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commit c62942d47bd028a6f943b1c2e4c2982145c22428
Author: Lucas Brutschy <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Jan 19 09:19:29 2026 +0100

    KAFKA-19977: Documentation section on the streams rebalance protocol 
(#21170)
    
    Add new developer guide page documenting the broker-driven Streams
    Rebalance Protocol, including features, configuration, administration,
    and architecture. Update navigation links across developer guide pages
    to integrate the new section.
    
    Some of the pagination links didn't look right. Not sure if it matters
    since we anyway are replacing this representation
    
    Reviewers: Matthias J. Sax <[email protected]>
---
 .../developer-guide/streams-rebalance-protocol.md  |  26 +++
 docs/getting-started/upgrade.md                    |   4 +-
 .../developer-guide/kafka-streams-group-sh.md      |   2 +-
 .../developer-guide/streams-rebalance-protocol.md  | 253 +++++++++++++++++++++
 docs/streams/upgrade-guide.md                      |   9 +
 5 files changed, 291 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

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@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
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diff --git a/docs/getting-started/upgrade.md b/docs/getting-started/upgrade.md
index dc5572dbb7b..06904a70bff 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/upgrade.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type: docs
 
   * The `--max-partition-memory-bytes` option in `kafka-console-producer` is 
deprecated and will be removed in Kafka 5.0. Please use `--batch-size` instead. 
   * Queues for Kafka ([KIP-932](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/4hA0Dw)) 
is production-ready in Apache Kafka 4.2. This feature introduces a new kind of 
group called share groups, as an alternative to consumer groups. Consumers in a 
share group cooperatively consume records from topics, without assigning each 
partition to just one consumer. Share groups also introduce per-record 
acknowledgement and counting of delivery attempts. Use share groups in cases 
where records are processed  [...]
+  * The Streams Rebalance Protocol 
([KIP-1071](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1071%3A+Streams+Rebalance+Protocol))
 is now production-ready for its core feature set. This broker-driven 
rebalancing system designed specifically for Kafka Streams applications 
provides faster, more stable rebalances and better observability. For more 
information about the supported feature set, usage, and migration, please refer 
to the [Streams developer guide](/{version}/documentation/ [...]
   * The `org.apache.kafka.common.header.internals.RecordHeader` class has been 
updated to be read thread-safe. See 
[KIP-1205](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/nYmhFg) for details. In other 
words, each individual `Header` object within a `ConsumerRecord`'s `headers` 
can now be safely read from multiple threads concurrently. 
   * The `org.apache.kafka.disallowed.login.modules` config was deprecated. 
Please use the `org.apache.kafka.allowed.login.modules` instead. 
   * The `remote.log.manager.thread.pool.size` config was deprecated. Please 
use the `remote.log.manager.follower.thread.pool.size` instead. 
@@ -95,8 +96,7 @@ For further details, please refer to 
[KIP-1120](https://cwiki.apache.org/conflue
   * Deprecated `org.apache.kafka.streams.KafkaStreams$CloseOptions` and its 
related methods, such as 
`KafkaStreams#close(org.apache.kafka.streams.KafkaStreams$CloseOptions)`. As a 
replacement, please use `org.apache.kafka.streams.CloseOptions` and 
`KafkaStreams#close(org.apache.kafka.streams.CloseOptions)`. For further 
details, please refer to 
[KIP-1153](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/QAq9F). 
   * A new implementation of `ConnectorClientConfigOverridePolicy`, 
`AllowlistConnectorClientConfigOverridePolicy`, has been added. This enables 
specifying the configurations that connectors can override via 
`connector.client.config.override.allowlist`. From Kafka 5.0.0, this will be 
the default 
[connector.client.config.override.policy](documentation/#connectconfigs_connector.client.config.override.policy)
 policy. The `PrincipalConnectorClientConfigOverridePolicy` policy is now 
deprecated [...]
   * It is now possible to specify the start time for a Kafka Streams 
punctuation, instead of relying on the non-deterministic time when you register 
it. For further details, please refer to 
[KIP-1146](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/9QqWF). 
-  * Added an optional `--node-id` flag to the `FeatureCommand` command. It 
specifies the node to describe. If not provided, an arbitrary node is used. 
-
+  * Added an optional `--node-id` flag to the `FeatureCommand` command. It 
specifies the node to describe. If not provided, an arbitrary node is used.
 
 
 ## Upgrading to 4.1.0
diff --git a/docs/streams/developer-guide/kafka-streams-group-sh.md 
b/docs/streams/developer-guide/kafka-streams-group-sh.md
index d38a884f492..61c217f35d6 100644
--- a/docs/streams/developer-guide/kafka-streams-group-sh.md
+++ b/docs/streams/developer-guide/kafka-streams-group-sh.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Kafka Streams Groups Tool
 type: docs
 description: 
-weight: 14
+weight: 15
 tags: ['kafka', 'docs']
 aliases: 
 keywords: 
diff --git a/docs/streams/developer-guide/streams-rebalance-protocol.md 
b/docs/streams/developer-guide/streams-rebalance-protocol.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ef05252ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/streams/developer-guide/streams-rebalance-protocol.md
@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+---
+title: Streams Rebalance Protocol
+description:
+weight: 14
+tags: ['kafka', 'docs']
+aliases:
+keywords:
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+
+The Streams Rebalance Protocol is a broker-driven rebalancing system designed 
specifically for Kafka Streams applications. Following the pattern of KIP-848, 
which moved rebalance coordination of plain consumers from clients to brokers, 
KIP-1071 extends this model to Kafka Streams workloads.
+
+# Overview
+
+Instead of clients computing new assignments on the client during rebalance 
events involving all members of the group, assignments are computed 
continuously on the broker. Instead of using a consumer group, the streams 
application registers as a **streams group** with the broker, which manages and 
exposes all metadata required for coordination of the streams application 
instances.
+
+This approach brings Kafka Streams coordination in line with the modern 
broker-driven rebalance model introduced for consumers in KIP-848, providing a 
dedicated group type with streams-specific semantics and metadata management.
+
+# What's Supported in This Version
+
+The following features are available in the current release:
+
+* **Core Streams Group Rebalance Protocol**: The `group.protocol=streams` 
configuration enables the dedicated streams rebalance protocol. This separates 
streams groups from consumer groups and provides a streams-specific group 
membership lifecycle and metadata management on the broker.
+
+* **Sticky Task Assignor**: A basic task assignment strategy that minimizes 
task movement during rebalances is included.
+
+* **Interactive Query Support**: IQ operations are compatible with the new 
streams protocol.
+
+* **New Admin RPC**: The StreamsGroupDescribe RPC provides streams-specific 
metadata separate from consumer group information, with corresponding access 
via the [`Admin`](/{version}/javadoc/org/apache/kafka/clients/admin/Admin.html) 
interface.
+
+* **CLI Integration**: You can list, describe, and delete streams groups via 
the 
[bin/kafka-streams-groups.sh](/{version}/streams/developer-guide/kafka-streams-group-sh/)
 script.
+
+* **Offline Migration**: After shutting down all members and waiting for their 
`session.timeout.ms` to expire (or forcing an explicit group leave), a classic 
group can be converted to a streams group and a streams group can be converted 
to a classic group. The only broker-side group data that will be preserved are 
the committed offsets. Internal topics (changelog and repartition topics) will 
continue to exist as regular Kafka topics.
+
+# What's Not Supported in This Version
+
+The following features are not yet available and should be avoided when using 
the new protocol:
+
+* **Static Membership**: Setting a client `instance.id` will be rejected.
+
+* **Topology Updates**: If a topology is changed significantly (e.g., by 
adding new source topics or changing the number of subtopologies), a new 
streams group must be created.
+
+* **High Availability Assignor**: Only the sticky assignor is supported. This 
implies that "warmup tasks" are not supported yet.
+
+* **Regular Expressions**: Pattern-based topic subscription is not supported.
+
+* **Online Migration**: Group migration while the application is running is 
not available between the classic and new streams protocol.
+
+# Why Use the Streams Rebalance Protocol?
+
+The Streams Rebalance Protocol offers several key advantages over the classic 
client-driven protocol:
+
+* **Broker-Driven Coordination**: Centralizes task assignment logic on brokers 
instead of the client. This provides consistent, authoritative task assignment 
decisions from a single coordination point, and reduces the potential for 
split-brain scenarios.
+
+* **Faster, More Stable Rebalances**: Reduces rebalance duration and impact by 
removing the global synchronization point. This minimizes application downtime 
during membership changes or failures.
+
+* **Better Observability**: Provides dedicated metrics and admin interfaces 
that separate streams from consumer groups, leading to clearer troubleshooting 
with broker-side observability. See the [streams groups 
metrics](/{version}/operations/monitoring#group-coordinator-monitoring) 
documentation for details.
+
+# Enabling the Protocol
+
+The Streams Rebalance Protocol is enabled by default on new clusters starting 
with Apache Kafka 4.2. Both brokers and clients must be running Apache Kafka 
4.2 or later to use this protocol.
+
+## Broker Configuration
+
+The protocol is enabled by default on new Apache Kafka 4.2 clusters. To enable 
the feature on existing clusters (after upgrading to 4.2) or to explicitly 
control it:
+
+Enable the feature:
+```
+bin/kafka-features.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 upgrade --feature 
streams.version=1
+```
+
+Disable the feature:
+```
+bin/kafka-features.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 downgrade --feature 
streams.version=0
+```
+
+## Client Configuration
+
+In your Kafka Streams application configuration, set:
+```
+group.protocol=streams
+```
+
+# Configuration
+
+## Broker Configuration
+
+The following broker configurations control the behavior of streams groups. 
For complete details, see the [broker 
configuration](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs) documentation.
+
+* 
[`group.coordinator.rebalance.protocols`](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs#brokerconfigs_group.coordinator.rebalance.protocols):
 The list of enabled rebalance protocols. `"streams"` is included in the list 
of protocols to enable streams groups.
