# kubeshop/monokle

Monokle is a set of OSS tools designed to help create and maintain high-quality Kubernetes configurations throughout the application lifecycle

Repository: https://github.com/kubeshop/monokle
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/monokle
Homepage: https://monokle.io
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, ide, helm, open-source, k8s, typescript, kustomize, devops, desktop-tools, kubernetes-manifests, kubernetes-resource, kubernetes-ide, desired-state-configuration, gitops, kubernetes-deployment, developer-tools, react, kubernetes-cluster, yaml, monokle
Last push: 2026-02-26T08:37:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 69, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1916, "days_push": 188, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2140, forks 155 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:18.305883+00:00)

## What it is
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 Note: the project is no longer actively maintained by Kubeshop.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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, developer-tools, yaml, configuration-management, security
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: kubernetes-ide, kubernetes-manifests, helm, kustomize, gitops, opa-policy-validation, crd-support, visual-editor, electron, kubernetes, devops, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- kubeshop/monokle (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.305883+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 2026-08-30T02:51:28.925994+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubeshop/monokle (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.305883+00:00, sha d1e9d1144636)
  - homepage: https://monokle.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:52.836994+00:00, sha dd7459faa681)
  - site_page: https://monokle.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:52.846402+00:00, sha e25501d53ed0)
  - site_page: https://docs.monokle.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:52.848367+00:00, sha 20ba712c75ae)
  - site_page: https://monokle.io/features (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:52.850053+00:00, sha 90a88f3919d5)
  - site_page: https://monokle.io/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:52.851685+00:00, sha 90a88f3919d5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.