Kubernetes Reference

Commands, customization, environment variables, and troubleshooting for the Kubernetes template.

The scripts install the Helm release agentos into the agentos namespace. Override with AGENTOS_RELEASE and AGENTOS_NAMESPACE.

Manage

Task	Command
Roll to a new image tag	IMAGE_TAG=v2 ./scripts/k8s/redeploy.sh (build and push the tag first)
Restart pods in place	./scripts/k8s/redeploy.sh
Sync supported env variables	./scripts/k8s/env-sync.sh (updates nonempty values from a fixed allowlist that includes RUNTIME_ENV; defaults to .env.production, or pass .env)
Tail logs	kubectl logs deploy/agentos -n agentos -f
Port-forward the API	kubectl port-forward svc/agentos 8000:8000 -n agentos
Roll back a release	helm rollback agentos -n agentos
Tear down	./scripts/k8s/down.sh (add --yes to skip the confirmation)

Production auth

Token-Based Authorization is on by default. Production startup requires JWT_VERIFICATION_KEY or a readable JWKS file at the pod path in JWT_JWKS_FILE; otherwise the process exits.

Token-Based Auth gives you three things:

1. No public access. The server rejects requests without a valid token.
2. Per-request identity. Middleware validates the token and exposes its user_id, optional session_id, scopes, and claims to the request.
3. Scope-based permissions. Token scopes control access to AgentOS routes and resources.

The templates do not enable per-user data isolation. To scope non-admin session, memory, trace, and run access to the JWT subject, pass authorization_config=AuthorizationConfig(user_isolation=True) to AgentOS. See User Isolation.

To opt out (not recommended), set authorization=False in app/main.py, then build and push a new image tag and roll to it with IMAGE_TAG=<tag> ./scripts/k8s/redeploy.sh. Use this only inside a private VPC behind another auth layer. Without it, anyone who guesses your AgentOS URL can access your platform.

Customize

Add an agent

Ask your coding agent to run /create-new-agent, or do it by hand. Create agents/my_agent.py:

from agno.agent import Agent

from app.settings import default_model
from db import get_postgres_db

INSTRUCTIONS = """\
What the agent does, which tools it uses, the rules to follow when answering.
"""

my_agent = Agent(
    id="my-agent",
    name="My Agent",
    model=default_model(),
    db=get_postgres_db(),
    instructions=INSTRUCTIONS,
    enable_agentic_memory=True,
    add_datetime_to_context=True,
    add_history_to_context=True,
    num_history_runs=5,
)

Register it in app/main.py:

from agents.my_agent import my_agent

agent_os = AgentOS(
    ...
    agents=[agent_builder, platform_manager, web_search, my_agent],
)

Local containers hot-reload on save. For production, build and push a new image tag, then run IMAGE_TAG=<tag> ./scripts/k8s/redeploy.sh. If the release still runs the official image, point it at your registry first: IMAGE_REPOSITORY=<registry>/agentos IMAGE_TAG=<tag> ./scripts/k8s/up.sh.

Change the model

app/settings.py defines default_model(), used by every agent. Change it in one place:

from agno.models.anthropic import Claude

def default_model():
    return Claude(id="claude-sonnet-5")

Add anthropic to pyproject.toml, set the provider key in your env, and regenerate pins:

./scripts/generate_requirements.sh

Rebuild locally with docker compose up -d --build. For production, build and push a new tag, then roll to it:

docker build -t <registry>/agentos:v2 . && docker push <registry>/agentos:v2
IMAGE_TAG=v2 ./scripts/k8s/redeploy.sh

env-sync.sh uses a fixed allowlist that includes RUNTIME_ENV, AGENTOS_URL, the JWT_JWKS_FILE path, the template’s supported secrets, and DB_PASS. It does not deliver the referenced JWKS file or sync a new provider key such as ANTHROPIC_API_KEY. Provide the JWKS file through a custom image or chart volume. Deliver a new provider key via extraEnv and helm upgrade.

Add tools

Agno ships 100+ toolkits. See Toolkits.

from agno.tools.slack import SlackTools

my_agent = Agent(
    ...
    tools=[SlackTools()],
)

Add dependencies

1. Edit pyproject.toml.
2. Regenerate pins: ./scripts/generate_requirements.sh (add upgrade to refresh every pin).
3. Rebuild locally with docker compose up -d --build, or build and push a new tag and roll to it with IMAGE_TAG=<tag> ./scripts/k8s/redeploy.sh.

Enable Slack

Set both variables in your env file:

SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-...
SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET=...

Sync with ./scripts/k8s/env-sync.sh. The interface activates automatically and routes messages to Agent Builder; change the agent= argument in app/main.py to point at another agent. See Slack setup.

Toggle scheduled workflows

The deployment check runs daily by default (ENABLE_DEPLOY_CHECK=True); it is deterministic and free. Scheduled evals are off by default (ENABLE_SCHEDULED_EVALS=False) because they use model calls. Both workflows stay runnable on demand regardless.

In the cluster these are chart values. Set them via extraEnv and helm upgrade; env-sync.sh does not sync ENABLE_DEPLOY_CHECK, ENABLE_SCHEDULED_EVALS, or EVALS_*.

Format, validate, and run evals

The format, validate, and eval scripts run on the host and need a venv. Set it up once:

./scripts/venv_setup.sh
source .venv/bin/activate

Task	Command
Format	./scripts/format.sh
Lint and type-check	./scripts/validate.sh
Run smoke evals	python -m evals --tag smoke

./scripts/mcp_check.sh runs inside the container, so it needs no venv.

