Using an MCP Gateway with Claude Code: A Practical Guide

Evaluating an AI Gateway Architecture Using Bifrost

To integrate and evaluate an AI gateway architecture using Bifrost, follow these steps to set up, configure, and test your environment. This guide will help you get started with Bifrost in under a minute.

Step 1: Install and Run Bifrost

Option A: Use npm (Node Package Manager)

bash
 
1npx -y @maximhq/bifrost

Option B: Use Docker

bash
 
1docker run -p 8080:8080 maximhq/bifrost

Step 2: Configure via Web UI

Once Bifrost is running, open the built-in web interface to configure your settings:

bash
 
1open http://localhost:8080

You can also access it through a browser by navigating to http://localhost:8080.

Step 3: Make Your First API Call

Use cURL or any HTTP client to send an API request to Bifrost. Here’s an example using cURL:

bash
 
1curl -X POST http://localhost:
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