Kafka MCP Server

Name: Kafka MCP Server
Author: Joel-hanson

@Joel-hanson

About Kafka MCP Server

This project provides a **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** server that enables interaction with a Kafka cluster via standard tool-based interfaces. It exposes Kafka operations like producing messages, consuming, listing topics, and more — all accessible through Claude Desktop or an

#kafka #mcp #modelcontextprotocol

Basic information

Config

Add this server to your MCP-compatible client using the configuration below.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kafka-mcp-server-joel-hanson": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Tools

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Overview

What is Kafka MCP Server?

The Kafka MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables interactions with a Kafka cluster through standard tool-based interfaces. It exposes Kafka operations like producing messages, consuming, listing topics, and more – all accessible through Claude Desktop or any MCP-compatible client.

How to use Kafka MCP Server?

Clone the repository, set up a Python 3.10 environment (e.g., with conda), install dependencies from requirements.txt, then either start the server with mcp dev for local testing or run python server.py. Configure an MCP client (e.g., Claude Desktop) by adding a JSON entry pointing to the server.py script. Before use, create a Kafka properties file with your cluster’s bootstrap.servers and any security settings, then call the kafka_initialize_connection tool.