# Kestrel Kubernetes Operator

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/kestrel/kubernetes-operator/  
**Provider:** Kestrel — https://apis.io/providers/kestrel/  
**Documentation:** https://docs.usekestrel.ai/kubernetes/configuration

Kestrel Kubernetes Operator is one of 2 APIs that [Kestrel](https://apis.io/providers/kestrel/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include gRPC, Helm, Kubernetes, and Operators. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The Kestrel Kubernetes Operator is an open-source Go-based operator that connects Kubernetes clusters to the Kestrel AI platform. It communicates via bidirectional gRPC streaming over mTLS with OAuth2 authentication, streaming resource metadata, logs, events, and network telemetry. The operator supports OpenTelemetry OTLP ingestion and Istio Access Log Service integration for comprehensive observability. It is deployed via Helm chart from the GitHub Container Registry.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.usekestrel.ai/kubernetes/configuration
- **GitHubOrganization** — https://github.com/KestrelAI/Kestrel-Operator

## Other Kestrel APIs (1)

- [Kestrel Platform](https://apis.io/apis/kestrel/platform/)

## Tags

gRPC, Helm, Kubernetes, Operators

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/kestrel/kubernetes-operator/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/kestrel/.