# Install kumactl with Homebrew, apk, Nix, zypper Kuma control plane command-line utility. Version 2.14.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-12. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kumactl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kumactl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add kuma-cp ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kuma-cp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#kumactl ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kumactl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install kumactl ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kumactl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:kumactl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.14.0 - **Source summary:** Kuma control plane command-line utility - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-12T22:47:54Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - kumactl (cli) - kumactl (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: 2.14.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-12 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/kumahq/kuma - Upstream latest detected: v2.14.0 (current) ## Project history and usage kumactl is the user-facing command-line client for Kuma, the Envoy-based service mesh originally created by Kong and accepted into the CNCF Sandbox in 2020. ### Project history Kong open-sourced Kuma on September 10, 2019 as a universal service-mesh control plane based on Envoy. The project was designed to manage service connectivity across Kubernetes, virtual machines, and multi-zone deployments rather than being limited to one Kubernetes cluster model. kumactl ships from the Kuma repository as part of that control-plane distribution. Kuma's own README describes the project as configurable through Kubernetes CRDs in Kubernetes environments and through a RESTful HTTP API in other environments; kumactl is the CLI layer for users who need to inspect, configure, and operate those resources. ### Adoption history Kuma was accepted into the CNCF Sandbox on June 25, 2020. The CNCF proposal noted an initial Kuma 0.1 release on September 10, 2019, more than ten releases by April 2020, and open governance work before donation. That foundation context gives kumactl more institutional significance than a standalone vendor CLI. Kuma is also the open-source base for Kong Mesh. As a result, kumactl appears both in open-source Kuma workflows and in enterprise service-mesh operations where users need a consistent CLI for control-plane and mesh state. ### How it is used The Kuma CLI documentation groups kumactl with the other executables in a Kuma distribution, including kuma-cp, kuma-dp, and Envoy. Operators use kumactl to interact with the Kuma control plane and its resources, while Kubernetes users can also work through CRDs and non-Kubernetes users can work through the REST API. ### Why package nerds care kumactl is notable as a package because it is a small binary attached to a broad service-mesh system. Installing `kumactl` through Homebrew gives an operator the client surface for a CNCF-hosted Envoy control plane without installing the full control-plane stack locally. ### Timeline - 2019: Kong open-sourced Kuma 0.1 as an Envoy-based universal service mesh. - 2020: Kuma was accepted into the CNCF Sandbox on June 25. - 2020s: Kuma documentation describes kumactl as the CLI client bundled with the service-mesh distribution. - 2020s: Kuma formalized a minor-release cycle and documented multi-zone, multi-mesh, Kubernetes, VM, and REST API operating modes. ### Related projects - kumactl is related to Kuma, Envoy, Kong Mesh, Kubernetes CRDs, service mesh policy APIs, Linkerd, Istio, and CNCF service-mesh infrastructure. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kumactl. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** kumactl - **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 - kumactl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kumactl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - kuma-cp - 2.10.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kuma-cp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Control plane program for the multi-zone service mesh Kuma | https://kuma.io/ - apk - kuma-cp-openrc - 2.10.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kuma-cp-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Control plane program for the multi-zone service mesh Kuma (OpenRC init scripts) | https://kuma.io/ - apk - kuma-dp - 2.10.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kuma-dp from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Data plane program for the multi-zone service mesh Kuma | https://kuma.io/ - apk - kuma-dp-openrc - 2.10.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kuma-dp-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Data plane program for the multi-zone service mesh Kuma (OpenRC init scripts) | https://kuma.io/ - apk - kumactl - 2.10.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kumactl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CLI for the multi-zone service mesh Kuma | https://kuma.io/ - apk - kumactl-bash-completion - 2.10.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kumactl-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for kumactl | https://kuma.io/ - apk - kumactl-fish-completion - 2.10.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kumactl-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for kumactl | https://kuma.io/ - apk - kumactl-zsh-completion - 2.10.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kumactl-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for kumactl | https://kuma.io/ - zypper - kumactl - 2.13.8-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kumactl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | CLI for the Kuma service mesh | https://github.com/kumahq/kuma - zypper - kumactl-bash-completion - 2.13.8-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kumactl-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for kumactl | https://github.com/kumahq/kuma - zypper - kumactl-fish-completion - 2.13.8-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kumactl-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for kumactl | https://github.com/kumahq/kuma - zypper - kumactl-zsh-completion - 2.13.8-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kumactl-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for kumactl | https://github.com/kumahq/kuma ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - 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[combined/kumactl.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/kumactl.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