Today, we’re excited to introduce Wanaku, the first open-source MCP Router that transforms how agentic applications integrate with enterprise systems. Think of Wanaku as the friendly, efficient receptionist for your digital office. Just as a receptionist greets visitors, verifies their credentials, and directs them to the right department, Wanaku manages incoming AI agents ensuring they have the proper access, and routing them to the right enterprise resources. This lets your agentic applications focus on what they do best.
The Challenge
AI agents and large language models (LLMs) are evolving fast, yet their integration with enterprise data and systems remains clunky. The early implementations of agentic applications carry duplicated integration code and configurations, making it hard to maintain and scale. Enterprise systems need strict access control, auditing, and robust error handling – requirements that agentic applications struggle to meet due to the autonomous, stochastic nature of LLMs.
The Opportunity
With the rise of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), the integration landscape is changing:
- MCP is emerging as the standard for connecting LLMs with external data sources.
- Over 1500 MCP servers are already available, though quality and features vary.
- AI engineers need a unified, automated solution that avoids manual, repetitive configurations.
Wanaku leverages proven integration technology, like Apache Camel, to set up and manage hundreds or thousands of integrations.
Introducing Wanaku
Wanaku is designed to be the ultimate bridge between AI agents and enterprise systems. It offers:
- Unified Integration: One system to connect your agentic applications effortlessly.
- User-Friendly CLI/UI: Quickly expose resources and add new tools – supporting HTTP, Kafka, FTP with many more planned for the next releases.
- Reusable Toolsets: Organize and share tools across projects.
- Pluggable Architecture: Easily extend your integration capabilities with new services, powered by Apache Camel.
How It Works
At its core, Wanaku connects new types of autonomous agentic applications with a router, which then interfaces with your enterprise systems. This approach ensures that your sensitive data stays secure while enabling rapid integration and flexibility.
A Special Thanks
A huge shoutout to Otavio Piske, Ivo Bek, Zineb Bendhiba, Ricardo Martinez, Bruno Meseguer, Burr Sutter, Alexandre Kieling, Federico Mariani, and everyone else who joined forces to brainstorm, shape, and build the first version of Wanaku. Your creativity, fellowship, and relentless passion have brought this vision to life and made our community a fun and inspiring place to be.
We invite you to explore Wanaku and join us in redefining the integration landscape for modern AI applications. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to evolve and expand our capabilities.