kubeshop/monokle
Monokle is a set of OSS tools designed to help create and maintain high-quality Kubernetes configurations throughout the application lifecycle observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
54/100
- Activity 69
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1916
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 188
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2140 stars · 155 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Monokle is an open-source desktop IDE dedicated to authoring, previewing, and validating Kubernetes YAML configurations, with support for Helm, Kustomize, CRDs, and Git-based workflows. It also connects to live clusters to view and manage resources, and validates manifests against OPA policies and K8s schemas. Note: the project is no longer actively maintained by Kubeshop.
Use cases
- edit kubernetes yaml manifests without memorizing syntax
- preview and debug helm charts before deploying
- validate kustomize overlays before applying to cluster
- enforce OPA policy rules on kubernetes manifests
- visualize resources and relationships in a gitops repo
- connect to a kubernetes cluster and inspect live state
- validate istio and cert-manager CRDs before deployment
When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with ongoing bug fixes and updates
- you only need CLI-based validation in CI pipelines
- you prefer editor plugins inside VS Code or JetBrains IDEs
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
editor developer-tools yaml configuration-management security developer-tools self-hosted cross-platform windows kubernetes-ide kubernetes-manifests helm kustomize gitops opa-policy-validation crd-support visual-editor electron kubernetes devops desktop macos linux
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/kubeshop/monokle · fetched 2026-08-28 · d1e9d1144636
- homepage: https://monokle.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · dd7459faa681
- site_page: https://monokle.io/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · e25501d53ed0
- site_page: https://docs.monokle.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 20ba712c75ae
- site_page: https://monokle.io/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 90a88f3919d5
- site_page: https://monokle.io/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 90a88f3919d5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| kubeshop/monokle | main | 54 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="kubeshop/monokle")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem