Redpanda Data Skills
by @redpanda-data · plugin · 32 skills
Agent Skills for Redpanda's five products — Streaming (Kafka-compatible engine), SQL (Oxla), Connect (incl. CDC connectors), Cloud (Serverless, BYOC, Dedicated), and the Agentic Data Plane — plus the rpk CLI. Grounded in Redpanda source, docs, and APIs.
Install the whole plugin (CLI)
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/adp
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/rpk
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/sql
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/connect
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/rpk-cloud
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/rpk-debug
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/rpk-group
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/rpk-topic
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/streaming
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/cloud-byoc
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/rpk-cluster
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/rpk-redpanda
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/rpk-registry
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/rpk-security
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/rpk-transform
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/sql-admin-api
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/sql-debugging
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/cloud-dedicated
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/cloud-serverless
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/connect-cdc-mysql
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/connect-debugging
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/connect-cdc-oracle
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/connect-cdc-mongodb
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/connect-cdc-spanner
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/streaming-admin-api
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/streaming-debugging
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/connect-cdc-dynamodb
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/connect-cdc-postgres
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/connect-cdc-sqlserver
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/sql-federated-queries
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/connect-cdc-salesforce
npx skillmds add redpanda-data/connect-cdc-tigerbeetleSkills in this plugin
- ▌ adp · redpanda-data bundleOperates Redpanda's Agentic Data Plane: manages AI agents, MCP servers, LLM providers, budgets, guardrails, and Cedar access policies via the `rpk ai` CLI and API, including OAuth wiring and spend/transcript insights.
- ▌ rpk · redpanda-data bundleInstall the rpk CLI on macOS, Linux, or Docker, and configure profiles, connection settings, SASL/TLS credentials, and Enterprise licenses for Redpanda clusters.
- ▌ sql · redpanda-data bundleWrite and run analytical SQL queries against Redpanda SQL (Oxla), a distributed PostgreSQL-wire-compatible columnar database, including data loading, external sources, and type handling.
- ▌ connect · redpanda-data bundleBuild streaming data pipelines with Redpanda Connect using declarative YAML configs, Bloblang mappings, and component discovery. Covers running, linting, and dry-running pipelines.
- ▌ rpk-cloud · redpanda-data bundleAuthenticate to Redpanda Cloud and manage clusters, resource groups, BYOC provisioning, and the MCP server for AI agents using the rpk CLI.
- ▌ rpk-debug · redpanda-data bundleCollect local and remote Redpanda diagnostics bundles and inspect broker process info using the `rpk debug` command group, including triaging enterprise features from captured logs, metrics, and profiles.
- ▌ rpk-group · redpanda-data bundleManage Kafka consumer groups on Redpanda with rpk group: list, describe, seek, delete groups, and delete offsets.
- ▌ rpk-topic · redpanda-data bundleManage Redpanda topics and produce or consume records from the CLI using the `rpk topic` command group. Use when creating or deleting topics with custom partitions, replication, or configs; altering topic configs or retention; adding partitions; trimming or deleting records; or using `rpk topic produce`/`consume` with.
- ▌ streaming · redpanda-data bundleOperate Redpanda through its Kafka-compatible API: produce and consume records, manage topics and consumer groups, run transactions, and configure tiered storage using rpk and Kafka clients.
- ▌ cloud-byoc · redpanda-data bundleProvisions and manages Redpanda Cloud BYOC clusters via the Control Plane API and the rpk cloud byoc plugin, covering networks, IAM wiring, private connectivity, and enterprise features.
- ▌ rpk-cluster · redpanda-data bundleOperate a Redpanda cluster's health, brokers, configuration, and maintenance from the CLI using the `rpk cluster` command group, the front-end to the Admin API. Use when checking cluster health or metadata, decommissioning or recommissioning brokers, getting or setting cluster config properties, balancing or moving.
- ▌ rpk-redpanda · redpanda-data bundleOperate a self-managed Redpanda broker process and node from the CLI using the `rpk redpanda` command family and `rpk iotune`: node lifecycle (start/stop), production vs. development mode, kernel autotuning, node configuration (redpanda.yaml), and per-node Admin API operations including broker.
- ▌ rpk-registry · redpanda-data bundleManage schemas, subjects, compatibility levels, modes, and contexts in the Redpanda Schema Registry via the rpk registry CLI. Register or fetch Avro, Protobuf, and JSON schemas, set compatibility levels, change registry mode, and work with schema contexts.
- ▌ rpk-security · redpanda-data bundleManage Redpanda authentication and authorization from the CLI using the `rpk security` command group, covering SASL/SCRAM users, Kafka ACLs, RBAC roles, and Cloud secrets.
