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Announcing Obot MCP Platform v0.16.0: API Keys, Model Access Policies, and Other Enterprise-Ready Controls

We are excited to announce the release of Obot v0.16.0, a significant update focused on enterprise readiness and operational control. This release introduces API key authentication for programmatic access, fine-grained model access policies, enhanced Azure OpenAI support, and Kubernetes capacity monitoring. Together, these features give administrators solve real enterprise problems. API Key Authentication Obot now […]

Obot at MCP Dev Summit North America

The Obot team is excited to sponsor MCP Dev Summit North America this April! If you’re exploring how to scale AI safely in your org, or you’re building agents and tools with Model Context Protocol (MCP), come by our tabletop to meet the team, see Obot MCP Gateway in action, and join our session.

Obot at All Things AI

The Obot team is excited to sponsor All Things AI this March! If you’re exploring how to scale AI safely in your org, or you’re building agents and tools with Model Context Protocol (MCP), come by our tabletop to meet the team, see Obot MCP Gateway in action, and join our session.

Using an MCP Gateway as a Developer

Introduction To start off, MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that specifies how AI applications can securely connect to external systems and data sources. It provides a consistent interaction pattern that helps AI models produce more reliable results: You can think of MCP as sort of a universal adapter that let’s your AI […]

Understanding MCP Server Hosting: Why Centralized Management Matters (And Where Your Servers Should Run)

If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve discovered MCP servers running in your organization—probably more than you expected, and possibly without IT’s blessing. You’re not alone. Over the past few months, I’ve talked to dozens of IT leaders who’ve had the same realization: developers are already using Model Context Protocol servers extensively. Some organizations have […]

15 of My Most Used MCP Servers

I previously wrote an article about my top 15 MCP servers. I still use and like many of these, but I wanted to update it and provide a new list of 15 MCP servers. Some of these are new, and some of them I still use a lot. If you’re interested in my previous list, […]

Announcing Obot MCP Platform v0.15.0: Gateway Re-Architecture, Custom Branding, and a Unified UX

We are excited to announce the release of Obot v0.15.0. This release includes a major architectural change to the platform, new branding capabilities, a significant UX overhaul across user roles, and a refreshed documentation experience. Check out the video below for a peek at all the new features. Gateway Re-Architecture for a More Extensible Platform […]

Refactoring Our MCP Gateway: From Intercepting Server to Composable Infrastructure

When we first built Obot’s MCP gateway, our goal was straightforward: give users a single, secure entry point to their MCP servers. Over time, though, the gateway began to absorb more and more responsibility. Authentication, authorization, server lifecycle management, webhook execution, audit logging. Every new feature seemed to add another layer of bespoke logic. This […]

Obot AI Donates the MCP Dev Summit to the Linux Foundation — and a New Chapter Begins for Agentic AI

Obot AI is donating the MCP Dev Summit to the Linux Foundation under the new Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF). After 2025 events in San Francisco and London, the summit will transition starting with the April 2–3, 2026 New York event. CFP is open.

Introducing MCP Registry Support in Obot v0.14

Visit our GitHub page to download the current version of Obot & get started. We’re excited to announce the release of Obot v0.14, which brings MCP Registry Support to the platform. This release empowers organizations to control exactly which MCP servers their users can see and install—across VS Code, GitHub Copilot, and any MCP-registry enabled […]

The MCP Maturity Model: Full Framework Now Available

We’re releasing the full MCP Maturity Model—a practical framework with stage definitions, readiness checklists, and implementation guidance to help enterprises move from shadow adoption to scaled deployment. Includes real-world patterns we’re seeing and how Obot supports each stage.

Automate Your WordPress Publishing: A Simple Obot MCP Setup Guide

If you have a WordPress site or two, you probably know that it can be tedious to log, start writing an article, review it, setting it to be published at a certain time, etc. Let’s try using WordPress through an MCP, with Obot, to automate things for us. Let’s see what we actually can do, […]