macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install kubetrimlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install kubetrim with Homebrew, Nix, zypper
Trim your KUBECONFIG automatically. Version 0.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubetrimnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ku/kubetrim/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install kubetrimopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · kubetrim · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Trim your KUBECONFIG automatically
Project links
Commands and aliases
- kubetrim
history
Project history and usage
kubetrim is a small Alex Ellis utility for pruning stale Kubernetes contexts and clusters from a kubeconfig. It is a deliberately narrow CLI: load a kubeconfig, test contexts, and write back the entries that still work.
Project history
The project appeared as a compact Go repository with a README centered on one job: tidying old and broken cluster and context entries. Its own Q&A compares the tool to doing the work manually with kubectl config commands and notes that kubectx removes contexts but leaves additional cleanup steps.
Adoption history
kubetrim is niche but package-manager friendly: the batch input records Homebrew, Nix, and zypper packaging, and the README documents arkade and release downloads. That footprint is typical for Alex Ellis utilities that solve a recurring operator annoyance with a small binary.
How it is used
Users run kubetrim against the kubeconfig selected by KUBECONFIG, optionally use --write=false for a dry run, and can keep unreachable contexts by listing them in ~/.local/kubetrim/keep.txt. The README also suggests cron or shell startup usage for people who accumulate short-lived clusters.
Why package nerds care
kubetrim matters less as a broad Kubernetes platform and more as a tiny example of packageable operational hygiene. It wraps a manual, error-prone kubectl config cleanup routine into a single command with conservative behavior when every cluster appears unreachable.
Timeline
- 2024: The repository copyright and release series show the tool as an Alex Ellis Go CLI.
- 2024: v0.0.1 added the keep-file mechanism for unreachable clusters that should not be deleted.
- 2024: v0.0.2 added a timeout when checking cluster contexts.
Related projects
- Related tools include kubectl config, kubectx, arkade, k3sup, and other small Kubernetes operator utilities. kubetrim complements kubectx by cleaning both context and cluster entries after connectivity checks.
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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
kubetrim | 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 version0.0.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.0.2
https://github.com/alexellis/kubetrim
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kubetrim |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kubetrim |
| Homepage | https://github.com/alexellis/kubetrim |
| Repository | https://github.com/alexellis/kubetrim |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/alexellis/kubetrim#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/alexellis/kubetrim/archive/refs/tags/v0.0.2.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 | kubetrim |
| 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 |
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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%
kubetrim
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubetrim- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kubetrim
zypper95%
kubetrim 0.0.1-1.6
Trim your KUBECONFIG automatically
https://github.com/alexellis/kubetrim
sudo zypper install kubetrim- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: kubetrim
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kubetrim
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment