Targets and connectors - AcornOps

A target is an environment that AcornOps can observe or operate on. The current target types are Kubernetes clusters and Linux/systemd virtual machines.

Target records

The control plane owns the target record, identity, policy, connection state, inventory, findings, sessions, and run history. Target-specific connectors report live state and execute allowed tools.

AgentK and AgentV

Connector	Runs in	Provides
AgentK	A connected Kubernetes cluster	Cluster inventory, events, metrics, logs, and Kubernetes tools
AgentV	A connected Linux/systemd VM	Host inventory, services, processes, ports, metrics, logs, and bounded VM tools

Both connectors authenticate with a target-specific agent key and connect outbound to the control plane. Connected targets do not require public inbound access. AgentK and AgentV are not specialist Agents. They are target connectors. See Agents and Workflows for the workspace automation object.

Target-native chat

Each target has a generic target-native assistant. At run creation, AcornOps evaluates the signed-in member, requested access mode, workspace policy, target policy, current connector capabilities, and enabled tools. It pins the resulting scope to the run.

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