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ToolHive: The open-source way to run any MCP server securely

Stacklok has released ToolHive, an open-source platform under Apache 2.0 that runs Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers inside containers, isolating them from host credentials and network access to enhance security for AI clients like Cursor and Claude Code. The platform includes a runtime, a Kubernetes operator, and a registry, all free to self-host.

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ToolHive is an open-source platform that runs Model Context Protocol servers inside containers. An MCP server is the connector that lets an AI client like Cursor or Claude Code reach an outside tool, and Stacklok ships ToolHive under Apache 2.0, so the runtime, the Kubernetes operator, and the registry cost nothing to self-host. A server you install by hand sits on the machine with the machine’s credentials and the machine’s network access. ToolHive drops each … More

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