Environment variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
OPENAI_API_KEY	Yes	-	Models and embeddings.
RUNTIME_ENV	No	prd	dev disables JWT. Compose sets it for local. Never put it in an env file that syncs to a real cluster, or production deploys unauthenticated.
JWT_VERIFICATION_KEY	Production	-	Public key from os.agno.com. Quote the value so the multi-line PEM parses as one variable.
JWT_JWKS_FILE	Production	-	Path inside the pod to a JWKS file. up.sh and env-sync.sh set only the jwtJwksFile path. The current chart does not mount the file.
MCP_CONNECT_SECRET	No	-	OAuth consent secret (16+ chars) for connecting claude.ai and ChatGPT to /mcp. up.sh generates it into .env.production when the deploy has a public URL (INGRESS_HOST or AGENTOS_URL); set it by hand otherwise.
AGENTOS_MCP_SIGNING_KEY	No	generated	Optional high-entropy signing-key material (32+ chars) for OAuth tokens. Unset, a strong key is generated and persisted in the database. Rotating it invalidates outstanding tokens.
AGENTOS_URL	No	http://agentos:8000	Scheduler base URL. The chart resolves an explicit value first, then the ingress URL, then the release service URL. Set it only for a custom domain or tunnel. When MCP_CONNECT_SECRET is set, OAuth metadata uses this URL as its public origin.
ENABLE_DEPLOY_CHECK	No	True	Daily deployment-check cron.
ENABLE_SCHEDULED_EVALS	No	False	Daily run-evals cron. Uses model calls.
EVALS_TAG	No	smoke	Eval tag the run-evals workflow runs.
EVALS_CASE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS	No	90	Per-case timeout for run-evals runs.
EVALS_SUITE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS	No	900	Whole-suite timeout for run-evals runs.
PARALLEL_API_KEY	No	-	WebSearch uses the Parallel SDK when set, keyless MCP otherwise.
SLACK_BOT_TOKEN	No	-	Set with the signing secret to enable Slack.
SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET	No	-	Set with the bot token to enable Slack.
DB_HOST / DB_PORT / DB_USER / DB_PASS / DB_DATABASE	No	matches compose	Postgres connection. up.sh generates DB_PASS once and saves it to your env file.
DB_DRIVER	No	postgresql+psycopg	SQLAlchemy driver.
AGNO_DEBUG	No	False	Verbose Agno logs. Compose sets it for dev.
WAIT_FOR_DB	No	True in Helm	If True, the entrypoint blocks on the database before starting. The Helm chart and Compose set it to True.
AGENTOS_NAMESPACE	No	agentos	Namespace the k8s scripts target.
AGENTOS_RELEASE	No	agentos	Helm release name the k8s scripts target.
IMAGE_REPOSITORY	No	agnohq/agentos	Image the chart deploys. Read by up.sh.
IMAGE_TAG	No	latest	Image tag. up.sh installs it; redeploy.sh rolls the release to it.
IMAGE_PULL_POLICY	No	IfNotPresent	Set Never for images loaded into kind. Read by up.sh.
INGRESS_HOST	No	-	Publishes the API behind your ingress controller at this host. Read by up.sh.
INGRESS_CLASS	No	-	Ingress class name, for example nginx. Read by up.sh.

Troubleshooting

kubectl or helm: command not found

Install kubectl and Helm 3+. The scripts check for both before doing anything.

up.sh exits: no context or cluster not reachable

up.sh deploys into your current kubectl context and verifies it can reach the cluster first. Point kubectl at the target cluster and confirm kubectl get namespace works, then rerun.

up.sh pauses asking for a JWT key

Expected. Mint the key at os.agno.com: connect your OS (Connect OS → Live, enter your AgentOS URL), then turn on Token-Based Authorization (JWT) under Settings → OS & Security and paste the full PEM. To add a PEM later, set JWT_VERIFICATION_KEY and run ./scripts/k8s/env-sync.sh. To use JWKS, first provide the file through a custom image or chart volume, then set JWT_JWKS_FILE to its pod path and sync.

App fails to start in production

JWT auth is on whenever RUNTIME_ENV is not dev. Set JWT_VERIFICATION_KEY and sync. JWT_JWKS_FILE works only when a custom image or chart mount already provides a readable file at that pod path. To opt out inside a private VPC behind another auth layer, set authorization=False in app/main.py and roll out your own image build.

Pods stuck in ImagePullBackOff

The cluster can’t pull the image. Confirm the tag was pushed and the cluster has access to your registry; for private registries, set imagePullSecrets in charts/agentos/values.yaml. On kind, kind load docker-image the tag and deploy with IMAGE_PULL_POLICY=Never.

Database rejects the app after a password change

The Postgres volume reads its password only on first initialization, so a lost or regenerated DB_PASS locks the app out of an existing volume. Restore the DB_PASS that up.sh saved to your env file and sync, fix the database in place with ALTER USER, or delete the PVC to reinitialize. Deleting the PVC deletes all data.

Scheduled jobs never fire

AGENTOS_URL resolves automatically: explicit value, then ingress URL, then in-cluster service DNS. If you set it by hand, make sure the pod can reach that URL, then run ./scripts/k8s/env-sync.sh.

claude.ai or ChatGPT can't connect to /mcp

up.sh generates MCP_CONNECT_SECRET only when the deploy has a public URL (INGRESS_HOST or an explicit AGENTOS_URL). Deployed without one? Set MCP_CONNECT_SECRET and a public AGENTOS_URL in .env.production and run ./scripts/k8s/env-sync.sh.