# databricks/click

The "Command Line Interactive Controller for Kubernetes"

Repository: https://github.com/databricks/click
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/databricks-click
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, cli, kubernetes, kubectl
Last push: 2026-03-27T23:39:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 74, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3344, "days_push": 159, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1506, forks 91 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:54.978168+00:00)

## What it is
Click is a command-line REPL for Kubernetes written in Rust that manages clusters and objects interactively. It maintains an active context, namespace, and object so commands don't need to repeatedly specify targets.

## Use cases
- manage multiple kubernetes clusters from a terminal
- interactive kubectl alternative with a repl
- quickly switch between k8s contexts and namespaces
- inspect and modify kubernetes objects without typing full kubectl commands
- work with gke clusters from the command line

## When to choose
- you spend a lot of time in kubectl and want a faster interactive workflow
- you manage many clusters or namespaces and want persistent context
- you prefer a REPL over repeated kubectl invocations

## When to avoid
- you need full kubectl feature parity or plugins
- you rely on scripts where kubectl's non-interactive CLI is a better fit
- your cluster uses Node Authorization certs that Click's strict TLS rejects

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, container-orchestration, auth
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, rust, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, kubectl-alternative, repl, k8s-management, command-line, containers, devops, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- databricks/click (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:54.978168+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 2026-08-30T04:32:38.616101+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/databricks/click (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:54.978168+00:00, sha f4cbd63df6aa)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/click (fetched 2026-08-29T11:37:01.860610+00:00, sha 348e1f944850)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.