# Home - Full Markdown Export > This file contains all Home documentation pages in markdown format for AI agent consumption. > Generated from 3 pages on 2026-04-10T19:52:50.611Z > Component: home | Version: > Site: https://docs.redpanda.com ## About This Export This export includes the **latest version** () of the Home documentation. ### AI-Friendly Documentation Formats We provide multiple formats optimized for AI consumption: - **https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt**: Curated overview of all Redpanda documentation - **https://docs.redpanda.com/llms-full.txt**: Complete documentation export with all components - **https://docs.redpanda.com/home-full.txt**: This file - Home documentation only - **Individual markdown pages**: Each HTML page has a corresponding .md file --- # Page 1: Welcome to Redpanda Documentation **URL**: https://docs.redpanda.com/home.md --- # Ask anything about Redpanda --- title: Welcome to Redpanda Documentation latest-operator-version: v26.1.2 latest-console-tag: v3.7.1 latest-connect-version: 4.87.0 latest-redpanda-tag: v26.1.3 docname: index page-component-name: home page-version: master page-component-version: master page-component-title: Home page-relative-src-path: index.adoc page-edit-url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs-site/edit/HEAD/home/modules/ROOT/pages/index.adoc description: Redpanda is a high-performance streaming data platform and Agentic Data Plane. Kafka API-compatible, it enables real-time data streaming, event-driven architectures, and AI agent governance and observability. page-git-created-date: "2023-06-12" page-git-modified-date: "2026-04-08" --- For best results, include the name of the product you're interested in as well as the version. ## Get started [ ![Serverless](./_images/serverless.svg) ### Serverless Get fast, efficient, and scalable data streaming without infrastructure management. ](../redpanda-cloud/get-started/cluster-types/serverless/)[ ![BYOC](./_images/byoc.svg) ### BYOC Run fully managed Redpanda clusters in your own cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) for additional security and data isolation. ](../redpanda-cloud/get-started/cluster-types/byoc/)[ ![Self-Managed](./_images/self-managed.svg) ### Self-Managed Run Redpanda on your own infrastructure with complete control over your deployment and configuration. ](../current/get-started/quick-start/)[ ![Connect](./_images/connect.svg) ### Connect Integrate data across systems with hundreds of prebuilt connectors, including AI and change data capture (CDC). ](../redpanda-connect/get-started/quickstarts/rpk/) --- # Page 2: Redpanda Documentation **URL**: https://docs.redpanda.com/home/llms.md --- # Redpanda Documentation --- title: Redpanda Documentation latest-operator-version: v26.1.2 latest-console-tag: v3.7.1 latest-connect-version: 4.87.0 latest-redpanda-tag: v26.1.3 docname: llms page-component-name: home page-version: master page-component-version: master page-component-title: Home page-relative-src-path: llms.adoc page-edit-url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs-site/edit/HEAD/home/modules/ROOT/pages/llms.adoc page-git-created-date: "2026-03-05" page-git-modified-date: "2026-04-08" --- > **Redpanda** is a high-performance streaming data platform and Agentic Data Plane that is fully compatible with the Apache Kafka® API. It enables real-time data streaming, event-driven architectures, and data pipelines with simple single-binary deployment and sub-millisecond latency. The Agentic Data Plane provides enterprise-grade governance and observability for AI agents, including audit trails, compliance controls, and visibility into agent behavior. Available as self-managed software or as a fully-managed cloud service. ## [](#discovery)Discovery **For AI agents and LLMs:** This documentation is optimized for AI consumption. If you’re an AI agent trying to help with Redpanda, start here. ### [](#find-redpanda-documentation)Find Redpanda documentation **Primary discovery methods:** 1. **This file**: `[https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt)` - You’re reading it! This follows the llms.txt standard and provides a curated overview with links to comprehensive resources. 2. **Sitemap**: `[https://docs.redpanda.com/sitemap.md](https://docs.redpanda.com/sitemap.md)` - Contains all documentation pages including this file and all exports. The sitemap index includes `[https://docs.redpanda.com/sitemap-llms.md](https://docs.redpanda.com/sitemap-llms.md)` with all AI-optimized exports. 