# Install kubetrim with Homebrew, Nix, zypper Trim your KUBECONFIG automatically. Version 0.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kubetrim ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kubetrim ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#kubetrim ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubetrim/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install kubetrim ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubetrim from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kubetrim - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.0.2 - **Source summary:** Trim your KUBECONFIG automatically - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - kubetrim (cli) - kubetrim (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.0.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/alexellis/kubetrim - Upstream latest detected: v0.0.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - kubetrim: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubetrim/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper - kubetrim - 0.0.1-1.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubetrim from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Trim your KUBECONFIG automatically | https://github.com/alexellis/kubetrim ## 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. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kconf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, configuration, kubeconfig, kubernetes. - [qbec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qbec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, configuration, kubernetes. - [kor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cleanup, cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [naml](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/naml/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, configuration, kubernetes. - [tanka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tanka/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, configuration, kubernetes. - [vals](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vals/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, configuration, kubernetes. - [cdk8s](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cdk8s/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [chaoskube](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chaoskube/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kubetrim.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kubetrim.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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