# AX (Agent Executor)

> Apache-2.0 Go CLI and Kubernetes CRDs for running agent tasks

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://agentexecutor.io  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/google/ax  
**Added:** 2026-09-21

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## The Hook

AX (Agent Executor) turns agent work into Kubernetes-native Tasks, Workspaces, and Gateways that can run on Agent Substrate instead of disappearing inside a chat session.

## What's Good

Apache-2.0. The Go CLI and Kubernetes CRDs give an agent run a durable execution shape: a Task for the work, a Workspace for its files, and a Gateway for the services around it. That makes AX useful when the problem is operating agent workloads on Kubernetes, not merely calling a model from an SDK.

## The Catch

This is AX Agent Executor, not the live AX Check (Gauge) evaluation product — the names collide, so use the ax-agent-executor slug. Vs Agent Substrate: AX is the task/CLI/CRD experience on top of an agent runtime; vs OneCLI and Dexto: it is Kubernetes execution infrastructure, not a general desktop agent; vs Cua: it is not a browser/computer-use surface. Kubernetes and Agent Substrate operations are still your problem.

## Verdict

Apache-2.0 agent executor for Kubernetes. Use the ax-agent-executor CLI and CRDs when durable Task/Workspace/Gateway primitives matter; do not confuse it with AX Check.