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Posted to dev@camel.apache.org by Luigi De Masi <lu...@gmail.com> on 2026/09/30 13:52:11 UTC
[DISCUSS] Donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to Apache Camel
Hello Camel developers,
I would like to propose donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to
the Apache Software Foundation and continuing their development as a
Camel subproject.
I've been working on Camel Kit to help developers use AI coding
assistants for Camel integration development. It provides skills and
workflows for requirements gathering,
design, implementation, testing, migration, and troubleshooting. It is
available as a standalone CLI and a Camel JBang plugin, and supports
several coding agents so users
can work with their preferred tools.
Camel Kit Knowledge is the companion MCP server. It provides
searchable Camel documentation, component metadata, release notes, and
security advisories, along with
endpoint URI validation against the Camel catalog. The idea is to give
agents access to Camel-specific information and validation tools
throughout the development process.
The proposed donation covers these two repositories, both currently
available under the Apache License 2.0:
- Camel Kit: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit
- Camel Kit Knowledge: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit-knowledge
I recently published a walkthrough on the Camel blog showing Camel Kit
working with Camel TUI. It takes an integration from requirements to
running routes, then uses the same agent
conversation to inspect and fix its behaviour:
https://camel.apache.org/blog/2026/09/camel-tui-byoa/
I think this would fit well within Camel's developer tooling.
Developing it with the community would let us share and improve the
guidance we give coding agents, and keep it aligned with
Camel as it evolves.
I'd like to continue maintaining both projects and work with anyone
interested in contributing. If the community is interested, I'm happy
to work with the PMC on the software grant,
IP clearance, and repository transition.
What do you think?
Thanks,
--
Luigi De Masi
Re: [DISCUSS] Donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to Apache Camel
Posted by Otavio Rodolfo Piske <an...@gmail.com>.
Hi Luigi,
CamelKit and Camel Kit Knowledge are highly innovative projects which,
IMHO, greatly complement the AI capabilities we have in Camel.
In my opinion, it would be a valuable addition to the Camel and ASF at
large.
+1 from me.
Kind regards
On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 3:52 PM Luigi De Masi <lu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Camel developers,
>
> I would like to propose donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to
> the Apache Software Foundation and continuing their development as a
> Camel subproject.
>
> I've been working on Camel Kit to help developers use AI coding
> assistants for Camel integration development. It provides skills and
> workflows for requirements gathering,
> design, implementation, testing, migration, and troubleshooting. It is
> available as a standalone CLI and a Camel JBang plugin, and supports
> several coding agents so users
> can work with their preferred tools.
>
> Camel Kit Knowledge is the companion MCP server. It provides
> searchable Camel documentation, component metadata, release notes, and
> security advisories, along with
> endpoint URI validation against the Camel catalog. The idea is to give
> agents access to Camel-specific information and validation tools
> throughout the development process.
>
> The proposed donation covers these two repositories, both currently
> available under the Apache License 2.0:
>
> - Camel Kit: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit
> - Camel Kit Knowledge: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit-knowledge
>
> I recently published a walkthrough on the Camel blog showing Camel Kit
> working with Camel TUI. It takes an integration from requirements to
> running routes, then uses the same agent
> conversation to inspect and fix its behaviour:
> https://camel.apache.org/blog/2026/09/camel-tui-byoa/
>
> I think this would fit well within Camel's developer tooling.
> Developing it with the community would let us share and improve the
> guidance we give coding agents, and keep it aligned with
> Camel as it evolves.
>
> I'd like to continue maintaining both projects and work with anyone
> interested in contributing. If the community is interested, I'm happy
> to work with the PMC on the software grant,
> IP clearance, and repository transition.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Luigi De Masi
>
--
Otavio R. Piske
http://orpiske.net
Re: [DISCUSS] Donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to Apache Camel
Posted by Andrea Cosentino <an...@gmail.com>.
Hello,
I think we could proceed.
I created the repository on github for this.
Il giorno lun 19 ott 2026 alle ore 18:35 Jon Anstey <ja...@gmail.com> ha
scritto:
> IMO adding this project would benefit Apache Camel. So +1 from me. If there
> are no objections soon I think we could proceed.
>
> Thanks for this Luigi!
>
> On Mon, Oct 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM Andrea Cosentino <an...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Any more thoughts? Otherwise we could go ahead.
> >
> > Il gio 1 ott 2026, 06:07 Andrea Cosentino <an...@gmail.com> ha
> scritto:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I think this is the natural home for a project like that.
> > >
> > > +1 from my side
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Il mer 30 set 2026, 15:52 Luigi De Masi <lu...@gmail.com> ha
> > > scritto:
> > >
> > >> Hello Camel developers,
> > >>
> > >> I would like to propose donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to
> > >> the Apache Software Foundation and continuing their development as a
> > >> Camel subproject.
> > >>
> > >> I've been working on Camel Kit to help developers use AI coding
> > >> assistants for Camel integration development. It provides skills and
> > >> workflows for requirements gathering,
> > >> design, implementation, testing, migration, and troubleshooting. It is
> > >> available as a standalone CLI and a Camel JBang plugin, and supports
> > >> several coding agents so users
> > >> can work with their preferred tools.
> > >>
> > >> Camel Kit Knowledge is the companion MCP server. It provides
> > >> searchable Camel documentation, component metadata, release notes, and
> > >> security advisories, along with
> > >> endpoint URI validation against the Camel catalog. The idea is to give
> > >> agents access to Camel-specific information and validation tools
> > >> throughout the development process.
> > >>
> > >> The proposed donation covers these two repositories, both currently
> > >> available under the Apache License 2.0:
> > >>
> > >> - Camel Kit: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit
> > >> - Camel Kit Knowledge:
> > https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit-knowledge
> > >>
> > >> I recently published a walkthrough on the Camel blog showing Camel Kit
> > >> working with Camel TUI. It takes an integration from requirements to
> > >> running routes, then uses the same agent
> > >> conversation to inspect and fix its behaviour:
> > >> https://camel.apache.org/blog/2026/09/camel-tui-byoa/
> > >>
> > >> I think this would fit well within Camel's developer tooling.
> > >> Developing it with the community would let us share and improve the
> > >> guidance we give coding agents, and keep it aligned with
> > >> Camel as it evolves.
> > >>
> > >> I'd like to continue maintaining both projects and work with anyone
> > >> interested in contributing. If the community is interested, I'm happy
> > >> to work with the PMC on the software grant,
> > >> IP clearance, and repository transition.
> > >>
> > >> What do you think?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Luigi De Masi
> > >>
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Jon
>
Re: [DISCUSS] Donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to Apache Camel
Posted by Jon Anstey <ja...@gmail.com>.
IMO adding this project would benefit Apache Camel. So +1 from me. If there
are no objections soon I think we could proceed.
Thanks for this Luigi!
On Mon, Oct 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM Andrea Cosentino <an...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Any more thoughts? Otherwise we could go ahead.
>
> Il gio 1 ott 2026, 06:07 Andrea Cosentino <an...@gmail.com> ha scritto:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I think this is the natural home for a project like that.
> >
> > +1 from my side
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Il mer 30 set 2026, 15:52 Luigi De Masi <lu...@gmail.com> ha
> > scritto:
> >
> >> Hello Camel developers,
> >>
> >> I would like to propose donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to
> >> the Apache Software Foundation and continuing their development as a
> >> Camel subproject.
> >>
> >> I've been working on Camel Kit to help developers use AI coding
> >> assistants for Camel integration development. It provides skills and
> >> workflows for requirements gathering,
> >> design, implementation, testing, migration, and troubleshooting. It is
> >> available as a standalone CLI and a Camel JBang plugin, and supports
> >> several coding agents so users
> >> can work with their preferred tools.
