diff --git a/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/handler.go b/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/handler.go
index 860b25dc7..4e400d914 100644
--- a/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/handler.go
+++ b/weed/mq/kafka/protocol/handler.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
-	
+
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/kafka/offset"
 )
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ type TopicPartitionKey struct {
 type Handler struct {
 	topicsMu sync.RWMutex
 	topics   map[string]*TopicInfo // topic name -> topic info
-	
+
 	ledgersMu sync.RWMutex
 	ledgers   map[TopicPartitionKey]*offset.Ledger // topic-partition -> offset ledger
 }
@@ -44,25 +44,25 @@ func NewHandler() *Handler {
 // GetOrCreateLedger returns the offset ledger for a topic-partition, creating it if needed
 func (h *Handler) GetOrCreateLedger(topic string, partition int32) *offset.Ledger {
 	key := TopicPartitionKey{Topic: topic, Partition: partition}
-	
+
 	// First try to get existing ledger with read lock
 	h.ledgersMu.RLock()
 	ledger, exists := h.ledgers[key]
 	h.ledgersMu.RUnlock()
-	
+
 	if exists {
 		return ledger
 	}
-	
+
 	// Create new ledger with write lock
 	h.ledgersMu.Lock()
 	defer h.ledgersMu.Unlock()
-	
+
 	// Double-check after acquiring write lock
 	if ledger, exists := h.ledgers[key]; exists {
 		return ledger
 	}
-	
+
 	// Create and store new ledger
 	ledger = offset.NewLedger()
 	h.ledgers[key] = ledger
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ func (h *Handler) GetOrCreateLedger(topic string, partition int32) *offset.Ledge
 // GetLedger returns the offset ledger for a topic-partition, or nil if not found
 func (h *Handler) GetLedger(topic string, partition int32) *offset.Ledger {
 	key := TopicPartitionKey{Topic: topic, Partition: partition}
-	
+
 	h.ledgersMu.RLock()
 	defer h.ledgersMu.RUnlock()
-	
+
 	return h.ledgers[key]
 }
 
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ func (h *Handler) HandleConn(conn net.Conn) error {
 			response, err = h.handleCreateTopics(correlationID, messageBuf[8:]) // skip header
 		case 20: // DeleteTopics
 			response, err = h.handleDeleteTopics(correlationID, messageBuf[8:]) // skip header
+		case 0: // Produce
+			response, err = h.handleProduce(correlationID, messageBuf[8:]) // skip header
 		default:
 			err = fmt.Errorf("unsupported API key: %d (version %d)", apiKey, apiVersion)
 		}
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleApiVersions(correlationID uint32) ([]byte, error) {
 	response = append(response, 0, 0)
 
 	// Number of API keys (compact array format in newer versions, but using basic format for simplicity)
-	response = append(response, 0, 0, 0, 5) // 5 API keys
+	response = append(response, 0, 0, 0, 6) // 6 API keys
 
 	// API Key 18 (ApiVersions): api_key(2) + min_version(2) + max_version(2)
 	response = append(response, 0, 18) // API key 18
@@ -199,6 +201,11 @@ func (h *Handler) handleApiVersions(correlationID uint32) ([]byte, error) {
 	response = append(response, 0, 0)  // min version 0
 	response = append(response, 0, 4)  // max version 4
 
+	// API Key 0 (Produce): api_key(2) + min_version(2) + max_version(2)
+	response = append(response, 0, 0) // API key 0
+	response = append(response, 0, 0) // min version 0
+	response = append(response, 0, 7) // max version 7
+
 	// Throttle time (4 bytes, 0 = no throttling)
 	response = append(response, 0, 0, 0, 0)
 
@@ -330,10 +337,10 @@ func (h *Handler) handleListOffsets(correlationID uint32, requestBody []byte) ([
 
 			// Get the ledger for this topic-partition
 			ledger := h.GetOrCreateLedger(string(topicName), int32(partitionID))
-			
+
 			var responseTimestamp int64
 			var responseOffset int64
-			
+
 			switch timestamp {
 			case -2: // earliest offset
 				responseOffset = ledger.GetEarliestOffset()
@@ -348,7 +355,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleListOffsets(correlationID uint32, requestBody []byte) ([
 						responseTimestamp = time.Now().UnixNano()
 					}
 				}
-			case -1: // latest offset  
+			case -1: // latest offset
 				responseOffset = ledger.GetLatestOffset()
 				if responseOffset == 0 && ledger.GetHighWaterMark() == 0 {
 					// No messages yet
@@ -490,7 +497,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleCreateTopics(correlationID uint32, requestBody []byte) (
 				Partitions: int32(numPartitions),
 				CreatedAt:  time.Now().UnixNano(),
 			}
-			
+
 			// Initialize ledgers for all partitions
 			for partitionID := int32(0); partitionID < int32(numPartitions); partitionID++ {
 				h.GetOrCreateLedger(topicName, partitionID)
@@ -585,7 +592,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleDeleteTopics(correlationID uint32, requestBody []byte) (
 		} else {
 			// Delete the topic
 			delete(h.topics, topicName)
-			
+
 			// Clean up associated ledgers
 			h.ledgersMu.Lock()
 			for partitionID := int32(0); partitionID < topicInfo.Partitions; partitionID++ {