awesome-kubectl-plugins

A curated list of awesome kubectl plugins inspired by the awesome list.

If you see a link that isn't a good fit, you can fix it by submitting a pull request to help improve the list. Likewise, if you'd like to add or fix something, click the README.md file to edit and submit a pull request. Thank you!

What are kubectl plugins?

Since version 1.12, kubectl includes a plugin mechanism that allows you to extend kubectl with custom commands. Extending kubectl with plugins greatly enhances the productivity while using the CLI.

Contents

• Package Manager
• Resources
• Blog Posts
• kubectl Plugins

Package Manager 📦

• Krew

Resources

• Writing Kubectl Plugins for Everyone
• Podcast - kubectl Plugins and krew, with Ahmet Alp Balkan and Luk Burchard

Blog Posts

• How to write a kubectl plugin
• Extending kubectl with plugins
• Write your own kubectl subcommands
• Manage Kubernetes Plugins with Krew
• Boosting Your Kubectl Productivity
• Top 15 Kubectl plugins for security engineers

Use awesome-kubectl-plugins as a Custom Index via Krew

A notable feature custom index was added in krew's v0.4.0 release. This means you can now use custom indexes of your own to install the plugins via krew.

Was you plugin not accepted in default krew-index due to some reasons? No issues, you can still use that plugin manifest in your custom index and install it via krew.

Now, awesome-kubectl-plugins is not just a list of awesome kubectl plugins (without any centralised control), you can actually use this to add your own plugins like you did for krew-index and install them locally. 🚀

Note: This does not mean you can install plugins without a valid plugins.yaml for your plugin. You still need to have a plugin manifest.

How to add your plugin to awesome-kubectl-plugins

• Add your plugin's name, description and category to the below kubectl Plugins list.
• Add plugin-name.yaml manifest to ./plugins directory.
• And, you're done.

Installing plugins via awesome-kubectl-plugins

• Add the custom index to krew:

  $ kubectl krew index add awesome-kubectl-plugins https://github.com/ishantanu/awesome-kubectl-plugins.git
  

• Install a plugin from the custom index by running:

  kubectl krew install awesome-kubectl-plugins/access-matrix
  

kubectl Plugins

No.	Plugin	Description	Category	Github Stars
1	rakkess	Review Access - kubectl plugin to show an access matrix for k8s server resources	RBAC
2	kubectl-who-can	Show who has RBAC permissions to perform actions on different resources in Kubernetes	RBAC
3	kubectl-neat	Clean up Kuberntes yaml and json output to make it readable	Linting
4	ksort	Sort manifest files in a proper order by Kind	Linting
5	kubectl-debug	Debug your pod by a new container with every troubleshooting tools pre-installed	Debugging
6	kube-profefe	continuous profiling made easy in Kubernetes with profefe	Debugging
7	ksniff	Kubectl plugin to ease sniffing on kubernetes pods using tcpdump and wireshark	Networking
8	kubectl-swiftnp	A kubectl plugin for rendering details of Network Policies.	Networking
9	kubectl-trace	Schedule bpftrace programs on your kubernetes cluster using the kubectl	Networking
10	kubectl-capture	A kubectl plugin which triggers a Sysdig capture https://sysdig.com/opensource/inspect/	Networking
11	kubectl-plugin-pvc	A simple kubectl binary plugin for PVC operations	Storage
12	kubectl-dfi	List and show disk resources of images on Kubernetes nodes.	Storage
13	kubectl-unbound-pvc	List and show disk resources of images on Kubernetes nodes.	Storage
14	kubectl-df-pv	giving admins df (disk free) like utility for persistent volumes	Storage
15	outdated	Find and report outdated images running in a Kubernetes cluster	Security
16	kubectl-kubesec	Security risk analysis for Kubernetes resources https://kubesec.io	Security
17	duplik8s	Duplicate Pods with overriden commands and configurations.	Exec
18	kubectl-enter	Exec into node via kubectl	Exec
19	kubectl-iexec	Kubectl plugin to interactively exec into a pod	Exec
20	kubectl-ssh	A kubectl plugin to ssh into a pod's node	Exec
21	kubectl-kcn	A script and kubectl plugin which makes it easier to ssh into nodes within your cluster.	Exec
22	duyguserbest kubectl-iexec	A script and kubectl plugin which makes it easier to ssh into nodes within your cluster.	Exec
23	kubectl-exec-all	kubectl plugin to execute a command in all running pods of a resource.	Exec
24	kubectl-nsenter	Simple kubectl plugin to take pod name, SSH onto node and spawn an nsenter shell	Exec
25	kvaps kubectl-ssh	Tiny plugin for connecting to node in the cluster over SSH	Exec
26	kubectl-warp	Kubernetes CLI plugin for syncing and executing local files in Pod on Kubernetes	Exec
27	kubectl-plugin-ssh-jump	A kubectl plugin to SSH into Kubernetes nodes using a SSH jump host Pod	Exec
28	kubectl-texec	Attach to the pod matching the label with Tmux	Exec
29	kubectl-dig	Deep kubernetes visibility from the kubectl	Visibility
30	kubectl-utility	Utility tool for observing k8s resources.	Visibility
31	kubectl-graph	A kubectl plugin to visualize Kubernetes resources and relationships.	Visibility
32	kubectl-tree	A kubectl plugin to browse Kubernetes object hierarchies as a tree	Visibility
33	kubectl-topology	A kubectl plugin that provides insight into the topology of a Kubernetes cluster.	Visibility
34	Pod-Dive	A kubectl plugin to dive into your Kubernetes nodes pods, and inspect them.	Visibility
35	kubectl-dashboard	Instantly get a Kubernetes dashboard	Visibility
36	kubelogin	kubectl plugin for Kubernetes OpenID Connect authentication (kubectl oidc-login)	Authn/Authz
37	k8s-pixy-auth	k8s plugin to authenticate against an OIDC compatible issuer using PKCE (pixy) flow	Authn/Authz
38	kubectl-login	Kubectl plugin for re-authenticate into OpenID Connect Provider via CLI	Authn/Authz
39	zjj2wry kubectl-login	The kubectl plugin is used to login to the kubernetes cluster by oidc authentication.	Authn/Authz
40	kubectl-pass	kubectl plugin for integration with pass (the standard unix password manager)	Authn/Authz
41	kubectl-ssm-secret	A kubectl plugin to allow import/export of kubernetes secrets to/from AWS SSM Parameter Store path.	Secrets
42	kubectl-decode-secret	A kubectl plugin to decode Kubernetes secrets	Secrets
43	kubectl-gopass	Plugin for kubectl to support reading and writing secrets directly from/to gopass	Secrets
44	kubectl-modify-secret	kubectl-modify-secrets allows user to directly modify the secret without worrying about base64 encoding/decoding	Secrets
45	weibeld kubectl-ctx	A kubectl plugin for interactively changing the kubeconfig context	Context/Namespace Switching
46	weibeld kubectl-ns	A kubectl plugin for interactively switching between namespaces in your cluster	Context/Namespace Switching
47	kubectl-select-context	light kubectl plugin that prompts user to select config context	Context/Namespace Switching
48	kubectl-use	Plugin for simple switch kubernetes contexts and namespaces	Context/Namespace Switching
49	kubectx	Switch faster between clusters and namespaces in kubectl https://kubectx.dev	Context/Namespace Switching
50	kubectl-ns	Simple kubectl plugin to display/switch namespaces	Context/Namespace Switching
51	kubectl-use	Plugin for simple switch kubernetes contexts and namespaces	Context/Namespace Switching
52	kubectl-switch	Kubernetes multi-cluster command-line management tool	Context/Namespace Switching
53	caas-one kubectl-switch	Kubernetes multi-cluster command-line management tool	Context/Namespace Switching
