tsouth89/toolport — Local-first MCP gateway.

Description and use

tsouth89/toolport provides a local‑first MCP gateway that lets AI assistants discover and securely invoke any tool through a single port, delivering lazy‑discovery token savings, tool integrity checks, and OS‑keychain secret management. Its straightforward API/SDK/CLI interface makes it easy to evaluate and integrate into existing AI‑agent workflows, enabling rapid prototyping of Model Context Protocol servers and standardized tool integrations. With recent activity, growing adoption, strong ecosystem signals, and a Rust‑based implementation, the project is production‑ready enough for a serious pilot, pending final review of licensing, security posture, and maintainer sustainability.

Problem

tsouth89/toolport helps connect AI assistants to real tools and data through a standard protocol.

Outcome

High for an OSS candidate: recent activity, adoption, and ecosystem signals are strong enough for a serious pilot.

Workflow

• connect AI agents to tools
• ship Model Context Protocol servers
• standardize integrations

Evidence

Local-first MCP gateway. One port for every tool and every AI client: lazy discovery (~90% token savings), tool integrity + quarantine, secrets in the OS keychain.

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