Kong – API Gateway
SkillDev toolsAPI gateway and service mesh with Kong
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What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by bidewio/better-openclaw in skills/kong-gateway/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Kong is a cloud-native API gateway for managing, securing, and orchestrating APIs and microservices at scale.
- GitHub: github.com/Kong/kong (40 000+ ⭐)
- License: Apache-2.0
- Security: CNCF project. Enterprise-grade. No malware.
Environment Variables
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
{{KONG_ADMIN_URL}} | Kong Admin API URL (default: :8001) |
Usage Examples
List services
curl -s "{{KONG_ADMIN_URL}}/services"
Add a service
curl -s -X POST "{{KONG_ADMIN_URL}}/services" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "my-api", "url": "http://backend:3000"}'
Add a route
curl -s -X POST "{{KONG_ADMIN_URL}}/services/my-api/routes" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"paths": ["/api/v1"]}'
Enable rate limiting plugin
curl -s -X POST "{{KONG_ADMIN_URL}}/services/my-api/plugins" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "rate-limiting", "config": {"minute": 100}}'
AI Agent Tips
- Plugin architecture: rate-limiting, auth, logging, caching, etc.
- Admin API enables dynamic configuration without restarts.
- Supports REST, gRPC, GraphQL, and WebSocket protocols.
- Declarative config via DB-less mode for GitOps workflows.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 58
- Forks
- 6
- Last commit
- Aug 2026
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
kong-gateway- Source
- github.com/bidewio/better-openclaw
github.com/bidewio/better-openclaw