Audience
Platform and infrastructure teams building services that run isolated agent or code-execution workloads on Kubernetes.
About Agent Substrate
Agent Substrate is an open-source runtime for operating isolated, stateful agent and code-execution sandboxes on Kubernetes. It coordinates actor and worker lifecycles, places active workloads on a shared pool of ready capacity, and can suspend idle environments while preserving memory and filesystem state for later resumption. Sandboxes use gVisor or Cloud Hypervisor microVM isolation, with per-actor identity and network controls. Agent Substrate is designed for platform and infrastructure teams building agent-hosting services, coding environments, and other workloads that execute untrusted or intermittent tasks. The core project is Kubernetes-portable; Google Cloud also provides GKE-optimized deployment tooling. Optional Filestore agent volumes can persist workspaces across suspend and resume cycles.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$0
Pricing Details:
Agent Substrate on GKE is offered at no extra charge. GKE pricing applies to the resources you create.
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Company Information
Google
Founded: 1998
United States
github.com/agent-substrate/substrate
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Agent Substrate Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kinds of users and organization types does Agent Substrate work with?
Agent Substrate works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does Agent Substrate support in their product?
Agent Substrate supports these languages: English.
Q: What other applications or services does Agent Substrate integrate with?
Agent Substrate integrates with: Google Cloud Filestore, Google Cloud Platform, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Q: Does Agent Substrate have an API?
Yes, Agent Substrate has an API.
Q: What type of training does Agent Substrate provide?
Agent Substrate provides training in the form of documentation.
Q: How much does Agent Substrate cost?
Pricing for Agent Substrate starts at $0.
