Forge FAQs

Question 1

What is Forge and what is its primary purpose?

Accepted Answer

Forge is a production-ready, OAuth-enabled Model Context Protocol (MCP) server template built in Go. Its primary purpose is to provide a robust and secure foundation for seamless integration with various AI providers, simplifying the development of compliant MCP servers.

Question 2

How does Forge assist with AI provider integration?

Accepted Answer

Forge provides a pre-configured template that integrates effortlessly with major AI providers like Claude Web, OpenAI, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and VSCode. It simplifies the process of building a compliant MCP server, allowing developers to focus on their AI tool logic.

Question 3

Can I extend Forge with my own custom MCP tools and resources?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Forge is built on the `mcp-go` library and is highly extensible. Developers can easily add their specific MCP Tools and logic primarily within the `internal/tools` directory, and custom MCP Resources can also be integrated with minimal effort.

Question 4

What security features does Forge offer?

Accepted Answer

Forge is fully compliant with OAuth RFC 8414 and RFC 9728, offering configurable endpoints. It includes multiple robust JWT validation methods, such as external delegation to systems like Istio, and local validation using JWKS URIs and CEL expressions for claims.

Question 5

Is Forge suitable for production environments?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Forge is designed for production use. It comes with full examples, a Dockerfile, a Helm Chart for Kubernetes deployments, and GitHub Actions for CI. It also provides recommendations for optimizing production deployments, such as using external HTTP proxies for JWT validation.

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