developing-kafka-java-client
Skill from confluentinc/agent-skills
Install
npx skills add confluentinc/agent-skills --skill developing-kafka-java-client
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-official
/plugin install streaming-skills-plugin@confluent-agent-skills
This skill is part of the plugin “streaming-skills-plugin”. In Claude Code the plugin installs it together with the plugin’s other skills, commands and hooks.
What does the developing-kafka-java-client skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Questions about developing-kafka-java-client
What does the developing-kafka-java-client skill do?
Use when the user wants to integrate a Kafka client into an existing application or scaffold a Java Kafka client project (Maven or Gradle based) for Confluent Cloud, local Docker, or WarpStream. Covers the Apache Kafka Java clients (KafkaProducer/KafkaConsumer/KafkaShareConsumer) with Avro, JSON Schema, or Protobuf serializers. Also use when the user wants to optimize Java Kafka client configuration for WarpStream. Do NOT trigger for Kafka Streams apps (use kafka-streams-programming), Flink, connectors, or Kafka Python client (use developing-kafka-python-client).
How do I install developing-kafka-java-client?
In a terminal: npx skills add confluentinc/agent-skills --skill developing-kafka-java-client. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use developing-kafka-java-client?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is developing-kafka-java-client safe to use?
Our automatic check found no risky patterns (piped shell scripts, hidden characters, secret access, prompt overrides). It is not a full audit – read the SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.
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