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# Add API Instances

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

- [Adding a Mule Gateway API Instance](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/create-instance-task-mule)  
  Use Mule Gateway if you have APIs on Mule Runtime that need an API gateway to manage, observe, and
  secure your APIs.

- [Adding an Omni Gateway API Instance](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/create-instance-task-flex)  
  Use Omni Gateway for any APIs that need a flexible and performant API gateway that works with
  distributed and microservices environments and fits into your CI/CD environments.

- [Adding an Omni Gateway Agent or Tool Instance](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/create-instance-task-agent-tool)  
  Use Omni Gateway for any agent, broker, LLM, or MCP server that needs a flexible and performant
  gateway that works with distributed and microservices environments and fits into your CI/CD
  environments.

- [Adding an MCP Bridge Instance](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/create-instance-task-mcp-bridge)  
  Use Omni Gateway MCP Bridge to create MCP servers to expose your current API instances as MCP
  tools so agents can discover and call them.

- [Adding an MCP Server from Public Exchange](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/create-instance-public-exchange)  
  Use Public Exchange to add an MCP Server from a public exchange asset.