Confluent MCP

Install from the author’s instructions

Before connecting

• Use Node.js 22.19.0 or higher.
• Generate config.yaml and supply the connection details for the services you need.

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

Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "confluent": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@confluentinc/mcp-confluent",
        "--config",
        "/path/to/confluent-mcp-server/config.yaml"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Sources: Official setup guide · Checked 2026-10-14.

Generate and edit config.yaml before using the client definition. Tool availability depends on its service blocks. The project is community-supported by the vendor repository; the managed Confluent Cloud server is a separate option.

Sources: Author README · Official setup guide · Checked 2026-10-14.

Tools and capabilities

Sources: Author README · Checked 2026-10-14.

Workflow examples

Suggested prompts for your own client. These are examples, not recorded tool executions.

Inspect lag for the consumer group I select and correlate it with topic configuration.

Explain why a connector tool is unavailable, then show the configuration changes needed to enable it.

Sources and verification

Official documentation and repository metadata reviewed; no third-party software installed and no MCP or hosted service executed.

Recent activity refers to the repository push timestamp. It does not establish the product’s original release date. Stars are a dated snapshot of the entire repository.

1. GitHub repository metadataVerified 2026-10-14
2. Author READMEVerified 2026-10-14
3. Official setup guideVerified 2026-10-14

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