📋 Prerequisites
📝 Feature Summary
Provide an official, documented Kubernetes version compatibility matrix that maps each kagent release to the Kubernetes minor versions it is tested and supported against.
❓ Problem Statement / Motivation
Today there is no published statement of which Kubernetes versions a given kagent release supports. This creates real friction for operators:
- Upgrade path is unclear. When planning a cluster upgrade or a kagent upgrade, users cannot tell whether their target Kubernetes version is supported without reading source, CRD manifests, or CI config.
- No signal on breaking changes. There is no documented boundary telling users when a kagent version drops or adds support for a Kubernetes minor version.
- Production risk. Platform teams (running kagent alongside other controllers) need a stated support window to make safe rollout decisions and satisfy internal change-management.
Mature Kubernetes ecosystem projects treat this as a first-class part of their release docs. Users already expect it. For example, KEDA publishes a Kubernetes Compatibility matrix with an explicit N-2 testing policy, and Kyverno documents supported Kubernetes versions per release. cert-manager and Istio do the same.
💡 Proposed Solution
Add an official compatibility matrix to the kagent documentation and release process:
- A version matrix table mapping each kagent release (e.g. current + last 2-3) to its tested/supported Kubernetes minor version range.
- A stated support policy (e.g. an N-2 window like KEDA's) so users can predict future support without waiting for each release.
- A caveat line matching the Kyverno convention: untested versions may work but carry no guarantee.
- Sourced from CI. Ideally the tested versions are derived from the actual e2e/integration test matrix so the doc cannot drift from reality.
Suggested placement: a section in the install/operate docs, and/or the release notes for each tagged release.
🔄 Alternatives Considered
- Read CI config / kind versions manually — works but is undiscoverable, undocumented, and offers no support guarantee.
- Infer from CRD
apiVersion and Go client-go version — indirect, error-prone, not a substitute for a stated policy.
🎯 Affected Service(s)
Multiple services / System-wide
📚 Additional Context
Reference implementations from comparable CNCF / Kubernetes-ecosystem projects:
🙋 Are you willing to contribute?
📋 Prerequisites
📝 Feature Summary
Provide an official, documented Kubernetes version compatibility matrix that maps each kagent release to the Kubernetes minor versions it is tested and supported against.
❓ Problem Statement / Motivation
Today there is no published statement of which Kubernetes versions a given kagent release supports. This creates real friction for operators:
Mature Kubernetes ecosystem projects treat this as a first-class part of their release docs. Users already expect it. For example, KEDA publishes a Kubernetes Compatibility matrix with an explicit N-2 testing policy, and Kyverno documents supported Kubernetes versions per release. cert-manager and Istio do the same.
💡 Proposed Solution
Add an official compatibility matrix to the kagent documentation and release process:
Suggested placement: a section in the install/operate docs, and/or the release notes for each tagged release.
🔄 Alternatives Considered
apiVersionand Go client-go version — indirect, error-prone, not a substitute for a stated policy.🎯 Affected Service(s)
Multiple services / System-wide
📚 Additional Context
Reference implementations from comparable CNCF / Kubernetes-ecosystem projects:
🙋 Are you willing to contribute?