# aylei/kubectl-debug

This repository is no longer maintained, please checkout https://github.com/JamesTGrant/kubectl-debug.

Repository: https://github.com/aylei/kubectl-debug
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubectl-debug
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubectl, kubectl-plugins, troubleshooting, kubernetes, debug
Last push: 2023-10-19T02:52:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2816, "days_push": 1049, "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 2302, forks 303 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:35.542180+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: cli, developer-tools, container-orchestration
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, go
- tags: kubectl-plugin, debugging, troubleshooting, ephemeral-containers, deprecated, containers, devops, command-line, linux, macos, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- aylei/kubectl-debug (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.542180+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 2026-08-30T02:40:09.653735+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aylei/kubectl-debug (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.542180+00:00, sha 1d1734972979)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.