Comparison

Kubernetes vs kafka-setup

kafka-setup is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.

Kubernetes is an MCP server published by Flux159. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). kafka-setup is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-24. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.

Where each is published

Where each is published
Marketplace	Kubernetes	kafka-setup
Docker MCP Catalog	Listed Version: sha256:5ffbf7f0a8aa Forks (GitHub): 287 Pulls (Docker Hub): 462 388 Stars (Docker Hub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 1 607 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace	Not listed	Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-14

Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.

The facts side by side

Kubernetes vs kafka-setup
Fact	Kubernetes	kafka-setupno longer listed · 2026-10-18
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	1	0
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	1 607	3
Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs)	462 388	No figure on Docker Hub
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	287	0
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	On your machine (mcp/kubernetes)	On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp)
Transport (differs)	stdio	Not stated
Tools it declares (differs)	23	Not published
Environment variables it asks for	Not published	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	Not a bundle	2
Licence	MIT	MIT
Repository (differs)	github.com/flux159/mcp-server-kubernetes	github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace
Changes in the last 7 days (differs)	0	2
First seen (differs)	2026-10-11	2026-10-14

Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.

What to use instead of kafka-setup

Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.

mcp-kafka io.github.infoinlet-marketplace/mcp-kafka

Read-only Kafka for AI agents — topics, offsets, consumer groups, peek messages, health.

by infoinlet-marketplace · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Kafka MCP

Debug Kafka from an agent: find messages, measure consumer lag, unblock consumers, compare clusters.

by denizgursoy · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
strimzi-kafka-cli io.github.SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli

Manage Apache Kafka on Kubernetes via Strimzi. Clusters, topics, users, connectors, MM2.

by SystemCraftsman · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
streaming-skills-plugin

Skills for streaming application developers, covering Kafka and Flink client libraries and Schema Registry

by confluentinc · Plugin bundle

Listed on: Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Community GitHub marketplaces · Describes nearly the same job
postgres-kafka-prometheus-stack-generator ai.getvda/postgres-kafka-prometheus-stack-generator

Postgres + Kafka + Prometheus Stack Generator

by getvda.ai · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job
Aiven MCP

Provision PostgreSQL, manage Apache Kafka, and deploy apps with Aiven - all from your AI assistant.

by aiven.io · MCP server

Listed on: Official MCP Registry · Describes nearly the same job

Its card, with similar plugins by marketplace

What each says it does

Kubernetes

In its own words, on Docker MCP Catalog:

Connect to a Kubernetes cluster and manage it.

kafka-setup

In its own words, on Community GitHub marketplaces:

Generate Apache Kafka producer/consumer setup

How to run each

Kubernetes As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio kubernetes -- docker run -i --rm mcp/kubernetes

kafka-setup

No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of kafka-setup publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: Kubernetes · What it can do: kafka-setup · Compare two other plugins

Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-24. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.