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Updates, insights, and MCP know-how from the team at Stacklok
September 25, 2025
Bridging the observability gap in MCP servers with ToolHive
ToolHive collects usage statistics from MCP servers and feeds data into OTel and Prometheus. Get full visibility with request metrics and distributed traces.
September 22, 2025
The next big observability gap for Kubernetes is MCP servers
MCP servers create blind spots in Kubernetes monitoring. They lack metrics endpoints, don’t log structured data, and can’t be traced by Prometheus or OpenTelemetry.
September 18, 2025
Examining the impact of npm supply chain attacks on MCP
An npm attack compromised packages downloaded 2B+ times weekly. Many MCP servers were vulnerable, but ToolHive’s containerization and network isolation provide defense.
September 17, 2025
Securing MCP secrets with Vault + ToolHive in Kubernetes
Integrate HashiCorp Vault with ToolHive for secure MCP server secrets management in Kubernetes. Follow along with the tutorial and video demo.
September 17, 2025
Exposing a Kubernetes-hosted MCP server with ToolHive + ngrok
Deploy MCP servers with the ToolHive Kubernetes Operator and expose them via ngrok with HTTP Basic Auth and ngrok traffic policies for secure access.
September 09, 2025
Safely expose MCP servers externally with ngrok + ToolHive
Safely expose MCP servers using ToolHive’s proxy tunnel with ngrok integration. Get instant HTTPS URLs for external testing, demos, and remote collaboration.