# krisnova/naml

Convert Kubernetes YAML to Golang

Repository: https://github.com/krisnova/naml
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/naml
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, kubernetes, yaml-templating, programming-language
Last push: 2023-07-21T08:28:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1908, "days_push": 1139, "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 1255, forks 36 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:08.834548+00:00)

## What it is
NAML is a Go library and CLI tool that replaces Kubernetes YAML manifests with Go code, letting developers define, compile, and deploy Kubernetes applications using a Turing-complete language. It can convert existing YAML (e.g., from kubectl output) into formatted Go source implementing a Deployable interface with install/uninstall methods.

## Use cases
- convert kubernetes yaml manifests to go code
- replace kubernetes yaml templating with a real programming language
- generate go code from kubectl get output
- build kubernetes applications as compiled binaries
- deploy and uninstall kubernetes apps from go programs
- use kubernetes objects in go controllers and operators

## When to choose
- you want type-safe, testable Kubernetes manifests in Go instead of YAML
- you already write Go and want manifests versioned and compiled like code
- you need to embed Kubernetes objects directly in controllers or operators

## When to avoid
- your team prefers declarative YAML with tools like Helm or Kustomize
- you need a large ecosystem of templates and charts
- you don't use Go or Kubernetes

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: infrastructure-as-code, cli, deployment, yaml, sdk
- domain: developer-tools, cloud-computing
- platform: go, cli, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes, yaml-to-go, codify, deployable-interface, infrastructure-as-code, containers, devops

## Member repositories
- krisnova/naml (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.834548+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 2026-08-30T05:07:20.404670+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/krisnova/naml (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:08.834548+00:00, sha 27b591f8a5cb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.