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Install kagent with Homebrew

Kubernetes native framework for building AI agents. Version 0.9.11 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install kagent

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Kubernetes native framework for building AI agents

Commands and aliases

  • kagent

history

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.

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
kagentcliglobal executable

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 generated2026-07-08
manager version0.9.11
manager updated2026-07-01
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.9.11

https://github.com/kagent-dev/kagent

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:kagent
Version0.9.11
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kagent
Homepagehttps://kagent.dev
Repositoryhttps://github.com/kagent-dev/kagent
Upstream docshttps://kagent.dev/docs
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/kagent-dev/kagent/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.11.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-01T16:48:03Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namekagent
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • nanobotShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, automation, cli, developer-tools.
  • ralph-orchestratorShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, automation, cli, developer-tools.
  • aoeShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools.
  • gboxShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools.
  • gptscriptShares av.db curated category or tags: automation, cli, developer-tools, llm.
  • oh-my-agentShares av.db curated category or tags: ai-agents, cli, developer-tools.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment