# weaveworks/kubediff

Kubediff: a tool for Kubernetes to show differences between running state and version controlled configuration.

Repository: https://github.com/weaveworks/kubediff
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubediff
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: observability, gitops, python, kubernetes
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-10-24T15:14:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3708, "days_push": 1044, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1179, forks 100 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:53.175970+00:00)

## What it is
Kubediff is a Python CLI tool that compares YAML configuration files in version control against the live state of a Kubernetes cluster, reporting differences. It can also run as an in-cluster service that periodically syncs config from GitHub and exports results to Prometheus with a simple UI.

## Use cases
- detect configuration drift between git and kubernetes cluster
- verify all kubernetes yaml changes have been applied
- check running k8s state matches version controlled config
- monitor kubernetes config drift with prometheus
- compare kubernetes manifests to live cluster state

## When to choose
- you want a simple CLI to spot drift between git-stored YAML and a running cluster
- you run a GitOps workflow and want periodic drift checks exported to Prometheus

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained tool - Kubediff is deprecated
- you want full GitOps deployment/sync rather than read-only diffing (use Flux or Argo CD)

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: monitoring, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, python
- tags: gitops, kubernetes, drift-detection, deprecated, prometheus, devops, containers, docker

## Member repositories
- weaveworks/kubediff (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.175970+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 2026-08-30T06:26:04.504631+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/weaveworks/kubediff (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.175970+00:00, sha 18efe09c7d29)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.