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| 17 | outdated | Find and report outdated images running in a Kubernetes cluster | Security |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