Cloud

rpk cloud mcp install

Install the MCP client configuration to connect your AI assistant to the local MCP server for Redpanda Cloud.

This command generates and installs the necessary configuration files for your MCP client (like Claude Code) to automatically connect to the local MCP server for Redpanda Cloud. The local MCP server provides your AI assistant with tools to manage your Redpanda Cloud account and clusters.

Supports Claude Desktop and Claude Code.

Examples

This section provides examples of how to use rpk cloud mcp install.

Install configuration for Claude Code:

rpk cloud mcp install --client claude-code

Usage

rpk cloud mcp install [flags]

Flags

Value Type Description

--allow-delete

bool

Allow delete RPCs.

--client

string

Name of the MCP client to configure. Supported values: claude or claude-code.

Global flags

Value Type Description

--config

string

Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml.

-X, --config-opt

stringArray

Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail.

--ignore-profile

bool

Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings.

--profile

string

rpk profile to use.

-v, --verbose

bool

Enable verbose logging.

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