Agent skill

Io Connectors

by Kilo-Org in Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace

Guides development and usage of I/O connectors in Apache Beam.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDatabases

Install Io Connectors

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace --skill io-connectors -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace io-connectors --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/io-connectors .claude/skills/io-connectors && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
io-connectors
GitHub stars
190
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
244 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
86
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

Guides development and usage of I/O connectors in Apache Beam.

  • Works in 3 steps: Source - Reads data (bounded or unbounded) → Sink - Writes data → Read/Write transforms - User-facing API
  • Working with I/O connectors
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Java I/O Connectors Location, Testing I/O Connectors and Integration Test Framework, plus 7 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Io Connectors is an agent skill from Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace. Guides development and usage of I/O connectors in Apache Beam. Use when working with I/O connectors, creating new connectors, or debugging data source/sink issues.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file.

It sits in Databases, covering Event-driven systems, Integration testing and Data warehousing. It works with Google Cloud, Python, Apache Kafka and Google BigQuery. The repository describes itself as: Kilo Marketplace - A curated collection of Skills, MCP Servers, and Modes for enhancing AI agent capabilities across the Kilo ecosystem—including Kilo Code (VS Code extension)… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • Working with I/O connectors
  • Creating new connectors
  • Debugging data source/sink issues

Example prompts

  • “Use the io-connectors skill to guide development and usage of I/O connectors in Apache Beam”
  • “/io-connectors”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Source - Reads data (bounded or unbounded)
  2. Sink - Writes data
  3. Read/Write transforms - User-facing API

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ff51758. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are java and bash).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Io Connectors loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 244 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace at commit ff51758, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© Kilo-Org). 244 words, ~1,326 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/io-connectors/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
io-connectors
description
Guides development and usage of I/O connectors in Apache Beam. Use when working with I/O connectors, creating new connectors, or debugging data source/sink issues.
metadata.category
data

I/O Connectors in Apache Beam

Overview

I/O connectors enable reading from and writing to external data sources. Beam provides 51+ Java I/O connectors and several Python connectors.

Java I/O Connectors Location

sdks/java/io/

Available Connectors
CategoryConnectors
Cloud Storagegoogle-cloud-platform (BigQuery, Bigtable, Spanner, Pub/Sub, GCS), amazon-web-services2, azure, azure-cosmos
Databasesjdbc, mongodb, cassandra, hbase, redis, neo4j, clickhouse, influxdb, singlestore, elasticsearch
Messagingkafka, pulsar, rabbitmq, amqp, jms, mqtt, solace
File Formatsparquet, csv, json, xml, thrift, iceberg
Othersnowflake, splunk, cdap, debezium, hadoop-format, kudu, solr, tika

Testing I/O Connectors

Unit Tests
bash
./gradlew :sdks:java:io:kafka:test
./gradlew :sdks:java:io:jdbc:test
Integration Tests
On Direct Runner
bash
./gradlew :sdks:java:io:google-cloud-platform:integrationTest
With Custom GCP Settings
bash
./gradlew :sdks:java:io:google-cloud-platform:integrationTest \
  -PgcpProject=<project> \
  -PgcpTempRoot=gs://<bucket>/path
With Explicit Pipeline Options
bash
./gradlew :sdks:java:io:jdbc:integrationTest \
  -DbeamTestPipelineOptions='["--runner=TestDirectRunner"]'

Integration Test Framework

Located at it/ directory:

  • it/common/ - Common test utilities
  • it/google-cloud-platform/ - GCP-specific test infrastructure
  • it/jdbc/ - JDBC test infrastructure
  • it/kafka/ - Kafka test infrastructure
  • it/testcontainers/ - Testcontainers support

Writing Integration Tests

Basic Structure
java
@RunWith(JUnit4.class)
public class MyIOIT {
  @Rule public TestPipeline readPipeline = TestPipeline.create();
  @Rule public TestPipeline writePipeline = TestPipeline.create();

  @Test
  public void testWriteAndRead() {
    // Write data
    writePipeline.apply(Create.of(testData))
                 .apply(MyIO.write().to(destination));
    writePipeline.run().waitUntilFinish();

