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brew install ktea

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overview

Package summary

Kafka TUI client

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

ktea

history

Project history and usage

ktea is a Kafka terminal client for browsing and operating Kafka clusters from a TUI. Its README positions it for users who like the k9s style of terminal-native cluster navigation.

Project history

The project is organized as a Go application with a command under cmd/ktea and UI, schema registry, Kafka Connect, and admin-related packages. The README documents multi-cluster support, topic management, record consumption, consumer-group views, Schema Registry browsing, and Kafka Connect integration.

Adoption history

ktea's documented adoption surface is small: Homebrew packaging for macOS and downloadable release binaries for Linux and Windows. Its niche is Kafka operators and developers who prefer a terminal UI over web consoles or ad hoc Kafka CLI commands.

How it is used

Users configure clusters in ~/.config/ktea/config.yaml or through the TUI, then navigate topics, schemas, consumer lag, records, and Kafka Connect resources with keyboard-driven tables.

Why package nerds care

ktea is package-nerd interesting as part of the wave of focused terminal UIs that wrap operational systems in a k9s-like workflow. For Kafka, that means packaging a Go TUI plus cross-platform release artifacts rather than asking users to assemble shell commands around Kafka admin tools.

Timeline

2025-2026: The repository release stream published cross-platform binaries through GitHub releases.
2026-03-03: Release v0.8.0 was published with packaged artifacts for macOS, Linux, and Windows.
2026: The README documented Homebrew installation via the jonas-grgt/ktea tap.

Related projects

Related tools and systems include Apache Kafka, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, k9s, and Kafka command-line administration tools.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:client

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/ktea/config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ktea`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version0.8.0

manager updated2026-07-27

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ktea
Version	0.8.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/jonas-grgt/ktea
Repository	https://github.com/jonas-grgt/ktea
Last updated	2026-07-27T21:58:42+02:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/ktea.yml

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cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
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pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

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