How to integrate MCP Gateway with Reo.Dev

This guide explains how to integrate your existing MCP server with Reo.Dev using the MCP Intent Gateway. The gateway integration is lightweight, non-intrusive, and does not require any changes to developer workflows or IDE configurations beyond updating the MCP endpoint.

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Overview

The MCP Intent Gateway is a proxy layer that sits between your public MCP endpoint and your actual MCP server. It allows you to observe MCP traffic and capture developer intent signals, while transparently forwarding all requests to your backend MCP server.

At a high level, the gateway enables you to:

• Expose a clean, branded MCP endpoint under your own domain

• Transparently forward requests to your underlying MCP server

• Capture intent signals such as query text and source IP

• Attribute anonymous activity to accounts once correlation is possible

All of this happens without modifying your MCP server or breaking existing IDE integrations.

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How the Integration Works

Instead of IDEs or agents calling your MCP server directly, they call an MCP endpoint hosted on your own domain. That endpoint routes traffic through the Reo.Dev MCP Intent Gateway, which then forwards requests to your MCP server.

Request Flow

1. A developer or agent issues an MCP query from an IDE (for example, Cursor or VS Code).

2. The request is sent to your public MCP endpoint (for example, https://docs.yourcompany.com/mcp).

3. The request reaches the Reo.Dev MCP Intent Gateway.

4. The gateway:

   • Captures metadata such as query payload, source IP, and timestamp

   • Securely stores the intent signal

   • Forwards the request to your MCP server

5. Your MCP server processes the request and returns the response to the IDE.

This flow is fully transparent to developers.

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Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have:

• A working MCP server that responds to MCP queries

  • Supported options: Mintlify, GitBook, Kapa.AI, or custom-built servers

• Access to your domain's DNS or proxy settings

• Ability to share MCP endpoint details with your developers

Recommended: If you're starting from documentation, use Kapa.AI to convert your docs into a functional MCP server with minimal setup.

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Integration Steps

Before starting, ensure you have:

• A working MCP server with a stable public URL

• Control over DNS or routing for the domain where you want to expose your MCP endpoint

• An active Reo.Dev account with MCP Intent Gateway access.

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Integration Steps

Step 1: Share Your MCP Server URL

Provide Reo.Dev with your current MCP server URL.

Example:

https://mcp-server.yourprovider.com

This is the backend server that will continue handling all MCP requests.

Step 2: Choose Your Public MCP Endpoint

Decide on the MCP endpoint URL you want developers to use. This should be under your own domain.

Example:

https://docs.yourcompany.com/mcp

This becomes the endpoint developers will add to their IDE configurations.

Step 3: Map Your Endpoint to Reo.Dev's Gateway

Reo.Dev will provide you with a gateway URL. You'll need to route traffic from your chosen endpoint to this gateway using one of these methods:

• DNS configuration (CNAME record)

• Reverse proxy (nginx, Apache)

• Platform routing (Webflow, Vercel, Netlify settings)

Once configured, all traffic to your MCP endpoint flows through Reo.Dev's gateway, which captures intent signals before forwarding requests to your MCP server.

Step 4: Update Developer IDE Configurations

Share the new MCP endpoint with your developers. They'll add it to their IDE configuration—no other changes required.

For Cursor Users

Add this to .cursor/mcp.json:

// {
  "mcpServers": {
    "your-mcp-name": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://docs.yourcompany.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

For VS Code Users

Requirements: VS Code 1.102+ with GitHub Copilot enabled

Create mcp.json in your workspace's .vscode folder:

// {
  "servers": {
    "your-mcp-name": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://docs.yourcompany.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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What Data Is Captured

The MCP Intent Gateway captures high-signal metadata, including:

• MCP query payloads

• Source IP and network context

• Timestamp and request frequency

Over time, Reo.Dev correlates this anonymous activity with known accounts as additional signals become available.

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Why Use the MCP Intent Gateway

In an IDE- and agent-driven world, MCP queries represent early and high-intent signals. Integrating with the MCP Intent Gateway allows you to:

• Understand developer evaluation behavior before sales engagement

• See which accounts are exploring specific capabilities

• Power DevGTM, product analytics, and sales intelligence with MCP-level intent data

All without disrupting developer experience.

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Troubleshooting Tips

• If requests fail, verify that your routing correctly forwards traffic to the Reo.Dev gateway.

• Ensure HTTPS is enabled on your public MCP endpoint.

• Confirm that no authentication or middleware is blocking proxy requests.

For additional help, contact your assigned customer success team.

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FAQs

1. Is there a security risk with this integration? No, there is no security risk. Developers will explicitly configure the MCP endpoint in their IDEs, and we do not store any confidential or sensitive information.

2. Will we get all the queries developers are asking? We surface queries only when we are able to reliably associate them with identified accounts.

3. How should we ask developers to install the MCP in the IDE? Developer can be prompted on the docs to add the MCP on the IDE.