Show HN: Director – The MCP gateway you wish existed

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Director is the open-source control panel for MCP. Connect your AI apps and agents to tools, prompts and resources. Configure once, use everywhere.

Try it now

curl -LsSf https://director.run/install.sh | sh

Director is a suite of tools that make it easy to extend your favorite AI applications and agents capabilities with MCP.

Run your local MCP gateway

Director's command line interface (CLI) allows you to run your own MCP gateway, setup multiple MCP servers, and connect them to any MCP client. All 100% locally on your machine.

Configure in your browser

Director Studio allows you to configure your MCP gateway straight from your favorite browser. Say goodbye to complex config files and start benefiting from the power of MCP today.

Improve your toolsets

Our gateway is designed to work seamlessly with any MCP client or server. Director gives you the insights and tools to take full advantage of MCP today without custom integrations.

Screenshot of our studio product.

Deploy to the cloud

Deploy your production ready MCP gateway to the cloud securely and with ease. Enable your whole team to leverage the full power of MCP while maintaining governance over usage and your data.

Without orchestration, MCP turns into a nightmare. With Director, you can run multiple MCP servers without the hassle of managing multiple ports, teams, and config files.

Connect once. Route anywhere.

Give Claude, Cursor, or any other MCP client a single endpoint, no need for individual tools or manage configuration per client.

Every use case gets a clean slice.

Spin up isolated proxies per team (like sales, marketing, or engineering), each mapped to the right tools and credentials.

See everything. Debug anything.

Every request is securely logged in structured JSON. Pipe it into your own tools or inspect it in real-time.

Runs anywhere, without friction.

No Dockerfile needed. No special infrastructure. Install it with npm and run it on any Linux box or container.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard way for AI applications and agents to connect to and work with your data sources and tools. You can think of it as a universal adapter for AI applications, similar to what USB-C is for physical devices or oAuth is for authentication.

Create individual toolsets for each of your teams to use with their favorite existing AI application or agent. No more custom agents or code required.

For sales

Automate lead nurturing

Use natural language to take a lead from cold to warm. Ask your favorite AI tools to enrich a profile, add it to your CRM, draft an email, and send it. It's that simple. Just connect Director to your existing tools like Hubspot, Attio, and Resend.

For support

Speed up support

Save time by using Director to help answer support requests. Connect to tools like Stripe to solve billing problems, Intercom to draft and send on-brand messages, or use Context7 to look up technical documentation and provide accurate solutions.

For engineering

Fix bugs as they happen

Fix bugs in real time with Director. Use your favorite LLM to automatically take a bug report, draft a plan based on your codebase, update the issue ticket, and create a pull request with the fix. Simply by connecting to tools like Sentry, Linear, and Github.

For product

Ship at speed

Improve your shipping velocity by using Director to automate your product process. Use your preferred LLM to read customer feedback, create and triage tickets, and draft plans for features and improvements. It's as easy as connecting tools like Linear, Intercom, and Notion.

We're making Director completely open source so you can see exactly how it works under the hood.

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Our team is made up of experienced developers and designers who are passionate about creating great products with a focus on open source and community-driven development.

Barnaby Malet