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Install kagent with Homebrew
Kubernetes native framework for building AI agents. Version 0.9.12 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27.
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Package summary
Kubernetes native framework for building AI agents
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Commands and aliases
- kagent
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Project history and usage
kagent is an open-source Kubernetes-native framework for running AI agents as cloud-native workloads for operations, troubleshooting, and automation.
Project history
The project was created at Solo.io in 2025 and documented as a Cloud Native Computing Foundation sandbox project. Its design centers on DevOps and platform-engineering use cases: agents run close to Kubernetes workloads, use cluster-native APIs, and can coordinate multi-step operational tasks.
Adoption history
A 2025 project blog post described the first 100 days as reaching CNCF Sandbox status, more than 100 contributors, and more than 1,000 GitHub stars. Release metadata shows frequent 0.x releases through 2025 and 2026, consistent with a fast-moving early-stage cloud-native project.
How it is used
Users install kagent into a Kubernetes environment, define agents and tools, connect an LLM provider, and use the framework to automate investigation, remediation, and workflow tasks around cluster operations.
Why package nerds care
For package managers, kagent is part of the 2025-2026 wave of CLIs that package LLM-agent infrastructure as normal cloud-native tooling rather than as a standalone chat application. The Homebrew formula gives platform engineers a familiar entry point into that stack.
Timeline
- 2025: kagent created at Solo.io.
- 2025: Project accepted as a CNCF Sandbox project.
- 2025-06-10: v0.3.13 appears in the public GitHub release feed.
- 2026-06-29: v0.10.0-beta1 published.
Related projects
- Related projects and standards include Kubernetes, CNCF, Model Context Protocol servers, kgateway, kmcp, and other cloud-native agent frameworks.
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security posture
Risk level: orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:kubernetes
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
kagent | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.9.12
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kagent |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.12 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://kagent.dev |
| Repository | https://github.com/kagent-dev/kagent |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T21:58:36+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation