agentexec 0.1.7__tar.gz → 0.2.0rc2__tar.gz

agentexec-0.2.0rc2/.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Unit tests — no external services (fakeredis + SQLite)
+  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.12", "3.13"]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        with:
+          enable-cache: true
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        run: uv python install ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: uv sync --dev
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: |
+          uv run pytest tests/ \
+            --ignore=tests/test_kafka_integration.py \
+            -o "addopts=" \
+            -v --tb=long
+
+  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Kafka integration tests — real broker via docker run
+  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+  test-kafka:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Start Kafka broker
+        run: |
+          docker run -d --name kafka \
+            -p 9092:9092 \
+            -e KAFKA_NODE_ID=1 \
+            -e KAFKA_PROCESS_ROLES=broker,controller \
+            -e KAFKA_CONTROLLER_QUORUM_VOTERS=1@localhost:9093 \
+            -e KAFKA_CONTROLLER_LISTENER_NAMES=CONTROLLER \
+            -e KAFKA_LISTENERS=PLAINTEXT://:9092,CONTROLLER://:9093 \
+            -e KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS=PLAINTEXT://localhost:9092 \
+            -e KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP=PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONTROLLER:PLAINTEXT \
+            -e KAFKA_INTER_BROKER_LISTENER_NAME=PLAINTEXT \
+            -e KAFKA_LOG_CLEANER_MIN_COMPACTION_LAG_MS=0 \
+            -e KAFKA_LOG_CLEANER_MIN_CLEANABLE_RATIO=0.01 \
+            -e KAFKA_LOG_RETENTION_MS=60000 \
+            -e KAFKA_NUM_PARTITIONS=1 \
+            -e KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE=true \
+            -e KAFKA_GROUP_INITIAL_REBALANCE_DELAY_MS=0 \
+            -e KAFKA_OFFSETS_TOPIC_REPLICATION_FACTOR=1 \
+            -e CLUSTER_ID=ciTestCluster0001 \
+            apache/kafka:3.9.0
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v6
+        with:
+          enable-cache: true
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        run: uv python install 3.12
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: uv sync --dev --extra kafka
+
+      - name: Wait for Kafka to be ready
+        run: |
+          echo "Waiting for Kafka..."
+          for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+            if nc -z localhost 9092 2>/dev/null; then
+              echo "Kafka port is open"
+              sleep 5
+              echo "Kafka is ready"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            echo "  attempt $i/30..."
+            sleep 2
+          done
+          echo "Kafka failed to start"
+          docker logs kafka
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Run Kafka integration tests
+        timeout-minutes: 2
+        run: |
+          uv run pytest tests/test_kafka_integration.py \
+            -o "addopts=" \
+            -v --tb=long 2>&1 | tee /tmp/kafka_test_output.txt
+          exit ${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+        env:
+          AGENTEXEC_STATE_BACKEND: agentexec.state.kafka
+          KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS: localhost:9092
+          AGENTEXEC_KAFKA_DEFAULT_PARTITIONS: "2"
+          AGENTEXEC_KAFKA_REPLICATION_FACTOR: "1"
+
+      - name: Show Kafka logs on failure
+        if: failure()
+        run: docker logs kafka 2>&1 | tail -50
+
+      - name: Create failure check annotation with output
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          if [ -f /tmp/kafka_test_output.txt ]; then
+            grep -E '\[queue_|FAILED|ERROR|AssertionError|TIMEOUT|short test summary' /tmp/kafka_test_output.txt | tail -9 | while IFS= read -r line; do
+              echo "::warning::$line"
+            done
+          fi

agentexec-0.2.0rc2/.python-version

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.12

{agentexec-0.1.7 → agentexec-0.2.0rc2}/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,118 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v0.2.0rc2
+
+Second release candidate for 0.2.0. Completes the async migration and
+stabilizes the worker pool architecture.
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+**Fully async database layer**
+- `configure_engine()` and `get_session()` now require an async SQLAlchemy engine (`AsyncEngine`) and return `AsyncSession`
+- Database URLs must use async drivers (e.g. `sqlite+aiosqlite://`, `postgresql+asyncpg://`)
+- `sqlalchemy[asyncio]` is now a core dependency; `aiosqlite` added as dev dependency
+
+**Async activity query API**
+- `activity.list()`, `activity.detail()`, and `activity.count_active()` are now async and accept `AsyncSession`
+- Activity handlers are now async (`async def __call__`)
+
+**Removed `session` parameter from activity mutations**
+- `activity.create()`, `activity.update()`, `activity.complete()`, and `activity.error()` no longer accept a `session` parameter — the handler owns its own session lifecycle
+
+**Queue priority parameter**
+- `BaseQueueBackend.push()` signature changed from `high_priority: bool` to `priority: Priority | None`
+- Affects Redis, Kafka, and any custom queue backend implementations
+
+### New Features
+
+**CLI entrypoint**
+- New `agentexec` CLI command via `[project.scripts]`
+
+**Activity model `create()` classmethod**
+- `Activity.create()` encapsulates record + initial log entry creation in one async call
+
+**Async engine disposal**
+- `dispose_engine()` ensures the async engine's background threads exit cleanly on shutdown
+
+### Architecture Changes
+
+**Worker pool refactor**
+- Workers now use the `spawn` multiprocessing start method with explicit context — no inherited state
+- `StateEvent` replaced with stdlib `multiprocessing.Event` — removes dependency on the state backend for shutdown coordination
+- Event handling and scheduling extracted into `_EventHandler` and `_Scheduler` classes
+- Worker processes are now daemonic with `SIGINT` ignored — clean shutdown driven by the event
+- `pool.start()` handles `CancelledError` directly for Ctrl+C shutdown
+
+**Logging overhaul**
+- Removed `worker/logging.py` and `core/logging.py` — all modules use stdlib `logging.getLogger(__name__)`
+- Spawned workers bootstrap a `StreamHandler` on the root logger so logs reach stderr
+- Pool messages use `logger.info`/`logger.error` instead of `print()`
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Fixed crash when worker receives a task for an unregistered task name (now logs error and skips)
+- Failed tasks now log full tracebacks via `logger.exception` instead of `logger.error`
+- Kafka consumer handles `None` message values without crashing
+- `ActivityUpdated.status` is now `Status` enum instead of raw string
+- `raise e` instead of bare `raise` in task execution for clearer tracebacks
+
+### Improvements
+
+- Dependency groups use PEP 735 `[dependency-groups]` instead of `[tool.uv]`
+- Ruff line-length increased to 110
+- Removed verbose docstring examples and redundant comments throughout activity models
+- `selectinload` for eager loading of activity logs in `get_by_agent_id`
+- Redis backend adds `type: ignore` annotations for redis-py async stubs
+
+## v0.2.0rc1
+
+First release candidate for 0.2.0. Major refactor of the backend, queue,
+activity, and worker systems.
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+**Backend module restructure**
+- `agentexec.state.redis_backend` renamed to `agentexec.state.redis` — update `AGENTEXEC_STATE_BACKEND` if set explicitly
+- `AGENTEXEC_QUEUE_NAME` renamed to `AGENTEXEC_QUEUE_PREFIX` (old name still accepted as alias)
+
+**Async activity API**
+- Activity functions are now async: `await ax.activity.create(...)`, `await ax.activity.update(...)`, etc.
+
+**Task context serialization**
+- `Task.context` is now `Mapping[str, Any]` (raw dict), not a typed BaseModel — hydration happens at execution time
+- `Task.create()` is now async
+
+**Removed APIs**
+- `set_global_session`/`get_global_session`/`remove_global_session` — use `configure_engine`/`get_session`
+- `state.backend.publish`/`subscribe` (pubsub), `index_add`/`index_range`/`index_remove`, `clear`, `configure`
+
+### New Features
+
+**Partitioned Redis queues**
+- Tasks with `lock_key` route to dedicated partition queues with per-partition locking and SCAN-based fair dequeue
+
+**Activity handler pattern**
+- Pluggable persistence via `PostgresHandler` (default) and `IPCHandler` (worker processes)
+
+**Task retry**
+- Failed tasks requeue as high priority with `AGENTEXEC_MAX_TASK_RETRIES` (default 3)
+
+**Kafka backend (experimental)**
+- `pip install agentexec[kafka]` for queue and schedule via Kafka
+
+**Typed worker IPC**
+- `TaskFailed`, `LogEntry`, `ActivityUpdated` messages over `multiprocessing.Queue`
+
+**Schedule composite keys**
+- `{task_name}:{cron}:{context_hash}` for unique schedule identity
+
+### Improvements
+
+- Class-based backend architecture with ABCs (`BaseStateBackend`, `BaseQueueBackend`, `BaseScheduleBackend`)
+- `Task` is pure data, `TaskDefinition` owns behavior
+- Session management via `configure_engine`/`get_session` (Pool owns the engine)
+- Status enum extracted to `activity/status.py` (no SQLAlchemy dependency)
+
 ## v0.1.7
 
