CKP Host Agent

The CKP Host Agent is a lightweight agent installed on every machine that participates in a CKP cluster. It serves as the communication bridge between individual hosts and the CKP management plane.

Capability	Description
Registration	Registers the host with the CKP management controller
Configuration	Manages the connection to the controller and cluster settings
BYOH Integration	Handles the Bring Your Own Host lifecycle for CAPI-provisioned clusters
Upgrade	Supports in-place agent binary upgrades
Health Reporting	Reports host status and health to the management plane via WebSocket