🐍 ☁️ - Confluent integration to interact with Confluent Kafka and Confluent Cloud REST APIs.
To add confluentinc/mcp-confluent to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 10 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y -y @confluentinc/mcp-confluentEnvironment variables
MCP_API_KEYSet in your MCP configCONFLUENT_CLOUD_API_KEYSet in your MCP configCONFLUENT_CLOUD_API_SECRETSet in your MCP configFLINK_API_KEYSet in your MCP configFLINK_API_SECRETSet in your MCP configKAFKA_API_KEYSet in your MCP configKAFKA_API_SECRETSet in your MCP configSCHEMA_REGISTRY_API_KEYSet in your MCP configSCHEMA_REGISTRY_API_SECRETSet in your MCP configTABLEFLOW_API_KEYSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add confluentinc-mcp-confluent --env MCP_API_KEY=<YOUR_MCP_API_KEY> --env CONFLUENT_CLOUD_API_KEY=<YOUR_CONFLUENT_CLOUD_API_KEY> --env CONFLUENT_CLOUD_API_SECRET=<YOUR_CONFLUENT_CLOUD_API_SECRET> --env FLINK_API_KEY=<YOUR_FLINK_API_KEY> --env FLINK_API_SECRET=<YOUR_FLINK_API_SECRET> --env KAFKA_API_KEY=<YOUR_KAFKA_API_KEY> --env KAFKA_API_SECRET=<YOUR_KAFKA_API_SECRET> --env SCHEMA_REGISTRY_API_KEY=<YOUR_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_API_KEY> --env SCHEMA_REGISTRY_API_SECRET=<YOUR_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_API_SECRET> --env TABLEFLOW_API_KEY=<YOUR_TABLEFLOW_API_KEY> -- npx -y @confluentinc/mcp-confluent
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
confluentinc/mcp-confluent exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
MCP_API_KEY CONFLUENT_CLOUD_API_KEY CONFLUENT_CLOUD_API_SECRET FLINK_API_KEY FLINK_API_SECRET KAFKA_API_KEY KAFKA_API_SECRET SCHEMA_REGISTRY_API_KEY SCHEMA_REGISTRY_API_SECRET TABLEFLOW_API_KEY
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install confluentinc/mcp-confluent?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add confluentinc/mcp-confluent to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with confluentinc/mcp-confluent?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to confluentinc/mcp-confluent as well.
Does confluentinc/mcp-confluent need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: MCP_API_KEY, CONFLUENT_CLOUD_API_KEY, CONFLUENT_CLOUD_API_SECRET, FLINK_API_KEY, FLINK_API_SECRET, KAFKA_API_KEY, KAFKA_API_SECRET, SCHEMA_REGISTRY_API_KEY, SCHEMA_REGISTRY_API_SECRET, TABLEFLOW_API_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
What license is confluentinc/mcp-confluent under?
confluentinc/mcp-confluent is listed under the MIT license.
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