Cloud

rpk cloud mcp stdio

Communicate with the local MCP server for Redpanda Cloud using the stdio protocol.

This command provides a direct stdio interface for communicating with the local MCP server for Redpanda Cloud. The local MCP server runs on your machine and provides tools for managing your Redpanda Cloud account and clusters. It’s typically used as the transport mechanism when your MCP client is configured to use rpk as the stdio server process.

Most users should use rpk cloud mcp install instead, which automatically configures your MCP client.

Examples

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

Start the local MCP server for Redpanda Cloud using the stdio protocol:

rpk cloud mcp stdio

Usage

rpk cloud mcp stdio [flags]

Flags

Value Type Description

--allow-delete

bool

Allow delete RPCs. Off by default.

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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