# zarf-dev/zarf

The Airgap Native Package Manager for Kubernetes

Repository: https://github.com/zarf-dev/zarf
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zarf
Homepage: https://docs.zarf.dev/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: k8s, airgap, cloud-native, helm, government, dod, k3s, kustomize, oci, cosign, docker, docker-registry, gitops, kubernetes, sbom, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T18:58:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1836, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 13.0, "n_releases_24m": 63}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2019, forks 275 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:06.202306+00:00)

## What it is
Zarf is a free, open-source CLI package manager for declaratively packaging and deploying Kubernetes applications and cloud-native workloads into air-gapped or network-constrained environments. It bundles images, Helm charts, Git repos, and other dependencies into a single compressed, signable package that can be deployed offline.

## Use cases
- deploy kubernetes apps in an air-gapped environment
- package helm charts and container images into a single offline artifact
- mirror container images and git repos across a network boundary
- set up a k3s cluster on an edge device without internet
- sign and verify software packages with cosign
- generate sboms for delivered software packages
- deliver devsecops stacks to classified or disconnected networks
- make kubernetes deployments declarative and repeatable

## When to choose
- you must deliver software to environments with no or restricted internet connectivity
- you want a single-file, declarative deployment of a full Kubernetes stack
- you need supply-chain security features like signing, SBOMs, and OCI-based distribution
- you want a vendor-neutral, statically compiled CLI with zero dependencies

## When to avoid
- your deployments always have reliable internet access and standard tooling suffices
- you are not deploying to Kubernetes or similar cloud-native workloads
- you need a GUI-driven deployment platform rather than a CLI workflow

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, package-manager, container-orchestration, security, developer-tools, cli
- domain: cloud-computing, self-hosted, security, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: airgap, kubernetes, helm, oci-registry, gitops, sbom, cosign, offline-deployment, edge-computing, devsecops, devops, containers, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- zarf-dev/zarf (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:06.202306+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 2026-08-30T03:00:27.320488+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zarf-dev/zarf (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:06.202306+00:00, sha 30eb56f8c94b)
  - homepage: https://docs.zarf.dev/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:40:28.067439+00:00, sha ddc861718559)
  - site_page: https://docs.zarf.dev/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T10:40:28.070930+00:00, sha 1e86e20935ee)
  - site_page: https://docs.zarf.dev/getting-started/install (fetched 2026-08-29T10:40:28.073617+00:00, sha b21f4a7a0198)
  - site_page: https://docs.zarf.dev/getting-started/understanding (fetched 2026-08-29T10:40:28.076217+00:00, sha b2aca120fe73)
  - site_page: https://docs.zarf.dev/commands/zarf_package_inspect_documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T10:40:28.078764+00:00, sha 50c97c8aca5a)
  - site_page: https://docs.zarf.dev/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T10:40:28.081615+00:00, sha e17430f36d76)
  - site_page: https://docs.zarf.dev/contribute/style-guide (fetched 2026-08-29T10:40:28.084406+00:00, sha f24612e9520f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.