# okteto/okteto

Develop your applications directly in your Kubernetes Cluster

Repository: https://github.com/okteto/okteto
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/okteto
Homepage: https://okteto.com
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, cloud-native-developers, docker, helm, developer-tools, development, cloud-native, okteto, debug, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-25T14:14:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2948, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 29, "gap_med": 21, "n_releases_24m": 38}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3534, forks 317 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:09.014739+00:00)

## What it is
Okteto is an open-source CLI and platform for developing, testing, and running applications directly inside Kubernetes clusters with production-like, isolated environments. It syncs local code changes to remote development containers instantly, eliminating the docker build/redeploy cycle, and now also provisions environments for AI coding agents.

## Use cases
- develop kubernetes applications locally with instant code sync
- replace slow docker build and redeploy inner loop with remote dev containers
- spin up preview environments for every pull request
- run e2e and unit tests in a production-like kubernetes environment
- give AI coding agents isolated full-stack environments to verify changes
- remote debugging of applications running in a cluster
- standardize team development environments as code with okteto manifests

## When to choose
- your team deploys to Kubernetes and local development diverges from production
- you want fast inner-loop development with hot reload against real cluster services
- you need ephemeral, isolated preview or test environments per pull request
- you want to give coding agents realistic environments on your own infrastructure

## When to avoid
- your applications don't run on Kubernetes or containers
- you only need simple local development without cluster integration
- you want a fully free self-hosted platform - advanced features like RBAC, SSO, and cost controls are commercial
- you prefer lightweight tools like Tilt or Skaffold without a platform component

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, deployment, container-orchestration, workflow-automation, testing
- domain: developer-tools, cloud-computing
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows, go
- tags: kubernetes-development, remote-development, development-environments, preview-environments, hot-reload, cloud-native, ai-agent-environments, helm, devops, containers, kubernetes, docker, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- okteto/okteto (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:09.014739+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 2026-08-29T18:35:04.174344+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/okteto/okteto (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:09.014739+00:00, sha 969d07b91f9c)
  - homepage: https://okteto.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:07.422391+00:00, sha 560403e26871)
  - site_page: https://www.okteto.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:07.433775+00:00, sha 3682b0c03c72)
  - site_page: https://www.okteto.com/platform-features (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:07.435538+00:00, sha 4c6a2dbe90c1)
  - site_page: https://www.okteto.com/about-us (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:07.437287+00:00, sha ebe6d41cc298)
  - site_page: https://www.okteto.com/docs/get-started/install-okteto-cli (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:07.439099+00:00, sha 6d570b330082)
  - site_page: https://www.okteto.com/docs/get-started/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:07.440673+00:00, sha 9ac6b07dc6f8)
  - site_page: https://www.okteto.com/docs/manifest/overview-manifest (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:07.442156+00:00, sha 381d0d88e69e)
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  - site_page: https://www.okteto.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:07.431813+00:00, sha 118ef4bc634d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.