# Ascend Gateway V5 > One endpoint. 34 MCP tools. 70+ SaaS APIs. Sub-10ms gateway overhead. ## Docs - [Architecture](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/explanation/architecture.md): How the V5 Gateway works under the hood. - [Security Model](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/explanation/security.md): Defense-in-depth security for the V5 Gateway. - [Authentication](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/authentication.md): Bearer tokens and OAuth 2.1 for the V5 Gateway. - [Connect to Amazon Q](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-amazon-q.md): Use V5 Gateway tools in Amazon Q Developer and Q Business - [Connect to ChatGPT](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-chatgpt.md): Use Ascend Gateway V5 as an MCP server in ChatGPT. - [Connect to Claude](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-claude.md): Use Ascend Gateway V5 as an MCP server in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or claude.ai. - [Connect to Codex CLI](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-codex.md): Use V5 Gateway tools in OpenAI Codex CLI agentic sessions - [Connect to Cursor](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-cursor.md): Use Ascend Gateway V5 as an MCP server in Cursor IDE. - [Connect to Gemini](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-gemini.md): Use Ascend Gateway V5 with Google Gemini CLI or SDK. - [Connect to LM Studio](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-lm-studio.md): Use V5 MCP tools in LM Studio's agentic chat. - [Connect to Mistral](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-mistral.md): Use V5 MCP tools in Mistral Le Chat and the Mistral API. - [Connect to n8n](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-n8n.md): Call V5 Gateway tools from n8n workflows via REST API - [Connect to Open WebUI](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-open-webui.md): Use V5 MCP tools in Open WebUI with any backend model. - [Connect to Perplexity](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-perplexity.md): Use Ascend Gateway V5 as an MCP server in Perplexity. - [Connect to Slack](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-slack.md): Query Ascend Gateway V5 directly from Slack via the GTM bot. - [Connect to VS Code / GitHub Copilot](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-vscode.md): Use V5 Gateway tools in VS Code with GitHub Copilot Chat - [Connect to Windsurf](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-windsurf.md): Add V5 Gateway as an MCP server in Codeium Windsurf - [Connect to Zed](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/connect-to-zed.md): Add V5 Gateway as an MCP server in the Zed editor - [Your First API Call](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/first-api-call.md): Make a real API call and understand the response format. - [Async Jobs](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/hermes/async-jobs.md): Kick off long-running agent tasks in the background with optional webhooks - [Chat Sessions](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/hermes/chat-sessions.md): Start and continue multi-turn conversations with Hermes agents - [Orchestrator Pattern](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/hermes/orchestrator.md): Route requests across specialized agents using a classifier front-end - [Hermes — Autonomous Agent Layer](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/hermes/overview.md): Run persistent AI agents over your GTM data without managing infrastructure - [Scheduled Jobs](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/hermes/scheduled-jobs.md): Run agent workflows automatically on daily or weekly cadences - [Multi-Account Support](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/multi-account.md): Manage multiple accounts per provider per tenant. - [Quick Start](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/guides/quickstart.md): Get your first API call working in 5 minutes. - [Admin API Reference](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/reference/admin-api.md): Protected endpoints for tenant and token management. - [llms.txt + MCP from Docs](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/reference/llms-txt.md): Machine-readable docs and the auto-generated MCP server from Mintlify - [MCP Tools Reference](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/reference/mcp-tools.md): All 34 tools available via the MCP endpoint with parameters and examples. - [Providers](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/reference/providers.md): 70+ API providers available through the gateway. - [Quality Harness](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/reference/quality-harness.md): How V5 monitors and grades every tool call for accuracy and safety - [Recipes](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/reference/recipes.md): Pre-built multi-step workflows composing multiple API calls. - [Response Trimming](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/reference/response-trimming.md): Reduce token usage by 40-80% with fields and format parameters. - [REST API Reference](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/docs/reference/rest-api.md): Traditional HTTP API for non-MCP consumers. - [Ascend Gateway V5](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/index.md): One endpoint. 34 MCP tools. 70+ SaaS APIs. Sub-10ms gateway overhead. ## OpenAPI Specs - [openapi](https://docs.ascendgtm.net/api-reference/openapi.json)