MCP Boundary docs

Compatibility

What works best today, what needs care, and what is outside the first public release scope.

Works best with

Local command-based MCP servers using stdio transport, started with command plus args, and supporting initialize and tools/list.

Needs separate support

Remote OAuth-heavy servers, servers requiring interactive login during startup, non-standard transports, and servers that only run inside one specific client.

Plain-language rule

If your MCP client can start the server with a local command, MCP Boundary can usually wrap it. Remote and login-heavy servers need separate support.