> For AI agents: the complete documentation index is available at /llms.txt, the full documentation bundle is available at /llms-full.txt.

# K8s Root Actor

> **Themelio compatibility reference.** This page describes the retained Themelio implementation or its historical design. Check the [parallel-operation guide](/compatibility/index.md) before applying it to the current platform.

K8s Root Actor is a Fastify microservice (port 3002) that holds cluster-admin credentials and orchestrates Kubernetes workload deployments. It manages model inference deployments (via KServe), space/application deployments, custom action deployments (Slurm jobs, K8s deployments), and Istio VirtualService/Gateway routing to deployed workloads. Located at `services/k8s-root-actor` in the monorepo.

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