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docs: improve catalog integration messaging for clearer differentiation (#67)
Clarify when catalog integration and aggregation are needed vs not needed to help users better understand when to choose mcp-auth-proxy vs MCP Gateway.
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### When to choose `mcp-auth-proxy`
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- **You just need to add auth to one or a few MCPs** (enforce OAuth/OIDC/password-only)
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- **Catalog integration isn’t needed** (no need for centralized catalog management)
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- **Catalog integration and aggregation aren’t needed** (either self-hosted or independently managed MCP.)
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### When to choose MCP Gateway
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- **You need to manage multiple MCPs centrally** (aggregation, policies/permissions, auditing, centralized logging)
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- **You want catalog integration**
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- **You want catalog integration and aggregation**
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_Note_: They are not mutually exclusive. You can **put `mcp-auth-proxy` in front of a Gateway's public endpoint to enforce authentication** if the Gateway itself doesn't handle it.
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docs/docs/comparison.md

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## When to choose `mcp-auth-proxy`
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- **You just need to add auth to one or a few MCPs** (enforce OAuth/OIDC/password-only)
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- **Catalog integration isn’t needed** (no need for centralized catalog management)
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- **Catalog integration and aggregation aren’t needed** (either self-hosted or independently managed MCP.)
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## When to choose MCP Gateway
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- **You need to manage multiple MCPs centrally** (aggregation, policies/permissions, auditing, centralized logging)
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- **You want catalog integration**
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- **You want catalog integration and aggregation**
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_Note_: They are not mutually exclusive. You can **put `mcp-auth-proxy` in front of a Gateway's public endpoint to enforce authentication** if the Gateway itself doesn't handle it.
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