+* 
[`group.streams.session.timeout.ms`](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs#brokerconfigs_group.streams.session.timeout.ms):
 The default timeout for all streams group (if not specifically overwritten for 
a specific streams group) to detect client failures when using the streams 
group protocol.
+* 
[`group.streams.min.session.timeout.ms`](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs#brokerconfigs_group.streams.min.session.timeout.ms):
 The minimum session timeout.
+* 
[`group.streams.max.session.timeout.ms`](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs#brokerconfigs_group.streams.max.session.timeout.ms):
 The maximum session timeout.
+* 
[`group.streams.heartbeat.interval.ms`](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs#brokerconfigs_group.streams.heartbeat.interval.ms):
 The default heartbeat interval given to the members.
+* 
[`group.streams.min.heartbeat.interval.ms`](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs#brokerconfigs_group.streams.min.heartbeat.interval.ms):
 The minimum heartbeat interval.
+* 
[`group.streams.max.heartbeat.interval.ms`](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs#brokerconfigs_group.streams.max.heartbeat.interval.ms):
 The maximum heartbeat interval.
+* 
[`group.streams.max.size`](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs#brokerconfigs_group.streams.max.size):
 The maximum number of streams clients that a single streams group can 
accommodate.
+* 
[`group.streams.num.standby.replicas`](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs#brokerconfigs_group.streams.num.standby.replicas):
 The default number of standby replicas for each task.
+* 
[`group.streams.max.standby.replicas`](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs#brokerconfigs_group.streams.max.standby.replicas):
 Maximum for dynamic configurations of the standby replica configuration.
+* 
[`group.streams.initial.rebalance.delay.ms`](/{version}/configuration/broker-configs#brokerconfigs_group.streams.initial.rebalance.delay.ms):
 The first rebalance of a new (ie, previously empty) group is delayed by this 
amount to allow more members to join the group.
+
+## Group Configuration
+
+Configurations for the resource type `GROUP` are available in 
`DescribeConfigs` and `IncrementalAlterConfigs` to override the default broker 
configurations dynamically for specific groups. These can be set using the 
[`Admin`](/{version}/javadoc/org/apache/kafka/clients/admin/Admin.html) Java 
interface or the `bin/kafka-configs.sh` utility.
+
+For complete details, see the [group 
configuration](/{version}/configuration/group-configs) documentation.
+
+The following group-level configurations are available for streams groups:
+
+* 
[`streams.session.timeout.ms`](/{version}/configuration/group-configs#groupconfigs_streams.session.timeout.ms):
 The timeout to detect client failures when using the streams group protocol.
+* 
[`streams.heartbeat.interval.ms`](/{version}/configuration/group-configs#groupconfigs_streams.heartbeat.interval.ms):
 The heartbeat interval given to the members.
+* 
[`streams.num.standby.replicas`](/{version}/configuration/group-configs#groupconfigs_streams.num.standby.replicas):
 The number of standby replicas for each task.
+* 
[`streams.initial.rebalance.delay.ms`](/{version}/configuration/group-configs#groupconfigs_streams.initial.rebalance.delay.ms):
 The first rebalance of a group is delayed by this amount to allow more members 
to join the group.
+
+### Example: Setting Group-Level Configuration
+```
+bin/kafka-configs.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 \
+  --alter --entity-type groups --entity-name wordcount \
+  --add-config streams.num.standby.replicas=1
+```
+
+**Note:** In the streams rebalance protocol, `session.timeout.ms`, 
`heartbeat.interval.ms` and `num.standby.replicas` are group-level 
configurations, which are ignored when they are set on the client side. Use the 
`bin/kafka-configs.sh` tool to set these configurations as shown above.
+
+## Streams Configuration
+
+For complete details on all Kafka Streams configurations, see the [streams 
configuration](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs) documentation.
+
+The following client configuration enables the streams rebalance protocol:
+
+* 
[`group.protocol`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_group.protocol):
 A flag which indicates if the streams rebalance protocol should be used. Set 
to `streams` to enable (default is `classic`).
+
+### Ignored Configurations
+
+The following configurations are ignored when the streams rebalance protocol 
is enabled:
+* 
[`acceptable.recovery.lag`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_acceptable.recovery.lag)
+* 
[`max.warmup.replicas`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_max.warmup.replicas)
+* 
[`num.standby.replicas`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_num.standby.replicas)
 (use group-level configuration instead)
+* 
[`probing.rebalance.interval.ms`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_probing.rebalance.interval.ms)
+* 
[`rack.aware.assignment.tags`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_rack.aware.assignment.tags)
+* 
[`rack.aware.assignment.strategy`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_rack.aware.assignment.strategy)
+* 
[`rack.aware.assignment.traffic_cost`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_rack.aware.assignment.traffic_cost)
+* 
[`rack.aware.assignment.non_overlap_cost`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_rack.aware.assignment.non_overlap_cost)
+* 
[`task.assignor.class`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_task.assignor.class)
+* 
[`session.timeout.ms`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_session.timeout.ms)
 (use group-level configuration instead)
+* 
[`heartbeat.interval.ms`](/{version}/configuration/kafka-streams-configs#streamsconfigs_heartbeat.interval.ms)
 (use group-level configuration instead)
+
+# Administration
+
+## Admin API
+
+Use the "streams groups" methods of the 
[`Admin`](/{version}/javadoc/org/apache/kafka/clients/admin/Admin.html) 
interface to manage streams groups programmatically. These APIs are mostly 
backed by the same implementations as the consumer group API.
+
+The main differences from consumer group APIs are:
+
+* The `describeStreamsGroups` uses the DescribeStreamsGroup RPC and contains 
