# FastMCP Gateway

by [Prefect](/organizations/prefect/)

- **ID:** `14268c04-bd3c-4942-85e4-5d1898ca813a`
- **JSON API:** /api/v1/catalog/products/14268c04-bd3c-4942-85e4-5d1898ca813a/
- **Slug:** fastmcp-gateway
- **Product website:** https://www.prefect.io/horizon
- **Documentation:** https://gofastmcp.com/deployment/fastmcp-cloud
- **Organization website:** https://www.prefect.io
- **Categories:** [MCP Hosting](/categories/mcp-hosting/), [MCP Registry](/categories/mcp-registry/)

## Description

Managed MCP server hosting with authentication, access control, and an organizational server registry.

## AI-native score: Unrated

Research coverage is 12/100. An AI-native grade requires 40/100. The provisional breakdown below shows the AI-native signals recorded so far. The AI-native score measures agent-readiness and is not a substitute for your own security or vendor-risk review. See [methodology](/methodology/) for how coverage and the grade are computed.

| Component | Applies | Raw | Effective weight | Nominal weight | Contribution |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Integration | Yes | 0/10 | 35% | 35% | 0.0 |
| Trust | Yes | 1/6 | 30% | 30% | 5.0 |
| Portability | Yes | 1/4 | 20% | 20% | 5.0 |
| Security | Yes | 1/4 | 15% | 15% | 3.8 |

- **Trust signals:** Verified trust center (+1)
- **Portability signals:** Standard protocol access (+1)
- **Security signals:** Access controls — RBAC / ABAC (+1)

## Trust & Data Policy

- **Trust center:** [Vendor trust center](<https://www.prefect.io/security>)
- **Standard protocol access:** ✓ Yes
- **Not yet researched:** llms.txt, WebMCP, Headless signup, Multi-factor authentication, Zero data retention, No generative AI training, Hard budget caps, Sandbox environment, Data export, Data import, Open standards, No proprietary-SDK lock-in, Documented provider swap, Self-hostable, Open source

## Security & Compliance

**Compliance certifications:** Not yet researched.
- **Access controls:** Role-Based Access Control

## Capabilities

No capabilities listed.

## Jobs To Be Done

- **Discover and publish MCP servers** — Find publicly available MCP servers and publish new ones to a canonical registry.
- **Host an MCP server** — Deploy an MCP server at a managed remote endpoint that AI clients can connect to.

## Offers

No offers listed.

## Reviews

No approved reviews yet.

## Benchmarks

No benchmarks listed.

## Documentation

The primary documentation link is at the top of this page. No other documentation links listed.

## API Specs

Not yet researched.

## MCP Servers

Not yet researched.

## A2A Servers

Not yet researched.

## Native Connectors

Not yet researched.

## Command-Line Interfaces

Not yet researched.

## Developer Kits

Not yet researched.

## Agent Skills

Not yet researched.
## Other products from Prefect

- [FastMCP](/organizations/prefect/products/fastmcp/) — Unrated.
- [Dagster](/organizations/prefect/products/dagster/) — Unrated.


## Related products

- [Smithery](/organizations/smithery/products/smithery/) by Smithery — Unrated. Same job: Discover and publish MCP servers (not assessed).
- [Vercel](/organizations/vercel/products/vercel/) by Vercel — Tier B. Same job: Host an MCP server (not assessed).
- [Cloudflare Workers](/organizations/cloudflare/products/cloudflare-workers/) by Cloudflare — Tier B. Same job: Host an MCP server (not assessed).
- [Official MCP Registry](/organizations/model-context-protocol/products/official-mcp-registry/) by Model Context Protocol — Unrated. Same job: Discover and publish MCP servers (not assessed).


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