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# Kubernetes Invocation Mode
`RunOptions.invocationMode = { kind: 'k8s', ... }` runs the agent inside a Kubernetes pod, exec'ing into a container you control.
## Quickstart
```ts
await client.run({
agent: 'claude',
prompt: 'Run the suite',
invocationMode: {
kind: 'k8s',
namespace: 'agents',
pod: 'adapters-runner-0',
container: 'runner',
},
});
```
Or via CLI:
```bash
adapters run claude \
--mode k8s \
--namespace agents \
--pod adapters-runner-0 \
--container runner \
--prompt "Hello"
```
Under the hood this becomes:
```
kubectl exec -n agents adapters-runner-0 -c runner -i -- \
claude --output-format jsonl --prompt "Hello"
```
## Ephemeral pods
To create a one-shot pod from an image, use `kind: 'k8s'` with `create: true`:
```ts
invocationMode: {
kind: 'k8s',
namespace: 'agents',
create: true,
image: 'ghcr.io/a5c-ai/adapters-runtime:latest',
env: { ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY! },
}
```
The run handle will delete the pod on completion.
## Remote agent pattern
Combine with the `adapters-remote` adapter to host many agents behind one pod template:
```ts
await client.run({
agent: 'adapters-remote',
prompt: 'Hello',
invocationMode: { kind: 'k8s', namespace: 'agents', pod: 'adapters-0' },
env: { ADAPTER_REMOTE_AGENT: 'claude' },
});
```
## Prereqs
- `kubectl` on `PATH` with a context that can `exec` into the target namespace.
- The pod's container image must include the target agent CLI (or `adapters` when using `adapters-remote`).
See [Invocation Modes](../reference/13-invocation-modes.md).
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