aiven-kafkaui-vscode-extension README

The Kafka UI VS Code Extension allows you to connect to your Kafka clusters and explore them directly inside Visual Studio Code.
This first release focuses on connecting to clusters, browsing topics, and viewing consumer groups — right from your editor.

🚀 Features

• Connect to local or remote Kafka clusters (including Aiven or Confluent)
• Browse topics and inspect their details
• View consumer groups and their status

📦 Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X on Mac)
3. Search for Kafka UI
4. Click Install

🔧 Usage

1. Open the Kafka UI panel from the Activity Bar
2. Click New Connection and enter your broker address (e.g. localhost:9092 or my-kafka.cloud:9092)
3. Once connected, you can:
   • Browse available topics
   • View consumer groups

📝 Release Notes

1.0.0

• Initial release 🎉
• Connect to your Kafka cluster
• Browse topics
• View consumer groups

❤️ Feedback

We’d love your feedback!