install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install kconf

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#kconf

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/kc/kconf/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

CLI for managing multiple kubeconfigs

Project links

Commands and aliases

kconf

history

Project history and usage

kconf is an opinionated command-line tool for managing multiple kubeconfig entries in the default Kubernetes config file.

Project history

The repository was created in January 2020. Its README explains the motivation as replacing shell automation around the KUBECONFIG environment variable with commands that merge, list, view, remove, and switch contexts in $HOME/.kube/config.

Adoption history

The batch input records Homebrew and Nix packages. Upstream release history shows rapid 1.x releases during 2020 and a 2.0.0 release on November 17, 2023.

How it is used

kconf is used to add kubeconfig files, optionally rename contexts on import, list contexts, print one context's config, switch contexts, and set namespaces while leaving kubectl pointed at its default config path.

Why package nerds care

kconf is a small example of Kubernetes CLI tooling that wraps a common dotfile workflow instead of introducing a new service or database. Its package value is convenience: one executable for a task many operators otherwise solve with shell snippets.

Timeline

2020-01-14: GitHub repository created.
2020-01-21: v1.0.0 first stable release published.
2020-04-03: v1.1.2 added a view command for extracting a single kubeconfig.
2023-11-17: v2.0.0 release published.

Related projects

kconf's workflow is built around kubectl's default use of $HOME/.kube/config and the Kubernetes kubeconfig format.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.kube/config

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.kube/config

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`kconf`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.0.0

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.0.0

https://github.com/particledecay/kconf

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kconf
Version	2.0.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kconf
Homepage	https://github.com/particledecay/kconf
Repository	https://github.com/particledecay/kconf
Upstream docs	https://github.com/particledecay/kconf#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/particledecay/kconf/archive/refs/tags/v2.0.0.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	kconf
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

kconf

nix profile install nixpkgs#kconf

normalized package name match
Matched by: Kconf

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/kc/kconf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/kconf.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install kconf with Homebrew, Nix