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[FEATURE][SECURITY]: Content size and type security limits for resources and prompts

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

MUSTP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafeP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafe

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

securityImproves securityImproves security

Status: Open.

Feature

#538 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jul 20, 2025

[BUG]: ASGI protocol violation in streamable_http: response emitted after completion causing ClosedResourceError

bugSomething isn't workingSomething isn't working

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

SHOULDP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate releaseP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate release

Status: Open.

Bug

#2671 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· snmanikanta98 opened on Feb 3, 2026

[BUG][API]: Tool update conflict checks have pre-existing gaps in name resolution and scope validation

apiREST API Related itemREST API Related item

bugSomething isn't workingSomething isn't working

needs-verificationCode fix appears present but could not be verified against running instanceCode fix appears present but could not be verified against running instance

SHOULDP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate releaseP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate release

Status: Open.

Bug

#3528 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Mar 7, 2026

[FEATURE][SECURITY]: Cryptographic request and response signing

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

MUSTP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafeP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafe

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

securityImproves securityImproves security

Status: Open.

Feature

#230 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jul 3, 2025

[FEATURE][AUTH]: Investigate bearer token validation with Keycloak JWT

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

MUSTP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafeP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafe

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

securityImproves securityImproves security

Status: Open.

Feature

#1122 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· vksinha10 opened on Sep 26, 2025

[PERFORMANCE]: Add fast-path middleware bypass for /rpc endpoints

performancePerformance related itemsPerformance related items

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

SHOULDP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate releaseP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate release

Status: Open.

Feature

#2034 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jan 12, 2026

[FEATURE][PLUGIN]: Content limit plugin - Resource exhaustion protection

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

MUSTP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafeP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafe

plugins

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

Status: Open.

Feature

#1191 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Oct 9, 2025

[FEATURE]: Fail fast on non-transient connection errors during startup

database

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

performancePerformance related itemsPerformance related items

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

SHOULDP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate releaseP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate release

Status: Open.

Feature

#2027 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jan 11, 2026

[FEATURE]: Make public teams discovery limit configurable via environment variable

COULDP3: Nice-to-have features with minimal impact if left out; included if time permitsP3: Nice-to-have features with minimal impact if left out; included if time permits

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

Status: Open.

Feature

#2101 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jan 14, 2026

[FEATURE][PLUGIN]: Add maturity levels to plugins

COULDP3: Nice-to-have features with minimal impact if left out; included if time permitsP3: Nice-to-have features with minimal impact if left out; included if time permits

documentationImprovements or additions to documentationImprovements or additions to documentation

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

plugins

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

Status: Open.

Task

#1413 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· tedhabeck opened on Nov 10, 2025

[EPIC][PLUGIN]: Improve plugins hygiene

COULDP3: Nice-to-have features with minimal impact if left out; included if time permitsP3: Nice-to-have features with minimal impact if left out; included if time permits

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

epicLarge feature spanning multiple issuesLarge feature spanning multiple issues

plugins

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

Status: Open.

Feature

#1417 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· araujof opened on Nov 11, 2025

[FEATURE][PLUGIN]: Reduce complexity in plugin configuration framework

COULDP3: Nice-to-have features with minimal impact if left out; included if time permitsP3: Nice-to-have features with minimal impact if left out; included if time permits

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

plugins

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

Status: Open.

Feature

#1140 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· arjavdongaonkar opened on Sep 30, 2025

[EPIC][A2A]: A2A Protocol v0.3.0 Full Compliance Implementation

a2aSupport for A2A protocolSupport for A2A protocol

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

epicLarge feature spanning multiple issuesLarge feature spanning multiple issues

icaICA related issuesICA related issues

MUSTP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafeP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafe

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

Status: Open.

Feature

#2547 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jan 28, 2026

[TASK][PLUGINS]: Add unit tests for secrets detection plugins

good first issueGood for newcomersGood for newcomers

plugins

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

SHOULDP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate releaseP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate release

testingTesting (unit, e2e, manual, automated, etc)Testing (unit, e2e, manual, automated, etc)

Status: Open.

Task

#2872 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· lucarlig opened on Feb 12, 2026

[BUG][PLUGINS]: Race conditions in plugin global state dictionaries under concurrent load

bugSomething isn't workingSomething isn't working

COULDP3: Nice-to-have features with minimal impact if left out; included if time permitsP3: Nice-to-have features with minimal impact if left out; included if time permits

performancePerformance related itemsPerformance related items

plugins

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

Status: Open.

Bug

#2621 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Feb 1, 2026

[BUG][PERFORMANCE]: auth hot-path DB queries dominate request latency under load

bugSomething isn't workingSomething isn't working

performancePerformance related itemsPerformance related items

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

SHOULDP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate releaseP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate release

Status: Open.

Bug

#2692 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Feb 4, 2026

[BUG][PERFORMANCE]: Remove unnecessary SERVER_RESET_QUERY=DISCARD ALL from PgBouncer config

bugSomething isn't workingSomething isn't working

performancePerformance related itemsPerformance related items

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

SHOULDP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate releaseP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate release

Status: Open.

Bug

#2669 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Feb 3, 2026

[BUG]: Server toggle returns 400 errors under load

bugSomething isn't workingSomething isn't working

performancePerformance related itemsPerformance related items

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

SHOULDP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate releaseP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate release

Status: Open.

Bug

#2119 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jan 15, 2026

[BUG][OBSERVABILITY]: Prometheus unable to scrape the metrics

bugSomething isn't workingSomething isn't working

devopsDevOps activities (containers, automation, deployment, makefiles, etc)DevOps activities (containers, automation, deployment, makefiles, etc)

observabilityObservability, logging, monitoringObservability, logging, monitoring

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

SHOULDP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate releaseP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate release

Status: Open.

Bug

#1411 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· ratulranjan opened on Nov 10, 2025

[FEATURE][PROTOCOL]: Implement missing MCP protocol methods

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

mcp-protocolAlignment with MCP protocol or specificationAlignment with MCP protocol or specification

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

SHOULDP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate releaseP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate release

wxowxo integrationwxo integration

Status: Open.

Feature

#758 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Aug 15, 2025

[QUICK-START]: 5-Minute Setup & First Steps

documentationImprovements or additions to documentationImprovements or additions to documentation

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

SHOULDP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate releaseP2: Important but not vital; high-value items that are not crucial for the immediate release

Status: Open.

Feature

#2503 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jan 25, 2026

[FEATURE][SECURITY]: Enhanced session management for admin UI

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

frontendFrontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)Frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

MUSTP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafeP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafe

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

securityImproves securityImproves security

Status: Open.

Feature

#541 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jul 20, 2025

[PERFORMANCE]: Optimize tool_metrics table - 1B+ sequential tuple reads

database

MUSTP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafeP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafe

performancePerformance related itemsPerformance related items

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

Status: Open.

Feature

#2014 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jan 9, 2026

[PERFORMANCE]: Observability feature causes major performance regression

bugSomething isn't workingSomething isn't working

database

MUSTP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafeP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafe

performancePerformance related itemsPerformance related items

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

Status: Open.

Bug

#2012 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jan 9, 2026

[FEATURE][AUTH]: LDAP / Active Directory integration

database

enhancementNew feature or requestNew feature or request

MUSTP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafeP1: Non-negotiable, critical requirements without which the product is non-functional or unsafe

pythonPython / backend development (FastAPI)Python / backend development (FastAPI)

readyValidated, ready-to-work-on itemsValidated, ready-to-work-on items

securityImproves securityImproves security

Status: Open.

Feature

#284 In IBM/mcp-context-forge;

· crivetimihai opened on Jul 6, 2025