This skill should be used when users need to discover Redpanda Connect components for their streaming pipelines. Trigger when users ask about finding inputs, outputs, processors, or other components, or when they mention specific technologies like "kafka consumer", "postgres output", "http server", or ask "which component should I use for X".
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Help users discover the right Redpanda Connect components for their streaming pipeline needs.
Find and recommend the most relevant components that match the user's natural language query. Provide enough information for users to understand what each component does, how to configure it, and why it matches their needs.
This skill requires: rpk, rpk connect, python3.
See the SETUP for installation instructions.
Redpanda Connect has 8 types of components:
Lists all available components in a category using rpk.
# Usage:
rpk connect list <category>
# Examples:
rpk connect list inputs
rpk connect list outputs
rpk connect list processors
Retrieves and formats component configuration schemas.
# Usage:
./resources/scripts/format-component-fields.sh <category> <component>
# Examples:
./resources/scripts/format-component-fields.sh outputs redis_hash
./resources/scripts/format-component-fields.sh inputs kafka_franz
./resources/scripts/format-component-fields.sh processors mapping
<required_fields> - Must be configured<optional_fields> - Commonly used settings<advanced_fields> - Less common configuration<secret_fields> - Sensitive credentialssasl.password)array[string])Returns the current Redpanda Connect version in rpk.
# Usage:
./resources/scripts/rpk-version.sh
# Output example: 4.70.0
Links to official documentation for detailed component reference.
# URL pattern:
https://github.com/redpanda-data/connect/blob/v{version}/docs/modules/components/pages/{category}/{component}.adoc
# Examples:
https://github.com/redpanda-data/connect/blob/v4.70.0/docs/modules/components/pages/inputs/kafka_franz.adoc
https://github.com/redpanda-data/connect/blob/v4.70.0/docs/modules/components/pages/outputs/postgres.adoc
{version} - Connect version from rpk-version.sh (e.g., "4.70.0"){category} - Component category (inputs, outputs, processors, etc.){component} - Component name with underscores (e.g., "kafka_franz")Understand the query
Find matching components
Retrieve configuration details
Rank by relevance
Present clearly