    // Read and verify
    PCollection<String> results = readPipeline.apply(MyIO.read().from(destination));
    PAssert.that(results).containsInAnyOrder(expectedData);
    readPipeline.run().waitUntilFinish();
  }
}
Using TestPipeline
java
@Rule public TestPipeline pipeline = TestPipeline.create();

TestPipeline:

  • Blocks on run by default (on TestDataflowRunner)
  • Has 15-minute default timeout
  • Reads options from beamTestPipelineOptions system property

GCP I/O Connectors

BigQuery
java
// Read
pipeline.apply(BigQueryIO.readTableRows().from("project:dataset.table"));

// Write
data.apply(BigQueryIO.writeTableRows()
    .to("project:dataset.table")
    .withSchema(schema)
    .withWriteDisposition(WriteDisposition.WRITE_APPEND));
Pub/Sub
java
// Read
pipeline.apply(PubsubIO.readStrings().fromTopic("projects/project/topics/topic"));

// Write
data.apply(PubsubIO.writeStrings().to("projects/project/topics/topic"));
Cloud Storage (TextIO)
java
// Read
pipeline.apply(TextIO.read().from("gs://bucket/path/*.txt"));

// Write
data.apply(TextIO.write().to("gs://bucket/output").withSuffix(".txt"));

Kafka Connector

java
// Read
pipeline.apply(KafkaIO.<String, String>read()
    .withBootstrapServers("localhost:9092")
    .withTopic("topic")
    .withKeyDeserializer(StringDeserializer.class)
    .withValueDeserializer(StringDeserializer.class));

// Write
data.apply(KafkaIO.<String, String>write()
    .withBootstrapServers("localhost:9092")
    .withTopic("topic")
    .withKeySerializer(StringSerializer.class)
    .withValueSerializer(StringSerializer.class));

JDBC Connector

java
// Read
pipeline.apply(JdbcIO.<Row>read()
    .withDataSourceConfiguration(JdbcIO.DataSourceConfiguration
        .create("org.postgresql.Driver", "jdbc:postgresql://host/db"))
    .withQuery("SELECT * FROM table"));

// Write
data.apply(JdbcIO.<Row>write()
    .withDataSourceConfiguration(config)
    .withStatement("INSERT INTO table VALUES (?, ?)"));

Python I/O Location

sdks/python/apache_beam/io/

Common Python I/Os
  • textio - Text files
  • fileio - General file operations
  • avroio - Avro files
  • parquetio - Parquet files
  • gcp/ - GCP connectors (BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Datastore, etc.)

Cross-language I/O

Beam supports using I/O connectors from one SDK in another via the expansion service.

bash
# Start Java expansion service
./gradlew :sdks:java:io:expansion-service:runExpansionService

Creating New Connectors

Key components:

  1. Source - Reads data (bounded or unbounded)
  2. Sink - Writes data
  3. Read/Write transforms - User-facing API

For more detailed information on developing new I/O connectors see the Developing new I/O connectors SKILL.

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/io-connectors of Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • LICENSE

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ff51758

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Questions about Io Connectors

What does Io Connectors do?

Guides development and usage of I/O connectors in Apache Beam. Io Connectors is an agent skill from Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace. Guides development and usage of I/O connectors in Apache Beam.

When should I use Io Connectors?

Io Connectors fits situations like: working with I/O connectors; creating new connectors; debugging data source/sink issues.

How do I install Io Connectors in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace --skill io-connectors -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/io-connectors in Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace) into .claude/skills/io-connectors in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Io Connectors in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace --skill io-connectors -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/io-connectors in Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace) into .agents/skills/io-connectors in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Io Connectors in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace --skill io-connectors -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/io-connectors, .gemini/skills/io-connectors, .github/skills/io-connectors and .opencode/skills/io-connectors in your project.

What does Io Connectors need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Io Connectors is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Io Connectors access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Io Connectors safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Io Connectors use?

Io Connectors is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (from the LICENSE file in the skill folder). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Io Connectors use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Io Connectors?

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Who maintains Io Connectors?

Kilo-Org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace, which has 190 GitHub stars. The repository holds 86 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 28, 2026.

Source: Kilo-Org/kilo-marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.