> >>
> >> Camel Kit Knowledge is the companion MCP server. It provides
> >> searchable Camel documentation, component metadata, release notes, and
> >> security advisories, along with
> >> endpoint URI validation against the Camel catalog. The idea is to give
> >> agents access to Camel-specific information and validation tools
> >> throughout the development process.
> >>
> >> The proposed donation covers these two repositories, both currently
> >> available under the Apache License 2.0:
> >>
> >> - Camel Kit: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit
> >> - Camel Kit Knowledge:
> https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit-knowledge
> >>
> >> I recently published a walkthrough on the Camel blog showing Camel Kit
> >> working with Camel TUI. It takes an integration from requirements to
> >> running routes, then uses the same agent
> >> conversation to inspect and fix its behaviour:
> >> https://camel.apache.org/blog/2026/09/camel-tui-byoa/
> >>
> >> I think this would fit well within Camel's developer tooling.
> >> Developing it with the community would let us share and improve the
> >> guidance we give coding agents, and keep it aligned with
> >> Camel as it evolves.
> >>
> >> I'd like to continue maintaining both projects and work with anyone
> >> interested in contributing. If the community is interested, I'm happy
> >> to work with the PMC on the software grant,
> >> IP clearance, and repository transition.
> >>
> >> What do you think?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> --
> >> Luigi De Masi
> >>
> >
>
--
Cheers,
Jon
Re: [DISCUSS] Donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to Apache Camel
Posted by Andrea Cosentino <an...@gmail.com>.
Any more thoughts? Otherwise we could go ahead.
Il gio 1 ott 2026, 06:07 Andrea Cosentino <an...@gmail.com> ha scritto:
> Hello,
>
> I think this is the natural home for a project like that.
>
> +1 from my side
>
> Thanks
>
> Il mer 30 set 2026, 15:52 Luigi De Masi <lu...@gmail.com> ha
> scritto:
>
>> Hello Camel developers,
>>
>> I would like to propose donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to
>> the Apache Software Foundation and continuing their development as a
>> Camel subproject.
>>
>> I've been working on Camel Kit to help developers use AI coding
>> assistants for Camel integration development. It provides skills and
>> workflows for requirements gathering,
>> design, implementation, testing, migration, and troubleshooting. It is
>> available as a standalone CLI and a Camel JBang plugin, and supports
>> several coding agents so users
>> can work with their preferred tools.
>>
>> Camel Kit Knowledge is the companion MCP server. It provides
>> searchable Camel documentation, component metadata, release notes, and
>> security advisories, along with
>> endpoint URI validation against the Camel catalog. The idea is to give
>> agents access to Camel-specific information and validation tools
>> throughout the development process.
>>
>> The proposed donation covers these two repositories, both currently
>> available under the Apache License 2.0:
>>
>> - Camel Kit: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit
>> - Camel Kit Knowledge: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit-knowledge
>>
>> I recently published a walkthrough on the Camel blog showing Camel Kit
>> working with Camel TUI. It takes an integration from requirements to
>> running routes, then uses the same agent
>> conversation to inspect and fix its behaviour:
>> https://camel.apache.org/blog/2026/09/camel-tui-byoa/
>>
>> I think this would fit well within Camel's developer tooling.
>> Developing it with the community would let us share and improve the
>> guidance we give coding agents, and keep it aligned with
>> Camel as it evolves.
>>
>> I'd like to continue maintaining both projects and work with anyone
>> interested in contributing. If the community is interested, I'm happy
>> to work with the PMC on the software grant,
>> IP clearance, and repository transition.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --
>> Luigi De Masi
>>
>
Re: [DISCUSS] Donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to Apache Camel
Posted by Andrea Cosentino <an...@gmail.com>.
Hello,
I think this is the natural home for a project like that.
+1 from my side
Thanks
Il mer 30 set 2026, 15:52 Luigi De Masi <lu...@gmail.com> ha scritto:
> Hello Camel developers,
>
> I would like to propose donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to
> the Apache Software Foundation and continuing their development as a
> Camel subproject.
