# vladimirvivien/ktop

A top-like tool for your Kubernetes cluster metrics

Repository: https://github.com/vladimirvivien/ktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ktop
Homepage: https://ktop.app/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes, metrics
Last push: 2026-07-03T04:08:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 65, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3534, "days_push": 61, "days_rel": 234, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1104, forks 25 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:36.270643+00:00)

## What it is
ktop is a top-like terminal tool that displays real-time metrics for nodes, pods, and containers in a Kubernetes cluster. It runs locally using your kubeconfig with no server-side components, supporting Prometheus, Metrics-Server, or fallback metrics sources.

## Use cases
- monitor kubernetes cluster resource usage from the terminal
- view cpu and memory metrics for nodes and pods in real time
- drill down from cluster overview to pod and container logs
- stream container logs with filtering and timestamps
- inspect cluster workloads without installing agents
- use prometheus as an enhanced metrics source for kubernetes monitoring

## When to choose
- you want a htop/top-style live view of kubernetes cluster metrics
- you need zero-install monitoring that works anywhere kubectl works
- you want to browse and stream container logs alongside metrics
- you prefer a single binary with no server-side components

## When to avoid
- you need long-term metrics storage, dashboards, or alerting
- you require multi-cluster aggregated monitoring
- you need a web-based or GUI monitoring solution

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: monitoring, cli, developer-tools
- domain: monitoring, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, kubectl-plugin, terminal-ui, metrics, prometheus, golang, devops, containers, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- vladimirvivien/ktop (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:36.270643+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 2026-08-30T06:45:29.942052+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vladimirvivien/ktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:36.270643+00:00, sha 6b2cbdef9e6b)
  - homepage: https://ktop.app/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:48:03.605513+00:00, sha 763ec21948ee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.