3. **MCP server**: [https://docs.redpanda.com/home/mcp-setup.md](https://docs.redpanda.com/home/mcp-setup.md) - For Claude Code and MCP-compatible agents, this provides interactive documentation tools. ### [](#static-documentation-exports)Static documentation exports **For agents without MCP support**, we provide comprehensive static exports: - **[https://docs.redpanda.com/llms-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms-full.txt)**: Complete documentation export with all components and versions (25MB+) - **Component-specific exports**: Focused documentation for individual products: - **[https://docs.redpanda.com/ROOT-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/ROOT-full.txt)**: Redpanda Self-Managed documentation - **[https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud-full.txt)**: Redpanda Cloud documentation - **[https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-connect-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-connect-full.txt)**: Redpanda Connect documentation - **[https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-labs-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-labs-full.txt)**: Labs and tutorials ### [](#individual-markdown-pages)Individual Markdown pages **Every HTML page has a markdown equivalent:** 1. **Direct access**: Replace `.html` with `.md` in any URL - Example: `[https://docs.redpanda.com/current/home.html](https://docs.redpanda.com/current/home.html)` → `[https://docs.redpanda.com/current/home.md](https://docs.redpanda.com/current/home.md)` 2. **Content negotiation**: Request any URL with `Accept: text/markdown` header **Markdown features:** - YAML frontmatter with page metadata (title, description, categories, topic type, personas) - Git dates (accurate created/modified dates from commit history) - GitHub-Flavored Markdown format ## [](#overview)Overview Redpanda docs serve both new and experienced users, offering detailed technical resources across Redpanda’s product suite. - **[Redpanda Self-Managed](https://docs.redpanda.com/current.md):** Deploy and manage Redpanda in your environment for ultimate control, high performance, and fault tolerance with Kafka compatibility and advanced enterprise features like Tiered Storage. - **[Redpanda Cloud](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud.md):** Simplify streaming with a fully-managed service: Serverless, Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC), or Dedicated. Serverless is the fastest and easiest way to start data streaming. Choose BYOC for full data sovereignty. - **[Redpanda Connect](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-connect.md):** Effortlessly integrate data across systems with hundreds of prebuilt connectors, change data capture (CDC) capabilities, and YAML-configurable workflows. Available as a standalone solution or as part of Redpanda Self-Managed, Redpanda Connect empowers organizations to build scalable, high-performance data pipelines with minimal complexity. - **[Redpanda Agentic Data Plane](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/ai-agents.md):** Enterprise-grade infrastructure for building, deploying, and governing AI agents at scale. Provides Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration, declarative agent configuration, and compliance-grade audit trails for AI agents that need direct access to databases, queues, and business systems. - **[Redpanda Console](https://docs.redpanda.com/current/console.md):** Streamline operations with an intuitive Kafka UI for managing topics, partitions, and consumer groups, providing visibility and control over your data pipeline. ## [](#core-documentation)Core documentation - [Get started](https://docs.redpanda.com/current/get-started/quickstarts.md): Fast-track your journey with Redpanda Self-Managed by deploying a complete example in Docker. - [Redpanda concepts](https://docs.redpanda.com/current/get-started/architecture.md): Deep-dive into key concepts like Tiered Storage, partitions, replication, and data streaming architecture. ## [](#deployment-guides)Deployment guides - [Redpanda Self-Managed](https://docs.redpanda.com/current/deploy.md): Install and configure Redpanda and Redpanda Console in self-hosted environments, including production best practices. Choose from Linux (bare-metal) or Kubernetes deployment instructions. - [Redpanda Cloud](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/get-started/cluster-types.md): Guides for using Redpanda Cloud across Serverless, BYOC, and Dedicated options. - [Redpanda Connect](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-connect.md): Standalone documentation for deploying and managing Redpanda Connect, with or without Redpanda. ## [](#redpanda-cli)Redpanda CLI Learn about `rpk`, the comprehensive command-line interface tool for managing Redpanda clusters. - [rpk documentation for Redpanda Self-Managed](https://docs.redpanda.com/current/reference/rpk/rpk-commands.md) - [rpk documentation for Redpanda Cloud](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/reference/rpk/rpk-commands.md) ## [](#redpanda-console)Redpanda Console - [About Redpanda Console](https://docs.redpanda.com/current/console.md): Learn about Redpanda’s Kafka UI for managing topics, partitions, and consumer groups. - [Configure Redpanda Console](https://docs.redpanda.com/current/manage/console.md): Learn