Aklivity

aid: aklivity
name: Aklivity
description: 'Aklivity builds Zilla, a stateless, source-available multi-protocol gateway for event-driven applications and
  AI agents. Zilla translates HTTP, SSE, WebSocket, MQTT, gRPC and MCP Streamable HTTP to and from Apache Kafka and other
  backends, configured declaratively in a zilla.yaml or driven directly from an OpenAPI or AsyncAPI document, with no custom
  code, connectors or separate MQTT broker. The Zilla MCP Gateway compiles OpenAPI specs, Kafka topics, Kafka Connect and
  schema registries into governed MCP tool sets that agents call through one authenticated endpoint. The Zilla Console adds
  an API and data-product catalog, a self-service developer portal, governance, audit and RBAC. Aklivity is a software vendor
  rather than a service operator: every Zilla runs inside the customer''s own infrastructure, so there is no hosted Aklivity
  API and no Aklivity-issued credential.'
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  confidence: low
  source:
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  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
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  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
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position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/aklivity.png
tags:
- AI Gateway
- API Gateway
- Agent Infrastructure
- Apache Kafka
- AsyncAPI
- Event-Driven
- IoT
- Kafka Proxy
- MCP
- Multi-Protocol
- Open-Source
- Real-Time
tags_raw:
- AI Gateway
- API Gateway
- Agent Infrastructure
- Apache Kafka
- AsyncAPI
- Event-Driven
- IoT
- Kafka Proxy
- MCP
- Multi-Protocol
- Open Source
- Real-Time
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aklivity/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-01-02'
modified: '2026-08-30'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: aklivity:zilla-gateway
  name: Zilla Gateway
  description: Zilla is a stateless, cloud-native multi-protocol edge and service proxy that enables seamless access to Apache
    Kafka through HTTP REST, gRPC, SSE, MQTT, and WebSocket protocols. Zilla eliminates the need for Kafka Connect, custom
    code, or separate MQTT brokers, translating client protocol requests directly to Kafka operations declaratively via YAML
    configuration or AsyncAPI specifications.
  humanURL: https://www.aklivity.io/zilla-kafka-gateway
  tags:
  - API Gateway
  - Apache Kafka
  - Event-Driven
  - Kafka Proxy
  - Multi-Protocol
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/kafka-gateway/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/reference/2.x/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/cookbooks/quickstart/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aklivity/zilla
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/aklivity-zilla-engine.schema.json
  - type: Postman
    url: https://www.postman.com/aklivity-zilla/workspace/aklivity-zilla-quickstart/overview
- aid: aklivity:zilla-platform
  name: Zilla Platform
  description: The Zilla Platform adds an enterprise management layer on top of Zilla Gateway, providing API data products
    with versioning and rate limits, Kafka governance policies, a self-service developer portal with API key and certificate
    management, field-level encryption, PII classification, and unified observability across Kafka deployments.
  humanURL: https://www.aklivity.io/zilla-platform
  tags:
  - API Management
  - Developer Portal
  - Governance
  - Kafka Management
  - Observability
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/zilla-console/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/deployment/zilla-console/helm/
- aid: aklivity:zilla-mcp-gateway
  name: Zilla MCP Gateway
  description: 'The Zilla MCP Gateway is the AI-facing face of the Zilla engine. It terminates Model Context Protocol Streamable
    HTTP from an agent and routes each tool call to an upstream by toolkit name, so one authenticated endpoint fronts many
    providers. Tool sets are compiled rather than hand-written: mcp-openapi turns an OpenAPI document into tools, mcp-http
    exposes any REST API with no upstream MCP server, and mcp-kafka, mcp-kafka-connect and mcp-schema-registry connect straight
    to those backends. A listing cache answers tools/list, prompts/list and resources/list before any upstream is reached,
    and an OAuth guard carries per-user identity through to the call. Aklivity hosts no MCP endpoint of its own — the gateway
    is deployed and owned by the operator.'
  humanURL: https://www.aklivity.io/zilla-mcp-gateway
  tags:
  - AI Gateway
  - Agent Infrastructure
  - MCP
  - OpenAPI
  - Tool Discovery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/ai-gateway/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/reference/2.x/config/bindings/mcp/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/ai-gateway/get-started/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aklivity/zilla
- aid: aklivity:zillabase
  name: ZillaBase
  description: ZillaBase is an event-driven backend framework for the next generation of web, mobile, and AI applications,
    built on top of Apache Kafka and Zilla to enable real-time, event-sourced application development.
  humanURL: https://github.com/aklivity/zillabase
  tags:
  - Backend Framework
  - Event-Driven
  - Real-Time
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/aklivity/zillabase#readme
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aklivity/zillabase
common:
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/releases
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/blob/develop/SECURITY.md
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/blob/develop/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/aklivity/zilla/blob/develop/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/aklivity-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/aklivity-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aklivity
- type: Website
  url: https://www.aklivity.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/getting-started/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aklivity
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/aklivity/zilla
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.aklivity.io/pricing
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/reference/2.x/
- type: Support
  url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/support/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.aklivity.io/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.aklivity.io/privacy-policy
- type: Postman
  url: https://www.postman.com/aklivity-zilla/workspace/aklivity-zilla-quickstart/overview
- type: Security
  url: https://www.aklivity.io/security
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://docs.aklivity.io/latest/deployment/migrating-to-2.x/
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/aklivity-zilla-engine.schema.json
- type: Packages
  url: packages/aklivity-packages.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/aklivity-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/aklivity-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/aklivity-event-codes.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/aklivity-lifecycle.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/aklivity-authentication.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/aklivity-sandbox.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/aklivity-conventions.yml
- type: Idempotency
  url: conventions/aklivity-conventions.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/aklivity-changelog.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/aklivity-cli.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/aklivity-data-model.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/aklivity-vocabulary.yaml
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/aklivity-spectral-rules.yml
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/aklivity-context.jsonld
- type: Plans
  url: plans/aklivity-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/aklivity-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/aklivity-finops.yml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Multi-Protocol Kafka Access
    description: Translates HTTP REST, gRPC, MQTT, SSE, and WebSocket protocols directly to Kafka topics without custom code,
      connectors, or middleware.
  - name: Declarative Configuration
    description: Define gateways and protocol mappings via YAML configuration or AsyncAPI specifications, then deploy with
      Docker, Helm, or native binaries.
  - name: JWT Authentication and TLS
    description: Built-in JWT token validation, TLS termination, and Kafka SASL support for securing API access to Kafka clusters.
  - name: Schema Validation
    description: SIMD-optimized runtime schema validation for JSON, Avro, and Protobuf via Confluent Schema Registry or AWS
      Glue Schema Registry.
  - name: Observability
    description: Metrics and logs exported to Prometheus and OpenTelemetry for unified visibility across Kafka API traffic.
  - name: Kafka Governance
    description: Topic naming policies, runtime enforcement, schema compliance rules, and API data product versioning with
      rate limits via Zilla Platform.
  - name: Self-Service Developer Portal
    description: API key and certificate management self-service portal for Kafka consumers and producers via Zilla Platform.
  - name: Field-Level Encryption
    description: PII classification and field-level encryption for sensitive data in Kafka messages via Zilla Platform.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: HTTP to Kafka REST API
    description: Expose Kafka topics as REST API endpoints, allowing any HTTP client to produce and consume Kafka messages
      without Kafka client libraries.
  - name: IoT MQTT to Kafka
    description: Connect IoT devices using MQTT protocol directly to Kafka topics, eliminating the need for a separate MQTT
      broker.
  - name: gRPC to Kafka
    description: Route gRPC calls from microservices to Kafka topics for event-driven inter-service communication.
  - name: Kafka Self-Service Platform
    description: Platform teams build internal developer portals for Kafka access with governance, rate limiting, and self-service
      API key management.
  - name: Event-Driven Partner Integration
    description: Enterprises expose Kafka event streams to external partners via secured, rate-limited REST or SSE APIs.
  - name: Financial Services Data Distribution
    description: Financial institutions distribute real-time market data and trade events via secured Kafka API gateways.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Apache Kafka
    description: Core integration — Zilla acts as a multi-protocol proxy in front of any Kafka cluster
  - name: AWS MSK
    description: Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka integration with AWS-native security
  - name: Confluent Schema Registry
    description: Schema validation and enforcement using Confluent Schema Registry
  - name: AWS Glue Schema Registry
    description: Schema validation using AWS Glue Schema Registry
  - name: Prometheus
    description: Metrics export for monitoring Zilla gateway performance
  - name: OpenTelemetry
    description: Distributed tracing and observability via OpenTelemetry
  - name: AWS Secrets Manager
    description: Secure credential management for Kafka and TLS configurations
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.aklivity.io/partners
- url: https://www.aklivity.io/blog
  type: Blog
integrations:
- name: Aklivity
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-08-30'
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