K9X ecosystem

One framework. Every stage of a governed agent.

Agentic AI that isn't governed is a liability. K9-AIF makes governance part of the architecture, and the K9X products cover every stage around it: design, build, verify, run, decide, and stay current.

New to K9-AIF?Start with the framework Architecture overview, concepts, quick startRead the docs → Designing a solution?Open K9X Studio Design visually, generate a compliant scaffoldOpen Studio → Already have one?Check it with K9X Inspector Conformance, layering, governance on every pushRun Inspector →

At a glance

The framework, and the ecosystem that keeps it current

Layers that know only the one below. Governance, Zero Trust and people across every layer. Every box opens what it names.

K9-AIF FRAMEWORK

InputSources: events, streams, APIs, apps, documents, and other agent frameworks (CrewAI, LangGraph, Claude Agent SDK) Routerroutes each event to the right orchestrator Orchestratorruns squads; records failures; waits for people Squada team of agents, in order, from YAML Agentone task, one execute(); facts from k9x Origin, policy from data Model Routerpicks the model per task, learns from grades → Ollama · OpenAI · Azure OpenAI · watsonx · your own Shield
GuardianGovernanceevery agent
in and out signed
identityZero Trustverify pause,
ask,
resumeHuman in the loopa person
decides trace
eventsAudit and traceevery
decision PLATFORM SERVICES · THROUGH FACTORIES, SWAPPABLE Kafka event busPersistence and routing stateObject storage (S3 / MinIO)MCP toolsIdentity: OIDC (Keycloak, Entra ID, Okta)Secrets

PrinciplesOOA · OOD · TOGAF · UML · ABB contracts, SBB solutions

A Python libraryPython 3.11+ · pip install k9-aif · Apache 2.0

Any platformLinux · macOS · Windows · containers · on premises or cloud

K9X ECOSYSTEM · BUILT ON K9-AIF

Keeps the framework current

K9X Sentinelreads new AI attacks daily; gaps become framework checks K9X Newswatchwhat shipped in each AI vendor's stack, and what to check K9X Satanfires real attacks to prove the controls hold K9X Inspectorchecks every application against the rules, on every push K9X Arenagrades models head to head; feeds the model router

Design, reuse and decide

K9X Studiodesign visually, generate the scaffold K9X Continuumgoverned building blocks to reuse K9X Enterprise Repositoryarchitecture artifacts, standards and decisions K9X HILpeople review and decide; every decision recorded

How it fits together

The lifecycle

Every stage has a tool. Every tool is built on the framework it serves.

The components

What each one does

Every product is built on K9-AIF itself.

K9-AIF Framework

The architecture everything runs on: ABB contracts; Router, Orchestrator, Squad and Agent; governance by construction (k9x Shield, Granite Guardian); live, governed data for agents (k9x Origin); Zero Trust and human-in-the-loop, built in.

pip install k9-aifRead the docs →

Design & reuse

K9X Studio

Design a solution visually and generate a framework-compliant scaffold to build on.

Open → K9X Continuum

Catalog of building blocks by TOGAF level, with review and promotion of reusable solutions.

Open → K9X Enterprise Repository

Architectures, standards and decisions in one place.

Open →

Verify & stay current

K9X Inspector

Checks solutions on every push: contracts, layering, governance, secrets and framework version, with a remediation guide.

Open → K9X Satan

Fires real attacks at a governed pipeline to show what the framework's controls contain and where gaps remain.

Open → K9X Sentinel

Reads new AI-security research daily, judges each threat against what the framework covers, and raises gaps for review.

Open → K9X Newswatch

What shipped in your AI stack, and what to check: vendor releases and docs, verified against the source, scored on one governance rubric. By email if you like.

Open → K9X Arena

Models compete on real tasks; graded results become evidence for the framework's model routing.

Open →

Run & decide

K9X HIL

Human-in-the-loop review: agents raise decisions, people make them, and the outcome flows back to the running solution.

Open → K9X Streams & k9x Origin

Live, governed data for agents: one call returns what is true right now, where it came from, and any reason not to trust it.

Open → K9X Dashboard

One view of the ecosystem: what is running, what is waiting for a person, and where things stand.

Open →

Watch

YouTube

Video	Length	Link
K9-AIF DAS in depth: one requirement, end to end	6:43	Watch ▶
Learn agentic AI development: free course and certification (K9X Developer Foundation)	2:46	Watch ▶
Enterprise Repository & Continuum: know what you have, reuse what works with K9X	2:56	Watch ▶
Secure AI Lifecycle: security from inception to production with K9X	2:59	Watch ▶
K9-AIF Patterns: the Event Router	1:52	Watch ▶
K9-AIF Patterns: one path to any model	2:26	Watch ▶
K9-AIF Patterns: how components are built and wired	1:46	Watch ▶
K9-AIF Patterns: integration	2:04	Watch ▶
K9-AIF Patterns: how the work gets done	1:50	Watch ▶
K9-AIF: Zero Trust explained	1:56	Watch ▶
K9X Sentinel and Satan: how K9-AIF keeps up with AI-driven attacks	2:45	Watch ▶
k9x Origin: AI agents don't run on yesterday's data	2:01	Watch ▶
K9-AIF: the framework in 3 minutes	2:51	Watch ▶
DAS: agents prepare, humans decide	4:26	Watch ▶