Camel

Apache Camel

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Apache Camel is an open source integration framework with 350+ connectors for databases, APIs, message brokers, and cloud services. Write routes in Java, YAML, or XML. Run on Spring Boot, Quarkus, or standalone with the Camel CLI. In production since 2007 — used by thousands of companies worldwide. Apache License 2.0.

What is Apache Camel? | Getting Started | Components | Tooling

Get started in seconds

camel init hello.yaml
camel run hello.yaml

Or add to your existing Spring Boot project:

    org.apache.camel.springboot
    camel-spring-boot-starter

Write it your way

The same route in YAML, Java, or XML — pick what fits your team:

YAML:

- route:
    from:
      uri: kafka:incoming-orders
      steps:
        - unmarshal:
            json: {}
        - to:
            uri: sql:INSERT INTO orders(id, data) VALUES(:#${header.id}, :#${body})

Java:

from("kafka:incoming-orders")
    .unmarshal().json()
    .to("sql:INSERT INTO orders(id, data) VALUES(:#${header.id}, :#${body})");

Runtimes

| Runtime | What it does | |---------|-------------| | Camel Spring Boot | Camel on Spring Boot with starters for 350+ connectors | | Camel Quarkus | Cloud-native Camel with fast startup, low memory, native compilation | | Camel CLI | Run, develop, test, and trace routes from the command line |

Other runtimes: Camel K (Kubernetes), Camel Karaf (OSGi), Camel Kafka Connector (Kafka Connect)

Components

350+ connectors for connecting to anything — Kafka, REST, JDBC, AWS, Azure, GCP, Salesforce, and more:

• Components
• Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIPs)
• Data Formats
• Languages

AI integration

Apache Camel provides an MCP server (Model Context Protocol) for AI coding assistants — Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Gemini CLI get full Camel catalog context. Camel also includes components for LangChain4j and OpenAI, and supports the A2A agent-to-agent protocol for connecting AI agents to enterprise systems.

Visual designers

• Kaoto — open source visual designer for Camel routes, drag-and-drop, no code required
• Karavan — visual designer for Camel integrations in VS Code and standalone

Examples

• Camel CLI Examples — YAML and scripting examples
• Camel Examples — Camel Standalone examples
• Camel Spring Boot Examples — Camel Spring Boot integration
• Camel Quarkus Examples — Camel Quarkus integration

Contributing

We welcome all kinds of contributions:

Community

• User Stories:
• Website:
• Issue tracker:
• Mailing list:
• Chat:
• Stack Overflow:

Licensing

Apache License 2.0 — see [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt).

Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: apache
• Source: apache/camel
• License: Apache-2.0
• Homepage: https://camel.apache.org

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.