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kafka-mcp-server
by Joel-hanson
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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30d uses
Score3177
Official
Categories
DatabaseDeveloper ToolsOps & Infra
File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity
LanguagePythonTypeScript
Last commit12 mo agothis month

kafka-mcp-server · Summary

A MCP server enabling Kafka interaction with tools for topic management and message operations.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

kafka-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Managing Kafka topics through AI assistants
  • Automating topic lifecycle operations
  • Monitoring topic configuration and health

filesystem · Use cases

  • Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
  • Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
  • Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

kafka-mcp-server · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/joel-hanson/kafka-mcp-server.git
cd kafka-mcp-server
  1. Setup Python environment:
conda create -n kafka-mcp python=3.10 -y
conda activate kafka-mcp
pip install -r requirements.txt
  1. Configure Claude Desktop:

Add this to your Claude Desktop configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kafka": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/server.py"]
    }
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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