archestra-ai

archestra

Built by archestra-ai • 3,539 stars

What is archestra?

Enterprise AI Platform with guardrails, MCP registry, gateway & orchestrator

How to use archestra?

1. Install a compatible MCP client (like Claude Desktop). 2. Open your configuration settings. 3. Add archestra using the following command: npx @modelcontextprotocol/archestra 4. Restart the client and verify the new tools are active.
šŸ›”ļø Scoped (Restricted)
npx @modelcontextprotocol/archestra --scope restricted
šŸ”“ Unrestricted Access
npx @modelcontextprotocol/archestra

Key Features

Native MCP Protocol Support
Real-time Tool Activation & Execution
Verified High-performance Implementation
Secure Resource & Context Handling

Optimized Use Cases

Extending AI models with custom local capabilities
Automating system workflows via natural language
Connecting external data sources to LLM context windows

archestra FAQ

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Is archestra safe?

Yes, archestra follows the standardized Model Context Protocol security patterns and only executes tools with explicit user-granted permissions.

Q

Is archestra up to date?

archestra is currently active in the registry with 3,539 stars on GitHub, indicating its reliability and community support.

Q

Are there any limits for archestra?

Usage limits depend on the specific implementation of the MCP server and your system resources. Refer to the official documentation below for technical details.

Official Documentation

View on GitHub

MCP-native Secure AI Platform

Simplify AI usage in your company, providing user-friendly MCP toolbox, observability and control built on a strong security foundation.

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License <img alt="GitHub commit activity" src="https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/m/archestra-ai/archestra"/> <img alt="Github Last Commit" src="https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/archestra-ai/archestra"/> Contributors

<p align="center"> <a href="https://www.archestra.ai/docs/platform-quickstart">Getting Started</a> - <a href="https://github.com/archestra-ai/archestra/releases">Releases</a> - <a href="https://archestra.ai/join-slack">Slack Community</a> </p> </div>

For Platform teams:

  • Mitigate MCP chaos, move MCP servers from individual machines to a centralized orchestrator
  • Manage how MCP access data and credentials usage
  • Mitigate data exfiltration risks
  • Manage AI costs
  • AI Observability

For Developers:

  • Deploy your MCP servers org-wide
  • Build and deploy agents without worrying about security

For Management:

  • Bring 1-click MCP adoption to the whole organization for technical and non-technical users
  • Reduce AI costs up to 96%
  • Get full visibility on AI adoption, usage and data access

šŸš€ Quickstart with docker

docker pull archestra/platform:latest;
docker run -p 9000:9000 -p 3000:3000 \
  -e ARCHESTRA_QUICKSTART=true \
  -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
  -v archestra-postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data \
  -v archestra-app-data:/app/data \
  archestra/platform;

Full Quickstart Guide →

šŸ‘©ā€šŸ’» ChatGPT-like chat with MCPs

šŸŽ with private company-wide prompt registry!

<div align="center"> <img src="docs/assets/chat.png" alt="ChatGPT-like chat" /> </div>

šŸ“‹ Private MCP registry with governance

Add MCPs to your private registry to share them with your team: self-hosted and remote, self-built and third-party.

Learn more about Private MCP Registry →

<div align="center"> <img src="docs/assets/mcp-registry.png" alt="MCP Registry" /> </div>

ā˜ļø Kubernetes-native MCP orchestrator

Run MCP servers in kubernetes, managing their state, API keys, OAuth.

Learn more about MCP Orchestrator →

<div align="center"> <img src="docs/assets/orchestrator.png" alt="MCP Orchestrator" /> </div>

šŸ¤– Security sub-agents

Isolating dangerous tool responses from the main agent to prevent prompt injections.

Learn more about Dual LLM →

<div align="center"> <img src="docs/assets/dual-llm.png" alt="Dual-LLM sub-agent" /> </div>

🚫 Non-probabalistic security to prevent data exfiltration

Models could consume prompt injections via MCP uncontrollably (read your inbox, read your GitHub issues, read your customer's inquiries) and follow them resulting in data exfiltration.

Learn more about Dynamic Tools → | The Lethal Trifecta →

Live demo of archestra security engine preventing data leak from the private GitHub repo to the public repo: Archestra Demo

Read more: Simon Willison, The Economist

Examples of hacks: ChatGPTĀ (April 2023),Ā ChatGPT PluginsĀ (May 2023),Ā Google BardĀ (November 2023),Ā Writer.comĀ (December 2023),Ā Amazon QĀ (January 2024),Ā Google NotebookLMĀ (April 2024),Ā GitHub Copilot ChatĀ (June 2024),Ā Google AI StudioĀ (August 2024),Ā Microsoft CopilotĀ (August 2024),Ā SlackĀ (August 2024),Ā Mistral Le ChatĀ (October 2024),Ā xAI's GrokĀ (December 2024),Ā Anthropic's Claude iOS appĀ (December 2024),Ā ChatGPT OperatorĀ (February 2025), Notion 3.0 (September 2024).

šŸ’° Cost monitoring, limits and dynamic optimization

Per-team, per-agent or per-org cost monitoring and limitations. Dynamic optimizer allows to reduce cost up to 96% by simply switching to cheaper models automatically for simpler tasks.

Learn more about Costs & Limits →

<div align="center"> <img src="docs/assets/cost.png" alt="Cost & Limits" /> </div>

šŸ“Š Observability

Metrics, traces and logs allowing to come to a conclusion about per-org, per-agent and per-team token and tool usage, and performance.

Learn more about Observability →

<div align="center"> <img src="docs/assets/observability.png" alt="Observability" /> </div>

šŸ‘ Ready for production

  1. āœ… Lightning fast, 45ms at 95p: Performance & Latency benchmarks →
  2. āœ… Terraform provider →
  3. āœ… Helm Chart →

šŸ¤ Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community!

Thank you for contributing and continuously making <b>Archestra</b> better, <b>you're awesome</b> 🫶

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<div align="center"> <br /> <a href="https://www.archestra.ai/blog/archestra-joins-cncf-linux-foundation"><img src="./docs/assets/linux-foundation-logo.png" height="50" alt="Linux Foundation" /></a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.archestra.ai/blog/archestra-joins-cncf-linux-foundation"><img src="./docs/assets/cncf-logo.png" height="50" alt="CNCF" /></a> </div>

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Manual Config

{ "mcpServers": { "archestra": { "command": "npx", "args": ["archestra"] } } }