Use an AgentCore gateway
After setting up your gateway with targets , you can configure your application or agent to use the gateway through the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Note
AgentCore Gateway supports the following MCP versions: * 2025-06-18 * 2025-03-26 * 2025-11-25
You can use the following MCP operations with an AgentCore gateway:
| Operation | Description |
|---|---|
|
tools/call |
Invokes a specific tool with the provided arguments |
|
tools/list |
Lists all available tools provided by the gateway |
|
prompts/list |
Lists all available prompts provided by the gateway |
|
prompts/get |
Retrieves a specific prompt template, rendered with the provided arguments |
|
resources/list |
Lists all available resources provided by the gateway |
|
resources/read |
Reads the contents of a specific resource by URI |
|
resources/templates/list |
Lists all available resource templates provided by the gateway |
|
elicitation/create |
Requests additional input from the client during a tool call (server-initiated) |
|
sampling/createMessage |
Requests an LLM completion from the client during a tool call (server-initiated) |
|
notifications/progress |
Reports progress on long-running tool calls (server-initiated) |
|
notifications/message |
Sends log messages from the server during tool execution (server-initiated) |
The following topics describe how to invoke your AgentCore gateway:
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