Streamline AI agent tool interactions: Connect API Gateway to AgentCore Gateway with MCP
Machine Learning Blog
This article announces that Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Gateway now supports API Gateway as a target, enabling REST APIs to be exposed as MCP-compatible tools for AI agents.
- AgentCore Gateway translates MCP requests to RESTful API Gateway requests automatically
- Eliminates manual export/import of OpenAPI specifications for existing APIs
- Supports IAM-based and API key authorization for secure access
- Integrates with CloudWatch Logs, CloudTrail, and X-Ray for observability
- Includes tool filtering and optional tool name/description overrides
- Provides detailed metrics on usage, invocations, performance, and error rates
This integration simplifies connecting existing REST API infrastructure to agentic applications while maintaining enterprise security and observability standards.
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