---
title: "Apache Kafka Schema Registry Validator"
description: "Validates Avro, Protobuf, and JSON Schema compatibility against Confluent Schema Registry using the REST API. Enforces backward/forward/full compatibility modes and detects breaking schema evolution changes."
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/tulios/kafkajs"
category:
  - "Data Extraction & Transformation"
framework:
  - "Claude Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "tulios/kafkajs"
  github_stars: 3992
  npm_package: "kafkajs"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 2520588
---

# Apache Kafka Schema Registry Validator

Validates Avro, Protobuf, and JSON Schema compatibility against Confluent Schema Registry using the REST API. Enforces backward/forward/full compatibility modes and detects breaking schema evolution changes.

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/kafka-schema-registry-validator/)