Install the Agentic Layer

This guide walks you through installing the Agentic Layer’s components in dependency order. Each step links to the component’s own install how-to.

Prerequisites

  • A running Kubernetes cluster with kubectl configured.

  • Helm 3+ for components that ship as Helm charts.

Step 1: Install cert-manager

Several operators in the layer require cert-manager for webhook TLS. Install it first:

kubectl apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/latest/download/cert-manager.yaml
kubectl wait --for=condition=ready pod -l app.kubernetes.io/name=cert-manager -n cert-manager --timeout=60s

Browse all cert-manager releases at https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases.

Step 2: Install the Agent Runtime Operator

The Agent Runtime Operator owns the layer’s CRDs (Agent, AgentGateway, AIGateway, ToolGateway, ToolServer, ToolRoute, Guard, GuardrailProvider, …) used by every other component. Install it before the gateway operators.

Install the Agent Runtime Operator

Step 3: Install gateway operators

Pick one implementation per gateway type. You only need to install the operators for the gateway types you use. The LiteLLM operator reconciles both AiGateway and ToolGateway resources, so a single install can cover both of those gateway types.

Gateway type Implementation install guide

Agent Gateway

KrakenD operator

AI Gateway

LiteLLM operator

Tool Gateway

Step 4: Install observability (optional)

The Agentic Layer ships an OpenTelemetry-backed dashboard for tracing agent and tool traffic. See Deploy and View the Observability Dashboard.

Verify

Each component’s install how-to includes its own verification step. Once every step above is complete and each component’s verification passes, the layer is ready to use.

What’s next