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kagent

Apache Kubernetes-native framework for building AI agents

AI Agents / Orchestration · Apache-2.0 · 4k

Reviewed 2026-10-02 · last push 2026-10-19 · repo checked 2026-10-19

What's Good

Apache-2.0 (kagent-dev/kagent). Cloud-native agent framework with UI for agent ops, active releases, Discord, and OpenSSF best-practices badge. Homepage kagent.dev. Aimed at platform teams who want agents on the same orchestration plane as the rest of the stack.

The Catch

Vs google-adk / mastra / langgraph / agentgateway: ADK/Mastra/LangGraph are code-first agent frameworks; Agentgateway is an MCP/A2A proxy — kagent’s catch is Kubernetes-native agent build/deploy/manage. You need a real cluster and K8s fluency; not the right first tool for a laptop coding-agent seat.

Verdict

Apache K8s-native agents when fleet deploy lives in the cluster — not ADK/Mastra app frameworks and not Agentgateway proxy alone.

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