cursor, or any other MCP client a single endpoint, no need for individual tools or manage configuration per client.
Every use case gets a clean slice.
Spin up isolated proxies per team (like sales, marketing, or engineering), each mapped to the right tools and credentials.
See everything. Debug anything.
Every request is securely logged in structured JSON. Pipe it into your own tools or inspect it in real-time.
Runs anywhere, without friction.
No Dockerfile needed. No special infrastructure. Install it with npm and run it on any Linux box or container.
What is MCP?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard way for AI applications and agents to connect to and work with your data sources and tools. You can think of it as a universal adapter for AI applications, similar to what USB-C is for physical devices or oAuth is for authentication.
Less custom agents,
more focused toolsets.
Create individual toolsets for each of your teams to use with their favorite existing AI application or agent. No more custom agents or code required.
For sales
Automate lead nurturing
Use natural language to take a lead from cold to warm. Ask your favorite AI tools to enrich a profile, add it to your CRM, draft an email, and send it. It's that simple. Just connect Director to your existing tools like Hubspot, Attio, and Resend.
For support
Speed up support
Save time by using Director to help answer support requests. Connect to tools like Stripe to solve billing problems, Intercom to draft and send on-brand messages, or use Context7 to look up technical documentation and provide accurate solutions.
For engineering
Fix bugs as they happen
Fix bugs in real time with Director. Use your favorite LLM to automatically take a bug report, draft a plan based on your codebase, update the issue ticket, and create a pull request with the fix. Simply by connecting to tools like Sentry, Linear, and Github.
For product
Ship at speed
Improve your shipping velocity by using Director to automate your product process. Use your preferred LLM to read customer feedback, create and triage tickets, and draft plans for features and improvements. It's as easy as connecting tools like Linear, Intercom, and Notion.
Proudly open source
We're making Director completely open source so you can see exactly how it works under the hood.
Gateway
A local-first proxy that connects your models to any MCP server through a unified integration point.
Studio
A web interface for managing proxies, MCP servers, and connections with ease.
Registry
A secure directory for discovering, browsing, and installing MCP servers into your environment.
Get started in 60 seconds
Run a full MCP gateway in seconds. No Docker setup. No sign up. No config files. Just a single command.
curl -LsSf https://director.run/install.sh | sh
About the team
Our team is made up of experienced developers and designers who are passionate about creating great products with a focus on open source and community-driven development.