kagent
Kubernetes-native agent framework
kagent is an open source framework for declaring AI agents as Kubernetes resources and running them in the cluster. Agents, model configurations and MCP tools are described as custom resources, and a web UI is available for management. For multi-agent scenarios, any agent can use other agents as tools; A2A-enabled agents are also exposed automatically as MCP servers. kagent was started by Solo.io, has been a CNCF Sandbox project since May 2025 and is licensed under Apache-2.0.
Good fit if
Focus: Platform engineering and DevOps teams running agents in Kubernetes clusters
- your project is about Kubernetes operations and troubleshooting, Agents for observability queries (e.g. PromQL) or Platform automation
- someone on your team writes code
Probably not if
- nobody on your team writes code (1/5 for use without developers)
- your team is just getting started with agents (skill level: Advanced)
- there is little time for training (learning curve: steep)
Key figures
- Usable without developers
- 1/5
- Scalability
- 5/5
- Integrations
- 4/5
- Versioning
- 3/5
- Observability
- 4/5
Editorial rating on a scale from 1 to 5. Methodology
Fact sheet
- Category
- Developer
- Type
- Kubernetes-native agent framework
- Licence
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
- Pricing
- Open SourceFree under Apache-2.0. Solo.io offers paid enterprise support, pricing on request.
- Deployment
- Kubernetes, Self-Hosted
- Models
- OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, Ollama
- RAG
- No
- Multi-Agent
- Yes
- SSO, roles (RBAC)
- SSO no, RBAC no
- Latest version
- v0.10.1 (GitHub Release, 8. September)
- GitHub stars
- 3,700
Key features
- Agents as tools and A2A
- Agents as Kubernetes CRDs
- MCP tools and built-in tools
- Memory via vector search
- OpenTelemetry tracing and web UI
Typical use cases
- Kubernetes operations and troubleshooting
- Agents for observability queries (e.g. PromQL)
- Platform automation
- Exposing agents as MCP servers
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