# From zero to agent builder: Running kagent on your laptop

DevFeed: [From zero to agent builder: Running kagent on your laptop](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/from-zero-to-agent-builder-running-kagent-on-your-laptop-85205.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.cncf.io/blog/2026/10/12/from-zero-to-agent-builder-running-kagent-on-your-laptop/>)

Author: Antonio Berben(Solo.io) and Felipe Vicens(Telefónica)

Published: 2026-10-12T11:30:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Cloud Native Computing Foundation](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cloud-native-computing-foundation.md>)

Topics: [grab agent platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/grab-agent-platform.md>), [AI Chat](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-chat.md>), [human in the loop agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/human-in-the-loop-agent.md>), [Ollama](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ollama.md>), [ecosystem-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ecosystem-security.md>)

Tags: [agent-builder](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent-builder.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [code-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-agent.md>), [kagent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kagent.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial shows how to run kagent on a local Kubernetes cluster and configure an AI agent to create other agents from plain-language requests. It describes using Ollama, limiting available tools and permissions, and requiring human approval before applying a generated manifest. It also discusses governance concerns, including identity, cost tracking, and authorization for agents.

## Source excerpt

If you have seen a demo of a no-code agent builder, you know the moment. Someone types one sentence, waits a minute, and there it is: a new agent, running, with tools. It is impressive. For...