HI Manan, Thank you for your support! I am glad you find the idea of a native MCP server for Kafka useful. You are absolutely welcome to contribute collaboration and PRs are highly appreciated as we move forward with this feature. Let's sync up on the Jira ticket (KAFKA-20436) regarding specific areas you'd like to tackle.
To the wider community: Please let me know if you have any further questions, feedback, or concerns regarding KIP-1318. I would love to discuss any thoughts or architectural suggestions you might have. If there are no major issues or objections raised during this discussion period, I plan to bring this KIP forward for a formal vote soon. Looking forward to hearing from you all. Regards, Viquar Khan LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaquar-khan-b695577/ On Thu, May 7, 2026, 2:01 PM Manan Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Vaquar > > Thank you for the KIP. > I like the idea of creating an MCP server for Kafka. > I think it will be quite useful. > Can I contribute some changes for this feature? > > Regards, > Manan Gupta > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 8:56 AM vaquar khan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I would like to start a discussion on *KIP-1318: Model Context Protocol > > (MCP) Server for Apache Kafka*. > > > > *KIP Interface:* KIP-1318 Wiki > > < > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1318%3A+Model+Context+Protocol+%28MCP%29+Server+for+Apache+Kafka > > > > > *JIRA:* KAFKA-20436 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-20436> > > > > *Motivation*: > > > > Currently, interacting with Apache Kafka programmatically requires > writing > > Java/Python code, using CLI tools, or relying on Connect REST APIs none > of > > which are natively accessible to autonomous AI agents via the Model > Context > > Protocol (MCP). > > > > While some community-led MCP implementations for Kafka exist, they often > > lack critical enterprise capabilities like ACL management and > transactional > > operations, or they are tightly coupled to specific vendor platforms. > This > > KIP proposes adding a first-party, Apache-licensed MCP server to the > Kafka > > project. > > Key Highlights > > > > - > > > > *New Standalone Module:* Introduces tools/mcp-server, a JSON-RPC 2.0 > > server that runs outside the broker process. > > - > > > > *Zero Protocol Changes:* This proposal requires no changes to the > Kafka > > wire protocol or existing public APIs. It acts as a wrapper around > > native > > Java client APIs. > > - > > > > *AI-Native Operations:* Allows AI agents to manage topics, handle > > consumer groups, and read/write messages using a standardized > interface. > > - > > > > *Security First:* It will pass through all standard Kafka security > > properties (SASL, SSL, ACLs) directly to the underlying clients. > > > > I look forward to your feedback and suggestions. > > > > > > Regards, > > Vaquar Khan > > *Linkedin *-https://www.linkedin.com/in/vaquar-khan-b695577/ > > >