 ### New Features

{agentexec-0.1.7 → agentexec-0.2.0rc2}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: agentexec
-Version: 0.1.7
+Version: 0.2.0rc2
 Summary: Production-ready orchestration for OpenAI Agents with Redis-backed coordination, activity tracking, and workflow management
 Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/Agent-CI/agentexec
 Project-URL: Documentation, https://github.com/Agent-CI/agentexec#readme
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ Requires-Dist: openai-agents>=0.1.0
 Requires-Dist: pydantic-settings>=2.5.0
 Requires-Dist: pydantic>=2.12.0
 Requires-Dist: redis>=7.0.1
-Requires-Dist: sqlalchemy>=2.0.44
+Requires-Dist: sqlalchemy[asyncio]>=2.0.44
+Provides-Extra: kafka
+Requires-Dist: aiokafka>=0.11.0; extra == 'kafka'
 Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
 
 # `agentexec`
@@ -148,8 +150,8 @@ async def start_research(company: str) -> dict:
     return {"agent_id": str(task.agent_id), "status": "queued"}  # Return agent_id for status polling
 
 @router.get("/research/{agent_id}")
-def get_status(agent_id: UUID, db: Session = Depends(get_db)) -> ax.activity.ActivityDetailSchema:
-    return ax.activity.detail(db, agent_id=agent_id)  # Query by agent_id
+async def get_status(agent_id: UUID) -> ax.activity.ActivityDetailSchema:
+    return await ax.activity.detail(agent_id=agent_id)
 ```
 
 ### 4. Run Workers
@@ -176,8 +178,8 @@ task = await ax.enqueue(
 )
 
 # Filter activities by metadata
-activities = ax.activity.list(db, metadata_filter={"organization_id": "org-123"})
-detail = ax.activity.detail(db, agent_id, metadata_filter={"organization_id": "org-123"})
+activities = await ax.activity.list(metadata_filter={"organization_id": "org-123"})
+detail = await ax.activity.detail(agent_id=agent_id, metadata_filter={"organization_id": "org-123"})
 
 # Access metadata programmatically (excluded from API serialization by default)
 org_id = detail.metadata["organization_id"]
@@ -212,7 +214,7 @@ agent = Agent(
 Update progress explicitly from your task:
 
 ```python
-ax.activity.update(agent_id, "Processing batch 3 of 10", percentage=30)
+await ax.activity.update(agent_id, "Processing batch 3 of 10", percentage=30)
 ```
 
 ### Task Locking
@@ -228,11 +230,9 @@ async def associate(agent_id: UUID, context: ObservationContext):
 pool.add_task("associate_observation", handler, lock_key="user:{user_id}")
 ```
 
-The `lock_key` is a string template evaluated against the task context fields. When a worker dequeues a task whose lock is held, it puts the task back at the end of the queue and moves on. The lock is released automatically when the task completes or errors.
+The `lock_key` is a string template evaluated against the task context fields. Tasks with the same evaluated lock key are routed to a dedicated partition queue (`{prefix}:{lock_key}`) where they execute one at a time. Workers skip locked partitions and move on to the next available one — no requeuing, no wasted cycles.
 
-The lock TTL (`AGENTEXEC_LOCK_TTL`, default 1800s) is a safety net for worker process death — locks are always explicitly released on task completion or error. Set this higher than your longest expected task duration.
-
-**Note:** When a task is requeued due to a held lock, it goes to the back of the queue. This means strict FIFO ordering is not guaranteed between tasks sharing the same lock key — if tasks T2 and T3 are both waiting on T1's lock, either could run next after T1 completes.
+The lock is released automatically when a task completes or errors. The lock TTL (`AGENTEXEC_LOCK_TTL`, default 1800s) is a safety net for worker process death (OOM, SIGKILL) — under normal operation, locks are always explicitly released. Set this higher than your longest expected task duration.
 
 ### Scheduled Tasks
 
@@ -392,8 +392,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     try:
         pool.run()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        with Session(engine) as db:
-            ax.activity.cancel_pending(db)
+        asyncio.run(ax.activity.cancel_pending())
 ```
 
 ### Docker Deployment
@@ -422,11 +421,10 @@ import agentexec as ax
 engine = create_engine(os.environ["DATABASE_URL"])
 pool = ax.Pool(engine=engine)
 
-def cleanup() -> None:
-    with Session(engine) as db:
-        ax.activity.cancel_pending(db)
+async def cleanup() -> None:
+    await ax.activity.cancel_pending()
 
-atexit.register(cleanup)
+atexit.register(lambda: asyncio.run(cleanup()))
 
 @pool.task("my_task")
 async def my_task(agent_id: UUID, context: MyContext) -> None:
@@ -447,11 +445,13 @@ docker run -e DATABASE_URL=... -e REDIS_URL=... -e OPENAI_API_KEY=... my-worker
 
 ## Backend Architecture
 
-### Redis
+### Redis (Default)
+
+agentexec uses Redis for task queuing, result storage, and coordination between workers. The queue uses a partitioned design where tasks with a `lock_key` go to dedicated partition queues (`{prefix}:{lock_key}`) and are serialized by a lock, while tasks without a lock key go to the default queue for concurrent processing.
 
-agentexec uses Redis for task queuing, result storage, real-time log streaming, and coordination between workers. We chose Redis because it provides exactly the primitives we need (lists, pubsub, atomic counters) with minimal operational overhead.
+Workers dequeue using Redis `SCAN`, which iterates keys in hash-table order — effectively random. This provides fair distribution across partitions without explicit round-robin. See `examples/queue-fairness/` for benchmarks showing uniform distribution at 1000+ partitions.
 
-**AWS Compatible:** Since we use standard Redis features, AWS ElastiCache works out of the box.
+**AWS Compatible:** Standard Redis features only — AWS ElastiCache works out of the box.
 
 ```bash
 AGENTEXEC_REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0
@@ -459,18 +459,45 @@ AGENTEXEC_REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0
 AGENTEXEC_REDIS_URL=redis://my-cluster.abc123.use1.cache.amazonaws.com:6379
 ```
 
+### Kafka (Experimental)
+
+Kafka can be used as an alternative backend for task queuing and schedule storage. Activity tracking always uses PostgreSQL regardless of backend — Kafka is not a KV store, so state operations (`get`/`set`, counters) are not supported and will raise `NotImplementedError`.
+
+```bash
+pip install agentexec[kafka]
+
+AGENTEXEC_STATE_BACKEND=agentexec.state.kafka
+KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS=localhost:9092
+```
+
+Kafka uses consumer groups for work distribution instead of Redis's scan-based dequeue. Topics are auto-created on first use. Schedule storage uses a compacted topic that is replayed on each poll.
+
+**When to consider Kafka:**
+- You already run Kafka and want to avoid adding Redis
+- You need durable, replayable task queues with built-in replication
+- You want partition-level ordering guarantees (tasks with the same key go to the same partition)
+
+**Limitations:**
+- No KV state — `backend.state.get/set/delete` and counters raise `NotImplementedError`
+- No partition-level locking (Kafka partition assignment handles isolation instead)
+- Schedule `get_due()` replays the entire compacted topic on every poll
+- `lock_key` is used as a Kafka partition key (routing), not as a mutex
+
+See [Kafka configuration](#kafka-settings) below for all available settings.
+
 ### Extensible State Backend
 
-The state backend is pluggable. We're adding support for additional backends (DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, in-memory for testing). You can also implement your own:
+The state backend is pluggable. Implement `BaseBackend` with `state`, `queue`, and `schedule` sub-backends:
 
