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Kafka

Verified Integration
Author: @williajmCategory: ServerApplicationAPACHE
JSON-RPC 2.0
Protocol Standard
Sub-second
Execution Latency
Active
Operational Status

Client Configuration

— Connect Kafka to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kafka-3": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-kafka-3"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).
Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Enables AI assistants to manage Kafka topics, messages, consumer groups, and clusters via a Model Context Protocol server.

Indexed Date

7/23/2026

License

APACHE

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for Kafka

Kafka MCP offers universal Kafka authentication support, including SASL mechanisms like PLAIN, SCRAM (SHA-256, SHA-512), and GSSAPI (Kerberos), as well as mTLS (mutual TLS) for secure client certificate-based connections.

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