A managed MCP server is a Model Context Protocol endpoint that a provider designs, hosts, secures, monitors, and maintains on your behalf, so AI agents such as ChatGPT and Claude can use your API without your team operating MCP infrastructure. With API to Agents, the endpoint lives at a subdomain you control, such as mcp.yourcompany.com, runs on EU infrastructure, and is set up for a fixed price quoted after a free audit.
What managed MCP hosting includes
The setup covers the work between your existing API and the first agent that uses it. Hosting covers everything after launch.
- Tool design: read, write, and guarded tools proposed from your documentation, with confirmation steps where an action has consequences.
- A hosted endpoint at your subdomain, with TLS and the authentication method your API already uses (API key in the base scope; OAuth or OIDC priced separately).
- Monitoring, maintenance, and updates as MCP clients evolve, so the integration keeps working without your team on call.
- Separate runtime identities, restricted secrets, and authenticated task delivery on Google Cloud infrastructure in European regions.
- A human-validated integration roadmap published to your dashboard within 72 hours of payment, before implementation begins.
Managed hosting versus self-hosting an MCP server
Both options give agents the same capability. The difference is who carries the operational work and how quickly you can start.
| Managed (API to Agents) | Self-hosted | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first working tool | Setup quoted after a two-minute audit; delivery estimated in business days in the quote | Depends on in-house MCP experience; typically an engineering project |
| Tool design | Proposed from your docs and reviewed by our team | Your team scopes and writes every tool |
| Security review | Read/write/guarded boundaries and confirmation steps included | Your responsibility |
| Keeping up with client changes | Included in the hosting plan | Ongoing maintenance on your roadmap |
| Cost | Fixed setup from $499, then $29.99 or $99.99 per month | Engineering time plus infrastructure |
| Data location | EU regions | Wherever you deploy |
What it costs
Setup is a one-time fee from $499, covering one upstream API, up to three read tools, API-key authentication, and one revision round. Write tools, high-consequence safeguards, OAuth, and other scope items are added by the same versioned rules. Hosting is $29.99 per month on Starter or $99.99 per month on Growth, and billing starts only when your integration is live. Every line item is listed on the pricing page.
Enterprise, private cloud, and self-hosting
Managed hosting is the standard model. If you need the server in your own cloud, a private deployment, or a multi-system integration, those are scoped together as an Enterprise project. Use the contact page and describe the systems involved.
Frequently asked questions
What is a managed MCP server?
A managed MCP server is a Model Context Protocol endpoint that a provider builds, hosts, secures, monitors, and maintains for your API, so AI agents can use your service without your team running MCP infrastructure.
Does the MCP server run under my domain?
Yes. The endpoint is served from a subdomain you control, such as mcp.yourcompany.com. You point the subdomain to API to Agents infrastructure; your brand stays on the URL.
Where is the server hosted?
On Google Cloud and Firebase infrastructure in European regions, with separate runtime identities, restricted secrets, and authenticated task delivery.
Do you need my API keys to start?
No. The free audit never asks for API keys, passwords, OAuth secrets, or customer data. Credentials are handled only after payment, during the scoped implementation.
How much does managed MCP hosting cost?
Setup is a one-time fee from $499, quoted exactly after the free audit. Hosting is $29.99 per month on Starter or $99.99 per month on Growth, and starts only when the integration is live.
Can I self-host instead?
Self-hosting and private-cloud deployments are available as Enterprise projects, scoped with our team through the contact page.