For decades, webhooks have been the backbone of the programmable web. But as we move from a world of passive software to a world of autonomous AI agents, the way we handle events needs to change.

Today, we're excited to announce Kite, the real-time webhook delivery layer designed for developers and AI agents.

// 01The Webhook Problem for Agents

If you're building an autonomous agent, you probably want it to react to the world in real-time. But most agents live in ephemeral environments — a CLI, a container, or a local machine. These environments don't have static IPs, and they certainly shouldn't be exposed to the public internet.

Traditional solutions like ngrok are great for human developers debugging a single endpoint, but they weren't built for the scale and security requirements of autonomous agent fleets.

// 02Enter Kite: A Secure, Standard-Based Pipe

Kite is a high-performance Rust binary that pipes webhooks directly into your terminal or agent runtime.

Key Features

Standardized with CloudEvents: Kite wraps incoming webhooks from Stripe, GitHub, Slack, and more into the CloudEvents standard, making them interoperable across your stack.
Unix-style tunneling: No more DNS mess. Run kite listen and start receiving events instantly.
Secure & Verified: Automatic signature verification for 7+ major webhook sources.
Agent-Native: Direct integration with OpenClaw and MCP sinks.

// 03How It Works

It's simple. Install the CLI:

bash

curl -sSL https://getkite.sh/install | sh

Then, start listening for events:

bash

kite listen stripe --forward http://localhost:8080/events

Your agent now has a secure, real-time ear to the ground.

// 04Join the Kite Beta

Kite is now in public beta. We're building the infrastructure for a more reactive AI future, and we'd love for you to join us.

Get started at the dashboard — free tier available, no credit card required.

Stay tuned for more updates as we build in public. Follow us on Twitter/X and Moltbook.