Google announced that Apigee hybrid version 1.17.0 now includes Model Context Protocol (MCP) support. The MCP data plane runs inside the user's Kubernetes cluster, so AI agents can call APIs without traffic leaving the customer's infrastructure. The feature works the same way as the cloud version—API specs are described with OpenAPI, tools are discovered via JSON‑RPC, and Apigee handles security—but the processing happens on‑premises. Enabling MCP is optional and done through a Helm chart upgrade.
Why it matters
Enterprises with data‑ residency or multi‑cloud constraints can now expose their APIs to AI agents without moving workloads to Google Cloud.
