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

Akamai CDN

Quick Install