# mcp-rlm-proxy

> MCP-RLM-Proxy: Intelligent MCP middleware with RLM-style recursive exploration, smart caching, and proxy tools.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/mcp-rlm-proxy/claim

## Declared
- publisher: MCP-RLM-Proxy Contributors
- homepage: https://github.com/pratikjadhav2726/mcp-rlm-proxy#readme
- repository: https://github.com/pratikjadhav2726/mcp-rlm-proxy#readme
- version: 0.1.1
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, llm, mcp, model-context-protocol, proxy
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:mcp-rlm-proxy

### Description (declared)

# MCP-RLM-Proxy: Intelligent Middleware for MCP Servers

> **Production-ready middleware** implementing Recursive Language Model principles ([arXiv:2512.24601](https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.24601)) for efficient multi-server management, automatic large-response handling, and first-class proxy tools for recursive data exploration. **100% compatible with the MCP specification** - works with any existing MCP server without modification.

## Quick Start for Current MCP Users

**Already using MCP servers?** Add this as middleware in 5 minutes:

```bash
# 1. Install
pip install mcp-rlm-proxy

# 2. Create a config in your working directory (mcp.json)
mcp-rlm-proxy --init-config ./mcp.json

# 3. Edit mcp.json to add your servers
$EDITOR ./mcp.json

# 2. Configure your existing servers
cat > mcp.json << EOF
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/your/path"]
    }
  }
}
EOF

# 3. Run the proxy
mcp-rlm-proxy --config ./mcp.json
```

**That's it!** Your servers now have automatic large-response handling and three powerful proxy tools for recursive exploration.

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## Why Use This as Middleware?

### The Problem with Direct MCP Connections

When AI agents connect directly to MCP servers:
- **Token waste**: 85-95% of returned data is often unnecessary
- **Context pollution**: Irrelevant data dilutes important information
- **No multi-server aggregation**: Must connect to each server separately
- **Performance degradation**: Large responses slow everything down
- **Cost explosion**: Every unnecessary token costs money

### The Solution: Intelligent Middleware

```
+---------------+
|  MCP Client   |  (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Custom Client)
+-------+-------+
        | ONE connection
        v
+---------------+
| MCP-RLM       |  <-- THIS MIDDLEWARE
| Proxy         |  - Connects to N servers
|               |  - Auto-truncates large responses
|               |  - Caches + provides proxy_filter…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.filesystem (1, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/mcp-rlm-proxy/ (first seen 2026-09-10T03:19:21.444Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-rlm-proxy/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/mcp-rlm-proxy · ARD identifier urn:air::server:mcp-rlm-proxy