NEWSLETTER ISSUE #68 - MAY 2026

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Introducing Quarkus Agent MCP: teaching AI agents to speak Quarkus

By Phillip Krüger

Quarkus Agent MCP is a standalone MCP server that lets AI coding agents create, manage, and work effectively with Quarkus applications. Extension authors can ship coding skills that agents pick up automatically.

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Quarkus Dev Services: Zero-config development

By A N M Bazlur Rahman

Quarkus Dev Services streamlines microservice development by automatically provisioning infrastructure like PostgreSQL, Kafka and Redis with zero config.

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Faster Startup on IBM Semeru with OpenJ9 Shared Classes Cach

By Georgios Andrianakis

Quarkus 3.35 brings great startup improvements to IBM Semeru Runtimes. The same `quarkus.package.jar.aot.enabled=true` flag that activates Project Leyden on HotSpot-based JVMs now automatically generates an OpenJ9 Shared Classes Cache - no code changes needed.

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Build Hybrid MCP Tool Agents in Quarkus

By Markus Eisele

A hands-on walkthrough that shows where MCP tools belong, where the model belongs, and how the full LangChain4j flow fits together.

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Make Agent Workflows Inspectable Before Production

By Markus Eisele

A small Quarkus service exposes live topology and recent executions, which makes agent systems easier to review, debug, and operationalize.

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Enterprise support options for Quarkus

The Quarkus community just got stronger: alongside the long‑standing Red Hat Build of Quarkus, IBM has announced the IBM Enterprise Build of Quarkus. Organizations now have a choice between two enterprise distributions built on the same community core — a clear sign of the project's growth and maturity.

Get Red Hat Build of Quarkus 3.27, a downstream enterprise-supported version of Quarkus. Read the Red Hat Build of Quarkus 3.27 documentation.

Check out IBM Enterprise Build of Quarkus 3.27 for cloud-native and AI-infused applications. Read the IBM Build of Quarkus 3.27 documentation.

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Upcoming Events with Quarkus

Cloud Native Days Italy

Date: May 18-19, 2026
Location: Bologna, Italy
Event Type: In Person

Cloud Native Days (CND) Italy is a local, community-organized event that gathers adopters and technologists from open source and cloud native communities.

Current | London

Date: May 19-20, 2026
Location: London, UK
Event Type: In Person

Kafka Summit in London was massive, and this year we’re coming back to do something even bigger as Current London. It’s the data streaming event with a full-day of keynotes, breakout sessions, and an amazing expo hall. It’s the can’t-miss event for the best minds in data.

JCon OpenBlend & Make IT

Date: May 27-29, 2026
Location: Portorož, Slovenia
Event Type: In Person

We will gather again - users of Oracle & Java & Open-source on annual conference May 27 - May 29, 2026 in sunny and beautiful Portoroz, Slovenia.

jPrime

Date: June 3-4, 2026
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Event Type: In Person

jPrime is a conference with talks on Java, various languages on the JVM, mobile, web and best practices.

DevTalks Romania

Date: June 3-4, 2026
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Event Type: In Person

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KubeCon India

Date: June 18-19, 2026
Location: Mumbai, India
Event Type: In Person

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference brings together adopters and technologists from leading open source and cloud native communities in Mumbai, India, from 18-19 June, 2026. Be a part of the conversation as CNCF Graduated, Incubating, and Sandbox Projects unite for two days of collaboration, learning, and innovation to drive the future of cloud native computing.

Devoxx Poland

Date: June 17-19, 2026
Location: Krakow, Poland
Event Type: In Person

During 3 days, 2.700 Devoxxians from 20 different countries attend Devoxx Poland including 100+ speakers and another 600K developers enjoy the presentations online. Making Devoxx the biggest Java conference in Poland.

Software Architecture Summit 

Date: June 15-19, 2026
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Event Type: In Person

From June 15-19 2026, the Business Summits at Nord Events Center by Globalworth will bring together global experts and industry pioneers to tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities in tech. Across five specialized events—the Innovation Summit, Future AI Summit, HR Masters Summit, Software Architecture Summit, and AI Coding Summit— attendees will gain insights into Generative AI, AI-Human Collaboration, AI Agents, MultiCloud architectures, workforce transformation, and emerging innovations such as bionic arms that merge human capabilities with advanced technology.

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