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Side-by-side MCP evidence comparison
Evidence field	Kong Konnect MCPShortlist candidate	Codebase Memory MCPMCP100 Recommended
Task fit
Best for	Konnect gateway configuration and operational diagnostics Use when the organization manages gateway infrastructure in Kong Konnect.	Repository indexing, symbol search, call-path tracing, impact analysis, and architecture queries across many languages
Not ideal for	Dynamic API execution broadens the effective permission surface beyond the three visible tools.	Tiny repositories, one-off text searches, or semantic questions unsupported by the indexed parsers
Avoid when	Dynamic API execution broadens the effective permission surface beyond the three visible tools.	The source tree cannot be indexed locally or persistent cache files are prohibited
Provenance
Provenance details	First-party MCP Kong · Publisher source ↗	First-party MCP DeusData · Publisher source ↗
Maintenance
Maintenance details	Repo: Not documented Package: Not documented	Repo: Aug 14, 2026 Package: Aug 14, 2026
Popularity evidence
GitHub stars	Not documented	44,904 GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-25T18:35:00Z
Package downloads / 30 days	No reliable download data	28,000 package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
Shared repository stars	6 Shared repository stars (not MCP-specific) · checked 2026-10-20	Not documented
External adoption evidence	Not documented	npm: package downloads: 28,015Exact attributable signal.npm: package downloads · Rolling 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗
Client coverage
Client coverage details	Not documented	Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio
Client coverage note	Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
Authentication	Browser-based authentication, Personal Access Token (PAT), or System Account Access Token (SPAT) for automated workflows.	local stdio; no remote auth needed
Cost	No separate Konnect MCP fee was documented in the reviewed MCP page. Underlying Kong/Konnect products and gateways have paid plans and usage-based charges depending on deployment and features.	none beyond local resources
Permissions	Every MCP query respects Konnect RBAC and regional data boundaries associated with the authenticated user, PAT, or SPAT. Tool access follows the user's permission level.	reads indexed source/project data; installer writes supported agent/editor configs/hooks
Data handling	Kong states that no user data is sent to LLM providers through the MCP server unless KAi is enabled. When KAi is enabled, its KnowledgeBase tool creates embeddings from queries; Kong states those queries are not used to train models.	local processing; current docs state no source/index/query/env/telemetry upload
Limitations
Tradeoffs	Use regional endpoint / minimal RBAC; static tool count is 3 but execute is broad	Persistent indexing can reduce repeated reads, but consumes local storage and graph results can become stale until the repository is re-indexed. Version 0.10.8 includes correctness and reliability fixes affecting graph/search results and Windows behavior.
Risk context	The small visible tool set includes dynamic API execution, so the effective action surface can be much broader than the MCP tool count and can modify gateway configuration within the authenticated RBAC scope.	latest 0.10.x supported; SLSA/Sigstore/checksums/VirusTotal/security policy
Evidence date
Editorial review	2026-10-19	2026-09-23
Candidate evidence	2026-10-19	2026-09-25T18:35:00Z

Popularity, maintenance, fit, permissions, and client support are independent evidence fields.

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