Add targets to an existing gateway

After creating a gateway, you can add targets, which define the tools that your gateway will host. AgentCore Gateway supports multiple target type that are detailed in the following topics. Each target can have its own credential provider attached, enabling you to securely control access targets. By adding targets, your gateway becomes a single MCP URL that enables access to all of the relevant tools for an agent.

The following topics explain how target names are constructed for a gateway, how to set up outbound authorization for a target, and how to create different target types.

Topics

• Understand how AgentCore Gateway tools are named

• Setting up Outbound Auth

• Add Lambda targets to your gateway

• Add OpenAPI targets to your gateway

• Add Smithy targets to your gateway