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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.

Usage

rpk cloud mcp install [flags]

Examples

Install configuration for Claude Code:

rpk cloud mcp install --client claude-code

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.

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