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# Client and APIs for Confluent Manager for Apache Flink Overview

You have several options to interact with your Apache Flink® jobs deployed with Confluent Manager for Apache Flink.

- [Use the REST APIs](rest.md#af-rest-api).
- [Use CLI calls](cli.md#cmf-flink-cli).
- Connect an AI agent using the [MCP server](mcp.md#cmf-mcp).
- Manage with [Confluent for Kubernetes](flink-cfk.md#cmf-cfk).
- Manage with the [built-in CMF UI](../installation/ui.md#cmf-ui-config), available by default with no separate
  installation. In earlier releases, the UI was provided by Confluent Control Center; that integration is now
  deprecated but continues to work with your existing configuration.

## Related content

- [Get Started](../get-started/get-started-application.md#cpf-get-started)
- [Get Help](../get-help.md#cpf-get-help)
