--- title: A model router should also provide a MCP gateway! description: A developer argues that LLM model routers should also serve as unified MCP gateways. The pain point: when using multiple AI coding tools (OpenCode, Hermes,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-model-router-should-also-provide-a-mcp-gateway--aqi5scbnw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A model router should also provide a MCP gateway! | daily.dev og:description: A developer argues that LLM model routers should also serve as unified MCP gateways. The pain point: when using multiple AI coding tools (OpenCode, Hermes,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-model-router-should-also-provide-a-mcp-gateway--aqi5scbnw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AqI5sCbnW.png og:image:alt: A model router should also provide a MCP gateway! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A model router should also provide a MCP gateway! **[Swapnoneel Saha](https://daily.dev/sources/ldi7vqbpkryv936wnukjd)** · [@swapnoneel](https://daily.dev/swapnoneel) · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer argues that LLM model routers should also serve as unified MCP gateways. The pain point: when using multiple AI coding tools (OpenCode, Hermes, etc.) alongside multiple LLM providers (Groq, OpenRouter, Anthropic) and MCP servers, each tool requires separate configuration of all providers and MCPs. The author recommends Bifrost, a free and open-source LLM and MCP gateway, as the best solution they found compared to alternatives like Truefoundry and LiteLLM. ## Content So, I was recently exploring different options for model routing based on task complexity, and realized that it's absolutely essential that the model router provides an unified MCP gateway as well. Because it's as painful as connecting your separate providers to a service. For example, you are using OpenCode and Hermes, and as provider, you have got Groq, OpenRouter and Anthropic, and also a couple of MCPs. So, the hassle comes from connecting all your MCPs and LLM providers to both OpenCode and Hermes separately. Now, you can do it for two, but what if you also use OpenClaw, jcode, or Muse Code? It becomes a nightmare of executing busy chores. So, a LLM and MCP gateway like [Bifrost](https://github.com/maximhq/bifrost/) becomes necessary, which is both free and open-source. Out of all the solutions I tried like Truefoundry or LiteLLM, Bifrost sounded the best one to me. 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