# cyclops-ui/cyclops

Developer Friendly Kubernetes 👁️

Repository: https://github.com/cyclops-ui/cyclops
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cyclops
Homepage: https://cyclops-ui.com
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: helm, kubernetes, kubernetes-operator, aks, cloud, crd-controller, devops, eks, gke, kubernetes-cluster, kubernetes-controller, platform-engineering, json-schema, deployment, go, golang, react, typescript, typescript-react, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-01-22T09:59:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 63, release rhythm 40, longevity 89
- inputs: {"age_days": 1250, "days_push": 223, "days_rel": 433, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 32}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3321, forks 756 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:56.286742+00:00)

## What it is
Cyclops is an open-source web-based UI for Kubernetes that abstracts YAML manifests into customizable, form-based interfaces built on Helm chart templates. It lets DevOps teams expose validated deployment configurations to developers and other non-Kubernetes users through a browser dashboard.

## Use cases
- deploy apps to kubernetes without writing yaml
- build custom deployment forms for developers from helm charts
- give non-devops teammates a ui to manage kubernetes workloads
- validate kubernetes configurations before they hit production
- reduce developer onboarding time for kubernetes
- manage deployments and replicas from a dashboard instead of kubectl

## When to choose
- your devops team wants to hide kubernetes complexity behind tailored forms
- you already use helm charts and want a friendlier interface over them
- you need an internal developer platform for self-service deployments
- you want validation of configs before deployment

## When to avoid
- you need full low-level control of raw kubernetes manifests
- you prefer gitops-only workflows with no interactive ui
- you are not running kubernetes
- you need a managed saas rather than self-hosted tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, configuration-management, templating, ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, go
- tags: kubernetes-ui, helm, platform-engineering, internal-developer-platform, crd-controller, developer-experience, devops, containers, kubernetes, docker, web-server, react

## Member repositories
- cyclops-ui/cyclops (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.286742+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:41:50.207234+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cyclops-ui/cyclops (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:56.286742+00:00, sha 477281615c67)
  - homepage: https://cyclops-ui.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:54.326023+00:00, sha 10dd996783d7)
  - site_page: https://cyclops-ui.com/docs/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:54.334961+00:00, sha 8317abe250d0)
  - site_page: https://cyclops-ui.com/docs/installation/install/manifest (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:54.338737+00:00, sha 0896071c34b8)
  - site_page: https://cyclops-ui.com/docs/installation/prerequisites (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:54.340232+00:00, sha 0d1839e58b6b)
  - site_page: https://cyclops-ui.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:34:54.337095+00:00, sha 24ff86325969)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.