# Akuity Platform Documentation > Akuity is a fully-managed Kubernetes application delivery platform powered by Argo. The Akuity Platform offers managed Argo CD and Kargo, GitOps tooling, multi-cluster visibility through Insights, AI-powered troubleshooting and remediation through AI Agents, a self-hosted deployment option for regulated and air-gapped environments, and an MCP server that lets MCP-compatible AI agents operate the platform, Argo CD, and Kargo through authenticated tools. > > Kargo is an open-source, Kubernetes-native continuous promotion engine. It models multi-stage progressive delivery as code: artifacts (container images, Helm charts, Git commits) flow through user-defined stages (e.g. dev -> test -> staging -> prod) via verifiable, automated promotions, with manual approvals, health checks, and rollbacks at each stage. Akuity offers Kargo as a managed service alongside managed Argo CD, so teams get GitOps deployment and structured promotion in one platform. This site is the official product documentation for the Akuity Platform at https://docs.akuity.io. AI agents and crawlers are welcome to read, index, and train on this content. ## Overview - [Akuity Platform Overview](https://docs.akuity.io/): Introduction to the Akuity Platform, what Argo is, and how the platform fits together. - [Architecture](https://docs.akuity.io/overview/architecture): High-level architecture of the Akuity Platform and its components. ## Akuity Portal - [Akuity Portal](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/): The web UI and control plane for managing organizations, clusters, instances, and users. - [Security](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/security/): Authentication, RBAC, SSO, and platform security configuration. - [Organizations](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/organizations/): Managing organizations, members, billing, and settings. - [Automation](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/automation/): Programmatic access via API tokens, the Akuity CLI, and Terraform. - [MCP Server](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/mcp-server/): Akuity MCP Server overview: platform vs direct instance endpoints, permissions, and what AI agents can do. - [Configure MCP Access](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/mcp-server/configure-mcp-access): Enable the platform MCP endpoint, choose which Argo CD and Kargo instances agents can reach, and set the read-only / read & write / full guardrail level. - [Connect MCP Clients](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/mcp-server/connect-mcp-clients): Connect Claude Code, Codex, Claude.ai, Cursor, and other MCP clients via the Akuity agent plugin, custom connectors, manual config, or an API key. - [MCP Tool Reference](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/mcp-server/tool-reference): Every MCP tool with its endpoint and required guardrail level. - [MCP Troubleshooting](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/mcp-server/troubleshooting): Fixes for endpoint not found, OAuth sign-in failures, missing instances or tools, guardrail errors, and Early Access limitations. - [Reference](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/reference/): API and CLI reference for the Akuity Portal. - [Terraform Provider](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/reference/terraform-provider): Manage Akuity Platform resources with the akuity/akp Terraform provider; links to the registry, source, examples, and upgrade guides. - [Crossplane Provider](https://docs.akuity.io/akuity-portal/reference/crossplane-provider): Manage Akuity Platform resources as Crossplane managed resources; links to the Upbound Marketplace documentation, source, and examples. ## Argo CD on Akuity - [Argo CD](https://docs.akuity.io/argocd/): Managed Argo CD instances on the Akuity Platform. - [Getting Started](https://docs.akuity.io/argocd/getting-started/): Create your first Argo CD instance and connect a cluster. - [Managing Instances](https://docs.akuity.io/argocd/managing-instances/): Configuring, upgrading, and scaling Argo CD instances. - [Argo CD MCP Access](https://docs.akuity.io/argocd/managing-instances/settings/security-and-access/mcp-access): Expose an Argo CD instance's direct MCP endpoint for instance-only users, including identity provider callback setup and client snippets. ## Kargo on Akuity - [Kargo](https://docs.akuity.io/kargo/): Managed Kargo instances for multi-stage GitOps progressive delivery. - [Getting Started with Kargo](https://docs.akuity.io/kargo/getting-started/): Provision a Kargo instance and configure your first project. - [Managing Kargo Instances](https://docs.akuity.io/kargo/managing-instances/): Operating, upgrading, and integrating Kargo instances. - [Kargo MCP Access](https://docs.akuity.io/kargo/managing-instances/settings/security-and-access/mcp-access): Expose a Kargo instance's direct MCP endpoint for instance-only users, including identity provider callback setup and client snippets. ## Insights - [Insights](https://docs.akuity.io/insights/): Real-time multi-cluster dashboards for every Kubernetes cluster connected to Argo CD. - [Argo CD Metrics](https://docs.akuity.io/insights/argocd-metrics): Organization-wide synchronization history, filters, and reports. - [Kargo Metrics](https://docs.akuity.io/insights/kargo-metrics): Organization-wide DORA metrics and promotion