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title: Architecture at a glance
slug: architecture-at-a-glance
createdAt: 2026-02-24T01:06:56.432Z
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# Kubegrade includes the following components

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# Kubegrade Control Plane

### The central service/UI where users

- View cluster posture
- Run investigations
- Review plans and recommendations
- Approve remediations
- Manage policies, roles, and workflows



# In-Cluster Agent(s)

### Lightweight agents/controllers deployed in target clusters that

- Collect telemetry/metadata
- Execute approved workflows
- Respect cluster RBAC and network boundaries
- Support upgrade planning and operational actions



# IaC / Git / GitOps Integrations

### Kubegrade connects to

- IaC/config sources (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize)
- Git repositories
- GitOps systems (Argo CD / Flux)
  to generate auditable PRs and align runtime state with declared state.



# Observability / Notification Integrations

Kubegrade can connect to monitoring, alerting, and collaboration systems to enrich context and route actions.