OpenChoreo is a developer platform for Kubernetes offering development and architecture abstractions, a Backstage-powered developer portal, application CI/CD, GitOps, and observability.
Independently deployable control, data, build, and observability planes separate concerns with clear boundaries and flexible deployment topologies, from a single Kubernetes cluster to massively distributed fleets.
Core platform concepts are exposed as declarative APIs (environments, gateways, pipelines/workflows, component types, modules, etc.), so topology and delivery behavior can be standardized across an organization.
Developers use higher-level, extensible Kubernetes-native abstractions (projects, components, endpoints, dependencies) and golden paths to ship without dealing with the full surface area of the Kubernetes API.
Unified access to distributed logs, metrics, traces, and alerts and exposed via APIs. A unified platform model enriched with observability data allows for faster debugging and operational actions for humans and AI.
Agents are first-class platform citizens. Includes an SRE agent for root cause analysis and remediation, a FinOps agent for cost optimization, and more.
A controlled agent interface with MCP servers, skills, and the CLI lets AI assistants and agents participate in development, delivery, and operations, without bypassing guardrails.
Platform and application state are reconciled from Git for auditability and drift resistance, with GUI and CLI support for imperative actions when speed matters (or if that's what you prefer).
Built-in tenancy boundaries and role-based access control enable safe self-service across teams, projects, and environments with least-privilege access.
Integrate external tools into OpenChoreo's unified platform experience using community-driven marketplace modules, or build your own.
OpenChoreo isn't just a toolkit—it's a complete, modular foundation for building your Internal Developer Platform. It brings clarity, security, and self-service to every stage of your developer experience.
A single developer portal, API surface, CLI and operational context for building, delivering, and running software, without jumping between disconnected tools.
Define opinionated, reusable workflows and component types that guide developers from idea to production, with standardized delivery patterns instead of ad-hoc pipelines.
Agent-ready interfaces (MCP + skills) and built-in agents automate common delivery and operational workflows—triage, remediation, RCA, and cost checks, within platform guardrails.
Policy enforcement, runtime isolation, and least-privilege access are embedded into platform and developer abstractions so self-service scales without governance and security becoming an afterthought.
Adopt only what you need and integrate your existing stack through marketplace or custom modules, external tools become part of a unified platform experience, not one-off ad-hoc integrations.
A modular, multi-plane architecture scales from a single small cluster to multi-cloud, hybrid, and on-prem fleets, letting you scale infrastructure as your teams and systems grow without re-architecting the platform.
Skip the setup headaches. Pick what works for you and get hands-on.
Run OpenChoreo locally with a single command.
Set up OpenChoreo on your own Kubernetes cluster.
OpenChoreo orchestrates CNCF and open-source tools like Kubernetes, Argo CD, Cilium, Backstage, and more to provide a production-grade IDP.
We're building OpenChoreo with you — for the next generation of platform engineering.
ContributeHelp shape OpenChoreo by submitting features, fixes, or improvements.
Report IssuesIdentify bugs and suggest enhancements to make the platform better for everyone.
Join CNCF SlackJoin #openchoreo channel to get real-time support, ask questions, and engage with other users.
OpenChoreo is a CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) sandbox project.
