KrakenD AI Assistant for Claude Code

Intelligent Claude Code plugin for KrakenD API Gateway with proactive Skills and Architecture Agent.

Overview

KrakenD AI Assistant is a powerful Claude Code plugin that brings intelligent KrakenD configuration assistance directly into your development workflow. It combines the universal KrakenD MCP Server with Claude Code-specific Skills and an Architecture Agent for an enhanced experience.

What Makes This Special?

• 🎯 Proactive Skills - Auto-activate based on your actions and questions
• 🏗️ Architecture Agent - Design multi-service API architectures
• 🤖 Automatic Binary Management - Downloads and manages MCP server automatically
• ✅ Zero Configuration - Works out of the box with SessionStart hook
• 🔄 Version Management - Automatic version checking and updates

Features

4 Proactive Skills

1. Config Validator

Auto-activates when you mention validation or have config issues.

You: "validate my krakend config"
Skill: Runs version-aware validation with specific error messages

2. Config Builder

Auto-activates when you want to create or modify configurations.

You: "create a new endpoint for user authentication"
Skill: Interactive config generation with best practices

3. Feature Explorer

Auto-activates when you ask about KrakenD features.

You: "what rate limiting options does krakend have?"
Skill: Shows features with CE/EE compatibility and examples

4. Security Auditor

Auto-activates when you mention security or audits.

You: "audit my config security"
Skill: Comprehensive security analysis with actionable fixes

1 Specialized Agent

Config Architect Agent

Spawns automatically for complex multi-service architectures.

You: "design an API gateway for microservices with auth, rate limiting, and caching"
Agent: Creates complete architecture with multiple endpoints, backends, and best practices

Installation

Via Claude Code

Install from the KrakenD marketplace or local development copy:

# From KrakenD marketplace (recommended)
/plugin marketplace add krakend/claude-code-plugin
/plugin install krakend-ai-assistant

# From local (development)
/plugin add ~/Code/krakend/claude-code-plugin

The plugin will automatically:

1. Download the KrakenD MCP Server v0.7.0 (fully offline-capable with embedded docs)
2. Verify checksums for security
3. Install to the plugin directory
4. Start the MCP server connection

Note: The MCP server binary includes embedded KrakenD documentation and search index (~21MB), making it fully functional offline. You can optionally update documentation using the refresh_documentation_index tool.

Manual Installation

If you want to install the MCP server manually:

# The plugin will handle this automatically, but you can also:
cd ~/Code/krakend/claude-code-plugin
./scripts/install-mcp.sh

Usage

Skills Auto-Activate

Just work naturally - skills activate automatically:

You: "I need to validate my krakend.json"
→ config-validator skill activates

You: "How do I add JWT validation?"
→ feature-explorer skill activates

You: "Check security of my config"
→ security-auditor skill activates

You: "Create an endpoint for /api/users"
→ config-builder skill activates

Agent for Complex Tasks

For architectural decisions:

You: "I need to design an API gateway for a microservices architecture with:
- User service (authentication)
- Product service (with caching)
- Order service (with rate limiting)
- All services need CORS and security headers"

→ config-architect agent spawns and designs complete architecture

How It Works

This plugin provides an enhanced KrakenD experience through:

1. 4 Proactive Skills - Auto-activate when you need them
2. 1 Architecture Agent - Designs complex multi-service setups
3. KrakenD MCP Server - Automatically managed, provides validation, generation, and documentation tools

The plugin handles everything automatically - just install and start using it!

For Developers

Want to contribute or customize the plugin? See CONTRIBUTING.md for:

• Local development setup
• How to create/modify Skills
• How to create/modify Agents
• Testing guidelines

Troubleshooting

MCP Server Won't Start

# Check if binary exists
ls -la ~/.claude/plugins/krakend-ai-assistant/servers/krakend-mcp-server/

# Manually reinstall
cd ~/.claude/plugins/krakend-ai-assistant
./scripts/install-mcp.sh --verbose

# Check logs
cat ~/.claude/plugins/krakend-ai-assistant/.install.log

Version Mismatch

The plugin automatically downloads the correct MCP server version. If you see errors, check that the required release exists at: https://github.com/krakend/mcp-server/releases

Skills Not Activating

1. Check that the plugin is installed: /plugin list
2. Verify MCP server is running: Check Claude Code's MCP status
3. Try explicit activation: /plugin activate krakend-ai-assistant

Related Projects

• KrakenD MCP Server - Universal MCP server (used by this plugin)
• KrakenD - Ultra-performant open-source API Gateway

Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• MCP Server Issues: MCP Server Issues
• Documentation: krakend.io/docs
• Community: KrakenD Community

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

Apache 2.0 License - see LICENSE file for details.

Security

For security concerns, see SECURITY.md.

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Version: 0.6.5 Features: 4 Proactive Skills + 1 Architecture Agent + Automatic MCP Management

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