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MCP gateway for shared agent tools and skills

AAI Gateway sits between your agents and the tools or skills they use. It can discover, import, enable, disable, and remove Agent Apps, then expose each one as a tool your agent can call.

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Who it's for

Builders who want Claude Code, Codex, or other agents to share the same installed tools and skills.

What it delivers

You can set up a tool or skill once and use it across agents without repeating config or re-explaining context.

What it does

Search and install Agent Apps

`search:discover` finds tools and skills with natural language and installs them.

Import MCP servers and skills

`mcp:import` and `skill:import` turn external MCP servers and skill packages into Agent Apps.

Manage apps per agent

`listAllAaiApps`, `enableApp`, `disableApp`, and `removeApp` control what each agent can use.

Expose imported apps as tools

Each imported Agent App becomes an `app_<app-id>` tool with its guide and tool list.

Auto-discover preset apps

Local installs can auto-discover preset apps like `claude`, `codex`, and `opencode`.

How to get it

  1. 1Claude Code
    claude mcp add --scope user --transport stdio aai-gateway -- npx -y aai-gateway
  2. 2Codex
    codex mcp add aai-gateway -- npx -y aai-gateway
  3. 3OpenClaw
    openclaw plugins install openclaw-aai-gateway-plugin

README

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AAI Gateway: Unified MCP & Skill Management, Shared Across AI Agents, 99% Context Token Savings

npm version license


What Is It

AAI = Agent App Interface

AAI Gateway is the interaction gateway for Agent Apps.

What is an Agent App? An Agent App is a collection of capabilities that an Agent can use. For example:

  • An MCP Server is an Agent App — it provides a set of tools
  • A Skill package is an Agent App — it provides one or more skills

In AAI Gateway, they are abstracted as Agent Apps under unified management. Import once, and all AI Agents can use them immediately.


What Problems Does It Solve

Context Bloat

Traditional: 10 MCPs × 5 tools = 50 full schemas ≈ 7,500 tokens injected into every conversation.

AAI Gateway: each Agent App needs only fewer than 50 tokens for a summary, with details loaded on demand. 99% token savings.

Finding Tools Is Hard

Traditional: search GitHub → read READMEs → copy JSON configs → debug connections → restart Agent.

AAI Gateway: tell your Agent "use AAI to search for xxx" — auto-searches, installs, ready to use.

"Use AAI to search for a browser automation tool"

→ Search → finds Playwright MCP → Agent summarizes a one-line Agent App summary → install → ready to use, no restart needed

"Use AAI to search for a PPT creation skill"

→ Search → finds PPT Skill → uses skill description as Agent App summary → install → ready to use, no restart needed

Duplicate Config

Configure the same thing in Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode separately? Import once through AAI Gateway, all Agents share instantly.


Quick Start (30 Seconds)

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --scope user --transport stdio aai-gateway -- npx -y aai-gateway

Codex:

codex mcp add aai-gateway -- npx -y aai-gateway

OpenCode — add to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json:

{
  "mcp": {
    "aai-gateway": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["npx", "-y", "aai-gateway"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

OpenClaw:

openclaw plugins install openclaw-aai-gateway-plugin

Once installed, just tell your Agent what you want to do.


Built-in Tools

ToolDescription
search:discoverSearch and install new tools with natural language
mcp:importImport an MCP Server as an Agent App
skill:importImport a Skill package as an Agent App
listAllAaiAppsList all registered Agent Apps
enableApp / disableAppEnable or disable an Agent App per Agent
removeAppRemove an Agent App
aai:execExecute a specific tool within an Agent App

Each imported Agent App generates an app_<app-id> tool that returns the full operation guide and tool list when called.

Preset Agent Apps (auto-discovered when locally installed)

App IDNameDescription
claudeClaude CodeAI coding assistant for code editing, analysis, and development
codexCodexOpenAI-powered AI coding assistant
opencodeOpenCodeAI development assistant for editing files and running commands

Architecture

Architecture


Developers: Get Your Agent App Auto-Discovered

Create an aai.json descriptor and submit it to src/discovery/descriptors/. When a user's local environment meets the discovery.checks conditions, the Agent will auto-discover your Agent App.

{
  "schemaVersion": "2.0",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "app": {
    "name": { "default": "My App" }
  },
  "discovery": {
    "checks": [
      { "kind": "command", "command": "my-app" }
    ]
  },
  "access": {
    "protocol": "mcp",
    "config": {
      "command": "my-app-mcp",
      "args": ["--stdio"]
    }
  },
  "exposure": {
    "summary": "Use when the user wants to do X."
  }
}

discovery.checks supports three check types: command (command exists), file (file exists), path (directory exists).

Supported protocols: mcp, skill, acp-agent

Welcome to submit a PR to contribute new Agent App descriptors, or open an issue for feedback.

Files in the repo

Repository payload18 top-level entries
  • docs
  • images
  • src
  • .gitignore
  • .prettierrc
  • CLAUDE.md
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
  • eslint.config.mjs
  • LICENSE
  • package-lock.json
  • package.json
  • README.ja.md
  • README.ko.md
  • README.md
  • README.zh-CN.md
  • tsconfig.json
  • vite.config.ts
  • vitest.config.ts

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