{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "operate/iris/context-gateway",
  "title": "Redis Context Gateway",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/context-gateway/",
  "summary": "Deploy and operate Redis Context Gateway on Redis Cloud or your own infrastructure.",
  "aliases": [
    "/operate/iris/context-retriever/",
    "/operate/rc/context-engine/context-retriever/"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "operate",
    "iris"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-11-03T13:47:13-08:00",
  "children": [
    {
      "id": "operate/iris/context-gateway/create-gateway",
      "summary": "Create a Context Gateway in Redis Cloud, add its first MCP server or Context Surface, and connect an agent.",
      "title": "Create a Context Gateway",
      "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/context-gateway/create-gateway/"
    },
    {
      "id": "operate/iris/context-gateway/manage-gateway",
      "summary": "View and manage a Context Gateway and its Upstreams in Redis Cloud.",
      "title": "View and manage a Context Gateway",
      "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/context-gateway/manage-gateway/"
    },
    {
      "id": "operate/iris/context-gateway/self-managed",
      "summary": "Deploy, configure, and operate Redis Context Gateway on a self-managed Kubernetes cluster.",
      "title": "Self-managed Redis Context Gateway",
      "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/context-gateway/self-managed/"
    }
  ],
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "a2408dcd53f1b98399170e64b2cc3448268d52df894fe3eff32fc8c32f1a27bd",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "Redis Context Gateway gives agents one Model Context Protocol (MCP) endpoint for the tools of any MCP server, plus tools over your Redis data."
    },
    {
      "id": "deployment-options",
      "title": "Deployment options",
      "role": "content",
      "text": ""
    },
    {
      "id": "redis-cloud",
      "title": "Redis Cloud",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "Use Redis Context Gateway as a managed service on Redis Cloud.\n\n[Create a Context Gateway](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/context-gateway/create-gateway) and connect an agent, or [view and manage an existing Gateway](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/context-gateway/manage-gateway).\n\nAfter setup, use the [developer quickstart](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/ai/context-engine/context-gateway/quickstart) to list and call your first tools."
    },
    {
      "id": "self-managed",
      "title": "Self-managed",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "Deploy Redis Context Gateway on Kubernetes to run it on your own infrastructure.\n\n[Start with the self-managed deployment guide](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/iris/context-gateway/self-managed)."
    }
  ],
  "examples": []
}