 ```bash
-AGENTEXEC_STATE_BACKEND=agentexec.state.redis_backend  # Default
-AGENTEXEC_STATE_BACKEND=myapp.state.dynamodb_backend   # Custom
+AGENTEXEC_STATE_BACKEND=agentexec.state.redis   # Default
+AGENTEXEC_STATE_BACKEND=agentexec.state.kafka    # Experimental
+AGENTEXEC_STATE_BACKEND=myapp.state.custom       # Custom (must export Backend class)
 ```
 
 ### Database
 
-Activity tracking uses SQLAlchemy with two tables:
+Activity tracking uses SQLAlchemy with two tables (always PostgreSQL/SQLite, independent of the state backend):
 
 **`agentexec_activity`** - Main activity records
 - `agent_id` - Unique identifier (UUID)
@@ -504,25 +531,23 @@ from agentexec.activity.schemas import (
 **List activities:**
 
 ```python
-with Session(engine) as db:
-    result = ax.activity.list(db, page=1, page_size=20)
-    # Returns ActivityListSchema:
-    # {
-    #   "items": [...],      # List of ActivityListItemSchema
-    #   "total": 150,
-    #   "page": 1,
-    #   "page_size": 20,
-    #   "total_pages": 8
-    # }
+result = await ax.activity.list(page=1, page_size=20)
+# Returns ActivityListSchema:
+# {
+#   "items": [...],      # List of ActivityListItemSchema
+#   "total": 150,
+#   "page": 1,
+#   "page_size": 20,
+#   "total_pages": 8
+# }
 ```
 
 **Get activity detail:**
 
 ```python
-activity = ax.activity.detail(db, agent_id=agent_id)
+activity = await ax.activity.detail(agent_id=agent_id)
 # Returns ActivityDetailSchema:
 # {
-#   "id": "...",
 #   "agent_id": "...",
 #   "agent_type": "research_company",
 #   "created_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z",
@@ -538,7 +563,7 @@ activity = ax.activity.detail(db, agent_id=agent_id)
 **Count active agents:**
 
 ```python
-count = ax.activity.active_count(db)
+count = await ax.activity.count_active()
 # Returns number of agents with status QUEUED or RUNNING
 ```
 
@@ -553,13 +578,15 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 import agentexec as ax
 
 def build_table(db: Session) -> Table:
-    table = Table(title=f"Active Agents: {ax.activity.active_count(db)}")
+    count = asyncio.run(ax.activity.count_active())
+    table = Table(title=f"Active Agents: {count}")
     table.add_column("Status")
     table.add_column("Task")
     table.add_column("Message")
     table.add_column("Progress")
 
-    for item in ax.activity.list(db, page=1, page_size=10).items:
+    activities = asyncio.run(ax.activity.list(page=1, page_size=10))
+    for item in activities.items:
         table.add_row(
             item.status,
             item.agent_type,
@@ -673,7 +700,7 @@ async def scheduled(agent_id: UUID, context: MyContext) -> None: ...
 
 pool.add_schedule("name", "0 * * * *", MyContext(), repeat=3)  # Schedule separately
 
-pool.run()       # Blocking - runs workers + scheduler
+pool.run()       # Blocking - runs workers + scheduler + retry handling
 pool.start()     # Non-blocking - starts workers in background
 pool.shutdown()  # Graceful shutdown
 ```
@@ -684,20 +711,20 @@ pool.shutdown()  # Graceful shutdown
 import agentexec as ax
 
 # Create activity (returns agent_id for tracking)
-agent_id = ax.activity.create(task_name, message="Starting...")
+agent_id = await ax.activity.create(task_name, message="Starting...")
 
 # Update progress
-ax.activity.update(agent_id, message, percentage=50)
-ax.activity.complete(agent_id, message="Done")
-ax.activity.error(agent_id, error="Failed: ...")
+await ax.activity.update(agent_id, message, percentage=50)
+await ax.activity.complete(agent_id, message="Done")
+await ax.activity.error(agent_id, message="Failed: ...")
 
-# Query activities
-activities = ax.activity.list(db, page=1, page_size=20)
-activity = ax.activity.detail(db, agent_id=agent_id)
-count = ax.activity.active_count(db)
+# Query activities (uses database session)
+activities = await ax.activity.list(page=1, page_size=20)
+activity = await ax.activity.detail(agent_id=agent_id)
+count = await ax.activity.count_active()
 
 # Cleanup
-canceled = ax.activity.cancel_pending(db)
+canceled = await ax.activity.cancel_pending()
 ```
 
