data/tooling.yaml

# Tooling (/tooling/): drives layouts/tooling/list.html

lead: >-
  Apache Camel ships with a rich set of built-in developer tools and is
  supported by a growing ecosystem of third-party tooling. Whether you
  prefer the command line, an IDE, a visual editor, or AI-assisted
  development — there is tooling to help you build, test, debug, and
  manage your Camel integrations.

cliDocs: /manual/camel-jbang.html
tuiDocs: /manual/camel-jbang-tui.html

cliCommands:
  - cmd: camel run
    desc: Run Camel routes from source files (Java, YAML, XML, etc.) with automatic classpath management
  - cmd: camel dev
    desc: Run in developer mode with hot-reload — changes are picked up automatically without restarting
  - cmd: camel trace
    desc: Live message tracing, step by step through your routes to see how messages are processed
  - cmd: camel cmd send
    desc: Send test messages to running Camel routes for quick testing and debugging
  - cmd: camel test
    desc: Run tests for your Camel routes (a plugin, installed with camel plugin add test)
  - cmd: camel export
    desc: Export your Camel project to Spring Boot, Quarkus, or standalone Java for production deployment

aiTools:
  - name: Camel Kit
    url: /camel-kit/next/
    desc: >-
      An Apache Camel subproject: structured workflows for AI coding agents
      that guide you through the complete integration lifecycle, with every
      component verified against the Camel catalog. Supports IBM Bob 2,
      Claude Code, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot CLI, Antigravity, Pi, Qwen Code
      and OpenCode.
  - name: Wanaku
    url: https://wanaku.ai
    desc: >-
      A governed action proxy for AI agents (formerly the Wanaku MCP
      Router). Publish Camel routes as tools; agents call them through
      Wanaku, which enforces policy, identity, and audit.

toolGroups:
  - id: maven-plugins
    title: Maven Plugins
    intro: >-
      For production projects, Camel provides a set of Maven plugins that
      integrate with your existing build workflow.
    items:
      - name: Camel Maven Plugin
        url: /manual/camel-maven-plugin.html
        desc: "Run and develop Camel applications from Maven: camel:run, camel:dev (hot-reload), camel:debug, camel:prepare-fatjar."
      - name: Camel Report Maven Plugin
        url: /manual/camel-report-maven-plugin.html
        desc: Validates endpoint URIs, Simple expressions, duplicate route IDs, and generates route coverage reports after unit testing.
      - name: Camel YAML DSL Validator Maven Plugin
        url: /manual/camel-yaml-dsl-validator-maven-plugin.html
        desc: Validates YAML DSL route files for syntax errors according to the spec, without needing to run Camel.
      - name: Camel Component Maven Plugin
        url: /manual/camel-component-maven-plugin.html
        desc: Generates metadata and configuration Java classes for custom Camel components.
      - name: Camel REST DSL OpenAPI Plugin
        url: /manual/rest-dsl-openapi.html
        desc: Generates REST DSL routes and DTOs from OpenAPI v3 specification files for a contract-first approach.

  - id: archetypes
    title: Maven Archetypes
    intro: >-
      Camel provides <a href="/manual/camel-maven-archetypes.html">Maven
      Archetypes</a> to quickly scaffold new projects.
    htmlIntro: true
    mono: true
    items:
      - name: camel-archetype-java
        desc: Creates a new Camel project using Java DSL
      - name: camel-archetype-main
        desc: Creates a new Camel project using standalone Camel Main
      - name: camel-archetype-spring-boot
        desc: Creates a new Camel project using Spring Boot
      - name: camel-archetype-component
        desc: Creates a new Camel component
      - name: camel-archetype-dataformat
        desc: Creates a new Camel data format
      - name: camel-archetype-api-component
        desc: Creates a new Camel component that wraps one or more API proxies

  - id: ide
    title: IDE Plugins and Extensions
    items:
      - name: Apache Camel IDEA Plugin
        url: https://github.com/camel-tooling/camel-idea-plugin
        desc: Camel editing capabilities for IntelliJ IDEA, including textual route debugging.
      - name: VS Code Extension Pack for Camel
        url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.apache-camel-extension-pack
        desc: A set of VS Code extensions for developing Camel applications — language support, debugging, and more.
      - name: Camel Language Server
        url: https://github.com/camel-tooling/camel-language-server
        htmlDesc: true
        desc: >-
          LSP implementation providing completion, validation, hover, and
          outline. Packaged for
          <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.vscode-apache-camel">VS Code</a>
          and
          <a href="https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/language-support-apache-camel">Eclipse Desktop</a>.
      - name: Camel Debug Adapter
        url: https://github.com/camel-tooling/camel-debug-adapter
        htmlDesc: true
        desc: >-
          DAP implementation providing Camel textual route debugging.
          Packaged for
          <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=redhat.vscode-debug-adapter-apache-camel">VS Code</a>
          and
          <a href="https://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/textual-debugging-apache-camel">Eclipse Desktop</a>.

  - id: visual
    title: Visual Editing
    items:
      - name: Camel Karavan
        url: https://karavan.space/
        desc: A rich graphical editor for designing and deploying integration routes.
      - name: Kaoto
        url: https://kaoto.io/
        desc: >-
          An integration editor to create and deploy workflows in a
          visual, low-code way; with a code editor and deployments to the
          cloud.

  - id: monitoring
    title: Monitoring and Management
    items:
      - name: Camel Monitor Operator
        url: https://camel-tooling.github.io/camel-dashboard/docs/installation-guide/advanced/operator/
        desc: A Kubernetes operator that discovers and monitors Camel applications, with a GUI dashboard and Prometheus integration.
      - name: hawt.io
        url: http://hawt.io
        desc: An open source HTML5 web application for visualizing, managing and tracing Camel routes & endpoints, ActiveMQ brokers, JMX, and more.

  - id: libraries
    title: Libraries
    items:
      - name: Forage
        url: https://kaotoio.github.io/forage/
        desc: >-
          Opinionated bean factories for Apache Camel — configure data
          sources, connection factories, AI models, and more via
          properties. Works with the Camel CLI, Spring Boot, and Quarkus.