# jenkinsci/kubernetes-plugin

Jenkins plugin to run dynamic agents in a Kubernetes/Docker environment

Repository: https://github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-plugin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubernetes-plugin
Homepage: https://plugins.jenkins.io/kubernetes/
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, cloud, agent
Last push: 2026-08-24T04:52:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4216, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 6.0, "n_releases_24m": 41}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2309, forks 1283 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:35.963459+00:00)

## What it is
A Jenkins plugin that runs dynamic build agents in a Kubernetes cluster by creating a Pod for each agent and tearing it down after each build. Agents connect to the Jenkins controller as inbound agents with connection details injected via environment variables.

## Use cases
- run Jenkins build agents on demand in Kubernetes
- scale CI agents automatically with pods
- spin up ephemeral build environments per pipeline run
- run Jenkins agents on OpenShift
- avoid maintaining static Jenkins agent machines
- run per-build containers with custom toolchains

## When to choose
- you use Jenkins for CI/CD and have a Kubernetes or OpenShift cluster
- you want elastic, ephemeral build agents instead of static nodes
- you need isolated per-build environments with custom pod templates

## When to avoid
- you don't use Jenkins as your CI server
- you have no Kubernetes cluster available
- you need agents on machines outside Kubernetes without container orchestration

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, container-orchestration, ci-cd, developer-tools
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: jvm, cloud, self-hosted
- tags: jenkins, jenkins-plugin, kubernetes-agents, dynamic-agents, pods, openshift, inbound-agents, java, devops, containers, automation, kubernetes, docker

## Member repositories
- jenkinsci/kubernetes-plugin (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.963459+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 2026-08-30T02:39:35.592271+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-plugin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:35.963459+00:00, sha cc3634a62cec)
  - homepage: https://plugins.jenkins.io/kubernetes/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:19:47.951410+00:00, sha 1db7e552db6c)
  - site_page: https://plugins.jenkins.io/kubernetes/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T10:19:47.955636+00:00, sha a186532efadf)
  - site_page: https://www.jenkins.io/doc/book/managing/system-properties (fetched 2026-08-29T10:19:47.958330+00:00, sha aeea98ff89b4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.