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Install kubectl-explore with Homebrew, Nix, zypper

Better kubectl explain with the fuzzy finder. Version 0.14.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-08. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl-explore.

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install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install kubectl-explore

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl-explore

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ku/kubectl-explore/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install kubectl-explore

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · kubectl-explore · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Better kubectl explain with the fuzzy finder

Commands and aliases

  • kubectl-explore

history

Project history and usage

kubectl-explore is a kubectl plugin that wraps Kubernetes schema discovery in a fuzzy-finder workflow. Its README positions it as a better `kubectl explain` for users who do not already know the exact resource or field path they want to inspect.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2022-01-01. The README focuses on one ergonomic gap: `kubectl explain` requires users to know resource names and field paths in advance, while kubectl-explore lets them fuzzy-find resources and fields.

Adoption history

The plugin has modest but real packaging reach through Krew, Nix, AUR, Homebrew, and zypper. Repository metadata observed on 2026-07-01 showed about 600 GitHub stars, which fits a focused kubectl helper rather than a broad platform project.

How it is used

Users invoke it as `kubectl explore`, optionally with a resource such as `pod` or `sts`, or with a regex-like path filter. The README validates it as a standard kubectl plugin by pointing users to Kubernetes' plugin documentation.

Why package nerds care

kubectl-explore matters to package nerds as a classic small CLI that packages a single interactive affordance: fuzzy discovery over Kubernetes API fields. It is also a good example of how Krew-style kubectl plugins migrate into general-purpose package managers.

Timeline

  • 2022-01-01: GitHub repository created.
  • 2024-12-07: Release v0.11.0 published.
  • 2025-04-08: Release v0.12.0 published.
  • 2025-09-03: Release v0.14.0 published.
  • 2025-11-10: Release v0.14.1 published.

Related projects

  • kubectl-explore is directly related to `kubectl explain`, Krew, and Kubernetes' plugin mechanism. It belongs to the same family as other kubectl UX helpers that make cluster discovery faster without adding a controller.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kubectl-explore. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
kubectl-explorecliglobal 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 generated2026-07-25
manager version0.14.1
manager updated2026-06-08
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.14.1

https://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:kubectl-explore
Version0.14.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kubectl-explore
Homepagehttps://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore
Repositoryhttps://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore
Upstream docshttps://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore/archive/refs/tags/v0.14.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-08T20:00:24Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namekubectl-explore
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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%

kubectl-explore

nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl-explore
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubectl Explore
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubectl-explore/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
zypper95%

kubectl-explore 0.14.1-1.4

A better kubectl explain with the fuzzy finder

https://github.com/keisku/kubectl-explore

sudo zypper install kubectl-explore
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kubectl-explore
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubectl Explore
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubectl-explore from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

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

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • kubectl-treeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes.
  • krewShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl, kubernetes.
  • kubecmShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl, kubernetes.
  • kubecolorShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes.
  • kubectl-cnpgShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes.
  • kubectl-rook-cephShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubectl-plugin, kubernetes.

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.

Used sources

  • 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