Service Mesh

When deploying Model Context Protocol (MCP) in a large Enterprise, you will quickly hit an architectural wall. If 50 distinct AI Agents (Coding Agents, HR Bots, Financial Analysts) need to talk to 100 different internal systems (Jira, Confluence, GitHub, internal DBs), letting them connect directly creates a chaotic matrix of 5,000 P2P connections. This is why the MCP Gateway was born, becoming a mandatory architectural component in 2026 for any organization operating Agentic Systems. ...

← Previous | Series hub | Next → Chapter 6: Clarifying the Boundaries: API Gateway vs Service Mesh When your Golang application scales from dozens to hundreds of Microservices, managing communication becomes a macro-level challenge. You will constantly encounter two tightly coupled concepts: API Gateway and Service Mesh. Many engineers ask: “If I already deploy Istio (Service Mesh), do I still need Kong (API Gateway)?” The answer lies in the fundamental difference between North-South and East-West traffic. ...