Kinotic is a next-generation Operating System for the Cloud. Just as traditional OSs (like Linux or Windows) abstracted away the complexity of hardware, Kinotic OS abstracts away the complexity of modern cloud-based applications. We believe that by removing the friction of infrastructure, networking, and deployment, we enable AI to rapidly prototype and build enterprise-grade applications that can operate at internet scale.
Modern cloud development is bogged down by "plumbing"—IAM roles, VPCs, CI/CD pipelines, and service meshes. Kinotic OS handles this underlying complexity, allowing developers (and AI agents) to focus on the vibe: the core logic, user experience, and business value.
- Rapid Prototyping: Move from idea to a scalable Kubernetes deployment in minutes.
- Enterprise Ready: Built-in RBAC, SBOM support, and observability from day one.
- Internet Scale: Designed to handle massive throughput with automated dependency management and Firecracker VM isolation.
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Kinotic OS | The complete system, deployable to any Kubernetes cluster or forward-deployed to customer environments. |
| Kinotic OS Cloud | Our managed SaaS offering for teams who want to start building immediately without managing infrastructure. |
| Kinotic CLI | The developer's primary tool for scaffolding, local development, and rapid cloud iteration. |
Kinotic organizes work into Applications (logical containers) and Projects (functional units). Projects contribute specific Artifacts:
- Microservices: Continuous code running in pods/VMs with automatic proxy generation.
- Persistence: Domain models, CRUD services, and named queries.
- Batch Jobs: Scheduled code execution.
- UI Components: Atomic building blocks for shared use.
- Frontends: Complete UI that can be deployed as a static site.
A centralized registry providing a source of truth for all services within an application:
- Function definitions and input schemas.
- RBAC policies required for access.
- Metadata for AI-agent discovery and documentation.
We use the Cedar Policy Language for fine-grained, high-performance authorization across three hierarchies:
- System Level: For Kinotic OS administrators.
- Organization Level: For development teams.
- Application Level: For end-users and machine-to-machine connections.
- Support for OIDC (Google, GitHub, etc.) and native email/password management.
- Vibe-to-Code Workflow: Feature-based development where every branch gets its own development pod.
- Firecracker Isolation: Builds are executed in isolated Firecracker VMs for speed and security.
- Promotion Pipeline: Automated flow from Dev → Staging (Vulnerability scanning & Migration tests) → Production.
Kinotic provides deep visibility into your application's health and AI interactions:
- Metrics: Real-time CPU, Memory, and Data Throughput.
- Traces & Spans: Drill down from high-level overviews to detailed execution logs.
- LLM Observability: Trace user interactions with LLMs, track token utilization for cost analysis, and index chats via Loki.
- Audit Logs: Detailed history of logins and configuration changes.
Kinotic OS isn't just a development platform; it is a SaaS Launchpad. Developers can build full-scale SaaS applications and instantly monetize them by deploying to Kinotic OS Cloud.
- Zero-Config Monetization: Kinotic acts as the Merchant of Record, handling the complexities of global payments and subscription lifecycles.
- Flexible Revenue Models: Set your pricing based on the metrics that matter most—whether that’s a flat rate per user, data throughput, storage, or custom application-specific usage.
- Enterprise Availability: Deploying to the Kinotic OS cloud makes your application instantly accessible to users on a production-hardened foundation that is ready to grow and scale with you.
- Automated QA: Integrated testing suites for the post-staging phase.
- Zero-Downtime Migration: Seamlessly move from Kinotic Cloud to Self-Hosted environments.
- Real-time Co-browsing: Built-in support for Organizations to assist their users directly in the browser.
- Orchestration: Kinotic OS / Kubernetes
- Policy Engine: Cedar
- Runtimes: Firecracker VM, Bun
- Database: Postgres (Hibernate Reactive)
- Logging: Grafana Loki
- Payments: Stripe Connect
We welcome contributions, just create PR.
Kinotic OS: Stop building infrastructure. Start shipping the vision..