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Confluent Kafka Integration Guide

Required Connection Details

To connect DonkeyApp to your Confluent Cloud Kafka cluster, provide the cluster details from your Confluent account. MCP fields are optional; if you leave them blank, DonkeyApp uses the Kafka REST API with your API key and REST endpoint.

  • Connection Name: Friendly name shown in DonkeyApp.
  • MCP Server URL (optional): Only if you use a separate MCP server; leave empty for REST-only training.
  • MCP Token (optional): Required when an MCP server URL is set.
  • Kafka Cluster ID: Example: lkc-xxxxx
  • Bootstrap Servers: Cluster bootstrap endpoint.
  • Kafka API Key / API Secret: Kafka credentials.
  • Kafka REST Endpoint: Example: https://pkc-xxx.region.provider.confluent.cloud:443
  • Kafka Environment ID: Example: env-xxxxx

Connection Steps

  1. Sign in to DonkeyApp and open the Overview page.
  2. Click New Connection.
  3. Select Confluent Cloud (Kafka).
  4. Fill in Confluent cluster fields; MCP URL/token only if you use MCP.
  5. Save the connection. DonkeyApp validates your cluster (MCP or Kafka REST).
  6. Open the connection dashboard and start asking Kafka questions in chat.

What you can do after connecting

  • View Kafka cluster high-level details in the dashboard.
  • List topics and consumer groups through chat tools.
  • Describe topic/consumer-group details in natural language.