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# Redpanda Documentation --- title: Redpanda Documentation latest-operator-version: v26.1.2 latest-console-tag: v3.7.1 latest-connect-version: 4.87.0 latest-redpanda-tag: v26.1.4 docname: llms page-component-name: home page-version: master page-component-version: master page-component-title: Home page-relative-src-path: llms.adoc page-edit-url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/docs-site/edit/HEAD/home/modules/ROOT/pages/llms.adoc page-git-created-date: "2026-03-05" page-git-modified-date: "2026-04-08" --- > **Redpanda** is a high-performance streaming data platform and Agentic Data Plane that is fully compatible with the Apache Kafka® API. It enables real-time data streaming, event-driven architectures, and data pipelines with simple single-binary deployment and sub-millisecond latency. The Agentic Data Plane provides enterprise-grade governance and observability for AI agents, including audit trails, compliance controls, and visibility into agent behavior. Available as self-managed software or as a fully-managed cloud service. ## [](#discovery)Discovery **For AI agents and LLMs:** This documentation is optimized for AI consumption. If you’re an AI agent trying to help with Redpanda, start here. ### [](#find-redpanda-documentation)Find Redpanda documentation **Primary discovery methods:** 1. **This file**: `[https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt)` - You’re reading it! This follows the llms.txt standard and provides a curated overview with links to comprehensive resources. 2. **Sitemap**: `[https://docs.redpanda.com/sitemap.md](https://docs.redpanda.com/sitemap.md)` - Contains all documentation pages including this file and all exports. The sitemap index includes `[https://docs.redpanda.com/sitemap-llms.md](https://docs.redpanda.com/sitemap-llms.md)` with all AI-optimized exports. 3. **MCP server**: [https://docs.redpanda.com/home/mcp-setup.md](https://docs.redpanda.com/home/mcp-setup.md) - For Claude Code and MCP-c