Docs Cloud Redpanda Cloud MCP Server Quickstart Redpanda Cloud MCP Quickstart beta In this quickstart, you’ll get your Claude AI assistant talking to Redpanda Cloud using the Redpanda Cloud MCP Server. Prerequisites At least version 25.2.3 of rpk installed on your computer Access to a Redpanda Cloud account Claude or Claude Code installed For other clients, see Configure Redpanda Cloud MCP. Set up the MCP server Verify your rpk version rpk version Ensure the version is at least 25.2.3. Log in to Redpanda Cloud rpk cloud login A browser window opens. Sign in to grant access. After you sign in, rpk stores a token locally. This token is not shared with your AI assistant. It is used by the MCP server to authenticate requests to your Redpanda Cloud account. Install the MCP integration. Choose one client: # Claude desktop rpk cloud mcp install --client claude # Claude Code (IDE) rpk cloud mcp install --client claude-code This command configures the MCP server for your client. If you need to update the integration, re-run the install command for your client. Start prompting Launch Claude or Claude Code and try one of these prompts: “Create a Redpanda Cloud cluster named dev-mcp.” “List topics in dev-mcp.” “Create a topic orders-raw with 6 partitions.” The MCP server does not expose API endpoints that result in delete operations by default. Use --allow-delete only if you intentionally want to enable delete operations. See Enable delete operations. Next steps Configure Redpanda Cloud MCP Back to top × Simple online edits For simple changes, such as fixing a typo, you can edit the content directly on GitHub. Edit on GitHub Or, open an issue to let us know about something that you want us to change. Open an issue Contribution guide For extensive content updates, or if you prefer to work locally, read our contribution guide . Was this helpful? thumb_up thumb_down group Ask in the community mail Share your feedback group_add Make a contribution 🎉 Thanks for your feedback! Overview Configure