# c-bata/kube-prompt

An interactive kubernetes client featuring auto-complete.

Repository: https://github.com/c-bata/kube-prompt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kube-prompt
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, kubectl, golang, prompt, command-line-tool
Last push: 2025-08-12T11:32:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 39/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 36, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3306, "days_push": 386, "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 1816, forks 135 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:39.989536+00:00)

## What it is
kube-prompt is an interactive Kubernetes client written in Go that wraps kubectl with auto-complete via go-prompt. It accepts the same commands as kubectl without the kubectl prefix and supports piping to other commands.

## Use cases
- interactive kubectl shell with autocomplete
- avoid typing kubectl prefix repeatedly
- pipe kubectl output to grep and other commands
- faster kubernetes cluster management from terminal
- command suggestions for kubectl subcommands

## When to choose
- you use kubectl frequently and want autocomplete and a persistent shell
- you want a drop-in interactive wrapper around kubectl with no learning curve
- you want a lightweight single Go binary for kubernetes CLI interaction

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured kubernetes dashboard or GUI
- you rely on kubectl plugins or features not yet supported by kube-prompt
- you prefer kube-shell's Python-based feature set or IDE-integrated kubernetes tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, go
- tags: kubernetes, kubectl, auto-complete, interactive-shell, go-prompt, command-line, containers, devops, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- c-bata/kube-prompt (main) score 39

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.989536+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 2026-08-30T03:20:35.309904+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/c-bata/kube-prompt (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:39.989536+00:00, sha 0780a93ed7ed)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.