 ### Runners
@@ -759,13 +786,16 @@ ax.Base  # SQLAlchemy declarative base for activity tables
 All settings via environment variables:
 
 ```bash
-# Redis (required)
-AGENTEXEC_REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0
+# Redis
+AGENTEXEC_REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379/0    # Also accepts REDIS_URL
+AGENTEXEC_REDIS_POOL_SIZE=10
+AGENTEXEC_REDIS_POOL_TIMEOUT=5
 
 # Workers
 AGENTEXEC_NUM_WORKERS=4
-AGENTEXEC_QUEUE_NAME=agentexec_tasks
+AGENTEXEC_QUEUE_PREFIX=agentexec_tasks          # Also accepts AGENTEXEC_QUEUE_NAME
 AGENTEXEC_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT=300
+AGENTEXEC_MAX_TASK_RETRIES=3                    # 0 to disable retries
 
 # Database
 AGENTEXEC_TABLE_PREFIX=agentexec_
@@ -773,14 +803,15 @@ AGENTEXEC_TABLE_PREFIX=agentexec_
 # Results
 AGENTEXEC_RESULT_TTL=3600
 
-# Task locking
+# Task locking (Redis backend only)
 AGENTEXEC_LOCK_TTL=1800
 
 # Scheduling
 AGENTEXEC_SCHEDULER_TIMEZONE=UTC
+AGENTEXEC_SCHEDULER_POLL_INTERVAL=10
 
 # State backend
-AGENTEXEC_STATE_BACKEND=agentexec.state.redis_backend
+AGENTEXEC_STATE_BACKEND=agentexec.state.redis   # or agentexec.state.kafka
 AGENTEXEC_KEY_PREFIX=agentexec
 
 # Activity messages (customizable)
@@ -790,6 +821,21 @@ AGENTEXEC_ACTIVITY_MESSAGE_COMPLETE="Task completed successfully."
 AGENTEXEC_ACTIVITY_MESSAGE_ERROR="Task failed with error: {error}"
 ```
 
+### Kafka Settings
+
+These settings only apply when using the Kafka state backend (`AGENTEXEC_STATE_BACKEND=agentexec.state.kafka`):
+
+```bash
+KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS=localhost:9092          # Also accepts AGENTEXEC_KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS
+AGENTEXEC_KAFKA_DEFAULT_PARTITIONS=6            # Partitions for auto-created topics
+AGENTEXEC_KAFKA_REPLICATION_FACTOR=1            # Replication factor for auto-created topics
+AGENTEXEC_KAFKA_MAX_BATCH_SIZE=16384            # Producer max batch size (bytes)
+AGENTEXEC_KAFKA_LINGER_MS=5                     # Producer linger time (ms)
+AGENTEXEC_KAFKA_RETENTION_MS=-1                 # Retention for compacted topics (-1 = forever)
+```
+
+For single-node development, set `KAFKA_OFFSETS_TOPIC_REPLICATION_FACTOR=1` on your broker or consumer groups will hang.
+
 ---
 
 ## Development
@@ -838,4 +884,5 @@ MIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.
 - **Documentation**: [docs/](docs/)
 - **Example App**: [examples/openai-agents-fastapi/](examples/openai-agents-fastapi/)
 - **Multi-Tenancy Example**: [examples/multi-tenancy/](examples/multi-tenancy/)
+- **Queue Fairness Benchmark**: [examples/queue-fairness/](examples/queue-fairness/)
 - **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/Agent-CI/agentexec/issues)