Introducing Prefect Horizon

Prefect Horizon is introduced as a foundational platform for the emerging "context layer," a crucial interface where AI agents interact with business data, tools, and workflows, ensuring automation is both useful and safe. Developed by the creators of FastMCP, a widely adopted framework for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), Horizon addresses common enterprise challenges in deployment and governance by offering a structured infrastructure organized into four key pillars: Deploy, Registry, Gateway, and Agents. Horizon Deploy provides managed hosting for MCP servers, facilitating CI/CD integration and asynchronous task management, while Horizon Registry centralizes and manages MCP capabilities, allowing for the creation of remix servers to minimize context pollution. The Horizon Gateway enforces role-based access control and policy management, transforming MCP tools into governed capabilities, and Horizon Agents ensure seamless client experiences, offering fully permissioned interfaces for interacting with MCP servers. This platform aims to provide organizations with the confidence needed to effectively manage AI agents, building on Prefect's legacy of enhancing governance and trust in automated systems.