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Kestrel

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What it is

Kestrel uses AI agents to automate incident response, cloud provisioning, CI/CD, security, and developer requests for platform engineering. Teams can build workflows with natural language, a visual editor, the CLI, Python SDK, or MCP. After configuration, workflows execute their defined code without a model in the runtime loop. Kestrel offers more than 40 integrations, plus custom HTTP APIs and webhook triggers. It detects Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and application incidents, including CrashLoopBackOff, OOMKilled, failed rollouts, IAM changes, and cost anomalies. Deployment options include cloud and self-hosted software, including air-gapped environments on AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI. Security controls include SAML/OIDC SSO, MFA, workflow-level RBAC, approval gates, and immutable audit logs. Kestrel says tenant data is isolated, customer data is not used to train AI models, and integrations are read-only by default. Its 14-day trial needs no credit card and includes up to 100 workflow executions per day, one Incident Response unit, and up to 10 Cloud AI Copilot chats per day. An always-free plan is listed; Cloud AI Copilot is $100 a month and Incident Response is $200 a month.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Kestrel automates incident response, cloud provisioning, CI/CD, security, and developer requests with AI agents for platform engineering.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Deployment
Kestrel is available as cloud or self-hosted software, including fully air-gapped deployments on AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Trial
The 14-day trial requires no credit card and includes up to 100 workflow executions per day, one Incident Response unit, and up to 10 Cloud AI Copilot chats per day.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Integrations
Kestrel provides 40+ integrations and supports custom HTTP APIs and webhook triggers.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Security
Kestrel states that it is SOC 2 compliant, isolates tenant data, does not use customer data to train AI models, and keeps integrations read-only by default.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Privacy
Kestrel's privacy policy describes Kestrel AI as an AI-native Kubernetes security platform that detects, analyzes, and remediates Kubernetes infrastructure risks.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Support
Incident Response and Cloud AI Copilot list community support.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Access controls
The platform provides SAML/OIDC SSO, MFA, RBAC per workflow, approval gates, and immutable audit logs.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Deterministic execution
After configuration, workflows execute the exact defined code without a model in the runtime loop.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Incident detection
Kestrel detects Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and application incidents including CrashLoopBackOff, OOMKilled, failed rollouts, IAM changes, and cost anomalies.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Setup
Kestrel says setup takes under five minutes using its Kubernetes operator installed via Helm, cloud account connections, and integrations.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Workflow creation
Workflows can be built with natural language, a visual editor, the CLI, Python SDK, or MCP.Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai

Plans and prices

Always free Free Always free Topology Map · Cloud Inventory · Integrations · Audit Log · SDK, CLI & MCP Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Cloud AI Copilot $100 a month $100/mo Up to 150 messages/month, then $1/message · dashboard + Slack access · community support Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Incident Response $200 a month $200/mo 1 Kubernetes cluster + 1 cloud account · 24/7 AI monitoring & detection · community support Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai
Workflows Price not published ~$0.50/ execution avg; example 200 blocks / month $38.00/mo 200+ pre-built actions · 40+ integrations · unlimited workflows Read 1 Oct 2026 · usekestrel.ai

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Workflows can be authored in five listed ways.
  • Configured workflows run without a model in the runtime loop.
  • Offers cloud, self-hosted, and air-gapped deployments.
  • 14-day trial requires no credit card.
  • Includes workflow-level RBAC and approval gates.

Limits

  • Cloud AI Copilot costs $100 a month.
  • Incident Response costs $200 a month.
  • Trial is limited to 100 workflow executions per day.
  • Incident Response and Cloud AI Copilot list community support.

Who it suits

Kestrel suits platform engineering teams automating incident response and cloud workflows, including teams that need self-hosted or air-gapped deployment. Its access controls and audit logs are relevant to teams with defined approval and review requirements.

Verdict

Kestrel offers several ways to create workflows and deployment options spanning cloud to air-gapped environments. The free plan, paid modules, and trial have distinct limits and prices.

Where Specifiction places it

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