Command-line tools: K

• k3d

  Little helper to run CNCF's k3s in Docker

• k3sup

  Utility to create k3s clusters on any local or remote VM

• k6

  Modern load testing tool, using Go and JavaScript

• k8sgpt

  Scanning your k8s clusters, diagnosing, and triaging issues in simple English

• k9s

  Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!

• kafka

  Open-source distributed event streaming platform

• kafkactl

  CLI for managing Apache Kafka

• kagent

  Kubernetes native framework for building AI agents

• kakoune

  Selection-based modal text editor

• kanata

  Cross-platform software keyboard remapper for Linux, macOS and Windows

• kapp

  CLI tool for Kubernetes users to group and manage bulk resources

• karchive

  Reading, creating, and manipulating file archives

• kargo

  Multi-Stage GitOps Continuous Promotion

• kaskade

  TUI for Kafka

• katago

  Neural Network Go engine with no human-provided knowledge

• katana

  Crawling and spidering framework

• kbld

  Tool for building and pushing container images in development workflows

• kcat

  Generic command-line non-JVM Apache Kafka producer and consumer

• kcov

  Code coverage tester for compiled programs, Python, and shell scripts

• kdoctools

  Create documentation from DocBook

• kdoctor

  Environment diagnostics for Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile app development

• keep-sorted

  Language-agnostic formatter that sorts selected lines

• keeper-commander

  Command-line and SDK interface to Keeper Password Manager

• keploy

  Testing Toolkit creates test-cases and data mocks from API calls, DB queries

• ketch

  Web search and scraping for agents

• kew

  Command-line music player

• keychain

  User-friendly front-end to ssh-agent(1)

• keyring

  Easy way to access the system keyring service from python

• keystone

  Assembler framework: Core + bindings

• khal

  CLI calendar application

• ki18n

  KDE Gettext-based UI text internationalization

• kics

  Detect vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and misconfigurations

• killport

  Command-line tool to kill processes listening on a specific port

• kimi-code

  AI coding agent for your terminal

• kind

  Run local Kubernetes cluster in Docker

• kingfisher

  MongoDB's blazingly fast secret scanning and validation tool

• kiota

  OpenAPI based HTTP Client code generator

• klee

  Symbolic Execution Engine

• kn

  Command-line interface for managing Knative Serving and Eventing resources

• knot

  High-performance authoritative-only DNS server

• knot-resolver

  Minimalistic, caching, DNSSEC-validating DNS resolver

• ko

  Build and deploy Go applications on Kubernetes

• kompose

  Tool to move from `docker-compose` to Kubernetes

• kondo

  Save disk space by cleaning non-essential files from software projects

• kopia

  Fast and secure open-source backup

• kops

  Production Grade K8s Installation, Upgrades, and Management

• kor

  CLI tool to discover unused Kubernetes resources

• kosli-cli

  CLI for managing Kosli

• kotlin

  Statically typed programming language for the JVM

• kotlin-language-server

  Intelligent Kotlin support for any editor/IDE using the Language Server Protocol

• krakend

  Ultra-High performance API Gateway built in Go

• krb5

  Network authentication protocol

• krew

  Package manager for kubectl plugins

• ktfmt

  Kotlin code formatter

• ktlint

  Anti-bikeshedding Kotlin linter with built-in formatter

• ktop

  Top-like tool for your Kubernetes clusters

• kube-bench

  Checks Kubernetes deployment against security best practices (CIS Benchmark)

• kube-linter

  Static analysis tool for Kubernetes YAML files and Helm charts

• kube-ps1

  Kubernetes prompt info for bash and zsh

• kube-score

  Kubernetes object analysis recommendations for improved reliability and security

• kubebuilder

  SDK for building Kubernetes APIs using CRDs

• kubecfg

  Manage complex enterprise Kubernetes environments as code

• kubecm

  KubeConfig Manager

• kubecolor

  Colorize your kubectl output

• kubeconform

  FAST Kubernetes manifests validator, with support for Custom Resources!

• kubectl-ai

  AI powered Kubernetes Assistant

• kubectl-cnpg

  CloudNativePG plugin for kubectl

• kubectx

  Tool that can switch between kubectl contexts easily and create aliases

• kubefwd

  Bulk port forwarding Kubernetes services for local development

• kubelogin

  OpenID Connect authentication plugin for kubectl

• kubent

  Easily check your clusters for use of deprecated APIs

• kubernetes-cli

  Kubernetes command-line interface

• kubernetes-mcp-server

  MCP server for Kubernetes

• kubescape

  Kubernetes testing according to Hardening Guidance by NSA and CISA

• kubeseal

  Kubernetes controller and tool for one-way encrypted Secrets

• kubeshark

  API Traffic Analyzer providing real-time visibility into Kubernetes network

• kubetail

  Logging tool for Kubernetes with a real-time web dashboard

• kubetui

  TUI tool for monitoring and exploration of Kubernetes resources

• kubevela

  Application Platform based on Kubernetes and Open Application Model

• kubevpn

  Offers a Cloud-Native Dev Environment that connects to your K8s cluster network

• kubie

  Much more powerful alternative to kubectx and kubens

• kubo

  Peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol

• kumactl

  Kuma control plane command-line utility

• kustomize

  Template-free customization of Kubernetes YAML manifests

• kyverno

  Kubernetes Native Policy Management

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