different information than consumer groups.
+* A streams group has an extra state - `NOT_READY` - and no legacy states from 
the classic protocol.
+* `removeMembersFromConsumerGroup` will not have a corresponding API in this 
version, as it uses the LeaveGroup RPC for classic consumer groups, which is 
not available for KIP-848-style groups.
+
+## kafka-streams-groups.sh
+
+A new tool called `bin/kafka-streams-groups.sh` is added for working with 
streams groups. It replaces `bin/kafka-streams-application-reset.sh` for 
streams groups and can be used to list, describe, and delete streams groups. 
See the [kafka-streams-groups.sh 
documentation](/{version}/streams/developer-guide/kafka-streams-group-sh/) for 
detailed usage information.
+
+# Architecture and How It Works
+
+## Streams Groups
+
+The protocol introduces the concept of a **streams group** in parallel to a 
consumer group. Streams clients use a dedicated heartbeat RPC, 
`StreamsGroupHeartbeat`, to join a group, leave a group, and update the group 
coordinator about its currently owned tasks and its client-specific metadata.
+
+The group coordinator manages a streams group similarly to a consumer group, 
continuously updating the group member metadata via heartbeat responses and 
running assignment logic when changes are detected. A new group type called 
`streams` is introduced to the group coordinator, with new record key and value 
types for group metadata, topology metadata, and group member metadata. These 
records are persisted in the `__consumer_offsets` topic.
+
+A group can either be a streams group, a share group, or a consumer group, 
defined by the first heartbeat request using the corresponding GroupId.
+
+## Topology Configuration and Validation
+
+To assign tasks among streams clients, the group coordinator uses topology 
metadata that is initialized when a member joins the group and persisted in the 
consumer offsets topic.
+
+Whenever a member joins the streams group, the first heartbeat request 
contains metadata of the topology. The metadata describes the topology as a set 
of subtopologies, each identified by a unique string identifier and containing 
metadata relevant for creation of internal topics and assignment.
+
+### Topology Validation and NOT_READY State
+
+During the handling of the streams group heartbeat, the group coordinator may 
detect that source/sink or internal topics required by the topology do not 
exist or differ in their configuration from what is required for the topology 
to execute successfully. This triggers a "topology configuration" process, in 
which the group coordinator performs the following steps:
+
+* Check that all configured source topics exist.
+* Check that "copartition groups" are satisfied - that is, all source topics 
that are supposed to be copartitioned are indeed copartitioned.
+* Derive the required number of partitions for all internal topics from the 
source topic configuration.
+* Check that all internal topics exist with the right configuration.
+
+If any source topics or internal topics are missing, the group enters a state 
`NOT_READY`. In `NOT_READY`, all heartbeats will be handled as usual (so they 
typically should not fail), but in the heartbeat response, the status will 
indicate which kind of problem exists. All members will get an empty assignment 
when the group is in `NOT_READY` state.
+
+## Centralized Assignment Configuration
+
+Core assignment options are configured centrally on the broker, without 
relying on each client's configuration. This allows tuning a streams group 
without redeploying the streams application. The core assignment option 
introduced on the broker-side is `num.standby.replicas`. This can be configured 
both globally on the broker and dynamically for specific streams groups through 
the `IncrementalAlterConfigs` and `DescribeConfigs` RPCs.
+
+The last used assignment configuration is stored in the group metadata on the 
broker. This way, if an assignment configuration is dynamically changed, 
reassignment can be triggered immediately.
+
+# Monitoring and Metrics
+
+The existing group metrics are extended to differentiate between streams 
groups and consumer groups and account for streams group states. For complete 
details, see the [streams groups 
metrics](/{version}/operations/monitoring#group-coordinator-monitoring) 
documentation.
+
+## Group Count by Protocol
+
+Number of groups based on type of protocol, where the list of protocols is 
extended by the `protocol=streams` variation:
+```
+kafka.server:type=group-coordinator-metrics,name=group-count,protocol={consumer|classic|streams}
+```
+
+## Streams Group Count by State
+
+Number of streams groups based on state:
+```
+kafka.server:type=group-coordinator-metrics,name=streams-group-count,state={empty|not_ready|assigning|reconciling|stable|dead}
+```
+
+## Streams Group Rebalances
+
+Streams group rebalances sensor:
+```
+kafka.server:type=group-coordinator-metrics,name=streams-group-rebalance-rate
+
+kafka.server:type=group-coordinator-metrics,name=streams-group-rebalance-count
+```
+
+# Migration from Classic Protocol
+
+Currently, only offline migration is supported. To migrate a Kafka Streams 
application from the classic protocol to the streams rebalance protocol:
+
+1. Shut down all application instances.
+2. Wait for the `session.timeout.ms` to expire so the group becomes empty (or 
force an explicit group leave).
+3. Update the application configuration to set `group.protocol=streams`.
+4. Restart the application instances.
+
+The only broker-side group data that will be preserved are the committed 
offsets. All other group metadata will be recreated when the application starts 
with the new protocol. Internal topics (changelog and repartition topics) will 
continue to exist as regular Kafka topics.
+
+Similarly, you can convert a streams group back to a classic group by 
following the same process but setting `group.protocol=classic`.
+
+**Warning:** Online migration (migrating while the application is running) is 
not available in this version. Plan for a maintenance window when migrating 
between protocols.
diff --git a/docs/streams/upgrade-guide.md b/docs/streams/upgrade-guide.md
index 6ce79ae428e..c7e2938b3f7 100644
--- a/docs/streams/upgrade-guide.md
+++ b/docs/streams/upgrade-guide.md
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ Since 2.6.0 release, Kafka Streams depends on a RocksDB 
version that requires Ma
 
