# kubie-org/kubie

A more powerful alternative to kubectx and kubens

Repository: https://github.com/kubie-org/kubie
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubie
Homepage: https://blog.sbstp.ca/introducing-kubie/
Language: Rust
License: Zlib
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, kubectl, kubectx, kubens
Last push: 2026-08-15T16:53:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 73, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2399, "days_push": 18, "days_rel": 100, "gap_med": 71.5, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2621, forks 128 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:04.948762+00:00)

## What it is
Kubie is a Rust CLI tool that manages Kubernetes context and namespace switching, serving as a more powerful alternative to kubectx and kubens. It keeps each shell independent, supports split kubeconfig files, and offers extras like kubie exec and kubie lint.

## Use cases
- switch kubernetes contexts without mutating the global kubeconfig
- switch namespaces in an isolated shell
- run kubectl commands in a specific context and namespace without spawning a shell
- load kubernetes contexts from multiple kubeconfig files
- lint kubernetes config files for issues
- show the current k8s context and namespace in the shell prompt

## When to choose
- you juggle multiple kubernetes clusters and want per-shell context isolation
- your kubeconfig is split across many files
- you want kubectx/kubens features plus exec and config linting in one tool

## When to avoid
- you only need simple context switching and prefer the minimal kubectx/kubens tools
- you need a tool with active development, given uncertainty about kubie's future (issue #385)
- you need Windows support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, cli, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cli, rust
- tags: kubernetes, kubectl, kubectx, kubens, context-switching, namespace-switching, shell, command-line, devops, containers, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- kubie-org/kubie (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.948762+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 2026-08-30T02:20:06.368036+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubie-org/kubie (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:04.948762+00:00, sha a448644d2f89)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/kubie (fetched 2026-08-29T10:03:05.168668+00:00, sha 84940232727a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.