Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers have transformed AI from passive chatbots into action-capable agents. Claude can now execute tools, read files, query databases, and interact with your infrastructure. For developers, it's revolutionary. For security teams, it's a nightmare.
The problem? MCP servers everywhere like on laptops, in IDEs, in browser tabs and most organizations have no visibility into what they are or what they're doing. You've got an enterprise AI gateway controlling centralized traffic, but the moment an employee opens Claude Desktop, all governance evaporates.
Bifrost solves this with a two-layer approach: the Bifrost Gateway centralizes governance policies in your infrastructure, and Bifrost Edge enforces those same policies on every employee's machine. Together, they turn shadow MCP into governed MCP.
This is the article of how.
Let's be clear about what MCP enables. A single MCP server can:
