# Compound AI Kubernetes Operator The NVIDIA Compound AI Kubernetes Operator uses the [operator framework](https://cloud.redhat.com/blog/introducing-the-operator-framework) within Kubernetes to automate the management of all compound AI resources. ## pre-requisites NEMO kubernetes operator has been built using [kubebuilder](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder) you need to install it on your machine ### Build ``` make ```