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aylei/kubectl-debug

This repository is no longer maintained, please checkout https://github.com/JamesTGrant/kubectl-debug. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/aylei/kubectl-debug · Go · Apache-2.0 (permissive) 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: 2816
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1049
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2302 stars · 303 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A kubectl plugin that lets you run a new debugging container inside a running Kubernetes pod, joining its pid, network, user, and ipc namespaces. This lets you use arbitrary troubleshooting tools without installing them in the production container image.

Use cases

  • debug a running kubernetes pod without installing tools in the image
  • run an ephemeral troubleshooting container in a pod
  • inspect network and processes inside a production container
  • troubleshoot distroless or minimal containers
  • attach a debug shell to a crashing pod

When to choose

  • you need to debug running pods on older Kubernetes clusters lacking native ephemeral container support
  • you want a kubectl plugin workflow for interactive pod troubleshooting

When to avoid

  • you are on a maintained setup - this repo is deprecated and unmaintained; use JamesTGrant/kubectl-debug or kubectl debug built into Kubernetes
  • you only need modern Kubernetes ephemeral containers via kubectl debug

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

cli developer-tools container-orchestration developer-tools windows cli go kubectl-plugin debugging troubleshooting ephemeral-containers deprecated containers devops command-line linux macos kubernetes

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