>
> I've been working on Camel Kit to help developers use AI coding
> assistants for Camel integration development. It provides skills and
> workflows for requirements gathering,
> design, implementation, testing, migration, and troubleshooting. It is
> available as a standalone CLI and a Camel JBang plugin, and supports
> several coding agents so users
> can work with their preferred tools.
>
> Camel Kit Knowledge is the companion MCP server. It provides
> searchable Camel documentation, component metadata, release notes, and
> security advisories, along with
> endpoint URI validation against the Camel catalog. The idea is to give
> agents access to Camel-specific information and validation tools
> throughout the development process.
>
> The proposed donation covers these two repositories, both currently
> available under the Apache License 2.0:
>
> - Camel Kit: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit
> - Camel Kit Knowledge: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit-knowledge
>
> I recently published a walkthrough on the Camel blog showing Camel Kit
> working with Camel TUI. It takes an integration from requirements to
> running routes, then uses the same agent
> conversation to inspect and fix its behaviour:
> https://camel.apache.org/blog/2026/09/camel-tui-byoa/
>
> I think this would fit well within Camel's developer tooling.
> Developing it with the community would let us share and improve the
> guidance we give coding agents, and keep it aligned with
> Camel as it evolves.
>
> I'd like to continue maintaining both projects and work with anyone
> interested in contributing. If the community is interested, I'm happy
> to work with the PMC on the software grant,
> IP clearance, and repository transition.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Luigi De Masi
>
Re: [DISCUSS] Donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to Apache Camel
Posted by Claus Ibsen <cl...@gmail.com>.
Hi Luigi
Thanks for starting the camel kit experiment and taking it to the level
where it is now.
I agree it would fit well with ASF as a sub project of camel, to help drive
AI Agentic (coding assistance)
with Camel itself. The Camel Kit can be that flag/banner that underpins
this kind of innovation and bleeding edge AI.
It fits well with the cli plugins and as well in TUI, and any existing
coding agents should be able to use it, full open and open source
which is what ASF is about.
And at ASF then I am sure more users and Camel committers want to pickup
Camel Kit when it has ASF as the home.
+1 from me.
On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 3:52 PM Luigi De Masi <lu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Camel developers,
>
> I would like to propose donating Camel Kit and Camel Kit Knowledge to
> the Apache Software Foundation and continuing their development as a
> Camel subproject.
>
> I've been working on Camel Kit to help developers use AI coding
> assistants for Camel integration development. It provides skills and
> workflows for requirements gathering,
> design, implementation, testing, migration, and troubleshooting. It is
> available as a standalone CLI and a Camel JBang plugin, and supports
> several coding agents so users
> can work with their preferred tools.
>
> Camel Kit Knowledge is the companion MCP server. It provides
> searchable Camel documentation, component metadata, release notes, and
> security advisories, along with
> endpoint URI validation against the Camel catalog. The idea is to give
> agents access to Camel-specific information and validation tools
> throughout the development process.
>
> The proposed donation covers these two repositories, both currently
> available under the Apache License 2.0:
>
> - Camel Kit: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit
> - Camel Kit Knowledge: https://github.com/luigidemasi/camel-kit-knowledge
>
> I recently published a walkthrough on the Camel blog showing Camel Kit
> working with Camel TUI. It takes an integration from requirements to
> running routes, then uses the same agent
> conversation to inspect and fix its behaviour:
> https://camel.apache.org/blog/2026/09/camel-tui-byoa/
>
> I think this would fit well within Camel's developer tooling.
> Developing it with the community would let us share and improve the
> guidance we give coding agents, and keep it aligned with
> Camel as it evolves.
>
> I'd like to continue maintaining both projects and work with anyone
> interested in contributing. If the community is interested, I'm happy
> to work with the PMC on the software grant,
> IP clearance, and repository transition.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Luigi De Masi
>
--
Claus Ibsen