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kagent is a Kubernetes native framework for building AI agents, supporting multiple LLM providers and a built-in MCP toolbox. It emphasizes declarative Kubernetes resources, observability, and extensible components.

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Reviewgenerated from repository data · Aug 5, 2026

What it is

kagent is a Kubernetes native framework for building AI agents. It supports multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, Ollama) and offers MCP tools for Kubernetes-related tasks. The project aims to be declarative, observable, and extensible, with a UI, engine, controller, and CLI as core components.

How it works

Core concepts include Agents (system prompts, tools, and LLM config as a Kubernetes custom resource), and ModelConfig resources for providers. MCP Tools enable access to Kubernetes, Istio, Helm, Argo, Prometheus, Grafana, Cilium, and others via Kubernetes CRs (ToolServers). Observability is supported through OpenTelemetry tracing. Architecture comprises four components: Controller, UI, Engine (runs agents with ADK), and CLI.

Getting started

The README references a Getting Started section with links:

Quick Start: https://kagent.dev/docs/kagent/getting-started/quickstart
Installation guide: https://kagent.dev/docs/kagent/introduction/installation

Recent releases

Latest releases include:

v0.10.0-rc1 (2026-07-29): Features include wiring maxOutputTokens for native Gemini and Vertex by @anthony.
v0.10.0-beta11 (2026-07-27): Features include ui-test Playwright UI E2E suite — helpers + feature flows (stage).
v0.10.0-beta10 (2026-07-22): Features include ui-test Playwright UI tests foundation stage 0 by @cjlg-soloio.
v0.10.0-beta9 (2026-07-21): Features include ui-test (stage 0) and related enhancements.
v0.9.12 (2026-07-20): Backport and declarative agent references.

Traction

Stars: 3449; Forks: 690; Open issues: 123.

Behind the repo

The repository is linked to kagent-dev, a project under Apache-2.0 license with Go as the primary language. It is described as a Kubernetes native framework for building AI agents and includes a Discord community link and GitHub workflows.

Caveats

License: Apache-2.0. Created: 2025-01-21. Last push: 2026-08-04. Language: Go. Topics include agents, ai, cncf, devops, mcp.

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