- ▌ rpk-transform · redpanda-data bundleBuild, deploy, and manage Redpanda Data Transforms, WebAssembly functions that run inside the broker to transform records from an input topic to one or more output topics. Use when writing or deploying a transform in Go (TinyGo), Rust, JavaScript, or TypeScript; using `rpk transform.
- ▌ sql-admin-api · redpanda-data bundleConfigures and operates an Oxla cluster: YAML config and OXLA__ environment-variable overrides, node ports, roles, and leader election; storage backends (local/S3/GCS/Azure); memory limits; access control; and TLS/OIDC, plus the HTTP-based ConnectRPC admin service and Prometheus metrics endpoint. Also covers Oxla's.
- ▌ sql-debugging · redpanda-data bundleDiagnose and observe an Oxla distributed analytical database using system catalog tables, Prometheus metrics, runtime log-level changes, and troubleshooting workflows for slow queries, node health, and memory/OOM pressure. Also covers debugging Oxla's external data sources, including the Redpanda/Kafka ingestion path.
- ▌ cloud-dedicated · redpanda-data bundleProvisions and manages Redpanda Cloud Dedicated clusters via the Control Plane API, covering network and cluster creation, polling operations, and connectivity configuration.
- ▌ cloud-serverless · redpanda-data bundleProvisions and manages Redpanda Cloud Serverless clusters via the public Control Plane API, including authentication, cluster lifecycle, and data-plane operations.
- ▌ connect-cdc-mysql · redpanda-data bundleStreams MySQL or MariaDB row-level changes into Redpanda or Kafka via the mysql_cdc input, covering binlog setup, snapshots, checkpointing, per-table routing, AWS RDS IAM auth, and Enterprise lakehouse destinations.
- ▌ connect-debugging · redpanda-data bundleDiagnoses and validates Redpanda Connect pipelines using linting, dry-run connection tests, logging, metrics, tracing, and health endpoints, including enterprise feature troubleshooting.
- ▌ connect-cdc-oracle · redpanda-data bundleStreams change data capture from Oracle Database into Redpanda or Kafka using the oracledb_cdc input in Redpanda Connect, which reads redo logs via LogMiner. Covers configuration, Oracle setup, checkpointing, and enterprise features.
- ▌ connect-cdc-mongodb · redpanda-data bundleStreams change data capture from MongoDB into Redpanda or Kafka using Redpanda Connect's mongodb_cdc input, covering Change Streams, snapshots, document modes, and resume-token checkpointing.
- ▌ connect-cdc-spanner · redpanda-data bundleStreams change data capture from Google Cloud Spanner into Redpanda or Kafka using Redpanda Connect's gcp_spanner_cdc input, with partition-aware watermarked delivery and support for Redpanda Enterprise features.
- ▌ streaming-admin-api · redpanda-data bundleOperate a Redpanda cluster via its HTTP Admin API on port 9644, covering broker lifecycle, partitions, cluster config, health, security, and enterprise features.
- ▌ streaming-debugging · redpanda-data bundleDiagnoses Redpanda broker and cluster health using debug bundles, metrics endpoints, logs, CPU profiling, and partition/raft checks, with triage playbooks for common failure modes.
- ▌ connect-cdc-dynamodb · redpanda-data bundleGuides setup and operation of the aws_dynamodb_cdc input in Redpanda Connect, which streams change data capture from AWS DynamoDB into Redpanda or Kafka using DynamoDB Streams. Covers enabling streams, IAM policies, checkpoint tables, snapshot modes, table discovery, and operational constraints.
- ▌ connect-cdc-postgres · redpanda-data bundleStreams change data capture from PostgreSQL into Redpanda or Kafka using Redpanda Connect's postgres_cdc input, covering setup, snapshotting, and troubleshooting.
- ▌ connect-cdc-sqlserver · redpanda-data bundleStreams change data capture from Microsoft SQL Server into Redpanda or Kafka using Redpanda Connect's microsoft_sql_server_cdc input, covering setup, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- ▌ sql-federated-queries · redpanda-data bundleQuery external data from Oxla — Kafka topics via catalogs, Apache Iceberg tables, and S3/GCS/Azure parquet/ORC files — alongside native Oxla tables. Use when querying Kafka topics with CREATE KAFKA CATALOG or CREATE REDPANDA CATALOG, reading Apache Iceberg tables with the catalog=>path.table syntax, loading or.
- ▌ connect-cdc-salesforce · redpanda-data bundleStreams Salesforce change data capture and platform events into Redpanda or Kafka using Redpanda Connect's salesforce_cdc input, covering setup, configuration, and operational details.
- ▌ connect-cdc-tigerbeetle · redpanda-data bundleStreams change data capture events from a TigerBeetle financial transactions database into Redpanda or Kafka using the tigerbeetle_cdc input, with checkpointing, filtering, and routing guidance.