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Release notes, roadmap updates, and engineering notes from the Camel team and community.
Camel Routes as AI Tools: Unified Tooling and MCP Server in Camel 4.22
Camel 4.22 introduces a unified AI tool abstraction and a built-in MCP server. Define a tool once as a Camel route, and it works with LangChain4j, Spring AI, and OpenAI. Tag it, and any MCP-compatible AI agent can discover and call it over MCP.
Built to Patch Fast: Apache Camel's Security Response in 2026
Camel 4.21.0 shipped with 32 security fixes, and both LTS lines were patched within four days. Here is how the release process makes that possible, why so many advisories landed at once, and what you need to upgrade to.
Introducing Camel TUI — A Terminal Dashboard for Apache Camel
Camel TUI is an interactive terminal dashboard that gives you a live view of your Camel integrations — route topology, message tracing, error diagnosis, and AI agent integration, all from a single terminal window.