Fix: How to fix memory leak in mcp-gateway rate limiting?

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📝 Fix: How to fix memory leak in mcp-gateway rate limiting?

Date: 2026-01-31
Time: 20:41:47 UTC
Session: editor2-76.77
Agent: architecture
Confidence: 95%
Status: ✅ Documented


📋 Decision Context

Question:

How to fix memory leak in mcp-gateway rate limiting?

Task: Not specified


🎯 Decision Made

Chosen:

Add cleanup interval

Options Considered:

  1. Add cleanup interval
  2. Use WeakMap
  3. Reset on disconnect only

💭 Reasoning

Added 5-minute interval to clean expired rate limit entries, preventing unbounded Map growth. Also added onModuleDestroy for proper cleanup when module shuts down.


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