# rpk cloud mcp install

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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-mcp-install.md -->

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.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk cloud mcp install [flags]
```

## [](#examples)Examples

Install configuration for Claude Code:

```bash
rpk cloud mcp install --client claude-code
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --allow-delete | - | Allow delete operations (RPCs). Off by default. |
| --client | string | Name of the MCP client to configure. Supported values: claude or claude-code. |
| -h, --help | - | Help for install. |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. |
| --profile | string | Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. |
| -v, --verbose | - | Enable verbose logging. |

## [](#suggested-reading)Suggested reading

-   [Redpanda Cloud Management MCP Server Quickstart](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/ai-agents/mcp/quickstart/)

-   [rpk cloud mcp stdio](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-mcp-stdio/)