# Install kubent with Homebrew, Nix, scoop Easily check your clusters for use of deprecated APIs. Version 0.7.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kubent ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kubent ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#kubent ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubent/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/kubent ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kubent.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kubent - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7.3 - **Source summary:** Easily check your clusters for use of deprecated APIs - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - kubent (cli) - kubent (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.7.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/doitintl/kube-no-trouble - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage kubent is the Homebrew-packaged command name for Kube No Trouble, a Go CLI created to find Kubernetes objects that still use API versions scheduled for removal. It sits in the upgrade-preparation niche: operators run it before a cluster version jump so they can fix manifests, Helm releases, or last-applied kubectl state before the Kubernetes API server stops serving old versions. ### Project history The project appeared publicly as Kube No Trouble in April 2020 with release 0.1.0. Its README ties the original motivation to the Kubernetes 1.16 wave of API deprecations, and its early releases quickly added static-file scanning and collector fixes so it could work outside a live cluster as well as against kubectl and Helm-maintained resources. ### Adoption history kubent became a familiar checklist tool for Kubernetes platform teams because deprecated APIs are easy to miss in stored manifests and Helm release data. Homebrew, Scoop, Nix, and container-image distribution made it convenient to drop into upgrade runbooks and CI jobs without building from source. ### How it is used Typical use points kubent at the active kubeconfig or an explicit kubeconfig path, then asks it to collect live resources, Helm manifests, or local YAML/JSON files and report API versions that match its deprecation rules. The project also documents JSON and CI-friendly output modes for automated gates. ### Why package nerds care For package-maintainer culture, kubent is a compact example of the Kubernetes ecosystem producing tiny CLIs around version-skew pain. It matters less as a framework than as a practical binary that turns upstream API-removal policy into a package-manager-installable preflight check. ### Timeline - 2020-04-09: Kube No Trouble 0.1.0 was published as the initial public release of kubent. - 2020-08-11: Release 0.3.0 added support for reading manifests from local files and stdin. - 2024-08-30: Release 0.7.3 was listed by the repository as a later tagged release. ### Related projects - kubent is closely tied to kubectl, Helm, kubeconfig files, Open Policy Agent rules, and the Kubernetes deprecated API migration guidance. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## 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 - Unix: ~/.kube/config ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** kubent - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - kubent: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubent/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/kubent: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kubent.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [chart-releaser](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chart-releaser/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, helm, kubernetes. - [chart-testing](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chart-testing/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, helm, kubernetes. - [kube-linter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kube-linter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, helm, kubernetes. - [kube-score](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kube-score/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, helm, kubernetes. - [kubergrunt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubergrunt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, helm, kubernetes. - [cmctl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmctl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [cri-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cri-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [kamel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kamel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, kubernetes. - [kubebuilder](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubebuilder/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: api, apis, cli, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kubent.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kubent.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph