AAI Gateway: One MCP Server to Connect AI Agents to All Your Apps

The Problem: MCP Server Sprawl

If you're using AI agents like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf, you've probably encountered this problem:

Every app needs its own MCP server.

Want your agent to use Notion? Add the Notion MCP server.

Need GitHub too? Add another one.

Slack? That's three.

Before you know it, your config looks like this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notion": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@notion/mcp-server"] },
    "github": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@github/mcp-server"] },
    "slack": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@slack/mcp-server"] },
    "linear": { "command": "npx", "args": ["@linear/mcp-server"] }
    // ... and 20 more
  }
}

And there's a worse problem: context explosion.

When an agent calls tools/list, every MCP server returns ALL its tools. 50 apps × 20 tools each = 1000+ tool entries flooding your context window. The agent gets confused, responses slow down, accuracy drops.

The Solution: AAI Gateway

AAI Gateway is a single MCP server that connects AI agents to all web and desktop applications — no code changes required.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aai-gateway": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["aai-gateway"]
    }
  }
}

That's it. One entry. All your apps.

How? Progressive Disclosure

AAI Gateway uses a smart approach called Progressive Disclosure:

tools/list returns only:
├── web:discover     → Discover web apps on-demand
├── app:<app-id>     → One entry per discovered desktop app
└── aai:exec         → Universal executor

= 50 apps + 2 tools = 52 entries ✅

When the agent needs to work with a specific app, it calls web:discover or app:<id> to get the detailed operation guide.

Result: 95% reduction in context usage.

Zero-Code Integration

Apps conforming to the AAI Protocol can be integrated without writing any source code — just provide a descriptor file (aai.json).

For Web Apps

Place aai.json at:

https://your-domain.com/.well-known/aai.json

For Desktop Apps

Place aai.json alongside your app binary.

The gateway auto-discovers and loads capabilities. That's it.

Current Status & Supported Apps

⚠️ This project is under active development. Testing is not yet complete, and you may encounter bugs. Contributions are welcome!

Built-in descriptors available:

Coming soon: GitHub, Linear, Slack, Jira, Google Workspace, Airtable, and 30+ more.

Cross-Platform

• Web Apps: HTTP + OAuth 2.1 PKCE / API Key / App Credential
• macOS: Apple Events + Keychain
• Windows: COM + Credential Manager
• Linux: DBus + libsecret

Get Started

# Add to Claude Code
claude mcp add aai-gateway npx aai-gateway

# Or add to your MCP config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aai-gateway": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["aai-gateway"]
    }
  }
}

Links:

• GitHub
• AAI Protocol Spec
• npm