how to configure Redpanda Console for your needs. ## [](#ai-agents-and-agentic-data-plane)AI agents and Agentic Data Plane Build and deploy production-ready AI agents with enterprise governance and compliance. - [Agentic Data Plane Overview](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/ai-agents/adp-overview.md): Enterprise infrastructure for AI agents with built-in governance, observability, and compliance. - [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/ai-agents/mcp.md): Give AI agents direct access to databases, queues, CRMs, and business systems without custom integration code. - [AI Gateway](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/ai-agents/ai-gateway.md): Centralized gateway for AI agent interactions with intelligent routing, caching, and cost controls. - [Building AI Agents](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/ai-agents/agents.md): Declarative agent configuration using Redpanda Connect connectors - no custom agent code required. - [Agent Observability](https://docs.redpanda.com/redpanda-cloud/ai-agents/observability.md): Track agent decisions, costs, and compliance with comprehensive audit trails. ## [](#api-references)API references - [Admin API](https://docs.redpanda.com/api/doc/admin.md): Manage and monitor Redpanda clusters using this REST API, including operations for configuration, partitions, and node health. - [Schema Registry API](https://docs.redpanda.com/api/doc/schema-registry.md): Use Redpanda’s Kafka-compatible schema registry for managing and evolving schemas in your data streams. - [HTTP Proxy API](https://docs.redpanda.com/api/doc/http-proxy.md): Simplify interactions with Kafka topics and partitions with Redpanda’s HTTP Proxy API, enabling easier data production and consumption over HTTP. - [Cloud API](https://docs.redpanda.com/api/doc/cloud-controlplane.md): Access and manage Redpanda Cloud resources programmatically, including provisioning clusters, monitoring usage, and configuring deployments. ## [](#troubleshooting)Troubleshooting - [Troubleshooting guide](https://docs.redpanda.com/current/troubleshoot.md): Resolve common issues with installation, configuration, and performance. - [Debug bundles](https://docs.redpanda.com/current/troubleshoot/debug-bundle.md): Generate and analyze debug bundles for diagnosing cluster issues. ## [](#self-managed-versioning)Self-Managed versioning The site includes versioned documentation for **Redpanda Self-Managed**: - **Latest version**: The most up-to-date documentation is available at [https://docs.redpanda.com/current.md](https://docs.redpanda.com/current.md). - **Previous versions**: Previous versions can be accessed by replacing `current` with the version number in any URL. --- # Page 3: MCP Server for Redpanda Documentation **URL**: https://docs.redpanda.com/home/mcp-setup.md --- # MCP Server for Redpanda Documentation --- title: MCP Server for Redpanda Documentation latest-operator-version: v26.1.2 latest-console-tag: v3.7.1 latest-connect-version: 4.87.0 latest-redpanda-tag: v26.1.3 docname: mcp-setup page-component-name: home page-version: master page-component-version: master page-component-title: Home page-relative-src-path: mcp-setup.adoc page-edit-url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs-site/edit/HEAD/home/modules/ROOT/pages/mcp-setup.adoc description: Learn how to connect to the Redpanda documentation MCP server in Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, and other AI tools. page-git-created-date: "2025-08-06" page-git-modified-date: "2025-12-17" --- Redpanda provides a remote [Model Context Protocol (MCP) server](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) that lets you access authoritative Redpanda documentation directly from your IDE or AI tool, such as Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT, or Claude. The MCP server is hosted at: `https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp`. You can add this endpoint to any AI agent that supports MCP. ## [](#set-up)Set up ### Cursor Add the following to your `.cursor/mcp.json` file: ```json { "mcpServers": { "redpanda": { "type": "http", "url": "https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp" } } } ``` For more information about MCP in Cursor, see the [Cursor documentation](https://docs.cursor.com/context/model-context-protocol). ### VS Code **Prerequisites:** VS Code 1.102+ with GitHub Copilot enabled. Create an `mcp.json` file in your workspace `.vscode` folder: `.vscode/mcp.json` ```json { "servers": { "redpanda": { "type": "http", "url": "https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp" } } } ``` To configure globally for all workspaces: 1. Open Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) 2. Run **MCP: Open User Configuration** 3. Add the same JSON configuration **Using MCP in VS Code:** 1. Open the Chat view (Ctrl+Cmd+I / Ctrl+Alt+I). 2. Select **Agent mode** from the dropdown. 