How AgentStead Works
A plain-language view of the AgentStead platform — what happens when you deploy, and what the platform manages for you.
AgentStead is a managed platform for deploying isolated agent environments on runtime hosts. From your perspective it feels simple. Under the hood it's coordinating subscription capacity, provisioning, credentials, backup storage, and runtime access across a fleet.
What happens when you deploy
Deployment typically completes in 30–60 seconds. The status stream in the dashboard updates in real time.
Regions
Agents deploy into one of two regions. Region affects latency and runtime placement — not the dashboard workflow.
What AgentStead manages for you
Runtime host selection
AgentStead picks the right node in your chosen region.
Provisioning & restarts
Container lifecycle is fully managed — no Docker commands from you.
Public routing & TLS
Every agent gets a dedicated HTTPS URL, automatically.
Credential bootstrap
Username, password, and runtime token generated and stored securely.
Backup accounting
Quota tracking and backup catalog across all your agents.
Health visibility
Status, logs, and restart controls all exposed in the dashboard.
What you manage
Secrets & API keys
Add your provider keys and env vars in the Secrets tab.
Runtime configuration
Model settings and structured config in the Settings tab.
Workspace contents
What's inside the persistent workspace is yours to manage.
Backups
Create backups before risky changes — AgentStead doesn't auto-backup.
Active agents
Running agents consume a slot. Destroy what you don't need.