Mcp-kafka MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server for Apache Kafka. It lets an MCP-capable client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, etc.) monitor and manage Kafka clusters — topics, partitions, configs, and consumer…

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the Mcp-kafka MCP Server?

mcp-kafka is an MCP project maintained in the dockndevai/mcp-kafka repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol server for Apache Kafka. It lets an MCP-capable client (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, etc.) monitor and manage Kafka clusters — topics…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is @dockndevai/mcp-kafka. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Configuration values

The example declares KAFKA_BROKERS, KAFKA_MODE. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the Mcp-kafka MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kafka": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@dockndevai/mcp-kafka"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KAFKA_BROKERS": "localhost:9092",
        "KAFKA_MODE": "read-only"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
KAFKA_BROKERSDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
KAFKA_MODEDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation