macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install kcatlocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add kcatAlpine Linux edge package indexes · kcat · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install kcatFedora Rawhide package metadata · kcat · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kcatnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/kc/kcat/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
概览
软件包摘要
Generic command-line non-JVM Apache Kafka producer and consumer
历史
项目历史与用法
kcat is the Apache Kafka command-line producer and consumer formerly known as kafkacat. Its README describes it as a generic non-JVM client and a netcat-like tool for Kafka.
项目历史
Magnus Edenhill created the project in 2014 around librdkafka, giving Kafka operators a small native command-line client instead of requiring JVM tooling for quick production, consumption, metadata inspection, and scripting tasks.
The project kept the kafkacat name through the 1.6 series and then renamed to kcat in the 1.7.0 release in August 2021 to follow Apache Software Foundation trademark policy. The changelog says the rename did not otherwise change the program.
采用历史
kcat became widely packaged because it fills a common operational gap for Kafka clusters: quick CLI inspection and data movement. The batch input records packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, MacPorts, and Nix, and the README documents package-manager installs and a Docker image.
使用方式
Common usage includes producing messages from stdin or files, consuming topics and partitions to stdout, listing cluster metadata with -L, joining balanced consumer groups with -G, printing JSON envelopes, using Confluent Schema Registry for Avro decoding, and passing librdkafka configuration with -X or config files.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
kcat matters to package people because it is the small, scriptable Kafka tool that often gets installed beside kubectl, jq, and other operations CLIs. Its rename also created a packaging transition from kafkacat to kcat while retaining backward-compatible config paths for a period.
时间线
- 2014-03-30: GitHub repository created.
- 2014-04-07: 1.0.0 release published.
- 2020-07-21: 1.6.0 added transactional producer support.
- 2021-08-23: 1.7.0 renamed kafkacat to kcat.
- 2024: 1.8.0 changelog entry documents mock cluster mode.
Related projects
- kcat is built on librdkafka and can integrate with Confluent Schema Registry through Avro deserialization support.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 8 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 4 个运行时依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.config/kcat.conf~/.config/kafkacat.conf
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
kcat | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
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页面生成时间2026-07-10
管理器版本1.7.0
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
https://github.com/edenhill/kcat
- 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度
- 信息No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/edenhill/kcatnone 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:kcat |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 1.7.0 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kcat |
| 主页 | https://github.com/edenhill/kcat |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/edenhill/kcat |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/edenhill/kcat#readme |
| 许可证 | BSD-2-Clause |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/edenhill/kcat.git |
| 依赖 | avro-c, librdkafka, libserdes, yajl |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | kcat |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
kcat 1.7.1-3
producer and consumer for Apache Kafka
https://github.com/edenhill/kcat
sudo apt install kcat- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: kafkacat
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kcat
Nix95%
kcat
nix profile install nixpkgs#kcat- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kcat
Ubuntu apt95%
kcat 1.7.1-3
producer and consumer for Apache Kafka
https://github.com/edenhill/kcat
sudo apt install kcat- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: kafkacat
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kcat
apk95%
kcat 1.7.1-r3
Generic command-line non-JVM Apache Kafka producer and consumer
https://github.com/edenhill/kcat
sudo apk add kcat- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: kcat
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kcat
dnf95%
kcat 1.7.1-9.fc44
Generic command line non-JVM Apache Kafka producer and consumer
https://github.com/edenhill/kcat
sudo dnf install kcat- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: kcat
- 3 依赖
- 2 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kcat
MacPorts95%
kcat
sudo port install kcat- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kcat
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