About this episode

This episode discusses how AI Gateway capabilities in Azure API Management can be used to expose, mediate, and monitor MCP tools for AI workflows.

Learn how AI Gateway capabilities let you expose, mediate, and monitor MCP tools for end-to-end AI integration. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - What are MCP servers? 01:33 - AI Gateway capabilities in API Management 03:18 - MCP architecture in API Management explained 05:12 - Demo: Create, secure, manage and govern MCP tools 16:25 - Roadmap and resources 18:44 - Outro Recommended resources Learn Docs Labs Azure Product page Connect Scott Hanselman | Twitter/X: @SHanselman Azure Friday | Twitter/X: @AzureFriday Azure | Twitter/X: @Azure

People in this episode

Host: Scott Hanselman

Topics covered

• AI integration
• MCP tools
• API Management
• AI Gateway capabilities
• MCP architecture
• security
• governance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Azure, API Management, AI Gateway, Azure Friday

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