Kafka Sentinel MCP Server

by sanjay-amuio.github.sanjay-amu/kafka-sentinel-mcpv0.1.2

Read-only Kafka observability MCP server: cluster health, consumer lag, and replay-readiness.

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Install Kafka Sentinel MCP server

claude mcp add kafka-sentinel -e KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP='<kafka-bootstrap>' -e KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD='<kafka-sasl-password>' -- uvx kafka-sentinel-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kafka-sentinel": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "kafka-sentinel-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP": "<kafka-bootstrap>",
        "KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD": "<kafka-sasl-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kafka-sentinel": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "kafka-sentinel-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP": "<kafka-bootstrap>",
        "KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD": "<kafka-sasl-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "kafka-sentinel": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "kafka-sentinel-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP": "<kafka-bootstrap>",
        "KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD": "<kafka-sasl-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kafka-sentinel": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "kafka-sentinel-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP": "<kafka-bootstrap>",
        "KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD": "<kafka-sasl-password>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP	yes	—	Kafka bootstrap servers, e.g. broker1:9092,broker2:9092
KAFKA_SECURITY_PROTOCOL	—	—	librdkafka security.protocol, e.g. SASL_SSL
KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM	—	—	librdkafka sasl.mechanism, e.g. PLAIN or SCRAM-SHA-512
KAFKA_SASL_USERNAME	—	—	SASL username
KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD	—	yes	SASL password
KAFKA_SSL_CA_LOCATION	—	—	Path to CA certificate for SSL

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Maintained — last maintenance signal 2mo ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-07-31 · 2mo ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-07-31 · 2mo ago · GitHub · v0.1.5
Package published
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Registry entry updated
2026-07-23 · 3mo ago · official registry · v0.1.2

FAQ

›How do I install the Kafka Sentinel MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add kafka-sentinel -e KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP='<kafka-bootstrap>' -e KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD='<kafka-sasl-password>' -- uvx kafka-sentinel-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Kafka Sentinel require an API key?

Yes. It expects KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP, KAFKA_SASL_PASSWORD, of which 1 is a secret.

›Can I use Kafka Sentinel as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Kafka Sentinel in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.sanjay-amu/kafka-sentinel-mcp.