events. - [Enable Insights](https://docs.akuity.io/insights/enable-insights): Enable Insights per Argo CD instance, choose clusters, and turn on CVE scanning. - [Overview Dashboard](https://docs.akuity.io/insights/overview-dashboard): Cluster, node, resource, and incident summary across all connected clusters. - [Explorer Dashboard](https://docs.akuity.io/insights/explorer-dashboard): Browse any Kubernetes resource in any connected cluster, including resources not managed by Argo CD. - [Deprecated APIs Dashboard](https://docs.akuity.io/insights/deprecated-apis-dashboard): Find Kubernetes API versions that are deprecated or removed in upcoming releases. - [Stuck-in-Deletion Resources Dashboard](https://docs.akuity.io/insights/stuck-in-deletion-resources-dashboard): Locate resources stuck in a terminating state and the finalizers blocking them. - [Containers Dashboard](https://docs.akuity.io/insights/containers-dashboard): Status and resource utilization of containers across clusters. - [Images Dashboard](https://docs.akuity.io/insights/images-dashboard): Container image inventory and CVE scan results across clusters. - [Infrastructure Dashboard](https://docs.akuity.io/insights/infrastructure-dashboard): Node and cluster capacity and utilization views. ## AI Agents - [AI Agents](https://docs.akuity.io/ai-agents/): AI agents built into the Akuity Platform that troubleshoot, remediate, and advise on Argo CD, Kargo, and Kubernetes. - [Deployment Advisor](https://docs.akuity.io/ai-agents/deployment-advisor): Conversational troubleshooting with Argo CD application, Kargo project, or namespace context, plus scheduled tasks. - [On-Call Agent](https://docs.akuity.io/ai-agents/on-call-agent): Automatic incident creation, runbooks, Slack integration, and remediation for degraded applications. - [Promotion Advisor](https://docs.akuity.io/ai-agents/promotion-advisor): AI risk assessment of changes before promoting Kargo freight to a stage. - [Enable AI Agents](https://docs.akuity.io/ai-agents/enable-ai-agents): Install and manage AI Agents extensions for Argo CD and Kargo, and configure instance-specific incidents and integrations. - [Bring Your Own Models / Keys](https://docs.akuity.io/ai-agents/byok): Configure your own LLM provider keys or self-hosted models for AI Agents. - [AI Agents Capabilities](https://docs.akuity.io/ai-agents/capabilities): Full list of tools the agents can call, and how to restrict them with tool policies. - [Custom MCP Servers](https://docs.akuity.io/ai-agents/custom-mcp-servers): Connect your own MCP servers so the agents can call third-party tools. ## Self-Hosted Akuity Platform - [Self-Hosted Akuity Platform](https://docs.akuity.io/self-hosted/): Run the Akuity Platform in your own infrastructure. - [Getting Started (Self-Hosted)](https://docs.akuity.io/self-hosted/getting-started): Install and bootstrap a self-hosted Akuity Platform. - [Bring Your Own Ingress](https://docs.akuity.io/self-hosted/bring-your-own-ingress): Configure ingress for self-hosted deployments. - [Multi-Region](https://docs.akuity.io/self-hosted/multi-region): Multi-region self-hosted deployment patterns. - [Images List](https://docs.akuity.io/self-hosted/images-list): Container images required for air-gapped installs. - [Helm Values Reference](https://docs.akuity.io/self-hosted/helm-values-reference): Reference for the Akuity Platform Helm chart values. ## Tutorials - [Tutorials](https://docs.akuity.io/tutorials/): End-to-end walkthroughs for common Akuity Platform workflows. - [Intro to Argo CD](https://docs.akuity.io/tutorials/intro-to-argo-cd/): Argo CD fundamentals using the Akuity Platform. - [Intro to Argo CD on EKS](https://docs.akuity.io/tutorials/intro-to-argo-cd-eks/): Deploying Argo CD on AWS EKS via Akuity. - [Intro to Argo CD with GitHub Actions](https://docs.akuity.io/tutorials/intro-to-argo-cd-github-actions/): CI/CD integration with GitHub Actions. - [Advanced GitOps](https://docs.akuity.io/tutorials/adv-gitops/): Patterns for managing many clusters and apps at scale. - [Migrating from Argo CD](https://docs.akuity.io/tutorials/migrating-from-argocd/): Migrate self-managed Argo CD to the Akuity Platform. - [EKS Add-on Agent Install](https://docs.akuity.io/tutorials/eks-addon-agent-install/): Installing the Akuity Agent as an EKS add-on. ## Changelog - [Changelogs](https://docs.akuity.io/changelog/): Release notes for all Akuity products. - [Akuity Cloud Changelog](https://docs.akuity.io/changelog/cloud): Updates to the hosted Akuity Platform. - [Akuity Agent Changelog](https://docs.akuity.io/changelog/agent): Releases of the Akuity cluster agent. - [Self-Hosted Changelog](https://docs.akuity.io/changelog/selfhosted/): Releases of the self-hosted Akuity Platform. ## Support - [FAQ](https://docs.akuity.io/faq): Frequently asked questions about the Akuity Platform. - [Troubleshooting](https://docs.akuity.io/troubleshooting/): Diagnostic steps and KB articles for common issues. ## Optional - [API Reference (OpenAPI)](https://docs.akuity.io/apidocs.swagger.yaml): OpenAPI/Swagger spec for the Akuity Platform API. - [Sitemap](https://docs.akuity.io/sitemap.xml): Full XML sitemap of all documentation pages. - [Akuity.io](https://akuity.io/): Akuity company site, product overviews, and blog. - [Argo CD Project Docs](https://argo-cd.readthedocs.io/): Upstream Argo CD documentation. - [Kargo Project Docs](https://docs.kargo.io/): Upstream Kargo documentation.