kafka-setup vs io.github.SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli
kafka-setup is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑18.
kafka-setup is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by barnburner121. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli is an MCP server published by SystemCraftsman. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-09. 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
| Marketplace |  io.github.SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | Removed on 2026-10-18 Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 3 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0b11 Downloads/month (PyPI): 444 Downloads/week (PyPI): 75 Forks (GitHub): 15 Stars (GitHub): 91 Not marked · First seen |
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
| Fact | kafka-setupno longer listed · | io.github.SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 3 | 91 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 | 15 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@barnburner121/plugin-hub-mcp) | On your machine (strimzi-kafka-cli) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/barnburner121/claude-plugin-marketplace | github.com/systemcraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
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.
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Official Jikkou skills for AI agents: manage Kafka topics, ACLs, quotas, schemas, and connectors declaratively with the Jikkou CLI.
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Eight Kafka skills (topic audit, consumer lag, perf review, schema, security, connectors, DLQ, python client scaffold) powered by the Lenses MCP server
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Apache Kafka for AI agents: topics, records, consumer lag and schemas. Read-only by default.
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mcp-kafka io.github.infoinlet-marketplace/mcp-kafka
Read-only Kafka for AI agents — topics, offsets, consumer groups, peek messages, health.
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Debug Kafka from an agent: find messages, measure consumer lag, unblock consumers, compare clusters.
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YAML config and Bloblang authoring for Redpanda Connect
What each says it does
kafka-setup
Generate Apache Kafka producer/consumer setup
io.github.SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli
Manage Apache Kafka on Kubernetes via Strimzi. Clusters, topics, users, connectors, MM2.
How to run each
kafka-setup
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio strimzi-kafka-cli -- uvx strimzi-kafka-cliCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: kafka-setup · What it can do: io.github.SystemCraftsman/strimzi-kafka-cli · Compare two other plugins
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