# hidetatz/kubecolor

colorizes kubectl output

Repository: https://github.com/hidetatz/kubecolor
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hidetatz-kubecolor
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubectl, kubernetes
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-04-13T17:38:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2155, "days_push": 1238, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1443, forks 104 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:44.880224+00:00)

## What it is
kubecolor is a Go CLI wrapper that colorizes kubectl command output, acting as a drop-in alternative to kubectl via a shell alias. It supports color themes and passes through unsupported subcommands unchanged.

## Use cases
- colorize kubectl output
- make kubernetes pod status easier to read in terminal
- use kubectl with syntax highlighting
- set a light-background color theme for kubectl
- alias kubectl to a colorized wrapper

## When to choose
- you read kubectl output frequently and want color-coded status
- you want a transparent drop-in replacement for kubectl
- you work in terminals with light or dark backgrounds and need theme options

## When to avoid
- you need zero runtime overhead, since kubecolor parses output and adds latency
- you need a kubectl feature not yet supported by colorization
- you need a tool actively adding features, as development appears stalled since 2023

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, terminal-ui, theme
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, go, cross-platform
- tags: kubectl, kubernetes, colorizer, terminal-output, shell-alias, command-line, containers, devops, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- hidetatz/kubecolor (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.880224+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 2026-08-30T04:36:20.902397+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hidetatz/kubecolor (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.880224+00:00, sha 718dbfe13057)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.