kagent
kagent is an open-source Kubernetes-native framework for deploying AI agents as declarative workloads. It supports multiple LLM providers, agent frameworks, MCP tools, observability, RBAC, and GitOps workflows for DevOps and platform teams.
Overview
10 featureskagent sits in PulseGate's Frameworks & runtimes category. Running, deploying, observing, and governing AI agents in Kubernetes environments. It is built as an open-source project for devOps and platform engineers. kagent is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. It ships for the web, the command line, and API, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by kagent-dev, and it first shipped in 2025. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 3.8k stars and 356 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 10 catalogued features are kubernetes-native runtime, declarative agent CRDs, and multi-LLM support. It exposes integrations via a public API and an MCP server.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Kubernetes-native runtime
- Declarative agent CRDs
- Multi-LLM support
- MCP tool servers
- GitOps workflows
- RBAC integration
- OpenTelemetry traces
- Prometheus metrics
- A2A endpoints
- OpenAI-compatible endpoints
Built with & integrations
- Claude Code
- commit f6e27e5f472c · since Sep 2026
- GitHub Copilot
- commit e69e98ad66a6 · since Sep 2026
- Next.js
- x-nextjs-cache header · x-nextjs-prerender header · x-powered-by header
- local_oss
- bollama in the HTML
- Cloudflare
- cf-ray header
- google_gemini
- aiplatform in the HTML
Trust & compliance
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Frequently asked questions about kagent
- What does kagent do?
- Running, deploying, observing, and governing AI agents in Kubernetes environments. It is catalogued under Frameworks & runtimes on PulseGate.
- Who is kagent for?
- kagent is an open-source project built for devOps and platform engineers.
- Does kagent have a free plan?
- Yes — kagent is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does kagent run on?
- kagent runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is kagent still maintained?
- The GitHub repository shows 356 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to kagent?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Agent Kernel, agent-kernel, and Agenta.Agent Kernelagent-kernelAgenta
- Who develops kagent?
- kagent is developed by kagent-dev.
- How long has kagent been around?
- kagent first shipped in 2025.
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