# Clanker Cloud

> Clanker Cloud is a local-first desktop app and MCP workspace for cloud and Kubernetes infrastructure operations with live context, local credential custody, and review-before-execution workflows.

Clanker Cloud is for builders shipping AI-built apps, DevOps and SRE teams, AI researchers, and MCP-capable agents that need grounded infrastructure context.

Important notes:
- Cloud credentials and AI keys stay on the user's machine.
- Agents can use a local MCP surface exposed by the running app.
- High-impact actions require explicit user approval.

## Core pages

- [What is Clanker Cloud?](https://clankercloud.ai/what-is-clanker-cloud): Stable answer-first product definition.
- [How Clanker Cloud works](https://clankercloud.ai/how-clanker-cloud-works): Request flow, local MCP surface, and reviewed-plan execution.
- [For AI agents](https://clankercloud.ai/for-ai-agents): MCP surface, localhost trust model, and local inference guidance.
- [Security](https://clankercloud.ai/security): Trust boundary, local credential custody, and approval model.
- [Pricing](https://clankercloud.ai/pricing): Free beta and support tier packaging.
- [Local-first AI DevOps](https://clankercloud.ai/local-first-ai-devops): Canonical non-branded category page covering definition, tradeoffs, alternatives, and implementation.
- [FAQ](https://clankercloud.ai/faq): Short answers on providers, pricing, credentials, and workflow fit.

## Docs

- [CLI quickstart](https://docs.clankercloud.ai/cli/quickstart): Install Clanker, connect providers, and run grounded infrastructure questions.
- [MCP command reference](https://docs.clankercloud.ai/cli/commands/mcp): Expose the local Clanker MCP server for agents and tools.

## Comparisons

- [Clanker Cloud vs hosted AI copilots](https://clankercloud.ai/clanker-cloud-vs-hosted-ai-copilots): Credential custody, provider coverage, and operator control.
- [Clanker Cloud vs manual cloud consoles](https://clankercloud.ai/clanker-cloud-vs-manual-cloud-consoles): Cross-provider investigation versus console sprawl.
- [Clanker Cloud vs Datadog](https://clankercloud.ai/clanker-cloud-vs-datadog): Observability backend versus local-first context and action workspace.
- [Clanker Cloud vs Dynatrace](https://clankercloud.ai/clanker-cloud-vs-dynatrace): Enterprise observability backend versus local-first operator workflow.
- [Clanker Cloud vs PagerDuty](https://clankercloud.ai/clanker-cloud-vs-pagerduty): On-call routing versus live investigation and reviewed next actions.
- [Clanker Cloud vs Kubecost](https://clankercloud.ai/clanker-cloud-vs-kubecost): Kubernetes cost depth versus broader runtime and change context.
- [Clanker Cloud vs Spacelift](https://clankercloud.ai/clanker-cloud-vs-spacelift): IaC orchestration depth versus local-first context and plan review.
- [Clanker Cloud vs Portainer](https://clankercloud.ai/clanker-cloud-vs-portainer): Cluster admin UI versus multi-cloud local-first operations.
- [Clanker Cloud vs AWS DevOps agent](https://clankercloud.ai/clanker-cloud-vs-aws-devops-agent): AWS-native managed assistance versus provider-agnostic local-first ops.
- [Local-first AI DevOps vs hosted AI DevOps](https://clankercloud.ai/local-first-ai-devops-vs-hosted-ai-devops): Architecture and trust-boundary tradeoffs.

## Discovery

- [Blog](https://clankercloud.ai/blog): Editorial content and comparisons.
- [RSS feed](https://clankercloud.ai/feed.xml): Recent canonical article updates.
- [Sitemap](https://clankercloud.ai/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap entry point.

## Optional

- [Evals](https://clankercloud.ai/evals): Benchmark framing for research and agent workflows.
- [Demo](https://clankercloud.ai/demo): Product walkthroughs and demo videos.