Micronaut — Kafka messaging

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Use when you need Kafka messaging in Micronaut — including @KafkaClient and @KafkaListener design, @Serdeable serialization, topic/partition strategy, TestPropertyProvider integration tests, retries and dead-letter processing, and error handling. This should trigger for requests such as Add Kafka in Micronaut; Review Micronaut Kafka listeners; Improve retry and failure handling for Micronaut Kafka; Configure Micronaut Kafka clients listeners or SerDes; Add Micronaut Kafka retry or dead-letter handling. Part of Plinth Toolkit

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What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by jabrena/plinth in skills/514-frameworks-micronaut-kafka/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Apply Micronaut Kafka guidance with concrete examples for design, implementation, and error handling.

Constraints

Compile before messaging refactors; verify after changes.

  • MANDATORY: Run ./mvnw compile or mvn compile before applying any change
  • SAFETY: If compilation fails, stop immediately
  • VERIFY: Run ./mvnw clean verify or mvn clean verify after applying improvements
  • BEFORE APPLYING: Read the reference for detailed rules and examples

When to use this skill

  • Add Kafka in Micronaut
  • Review Micronaut Kafka consumers/producers
  • Improve retries, dead-letter handling, or idempotency in Micronaut Kafka
  • Configure Micronaut Kafka clients listeners or SerDes
  • Add Micronaut Kafka retry or dead-letter handling

Workflow

  1. Read reference and assess project context

Read references/514-frameworks-micronaut-kafka.md and inspect current messaging setup before proposing changes.

  1. Gather scope and decide target improvements

Identify delivery guarantees and resilience requirements to define safe improvements.

  1. Apply framework-aligned changes

Implement/refactor clients, listeners, and failure strategies in Micronaut Kafka.

  1. Run verification and report results

Execute build/tests and summarize what changed, what was verified, and follow-up actions.

Reference

For detailed guidance, examples, and constraints, see references/514-frameworks-micronaut-kafka.md.

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