54	juanvallejo kubectl-ns	Quickly view or change the current namespace via kubectl	Context/Namespace Switching
55	km	EKS MFA kubeconfig management tool. Thin wrapper for kubectl.	Context/Namespace Switching
56	ketall	Like kubectl get all, but get really all resources	Resource CRUDs
57	kubectl-grep	Filter Kubernetes resources by matching their names	Resource CRUDs
58	kubectl-all	kubectl plugin to list all resources in given namespace	Resource CRUDs
59	kubectl-watch	Watches Kubernetes resources	Resource CRUDs
60	kubectl-custom-cols	a kubectl plugin that help you customize output columns like a boss !	Resource CRUDs
61	kubepod	Search pods faster in kubectl	Resource CRUDs
62	kubectl-resources	Plugin to access Kubernetes resource requests, limits, and usage.	Resource CRUDs
63	kubectl-free	Show various requested resources on Kubernetes nodes	Resource CRUDs
64	kubectl-match-name	regex matching for resource names	Resource CRUDs
65	kubectl-eksporter	A simple Ruby-script to export k8s resources	Resource CRUDs
66	kube-capacity	A simple CLI that provides an overview of the resource requests, limits, and utilization in a Kubernetes cluster	Resource CRUDs
67	kubectl-rotate-pods	kubectl plugin to easily restart all pods of a deployment	Resource CRUDs
68	kubectl-terminate	kubectl-terminate, a kubectl plugin to remove finalizers and finally delete k8s resources	Resource CRUDs
69	kubectl-extension-versions	Filter Kubernetes resources by matching their names	Controller/Operator
70	kudo	A kubectl plugin to use kudo via kubectl CLI	Controller/Operator
71	ipick	A kubectl wrapper for interactive resource selection	Controller/Operator
72	kubectl-tmux-logs	A kubectl plugin to display container logs within separate tmux panes	Logging
73	kubectl-clogs	kubectl plugin to follow logs of multiple running pods	Logging
74	kubectl-mtail	Kubectl helper to get logs from multiple pods	Logging	// Gitlab repository
75	kubectl-open-svc-plugin	kubectl open-svc plugin makes services accessible via their ClusterIP from outside your cluster	Uncategorized
76	kubectl-doctor	k8s cluster triage plugin - scan your cluster for anomalies (brew doctor equivalent)	Uncategorized
77	kubectl-view-serviceaccount-kubeconfig-plugin	A kubectl plugin that show a kubeconfig to access the apiserver with a specified serviceaccount.	Uncategorized
78	unfork	Kubectl plugin to find forked Helm Charts and other K8s resources and unfork them https://www.unfork.io	Uncategorized
79	kubectl-config-merge	A kubectl plugin for merging multiple kubeconfig files. A cli-runtime example.	Uncategorized
80	konfig	konfig helps to merge, split or import kubeconfig files	Uncategorized
81	kubectlsafe	Safe operations in kubectl with plugin kubectlsafe	Uncategorized
82	kubectl-rainbow	Simple binary to colorize output.	Uncategorized
83	kubectl-ansible	An ansible dynamic inventory plugin for kubernetes cluster nodes	Uncategorized
84	kubectl-server-version	A kubectl plugin for rendering the Kubernetes server version.	Uncategorized
85	kubectl-config-cleanup	A kubectl plugin for automatically cleaning up your kubeconfig	Uncategorized
86	kubectl-gitlab-bootstrap	Quickly add a Kubernetes cluster to a GitLab project	Uncategorized
87	kubectl-captain	kubectl plugin for captain	Uncategorized
88	kubectl preflight	Preflight Checks and Support Bundles Framework for Kubernetes Applications https://troubleshoot.sh	Uncategorized
89	kubectl support-bundle	Preflight Checks and Support Bundles Framework for Kubernetes Applications https://troubleshoot.sh	Uncategorized
90	kubectl-virt-plugin	Holds all scripts to create packages and manifest file required for publishing the virtctl binary as a krew package for kubectl.	Uncategorized
91	kcf	A CLI tool providing you with status & configuration of a Kubernetes cluster fleet	Uncategorized
92	kubepug	Kubernetes PreUpGrade (Checker)	Uncategorized
93	kubectl view-secret	Decode Kubernetes secrets	Secrets
94	kubectl-cilium	A kubectl plugin for interacting with Cilium.	Networking
95	kubectl-carbonetes-scan	Integrates container analysis directly into your cluster.	Container Security
96	kubectl-cyclonus	Analyze, explain, and probe network policies.	Networking
97	kubectl-view-webhook	Visualize your webhook configurations	Visibility
98	kubectl-translate	Helps migrate your app to run on Kubernetes. Generates K8s yamls, Helm chart, Operator, CI/CD pipeline, Kustomize overlays, etc.	Migration
99	kubectl-datree	Scan resources within your cluster for misconfigurations	Misconfiguration Detection
100	kubectl-irsa	Check the IAM capabilities of the serviceaccounts via AWS PolicySimulator	Security
101	kubectl-dumpy	Performs tcpdump captures on resources	Networking

Collection of kubectl plugins

• collection of kubectl plugins - A Collection of Plugins for kubectl Integration (context switching, ssh / exec as any user, etc).

• kubectl-extras mini plugins - A collection of mini plugins for kubectl.

• collection - kubectl plugins - A list of plugins that enhance the kubectl CLI

• collection - kubectl plugins - It is a set of kubectl plugins.

• collection - kubectl plugins - These be collection of kubectl plugins!

• kubectl-everything - Various kubectl plugins to make life easier