cloudnativelabs/kube-shell
Kubernetes shell: An integrated shell for working with the Kubernetes observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- 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: 3366
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1400
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2390 stars · 174 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
kube-shell is an integrated Python-based shell wrapping kubectl that adds autocompletion, fish-style auto-suggestions, command history, fuzzy search, and context/namespace switching for Kubernetes. It is built on python-prompt-toolkit and uses a generated JSON spec of kubectl commands plus the Kubernetes Python client for server-side completion.
Use cases
- autocomplete kubectl commands and options
- switch between Kubernetes clusters and namespaces quickly
- search command history for kubectl commands
- get inline documentation while typing kubectl commands
- fuzzy search kubectl resources
When to choose
- you use kubectl frequently and want a more productive interactive shell
- you want server-side autocompletion of Kubernetes resources
- you want persistent context and namespace visibility while working
When to avoid
- you need a tool with active development and recent updates
- you prefer kubectl's built-in completion or tools like k9s
- you don't use Kubernetes
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli developer-tools developer-tools cli python cross-platform kubernetes kubectl autocomplete shell productivity command-line devops containers
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cloudnativelabs/kube-shell · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9370339c0b1a
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/kube-shell/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 026af98b9c98
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cloudnativelabs/kube-shell | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="cloudnativelabs/kube-shell")
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