readonly-mcp-akamai

Read-only MCP server for Akamai CDN. Search properties, browse EdgeWorker code, query DNS zones, inspect network lists, and translate error codes.

Read-only by design. This server can only read data. It cannot create, modify, delete, activate, deactivate, or purge anything. See blog.wentland.io for the rationale.

Tools

Properties (CDN configurations)

Tool	Description
search_properties	Fuzzy search CDN properties by name. Uses a preloaded in-memory index refreshed every 5 minutes.
get_property_details	Get property versions, hostnames, and activation status.
get_property_rules	Get the rule tree for a property version — the full CDN configuration.
get_property_activations	List deployment history for a property.

DNS

Tool	Description
list_dns_zones	List all DNS zones, optionally filtered by name or type.
search_dns_records	Search DNS records within a zone by name or record type.

EdgeWorkers (serverless functions)

Tool	Description
list_edgeworkers	List all EdgeWorker IDs with names and descriptions.
list_edgeworker_versions	List versions for an EdgeWorker.
get_edgeworker_files	Download a version's code bundle and list all files. Cached in memory.
get_edgeworker_file	Read a specific file from a cached bundle with line-range support.
search_edgeworker_code	Regex search across all files in a cached bundle.

Network Lists

Tool	Description
search_network_lists	Search network lists (IP allowlists, blocklists, geo lists) by name.
get_network_list	Get the full contents of a network list.

Utility

Tool	Description
list_groups	List account groups in the Akamai hierarchy.
list_cp_codes	List CP codes (billing/reporting identifiers) for a contract and group.
translate_error_code	Translate Akamai reference error codes to human-readable descriptions.

Install

# With uv (recommended)
uv pip install readonly-mcp-akamai

# With pip
pip install readonly-mcp-akamai

Docker

docker run -e AKAMAI_HOST=... -e AKAMAI_CLIENT_TOKEN=... \
  -e AKAMAI_CLIENT_SECRET=... -e AKAMAI_ACCESS_TOKEN=... \
  ghcr.io/desty2k/readonly-mcp-akamai

Configuration

All settings are via environment variables with the AKAMAI_ prefix.

Variable	Required	Default	Description
AKAMAI_HOST	Yes	—	Akamai API hostname (e.g., akab-xxxx.luna.akamaiapis.net)
AKAMAI_CLIENT_TOKEN	Yes	—	EdgeGrid client token
AKAMAI_CLIENT_SECRET	Yes	—	EdgeGrid client secret
AKAMAI_ACCESS_TOKEN	Yes	—	EdgeGrid access token
AKAMAI_TRANSPORT	No	stdio	Transport: stdio, http, or sse
AKAMAI_HTTP_PORT	No	8080	Port for HTTP/SSE transport
AKAMAI_LOG_FORMAT	No	json	Log format: json or text
AKAMAI_LOG_LEVEL	No	INFO	Log level: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR
AKAMAI_INDEX_REFRESH_INTERVAL	No	300	Property index refresh interval in seconds

Get credentials from Akamai Control Center > Identity & Access Management > API Clients.

MCP client configuration

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "akamai": {
      "command": "readonly-mcp-akamai",
      "env": {
        "AKAMAI_HOST": "akab-xxxx.luna.akamaiapis.net",
        "AKAMAI_CLIENT_TOKEN": "akab-xxxx",
        "AKAMAI_CLIENT_SECRET": "xxxx",
        "AKAMAI_ACCESS_TOKEN": "akab-xxxx"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add akamai -- readonly-mcp-akamai

Set the AKAMAI_* environment variables before starting Claude Code.

Example questions

An agent with this server can answer:

• "Find the CDN property for api.example.com and show me its caching rules"
• "What version is currently deployed to production for the main website?"
• "Show me all DNS records for example.com"
• "What EdgeWorkers are configured? Show me the code for the request router"
• "Search for all uses of setResponseHeader in EdgeWorker 42"
• "What IPs are in the blocklist network list?"
• "Translate this Akamai error: 9.6f64d440.1318965461.2f2b078"
• "List all CP codes for the main contract"

Development

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/desty2k/readonly-mcp-akamai.git
cd readonly-mcp-akamai

# Install with dev dependencies
uv pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest --cov

# Lint
ruff check .
ruff format --check .

License

MIT