MCP to HTTP Bridge

Transform MCP (Model Context Protocol) requests from AI agents into standard HTTP API calls. Enables AI systems using MCP to communicate with existing HTTP backends without native MCP support.

Architecture

Data Flow

See how data flows through this workload from source to destination.

MCP to HTTP Bridge Pipeline

Sources

AI Agents

MCP/JSON-RPC

Harmony

Frontend

MCP Bridge

localhost:8090/mcp

Middleware

Access Control

IP allow, POST/JSON only

JSON Extract

Parse MCP request

Transform

MCP→HTTP JOLT

Backend

HTTP Forward

To backend API

Targets

HTTP Backend

localhost:8081

AI Agents

MCP/JSON-RPC

Harmony

Frontend

MCP Bridge

localhost:8090/mcp

Middleware

Access Control

IP allow, POST/JSON only

JSON Extract

Parse MCP request

Transform

MCP→HTTP JOLT

Backend

HTTP Forward

To backend API

HTTP Backend

localhost:8081

Sources

AI Agents

MCP/JSON-RPC

Harmony

Frontend

MCP Bridge

localhost:8090/mcp

Middleware

Access Control

IP allow, POST/JSON only

JSON Extract

Parse MCP request

Transform

MCP→HTTP JOLT

Backend

HTTP Forward

To backend API

Targets

HTTP Backend

localhost:8081

Secure Integration Platform

Deploy mcp to http bridge in minutes

Transform MCP (Model Context Protocol) requests from AI agents into standard HTTP API calls. Enables AI systems using MCP to communicate with existing HTTP backends without native MCP support.

Deploy secure data exchange without exposing your internal network. This template provides controlled routing and transformation with encrypted tunnels and granular access control behind your firewall.

Whether connecting legacy on-premises systems to cloud platforms or implementing cross-organisation data exchange, this workload accelerates deployment from weeks to days with pre-configured pipelines and proven integration patterns.

Key Integration Capabilities

Behind-the-firewall deployment with encrypted outbound-only connectivity
Dynamic protocol transformation and data format conversion in flight
Cloud-managed control plane with distributed agent architecture
Deploy in minutes from pre-built templates with routing and security pre-configured

Integration Scenarios

Real-world integration use cases

Deploy this template for secure data exchange in these common scenarios

AI Agent Integration

Allow AI agents to use MCP to call existing REST APIs

Protocol Translation

Convert MCP JSON-RPC to standard HTTP requests

Legacy API Access

Expose HTTP services to AI agents via MCP protocol

Ready to Deploy

Fully Configured Template

This workload template includes all the configuration needed to deploy immediately on Runbeam. Customize policies, routes, and transformations for your specific needs.