# Strimzi Kafka Cli

> Command Line Interface for the Strimzi Kafka Operator

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-systemcraftsman-strimzi-kafka-cli`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [SystemCraftsman](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/systemcraftsman)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Cloud & Infrastructure](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/cloud-infrastructure)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Upstream author:** [SystemCraftsman](https://github.com/SystemCraftsman)
- **Source:** https://github.com/SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-systemcraftsman-strimzi-kafka-cli
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

[](https://pypi.org/project/strimzi-kafka-cli/) [](https://pepy.tech/project/strimzi-kafka-cli) [](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) [](https://github.com/strimzi/strimzi-kafka-operator/releases/tag/1.0.0)

# Strimzi Kafka CLI

Strimzi Kafka CLI is a CLI that helps traditional Apache Kafka users -both developers and administrators- to easily adapt to [Strimzi](https://strimzi.io/),
a [Kubernetes operator](https://operatorhub.io/operator/strimzi-kafka-operator) for [Apache Kafka](https://kafka.apache.org/).

The main intention is to ramp up Strimzi usage by creating a similar CLI experience with the traditional Apache Kafka tools that mostly starts with `kafka-*` prefix under the `bin` directory in an ordinary Kafka package.

Strimzi Kafka CLI uses the `kfk` command as an abbreviation for "**K**afka **F**or **K**ubernetes" or simply "**k** a **f** **k** a" which reminds of the `kafka-*` prefix of the ordinary Kafka script file names.

While having similar set of commands or options for some of the common objects, Strimzi Kafka CLI has some extra capabilities for managing or configuring Strimzi related resources.

Following are the commands of the current version of Strimzi Kafka CLI, that are used for different purposes:

``` bash
Usage: kfk [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Strimzi Kafka CLI.

Options:
  --version  Show the version and exit.
  --help     Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  acls              Manages ACLs on Kafka.
  clusters          Creates, alters, deletes, describes Kafka cluster(s).
  configs           Adds/Removes entity config for a topic, client, user...
  connect           Creates, alters, deletes, describes Kafka Connect...
  console-consumer  Reads data from Kafka topics and outputs it to...
  console-producer  Reads data from standard input and publish it to Kafka.
  env               Prints the environment variable values for Strimzi...
  mcp               Starts the Strimzi MCP server.
  operator          Installs/Uninstalls Strimzi Kafka Operator.
  topics            Creates, alters, deletes, describes Kafka topic(s).
  users             Creates, alters, deletes, describes Kafka users(s).
```

Please take a look at the relevant article [Strimzi Kafka CLI: Managing Strimzi in a Kafka Native Way](https://www.systemcraftsman.com/2020/08/25/strimzi-kafka-cli-managing-strimzi-in-a-kafka-native-way/) for more details.

## Installation

### Using Python Package Installer

``` bash
pip install strimzi-kafka-cli --user
```

Or to install Strimzi Kafka CLI in an isolated environment, you can simply use [pipx](https://pypa.github.io/pipx/):

``` bash
pipx install strimzi-kafka-cli
```

To install with MCP server support:

``` bash
pip install strimzi-kafka-cli[mcp] --user
```

### Using Homebrew

``` bash
#Tap the homebrew repository first.
brew tap systemcraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli

#Install Strimzi Kafka CLI
brew install strimzi-kafka-cli
```

> Installing the CLI by using Homebrew already uses a virtual environment, so you don't have to worry about your main Python environment.

Project requires: Python >=3.11

## Examples

* [TLS Authentication](https://github.com/systemcraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli/tree/master/examples/2_tls_authentication)
* [Simple ACL Authorization](https://github.com/systemcraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli/tree/master/examples/3_simple_acl_authorization)
* [Topic, User and Broker Configuration](https://github.com/systemcraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli/tree/master/examples/4_configuration)
* [Kafka Connect](https://github.com/systemcraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli/tree/master/examples/5_connect)

## MCP Server

Strimzi Kafka CLI includes an [MCP (Model Context Protocol)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server that allows AI assistants to manage Strimzi Kafka deployments on Kubernetes.

### Starting the MCP Server

``` bash
kfk mcp
```

### Registering with Claude Code

``` bash
claude mcp add strimzi-kafka-cli -- kfk mcp
```

### Available Tools (32)

| Category | Tools |
|----------|-------|
| Kafka Clusters | `list_kafkas`, `get_kafka`, `get_kafka_status`, `create_kafka`, `delete_kafka`, `alter_kafka_config` |
| Topics | `list_topics`, `get_topic`, `create_topic`, `delete_topic`, `alter_topic` |
| Users | `list_users`, `get_user`, `create_user`, `delete_user`, `alter_user` |
| Connect Clusters | `list_connects`, `get_connect`, `create_connect`, `delete_connect`, `alter_connect` |
| Connectors | `list_connectors`, `get_connector`, `create_connector`, `delete_connector`, `alter_connector` |
| ACLs | `add_or_remove_acls` |
| Operator | `install_operator`, `uninstall_operator` |
| Node Pools | `list_node_pools`, `get_node_pool` |
| Version | `get_version` |

## Dependencies
### Python Dependencies
Please see [pyproject.toml](https://github.com/SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli/blob/main/pyproject.toml) file.
### External Dependencies
`Strimzi resources` are automatically downloaded when the first `kfk` command is run. Strimzi Kafka CLI uses the Python Kubernetes client to interact with the cluster directly. You can check the dependency versions with:

``` bash
kfk --version
```

You can use the following environment variables to customize paths:

**STRIMZI_KAFKA_CLI_BASE_PATH:** Set this if you want to have a custom Strimzi Kafka CLI folder. It is `~/.strimzi-kafka-cli` as default.

**STRIMZI_KAFKA_CLI_STRIMZI_PATH:** Set this if you want to use a custom Strimzi/AMQ Streams. We only recommend this when using AMQ Streams instead of Strimzi.

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [SystemCraftsman](https://github.com/SystemCraftsman)
- **Source:** [SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli](https://github.com/SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli)
- **License:** Apache-2.0

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

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