🚀 MCP360 Universal Gateway

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🎯 What is MCP360?

MCP360 is a unified MCP gateway that gives AI agents access to 100+ external tools, including prebuilt MCPs and custom MCP servers. You can connect your agents once and immediately run searches, research tasks, SEO workflows, and other operational actions. Instead of spending days integrating multiple APIs, connect to 100+ tools easily with a simple setup, or add your own Custom MCPs when you need specific logic or data.

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✨ Key Features

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🚀 Quick Start

Step 1: Get Your API Key

1. Sign up at mcp360.ai 🎉
2. Navigate to Settings → API Keys ⚙️
3. Click Generate New Key 🔑
4. Copy your API key securely 📋

Step 2: Choose Your Platform

Configuration File Locations:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp360": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcp360/universal-gateway"],
      "env": {
        "MCP360_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop and you're ready! 🎊

1. Open Cursor Settings: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + J
2. Navigate to the MCP section
3. Add server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp360": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcp360/universal-gateway"],
      "env": {
        "MCP360_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Cursor to activate! 🚀

Configuration File Locations:

• macOS/Linux: ~/.config/claude-code/mcp_settings.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\claude-code\mcp_settings.json

Add this configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp360": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcp360/universal-gateway"],
      "env": {
        "MCP360_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Code to load the gateway! ✨

Configuration File Locations:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/mcp_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Windsurf\mcp_config.json

Add this configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp360": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcp360/universal-gateway"],
      "env": {
        "MCP360_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Windsurf to activate! 🌟

1. Install the Cline extension
2. Open Cline settings
3. Add MCP server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp360": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcp360/universal-gateway"],
      "env": {
        "MCP360_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Reload VS Code to activate the gateway! 💡

1. Go to your YourGPT Dashboard
2. Select Functions from the sidebar
3. Choose the MCP Server option
4. You'll see two options:
   • Browse Marketplace MCP - Select from pre-configured MCP servers
   • Add Custom MCP - Add your own MCP server configuration

Use MCP360 in YourGPT:

• Select Add MCP
• Enter the server details:
  • Name: mcp360
  • URL: https://connect.mcp360.ai/v1/mcp360/mcp?token=YOUR_API_KEY

Save and activate to start using MCP360 in YourGPT! 🎉

🚄 Pro Tip: Global Installation

For faster startup times, install globally:

npm install -g @mcp360/universal-gateway

Then update your config to use the global command:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp360": {
      "command": "mcp360-gateway",
      "env": {
        "MCP360_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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🛠️ Core Tools

The gateway provides 2 powerful meta-tools that unlock access to 100+ services:

1️⃣ search - Discover Available Tools

Find the perfect tool for your task across all connected MCP servers.

Parameters:

• query (optional): Search term to filter by name or description

Examples:

💬 "Search for email tools"
💬 "Show me all available tools"
💬 "Find tools for SEO"
💬 "What tools can help with keyword research?"

Returns: Comprehensive list of matching tools with names, descriptions, and parameters.

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2️⃣ execute - Run Any Tool

Execute any tool from any connected MCP server with dynamic parameters.

Parameters:

• tool_name (required): Name of the tool to execute
• arguments (optional): Tool-specific parameters as an object

Examples:

💬 "Execute verify_email with email 'test@example.com'"
💬 "Run keyword_research with keyword 'AI tools'"
💬 "Execute get_crypto_price for Bitcoin"

Returns: Tool-specific results tailored to your request.

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🌟 Available Services

🏪 MCP360 Marketplace

Service	Description	Use Cases
🔍 Keyword Research	SEO keyword analysis & search volumes	Content strategy, SEO optimization
📊 OnPage SEO Checker	Website SEO element analysis	Site audits, optimization
✉️ Email Verification	Validate email addresses	List cleaning, form validation
🕷️ Web Scraping	Extract content from websites	Data collection, monitoring
📈 Google Trends	Search trends & interest data	Market research, trending topics
💰 Cryptocurrency	Real-time crypto prices & market data	Price tracking, portfolio management

🔧 Your Custom MCPs

All custom MCP servers you've created in your MCP360 account are automatically available through the Universal Gateway!

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📖 Typical Workflow

graph LR
    A[🔍 Discover Tools] --> B[📋 Check Parameters]
    B --> C[⚡ Execute Tool]
    C --> D[📊 Get Results]
    D --> E{Need More?}
    E -->|Yes| A
    E -->|No| F[✅ Done]

Example Session

# Step 1: Discover
User: "Search for email tools"
→ Returns: verify_email, send_email, email_lookup, etc.

# Step 2: Check Details
→ See: verify_email requires { email: string }

# Step 3: Execute
User: "Execute verify_email with email 'john@example.com'"
→ Returns: { valid: true, deliverable: true, ... }

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How it works:

1. 🔐 Authenticate with your API key
2. 🔄 Aggregate all available tools from marketplace and custom MCPs
3. 🎯 Expose them through 2 simple meta-tools: search and execute
4. ⚡ Execute tools dynamically based on your requests

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🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	URL
MCP360_TOOL_URL	Your MCP360 API key	https://connect.mcp360.ai/v1/mcp360/_tool_name_/mcp
MCP360_UNIVERSAL_GATEWAY	Custom gateway URL	https://connect.mcp360.ai/v1/mcp360/mcp

Custom Gateway URL

For enterprise deployments or custom configurations:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp360": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mcp360/universal-gateway"],
      "env": {
        "MCP360_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
        "MCP360_GATEWAY_URL": "https://your-custom-gateway.com/mcp"
      }
    }
  }
}

🚀 Quick Start

Step 1: Get Your API Key (Optional)

MCP360 supports flexible authentication to get you started quickly:

1. Sign up at mcp360.ai 🎉
2. Navigate to Settings → API Keys ⚙️
3. Click Generate New Key 🔑
4. Copy your API key and add it to your configuration 📋

No API key? No problem! Simply connect MCP360 without an API key, and our OAuth 2.0 flow will automatically activate:

1. 🌐 Your browser opens to the MCP360 sign-in page
2. 🔓 You grant permission to access your MCP360 account
3. 📂 You select your project and API key
4. ✅ Authentication completes seamlessly

Benefits:

• ⚡ Zero manual API key management
• 🔄 Easy project switching
• 🔒 Secure token-based authentication
• 🎯 Granular permission control

Note: If you don't provide an API key in your configuration, OAuth 2.0 authentication will trigger automatically on first use.

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🔒 Enterprise-Grade Security

🛡️ Security Compliance & Certifications

MCP360 is built with enterprise security at its core, ensuring your data is protected with industry-leading standards.

🔑 Secure Authentication Options

Method	Security Level	Best For
OAuth 2.0	🔒🔒🔒 Highest	Production environments, team access
API Key	🔒🔒 High	Development, personal projects

Security Features:

• 🔐 Encrypted Communication: All data transmitted over TLS 1.3
• 🔄 Token Rotation: Automatic OAuth token refresh
• 📊 Audit Logs: Complete activity tracking
• 🚫 Rate Limiting: Protection against abuse
• 🛡️ DDoS Protection: Enterprise-grade infrastructure
• 🔍 Anomaly Detection: AI-powered security monitoring

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📚 Resources

Learn how to set up, test, and manage MCP servers and functions using MCP360:

📖 Additional Learning Resources

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💬 Support & Community

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with ❤️ by the team at MCP360

Special thanks to:

• 🌟 All our contributors
• 💡 The Anthropic team for Claude Desktop
• 🚀 The open-source community

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