# kubernetes-retired/kui

A hybrid command-line/UI development experience for cloud-native development

Repository: https://github.com/kubernetes-retired/kui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kui
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cli, ui, visualization, kubernetes, electron, kubectl, plugin, dashboard, visualizations
Archived: true
Last push: 2025-07-12T22:06:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 31, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2837, "days_push": 417, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2895, forks 190 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:28.657537+00:00)

## What it is
Kui is a hybrid command-line/UI framework that enhances CLIs like kubectl by rendering responses as sortable tables, clickable resources, and graphics instead of ASCII text. It ships as an Electron app and can be extended to build custom graphical CLIs.

## Use cases
- run kubectl commands with graphical sortable tables instead of ascii output
- browse and click kubernetes resources instead of copying pod names
- build a custom cli with graphical output
- faster kubernetes terminal workflow
- visualize kubernetes clusters from the command line

## When to choose
- you want a graphical kubectl experience with clickable resources
- you need a framework to add graphics to your own CLI
- you want faster kubectl command execution in a terminal-like UI

## When to avoid
- you need a fully supported, actively developed tool - the repo is retired/archived
- you prefer plain ASCII terminal output or scripting pipelines
- you need a full kubernetes dashboard replacement

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, gui, data-visualization, terminal-ui, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, cloud-computing, web-development
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, kubectl, graphical-terminal, hybrid-cli, dashboard, cloud-native, retired-repo, command-line, containers, macos, linux, electron, typescript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- kubernetes-retired/kui (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.657537+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 2026-08-30T07:35:16.476698+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubernetes-retired/kui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:28.657537+00:00, sha 8e6e7cc5ec4c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.