 ## Streams API changes in 4.2.0
 
+### General Availability for a core feature set of the Streams Rebalance 
Protocol (KIP-1071)
+
+The Streams Rebalance Protocol is a broker-driven rebalancing system designed 
specifically for Kafka Streams applications. 
+This release marks the General Availability for the core functionality 
detailed in 
[KIP-1071](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1071%3A+Streams+Rebalance+Protocol).
+For more information about the feature set, design, usage and migration, 
+please refer to the [developer 
guide](/{version}/documentation/streams/developer-guide/streams-rebalance-protocol.html).
+
+### Other changes
+
 Kafka Streams now supports Dead Letter Queue (DLQ). A new config 
`errors.deadletterqueue.topic.name` allows to specify the name of the DLQ 
topic. When set and `DefaultProductionExceptionHandler` is used, records that 
cause exceptions will be forwarded to the DLQ topic. If a custom exception 
handler is used, it is up to the custom handler to build DLQ records to send, 
hence, depending on the implementation, the `errors.deadletterqueue.topic.name` 
configuration may be ignored. `org.apache. [...]
 
 We introduce a new `org.apache.kafka.streams.CloseOptions` class which 
replaces the existing `org.apache.kafka.streams.KafkaStreams$CloseOptions`. The 
latter is deprecated and will be removed in the next major release. 
`CloseOptions` class allows to specify close timeout and group membership 
operation - whether the consumer needs to leave the group or remain in the 
group. More details can be found in 
[KIP-1153](https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/x/QAq9F). 

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