Strimzi Kafka CLICAUTION
Command Line Interface and MCP Server for the Strimzi Kafka Operator
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
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Strimzi Kafka CLI is a CLI that helps traditional Apache Kafka users -both developers and administrators- to easily adapt to Strimzi, a Kubernetes operator for Apache Kafka.
The main intention is to ramp up Strimzi usage by creating a similar CLI experience with the traditional Apache Kafka tools that mostly starts with kafka-* prefix under the bin directory in an ordinary Kafka package.
Strimzi Kafka CLI uses the kfk command as an abbreviation for "Kafka For Kubernetes" or simply "k a f k a" which reminds of the kafka-* prefix of the ordinary Kafka script file names.
While having similar set of commands or options for some of the common objects, Strimzi Kafka CLI has some extra capabilities for managing or configuring Strimzi relat
d5e1b93196b3OBSERVED · 2026-10-07Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add strimzi-kafka-cli -- None strimzi-kafka-cli==1.0.0b13
Exposed tools (42)
25 read · 8 write · 9 destructive. Blast radius: 9 tools can delete or overwrite — an agent that can be talked into calling a tool can be talked into calling this one.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
add_or_remove_acls | destructive | Add or remove ACLs on Kafka. |
alter_connect | read | Alter a KafkaConnect cluster. |
alter_connector | read | Alter a KafkaConnector. |
alter_kafka_config | read | Alter cluster-level Kafka configuration. |
alter_topic | read | Alter a Kafka topic. |
alter_user | read | Alter a Kafka user. |
backup_connect | read | Back up a Kafka Connect cluster and its connectors to a gzip archive. |
backup_kafka | read | Back up a Kafka cluster and its resources to a gzip archive. |
create_connect | write | Create a KafkaConnect cluster. |
create_connector | write | Create a KafkaConnector. |
create_kafka | write | Create a Kafka cluster from template. |
create_mirror_maker_2 | write | Create a KafkaMirrorMaker2 resource. |
create_node_pool | write | Create a KafkaNodePool resource. |
create_topic | write | Create a Kafka topic. |
create_user | write | Create a Kafka user. |
delete_connect | destructive | Delete a KafkaConnect cluster. |
delete_connector | destructive | Delete a KafkaConnector. |
delete_kafka | destructive | Delete a Kafka cluster. |
delete_mirror_maker_2 | destructive | Delete a KafkaMirrorMaker2 resource. |
delete_node_pool | destructive | Delete a KafkaNodePool resource. |
delete_topic | destructive | Delete a Kafka topic. |
delete_user | destructive | Delete a Kafka user. |
get_connect | read | Get a KafkaConnect cluster resource. |
get_connector | read | Get a KafkaConnector resource. |
get_kafka | read | Get a Kafka cluster resource. |
get_kafka_status | read | Get the status and conditions of a Kafka cluster. |
get_mirror_maker_2 | read | Describe a KafkaMirrorMaker2 resource. |
get_node_pool | read | Describe a KafkaNodePool resource. |
get_topic | read | Get a Kafka topic resource. |
get_user | read | Get a Kafka user resource. |
get_version | read | Get Strimzi CLI and Strimzi version information. |
install_operator | write | Install the Strimzi Kafka Operator. |
list_connectors | read | List KafkaConnectors. |
list_connects | read | List KafkaConnect clusters. |
list_kafkas | read | List all Kafka clusters in the namespace. |
list_mirror_maker_2s | read | List KafkaMirrorMaker2s in the namespace. |
list_node_pools | read | List KafkaNodePools in the namespace. |
list_topics | read | List Kafka topics in the specified cluster. |
list_users | read | List Kafka users in the specified cluster. |
restore_connect | read | Restore a Kafka Connect cluster and its connectors from a backup archive. |
restore_kafka | read | Restore a Kafka cluster and its resources from a backup archive. |
uninstall_operator | destructive | Uninstall the Strimzi Kafka Operator. |
Trust audit
CAUTIONgrade B · trust 89/100 Install with care. The audit found things worth knowing before you trust its output.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | FAIL |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | WARN |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- declared (4 observation(s))
- Network
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (7)
COPY tests/files/yaml/kubeconfig /home/kfkuser/.kube/config
add_or_remove_acls, delete_connect, delete_connector, delete_kafka, delete_mirror_maker_2, delete_node_pool, delete_topic, delete_user, uninstall_operator
.pre-commit-config.yaml
mkdir ~/.kube
cp tests/files/yaml/kubeconfig ~/.kube/config
mkdir -p ~/.kube
kind get kubeconfig --name strimzi-cli-test > ~/.kube/config
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
d5e1b93196b3full audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/systemcraftsman__strimzi-kafka-cli.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | d5e1b93196b3 | CAUTION | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Strimzi Kafka CLI MCP server?
Command Line Interface and MCP Server for the Strimzi Kafka Operator
What tools does Strimzi Kafka CLI expose?
42 in total: 25 read-only, 8 that write, and 9 that can delete or overwrite (add_or_remove_acls, delete_connect, delete_connector, delete_kafka, delete_mirror_maker_2). Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Strimzi Kafka CLI safe to connect to an agent?
With care. The audit graded it B (89/100) and found 7 things worth knowing before you trust this server, listed below with the exact line each was found on. Separately from the audit: 9 of its tools can destroy data, so scope the token you give it to what you actually need.
What credentials does Strimzi Kafka CLI need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does Strimzi Kafka CLI run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on PyPI as strimzi-kafka-cli.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (d5e1b93196b3), read on 2026-10-07. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.