MCP vs Function Calling – How They Actually Work Together
Understand the real difference between MCP and function calling. Explore architecture, vendor lock-in issues, security tradeoffs, & when teams should adopt MCP.
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MCP vs RAG Compared for Production Teams
MCP doesn't replace RAG. Learn when to use each, how to combine them, and the security and governance patterns production teams actually need.
Securing the MCP Gateway: Lasso Partners with Portkey to Deliver Enterprise-Grade Agentic AI Protection
Today, we’re excited to announce that Portkey and Lasso Security have partnered to provide AI Security directly into Portkey’s MCP Gateway - delivering real-time guardrails, threat detection, and governance enforcement at the protocol level.
Portkey's MCP Gateway serves as the operational control plane for MCP deployments,
Introducing the MCP Gateway
Your interns need three approvals to touch production. Your AI agents? Zero.
With MCP, agents can take real action – connect to databases, trigger workflows, access internal systems. The protocol just works.
But here's what we kept hearing from teams actually running MCP in production: "How do I
Enterprise MCP access control: managing tools, servers, and agents
Learn how MCP access control works and how enterprises can govern MCP tools and agents safely in production environments.
Understanding MCP Authorization
Learn why MCP authorization matters, how access is enforced at the server boundary, and best practices for securing MCP in production environments.
From standard to ecosystem: the new MCP updates, Nov 2025
Releasing November 25, the latest MCP update introduces async operations, stateless architecture, and registry GA, advancing MCP from a standard to an interoperable ecosystem for production AI systems.