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ConfluentMCP Server

by Confluent
Released
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v1.5.0
MIT
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Databases & Data

Summary

Open-source MCP server for Confluent Cloud, Confluent Platform and standalone Apache Kafka — 50+ tools spanning topics, Flink SQL, Schema Registry, connectors and Tableflow.

Features

  • 50+ tools across Kafka, Flink SQL, Schema Registry, connectors and Tableflow
  • Works against Confluent Cloud, Confluent Platform and standalone Apache Kafka
  • Tools auto-enable from the service blocks present in your config file
  • OAuth or API-key authentication for Confluent Cloud
  • --init-config scaffolding and --list-tools discovery from the CLI

Installation

Set up this MCP server in your favorite AI agent — copy a ready-made configuration below.

Any MCP-compatible agent

Most agents (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, and more) read a standard mcpServers configuration.

  1. Open your agent's MCP configuration file.
  2. Merge the snippet below into it.
  3. Restart the agent — the "Confluent" tools will be available.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "confluent": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@confluentinc/mcp-confluent",
        "--config",
        "/absolute/path/to/config.yaml"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Description

A Kafka cluster is an awkward thing to inspect conversationally: the state you want is spread across topics, schemas, connectors and stream-processing jobs, each with its own CLI. Confluent's MCP server collapses that into one tool surface an assistant can drive, covering Confluent Cloud, self-managed Confluent Platform and plain Apache Kafka deployments.

Scope

More than 50 tools across Kafka (topics, partitions, consumer groups, produce and consume), Flink SQL statements, Schema Registry, connectors, and Tableflow. Tools are enabled dynamically based on which service blocks appear in your resolved configuration, so a local-Kafka setup does not get cluttered with Confluent Cloud tooling it cannot use.

Getting started

Node.js 22.19.0 or newer. Generate a starter configuration, fill in your connection details, and run it:

npx @confluentinc/mcp-confluent --init-config
npx @confluentinc/mcp-confluent --config ./config.yaml

npx -y @confluentinc/mcp-confluent --list-tools prints the full tool inventory. OAuth authentication is supported for Confluent Cloud alongside API keys.

Which server to use

Confluent Cloud customers also have a fully managed MCP server with no local process and no dependencies, governed by existing RBAC permissions and including AI-powered connector diagnostics. Reach for this open-source server when you need Confluent Platform or self-managed Kafka support, or want to customise and extend the toolset.

Support status

Confluent describes the open-source server as a community-supported project: support is best-effort with no service level commitments, and issues go to the GitHub repository rather than Confluent support. MIT licensed. Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Goose and Gemini CLI.

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