Most people think you need the cloud to run AI agents. Not true. In this hands-on demo, we spin up KAgent, an open source framework, to deploy and run AI agents entirely inside Kubernetes, on-prem, and fully under your control. 💡 Special Offer: A big thank you to Upcloud for sponsoring this video! Use the promo code tekanaid50 to get €/$50 in testing credits Back to our video, what you will learn: ✅ What KAgent is (CNCF Sandbox) and why it matters for platform engineering ✅ Installing KAgent on a local Kind cluster (or any K8s) ✅ Using the built-in Kubernetes agent from the dashboard and CLI ✅ Swapping models (OpenAI to Claude Sonnet 4 or using Ollama) and configuring tools ✅ Building a declarative agent with YAML ✅ Adding an MCP tool (website fetcher) and wiring up a remote MCP server #KAgent #Kubernetes #AIAgents #PlatformEngineering #AI #MCP #Anthropic #Claude #OpenSource ▬▬▬▬▬▬ T I M E S T A M P S ⏰ ▬▬▬▬▬▬ 00:00 Introduction 00:26 Introducing K Agent: AI on Kubernetes 00:49 Exploring K Agent's Website and GitHub 01:17 Understanding K Agent's Features and Projects 03:09 Sponsor Message: Up Cloud Special Deal 04:09 Setting Up K Agent: Step-by-Step Guide 06:22 Deploying and Testing AI Agents 09:14 Navigating the K Agent Dashboard 11:10 Customizing and Running AI Agents 15:45 Using K Agent CLI for AI Operations 18:12 Building and Managing AI Agents with YAML 21:55 Uninstalling K Agent and Final Thoughts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Useful Links 🛠 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ - KAgent Website ► - KAgent GitHub ► - CNCF Sandbox Announcement ► - UpCloud Offer: Sign up ► • Promo code: tekanaid50 - Blog post ► TBD - Code ► TBD ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Playgrounds 🎠 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ - Playgrounds ► ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Courses 🎓 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ - TeKanAid Academy Subscription ► - Terraform 101 - Certified Terraform Associate ► 🎟️ Get 15% off of my Terraform 101 Course with this coupon ► YOUTUBE15TF101 - HashiCorp Sentinel 101 ► - HashiCorp Vault 101 - Certified Vault Associate ► 🎟️ Get 15% off of my Vault 101 Course with this coupon ► YOUTUBE15VAULT101 - HashiCorp Vault 201 - Vault for Apps in Kubernetes ► - HashiCorp Vault 202 for Operators ► ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Community 🌎 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ - TeKanAid Community Forum ► ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Connect 👋 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ TeKanAid Academy ► Website ► Facebook Page ► Don't forget to subscribe ► MEDIUM ► TWITTER TeKanAid ► TWITTER Sam ► LINKEDIN TeKanAid ► LINKEDIN Sam ►