# Hosted MCP availability

Connect remote MCP tools to Kastra policies and approvals.

Updated: 2026-09-22

Canonical: https://docs.kastra.ai/mcp/hosted-status

## Current status

Hosted MCP brings remote tool calls through Kastra policies and approvals. Availability depends on your workspace configuration, the remote server and its authentication flow, and client compatibility. Confirm those details before connecting a production workflow.

## What is different from local MCP

A local stdio gateway wraps a command on the user's machine. Hosted MCP handles a remote server and its credentials through a different trust and transport boundary. Local wrapper commands do not configure that remote path.

The account MCP connector at `/mcp/account` reads Kastra data. A working account connector does not prove that a third-party hosted MCP connection is available.

## Available path today

Use [local MCP governance](https://docs.kastra.ai/mcp/local-gateway) for a supported local server. For a remote requirement, [contact Kastra](https://kastra.ai/contact) with the server, authentication method, intended tools, and approval needs. A catalog logo should be read as presentation metadata, not as a tested commercial integration.

## Connect and verify a remote server

In Connections → MCP servers, an authorized administrator registers the remote server and its supported API-key or OAuth authentication. Complete the downstream authorization, refresh the tool catalog, and use the server-specific Kastra proxy URL in the client.

The governed endpoint is `/mcp/proxy/{serverID}`. Its OAuth scope is `kastra.mcp.proxy`, with authorization bound to that server; an account-read grant is not sufficient. Verify discovery, an allowed call, a denied call and the required approval flow before exposing write-capable tools. Inspect decision records and disconnect or revoke the connection when it is no longer needed.

Planning a self-hosted deployment? Discuss remote MCP authentication and network requirements with Kastra as part of your [deployment scope](https://docs.kastra.ai/reference/self-hosted).