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Toolport
The free, open source local MCP gateway that slashes AI context tokens and secures your tool connections.
Open Source (MIT)Free for individuals & teams up to 5Works with Claude, Cursor, VS Code & moreLocal-first – no cloud, no account required74–91% fewer tool tokens in context
Opportunity score
65/100
A timely, open-source solution to a sharp pain in the MCP workflow, with monetisation potential in teams, but still an early adopter market and competition looming.
Founder verdict
MAYBE
Toolport solves a sharp, quantifiable pain for MCP power users, but its long-term viability hinges on adoption of the MCP protocol and whether it can outrun competition.
What is Toolport?
Toolport is a local gateway that consolidates all your MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers into a single, on-demand interface. Instead of pasting configuration and keys into every AI agent (Claude, Cursor, Codex, etc.), you set up a server once in Toolport and all agents share it securely. It dramatically reduces token bloat by exposing a handful of searchable meta-tools rather than hundreds of tool definitions, cutting context token usage by up to 91% while maintaining task success. The app runs entirely on your machine, stores API keys in the OS keychain, and includes tool-integrity checks and per-tool governance—all under an MIT open-source license. A ‘Toolport for Teams’ version offers shared, governed MCP access for groups of up to 5 people for free, with paid plans likely to follow.
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