# rpk cloud mcp

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

Manage Redpanda Cloud MCP server.

## [](#usage)Usage

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

## [](#subcommands)Subcommands

| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 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. |
| rpk cloud mcp proxy | Proxy MCP requests to a remote Redpanda Cloud MCP server. This command connects to a specific cluster and MCP server running in that cluster, then proxies MCP requests from stdio to the remote MCP server over HTTP. |
| 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. |

## [](#global-flags)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. |