3. Click the **Tools** button to see available MCP tools. 4. Ask questions about Redpanda and the AI automatically uses the documentation. For more details, see the [VS Code MCP documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/customization/mcp-servers). ### ChatGPT Desktop ChatGPT Desktop supports MCP servers in developer mode. To enable: 1. Open ChatGPT Desktop. 2. Go to **Settings** > **Features**. 3. Enable **Developer mode**. 4. Navigate to **Settings** > **MCP Servers**. 5. Click **Add Server** and enter: - **Name**: `redpanda` - **URL**: `[https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp](https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp)` For more information, see the [ChatGPT Desktop MCP documentation](https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/developer-mode). ### Claude Desktop To add Redpanda’s MCP server to Claude Desktop: **On macOS:** `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` **On Windows:** `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` Add this configuration: ```json { "mcpServers": { "redpanda": { "type": "http", "url": "https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp" } } } ``` Restart Claude Desktop for changes to take effect. For more details, see the [Claude Desktop documentation](https://support.anthropic.com/en/articles/9487310-desktop-app). ## [](#intended-use)Intended use This public MCP endpoint is designed for: - Evaluation and testing - IDE-based assistance and ad-hoc queries - Individual developer productivity **Not suitable for:** - High-volume automation or batch processing - Production services or runbooks - CI/CD pipelines or scheduled jobs ## [](#other-ai-tools)Other AI tools Any tool that supports MCP servers can connect using the following URL: ```text https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp ``` > 📝 **NOTE** > > MCP support varies by tool and version. Check the specific tool’s documentation for MCP setup instructions. ## [](#what-you-can-do)What you can do Once connected, you can ask context-aware questions about Redpanda from within your editor: - "How do I configure Redpanda for production?" - "What are the instructions for running Redpanda in a local Kind cluster?" - "What are the best practices for topic partitioning in Redpanda?" - "What are Redpanda’s security features and authentication methods?" - "How do I monitor Redpanda cluster performance?" - "What’s the difference between Redpanda Cloud and self-hosted deployment?" ## [](#usage-limits)Usage limits To ensure fair use and performance for all users, the public MCP endpoint enforces the following rate limits per user: - **60 requests per 15 minutes** As well as this global limit, the `ask_redpanda_question` tool proxies to an MCP server hosted by Kapa.ai, which enforces its own limits. See the [Kapa documentation](https://docs.kapa.ai/integrations/mcp/overview#authentication) for details. These limits are suitable for: - Individual developer IDE usage - Ad-hoc documentation queries - Evaluation and testing If you exceed the limit, you receive an HTTP 429 response with rate limit headers. Wait until the reset time before retrying. Rate limit exceeded response ```text HTTP 429 Too Many Requests RateLimit-Limit: 40 RateLimit-Remaining: 0 RateLimit-Reset: ``` ## [](#troubleshooting)Troubleshooting ### [](#server-not-connecting)Server not connecting - Verify the URL is exactly: `[https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp](https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp)`. - Check your internet connection. - Ensure your AI tool supports HTTP-based MCP servers. - Restart your AI tool after adding the configuration. ### [](#vs-code-specific-issues)VS Code specific issues - Ensure you have VS Code 1.102 or later. - Verify GitHub Copilot is installed and enabled. - Try running **MCP: Reset Cached Tools** from the Command Palette. - Check the Output panel (**View** > **Output** > **MCP**) for error messages. ### [](#configuration-issues)Configuration issues - Ensure `"type": "http"` is specified in your configuration for HTTP-based MCP servers. - Some MCP clients may have issues with SSE streaming. If you experience connection problems, verify that your client supports HTTP-based MCP servers with Server-Sent Events (SSE). - Check that your client’s Accept headers include both `application/json` and `text/event-stream`. ### [](#rate-limiting)Rate limiting If you’re building automation or high-volume integrations and hitting rate limits frequently: - The public endpoint’s rate limits are intentionally restrictive for fair use. - Consider implementing caching on your side to reduce duplicate queries. ### [](#other-issues)Other issues Check the [MCP GitHub repository](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers) for additional troubleshooting guidance or [report an issue](https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs-site/issues) with our documentation. ---