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boz/kail

kubernetes log viewer observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/boz/kail · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

36/100

  • Activity 29
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3307
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 426
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2067 stars · 92 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Kail is a Go CLI tool that tails and streams logs from all containers of pods matching selectors like service, deployment, or namespace in a Kubernetes cluster. It dynamically adjusts to cluster changes, adding or removing pods from the log stream as they enter or leave the selection.

Use cases

  • tail logs from all pods in a kubernetes cluster
  • stream logs from pods belonging to a deployment or service
  • aggregate logs from multiple containers at once
  • follow logs across namespaces while debugging
  • watch logs of pods as they scale up and down

When to choose

  • you want kubectl logs across many pods simultaneously
  • you need log streaming that adapts to changing pod sets
  • you prefer a lightweight single-binary CLI over a full log aggregation stack

When to avoid

  • you need persistent log storage, search, or dashboards
  • you are not running Kubernetes
  • you need structured log parsing or alerting

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

logging cli developer-tools developer-tools cli go cross-platform kubernetes log-tailing kubectl-companion log-streaming containers devops command-line

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