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Description
Agent Substrate serves as an open-source runtime that facilitates the operation of isolated, stateful agent and code-execution sandboxes within Kubernetes environments. It effectively manages the lifecycle of actors and workers, allocates active workloads to a common pool of available resources, and has the ability to pause idle sandboxes while maintaining their memory and filesystem states for potential future use. Utilizing gVisor or Cloud Hypervisor microVM for isolation, these sandboxes incorporate unique identity and networking controls for each actor. This platform is specifically tailored for infrastructure and platform teams who are developing services for hosting agents, creating coding environments, and handling other tasks that may involve untrusted or sporadic execution. The primary framework is designed to be portable across Kubernetes, with Google Cloud providing specialized deployment tools optimized for GKE. Additionally, users can implement optional Filestore agent volumes to ensure that workspaces remain intact and accessible through suspension and resumption cycles, enhancing the reliability of the development environment. This versatility makes Agent Substrate an essential tool for modern cloud-native applications.
Description
NVIDIA OpenShell serves as an open and secure runtime environment specifically designed for autonomous AI agents, regulating their execution, access rights, and the pathways for inference traffic. Instead of embedding security within the model or application, it maintains safety measures in the surrounding environment, meaning that nothing is allowed by default; permissions are assigned through established policies, and enforcement mechanisms operate outside the agent process to prevent any circumvention via prompts. Each autonomous agent operates within a confined sandbox, which restricts direct network connectivity, limits file access, and implements kernel-level monitoring of system calls to ensure rigorous oversight. Acting as the control plane, a gateway is responsible for user authentication, lifecycle management of sandboxes, and the provision of policies, settings, credentials, and inference configurations to the agents. Additionally, a supervisor operates externally to each sandbox, scrutinizing network requests according to policies at various levels—including binary, destination, method, and path—and only grants access to credentials when explicitly permitted, thus enhancing the overall security framework. This layered architecture ensures that the agents function effectively while maintaining robust security protocols throughout their operations.
API Access
Has API
Yes
API Access
Has API
No
Integrations
Globster
No
Google Cloud Filestore
Yes
Google Cloud Platform
Yes
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Yes
NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform
No
Integrations
Globster
Yes
Google Cloud Filestore
No
Google Cloud Platform
No
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
No
NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform
Yes
Pricing Details
$0
Agent Substrate on GKE is offered at no extra charge. GKE pricing applies to the resources you create.
Free Trial
No
Free Version
Yes
Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
No
Free Version
No
Deployment
Web-Based
No
On-Premises
Yes
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
Yes
Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
Yes
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Vendor Details
Company Name
Founded
1998
Country
United States
Website
github.com/agent-substrate/substrate
Vendor Details
Company Name
NVIDIA
Founded
1993
Country
United States
Website
www.nvidia.com/en-us/ai/openshell/
Product Features
Product Features
Alternatives
No Alternatives