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Tool overview
Reference · livetool:kong
Kong Gateway overview
Cloud-native API gateway built on nginx/OpenResty with plugin-driven rate limiting, auth, transformations, and observability.
Attributes
displayName
Kong Gateway
homepageUrl
kind
api-tool
description
Cloud-native API gateway built on nginx/OpenResty with plugin-driven
rate limiting, auth, transformations, and observability.
Outgoing edges
alternative_to1
- tool:ngrok·Toolngrok
belongs_to_language1
- language:lua·LanguageLua
implements_stack_part2
- stack-part:rate-limiter·StackPartRate Limiter
- stack-part:api-gateway·StackPartAPI Gateway
used_for1
- skill-area:backend-api-design·SkillAreaBackend API Design
Incoming edges
composed_of1
- stack-profile:api-gateway-microservices·StackProfileAPI Gateway & Microservices (Kong/Envoy + gRPC + Kubernetes + Go)
implemented_by2
- stack-part:api-gateway·StackPartAPI Gateway
- stack-part:rate-limiter·StackPartRate Limiter
integrates_with1
- tool-server:mcp-kong·ToolServerKong MCP Server