skyhook-io/radar
The missing open-source Kubernetes UI with a built-in MCP server for AI agents. See what's broken, why, and what changed. Issues, Topology, event timeline, Helm, GitOps, live service traffic, and cluster audits - all in one Go binary. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
78/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 16
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0.0
- age_days: 226
- days_rel: 7
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 123
Adoption not part of the score
3131 stars · 184 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Radar is an open-source Kubernetes UI and visibility tool shipped as a single Go binary, offering topology, event timelines, Helm, GitOps, traffic, cost, audit, and upgrade-impact views. It also exposes a built-in MCP server so AI agents like Claude or Cursor can inspect and troubleshoot clusters.
Use cases
- visualize kubernetes cluster topology and resources
- debug crashing pods and troubleshoot kubernetes incidents
- give ai agents mcp access to kubernetes cluster state
- audit helm releases and gitops deployments across clusters
- check kubernetes upgrade impact before version bumps
- monitor cluster events and service traffic from a laptop
When to choose
- you want a kubernetes dashboard without installing anything in-cluster
- you need fast visibility on large clusters with a single binary
- you want to wire cluster context into MCP-aware AI tools
- you prefer open-source tooling with no account or cloud dependency
When to avoid
- you need fleet-wide aggregation, SSO, or persistent retention without paying for Radar Cloud
- you only use kubectl and prefer a pure CLI workflow
- you need deep metrics dashboards like Prometheus/Grafana provides
Facets
application · maturity active
monitoring mcp developer-tools cli gui search-engine logging security monitoring self-hosted developer-tools cloud-computing windows cli self-hosted kubernetes-ui kubectl-plugin mcp-server gitops helm argocd fluxcd cluster-troubleshooting single-binary observability kubernetes devops containers linux macos docker desktop
7 sources
- readme: https://github.com/skyhook-io/radar · fetched 2026-08-28 · b581615e5085
- homepage: https://radarhq.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 69c7f1d9ba92
- site_page: https://radarhq.io/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · a885f692cc95
- site_page: https://radarhq.io/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7a96d10e3de9
- site_page: https://radarhq.io/docs/install · fetched 2026-08-29 · bc2b91aaf950
- site_page: https://radarhq.io/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · c5f725d04478
- site_page: https://radarhq.io/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 517d47aa37a7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| skyhook-io/radar | main | 78 |
For agents
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