Kafka Connector FAQs

Question 1

What is the Kafka Connector?

Accepted Answer

The Kafka Connector is a tool that allows AI models and agentic applications to communicate with Apache Kafka for publishing and consuming messages. It provides a standardized interface for interacting with Kafka topics.

Question 2

What prerequisites are needed to use the Kafka Connector?

Accepted Answer

You need Python 3.8+, an Apache Kafka instance, and the required Python dependencies (aiokafka, python-dotenv, pydantic-settings, and mcp-server).

Question 3

How do I integrate the Kafka Connector with Claude Desktop?

Accepted Answer

To integrate with Claude Desktop, add the provided configuration to your Claude Desktop configuration file, specifying the path to the `main.py` script.

Question 4

What are the key features of the Kafka Connector?

Accepted Answer

Key features include publishing messages to Kafka topics, consuming messages from Kafka topics, supporting standard input/output and Server-Sent Events transports, configuration via environment variables, and integration with Claude Desktop.

Question 5

What transport options are available for running the Kafka Connector server?

Accepted Answer

The server can be run using either standard input/output (stdio) or Server-Sent Events (sse) transport.

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