These Helm charts install kagent-crds,kagent, it is required that the Kagent CRDs chart to be installed first.
# First, install the required CRDs
helm install kagent-crds ./helm/kagent-crds/ --namespace kagent
# Then install Kagent with default provider
# --set providers.default=openAI enabled by default, but you need to provide your openAI apikey
helm install kagent ./helm/kagent/ --namespace kagent --set providers.openAI.apiKey=your-openai-api-key
# Or with optional providers if you prefer local ollama provider or anthropic
helm install kagent ./helm/kagent/ --namespace kagent --set providers.default=ollama
helm install kagent ./helm/kagent/ --namespace kagent --set providers.default=openAI --set providers.openAI.apiKey=your-openai-api-key
helm install kagent ./helm/kagent/ --namespace kagent --set providers.default=anthropic --set providers.anthropic.apiKey=your-anthropic-api-key
helm install kagent ./helm/kagent/ --namespace kagent --set providers.default=azureOpenAI --set providers.azureOpenAI.apiKey=your-openai-api-key# export your openAI key
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-anthropic-api-key
export AZUREOPENAI_API_KEY=your-azure-api-key
# install the kagent charts with openAI provider
make KAGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL_PROVIDER=openAI helm-install
# install charts with anthropic provider
make KAGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL_PROVIDER=anthropic helm-install
# install charts with anthropic provider
make KAGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL_PROVIDER=azureOpenAI helm-install
# install charts with ollama provider
make KAGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL_PROVIDER=ollama helm-install## make sure have env variable with your API_KEY
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-anthropic-api-key
export AZURE_API_KEY=your-azure-api-key
#default provider is openAI but you can select from the list
export KAGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL_PROVIDER=ollama
export KAGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL_PROVIDER=azureOpenAI
export KAGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL_PROVIDER=anthropic
# use local helm chart to install kagent with openAI provider
export KAGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL_PROVIDER=openAI
export KAGENT_HELM_REPO=./helm/
make kagent-cli-install
# use local helm chart to install kagent with ollama provider
export KAGENT_DEFAULT_MODEL_PROVIDER=ollama
export KAGENT_HELM_REPO=./helm/
make kagent-cli-install
When upgrading, make sure to upgrade both charts:
# First, upgrade the CRDs
helm upgrade kagent-crds ./helm/kagent-crds/ --namespace kagent
# Then upgrade Kagent
helm upgrade kagent ./helm/kagent/ --namespace kagentTo properly uninstall Kagent:
# First, uninstall Kagent
helm uninstall kagent --namespace kagent
# To completely remove all resources including CRDs (optional):
helm uninstall kagent-crds --namespace kagentNote: Uninstalling the CRDs chart will delete all custom resources of those types across all namespaces.
Helm has a limitation where CRDs are installed but not removed during uninstallation. By separating CRDs into their own chart, we can:
- Allow proper version control of CRDs
- Enable users to choose when to remove CRDs (which is destructive)
- Follow Helm best practices