Redpanda Docs

Q: Is Redpanda Docs a remote or a local server?

Remote. Redpanda hosts it at https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There's nothing to install.

Q: What can Redpanda Docs do?

It has 5 tools, including ask_redpanda_question, list_api_reference_pages and search_api_reference. You can search Redpanda docs and get relevant sections with URLs, filter results by deployment platform or version and list API reference pages by API.

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Search the official Redpanda documentation and API references and get answers with source links.

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https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp

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Connects to the official Redpanda documentation site. It returns relevant documentation sections as markdown with their URLs, and lets you list, search and read the Redpanda API reference pages for the Admin, Cloud control plane, Cloud data plane, HTTP Proxy and Schema Registry APIs.

It runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp. No sign-in or API key is needed. One tool can send feedback to the Redpanda team, and it should only be used after the user agrees.

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Search Redpanda docs and get relevant sections with URLs
Filter results by deployment platform or version
List API reference pages by API
Search API reference endpoints, schemas and topics
Read full API reference pages with parameters and examples
Send documentation feedback to the Redpanda team after user consent

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Search official Redpanda docs and return relevant sections with URLs and markdown content.
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List Redpanda API reference pages, optionally scoped to one API.
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Keyword search of API reference endpoints, schemas and topics, up to 20 results.
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Fetch full content of up to 10 API reference pages by URL.
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Send feedback to the Redpanda team, only after the user agrees.

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How do I configure tiered storage in Redpanda?
Find the Admin API endpoint for listing brokers
Show the Schema Registry API endpoints for registering a schema
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Claude Code

Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

claude mcp add --transport http redpanda-docs https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp

Start Claude Code and type /mcp. redpanda-docs should show as connected.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project, not just this one.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
Name it Redpanda Docs and paste this URL:

https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp

Click Add. Its tools appear in the chat's tools menu.

Claude Desktop's JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

claude.ai

Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

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Check that the URL reads https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp and click Add.
Turn it on in a chat from the tools menu.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors.

ChatGPT

On chatgpt.com, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click + to create an app for a remote MCP server.
Paste https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp as the server URL and choose No authentication.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

Cursor

Add to Cursor a11y.new_tab

Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "redpanda-docs": {
      "url": "https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"redpanda-docs","type":"http","url":"https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp"}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "redpanda-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Devin Desktop

Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "redpanda-docs": {
      "serverUrl": "https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads serverUrl (or url) for remote servers.

Codex

codex mcp add redpanda-docs --url https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml

[mcp_servers.redpanda-docs]
url = "https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add --transport http redpanda-docs https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: serverUrl in Devin Desktop, httpUrl in Gemini CLI's settings file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "redpanda-docs": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings. Cline needs "type": "streamableHttp", or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with npx -y mcp-remote https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp.

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Can I paste mcp.tc/i/redpanda-docs into my MCP client?

No. mcp.tc links are pages, not server addresses. Connect with https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp, so your client talks to Redpanda Docs directly. The quick link is for sharing: it opens this page, with setup steps for every client.

Does Redpanda Docs need an API key or a sign-in?

No. Redpanda Docs doesn't ask for an account or key.

Is Redpanda Docs a remote or a local server?

Remote. Redpanda hosts it at https://docs.redpanda.com/mcp, and it speaks Streamable HTTP. There's nothing to install.

What can Redpanda Docs do?

It has 5 tools, including ask_redpanda_question, list_api_reference_pages and search_api_reference. You can search Redpanda docs and get relevant sections with URLs, filter results by deployment platform or version and list API reference pages by API.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that supports remote MCP servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, claude.ai, ChatGPT in developer mode, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. The setup steps cover each one.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc's robot read Redpanda Docs's own metadata (its MCP handshake, tool list and public pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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