kafka-mcp-server MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes Apache Kafka operations as tools. Built with TypeScript, stdio transport, and the Confluent Kafka client.

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the kafka-mcp-server MCP Server?

kafka-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the lehtinentimo/kafka-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes Apache Kafka operations as tools. Built with TypeScript, stdio transport, and the Confluent Kafka client”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares KAFKA_BROKERS. 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.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
list-topics	List all topics
describe-topic	Get topic details (partitions, replicas)
create-topic	Create a new topic
delete-topic	Delete a topic
produce	Send a message to a topic
consume	Read messages from a topic
get-cluster-info	Get broker information
list-consumer-groups	List all consumer groups
describe-consumer-group	Get consumer group details

How to install the kafka-mcp-server MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kafka": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/kafka-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KAFKA_BROKERS": "localhost:9092"
      }
    }
  }
}

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