# Cynative

> Updated 2026-09-09 · type: tool · category: ai-infrastructure · status: active · rev 1

Cynative is an open-source framework for building security agents — 45 built-in agents audit your cloud, Kubernetes and code hosts.

- Open source: yes (Apache-2.0)
- Self-hostable: yes
- Pricing model: free
- Best for: Security-minded platform and RevOps engineers who want to build or run auditing agents over their cloud and code-hosting accounts.
- Last verified: 2026-09-09

- **Canonical:** https://gtmstacker.com/registry/tool/cynative/
- **Source:** [github · cynative/cynative](https://github.com/cynative/cynative)
- **Tags:** ai-infrastructure, agent-security, cloud-security, governance, agent-framework, self-hostable
- **Repository:** https://github.com/cynative/cynative

## Is Cynative open source?

Yes, Cynative is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

## How much does Cynative cost?

Cynative is free to use.

## Can I self-host Cynative?

Yes, Cynative can be self-hosted (the source is available under the Apache-2.0 license).

## Alternatives & related

- [Geiger](https://gtmstacker.com/registry/tool/geiger/)


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Open-source framework (Go) for building your own security agents: ships 45 built-in agents that examine AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, GitHub and GitLab for privilege escalation, public exposure and supply-chain risks using frontier models. Cloud-security-focused — adjacent to, not core, GTM.

## Provenance

- Apache-2.0 independently WebFetch-verified 2026-09-09 (198★, 206 commits, active; Go). Surfaced via the 2026-09-09 daily pull agent-safety cluster. Recorded as an agent-framework entry with an ICP-adjacency flag.
- Curated from the GTM Stacker signal registry (2026-09-09 pass: daily pull + viral-posts brief); license independently WebFetch-verified 2026-09-09.