# Install testkube with Homebrew, Nix Kubernetes-native framework for test definition and execution. Version 2.11.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:testkube ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install testkube ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#testkube ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/testkube/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:testkube - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.11.1 - **Source summary:** Kubernetes-native framework for test definition and execution - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-07T22:01:29Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - kubectl-testkube (cli) - testkube (cli) - kubectl-testkube (alias) - testkube (alias) ## Dependencies - helm - kubernetes-cli ## 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: 2.11.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/kubeshop/testkube - Upstream latest detected: 2.11.1 (current) ## Project history and usage Testkube is a Kubernetes-native testing platform and CLI for defining, running, and analyzing test executions in cloud-native environments. Official documentation describes it as a platform for tests across tools, environments, and pipelines, with a control plane and open-source agents. ### Project history The kubeshop/testkube repository was created in July 2021 and the GitHub release stream shows 1.0.x releases in April and May 2022. Its README positions Testkube as a test orchestration and execution framework for cloud-native applications, built around existing testing tools, CI/CD or GitOps pipelines, and Kubernetes infrastructure. The project later separated a commercial control plane from an open-source agent model. The official open-source documentation says the Testkube Agent can run standalone and that users can interact with it through the Testkube CLI or the Agent API. ### Adoption history Testkube grew in the Kubernetes and CI/CD niche rather than as a general-purpose local test runner. Its docs emphasize workflows for tools such as k6, Playwright, Cypress, JMeter, and Postman, and its package metadata in this batch shows distribution through Homebrew and Nix for local CLI installation. For package-manager users, Testkube matters because it gives a shell-installable entry point to cluster-resident test orchestration: a developer can install the CLI locally, then create, trigger, inspect, and automate tests that actually run inside Kubernetes. ### How it is used The common CLI pattern is to install Testkube locally, connect it to a cluster or agent, and use it to create and run test workflows, view execution logs and artifacts, and integrate tests into CI/CD, GitOps, Kubernetes events, webhooks, or CDEvents. The open-source agent documentation describes standalone mode as managing Testkube resources as CRDs, scheduling and executing workflows, collecting logs and artifacts into PostgreSQL and S3-compatible storage, listening to Kubernetes events, and emitting webhooks. ### Why package nerds care Testkube is notable in package-manager catalogs because it is a developer CLI whose real target is Kubernetes operational state. It belongs with tools that package a cloud-native control surface into a local binary, much like kubectl plugins and cluster management CLIs. Its package value is highest for teams standardizing test orchestration in clusters: Homebrew or Nix gives developers the same command-line surface without hand-building the Go project. ### Timeline - 2021: kubeshop/testkube repository created on GitHub. - 2022: 1.0.x releases appear in the official GitHub release stream. - 2026: Official docs describe the current architecture as a control plane plus open-source agents, with Testkube 2.11.0 announced in the docs banner. ### Related projects - Kubernetes CRDs, kubectl-style cluster workflows, Helm installation, k6, Playwright, Cypress, JMeter, Postman, CI/CD systems, GitOps tooling, webhooks, and CDEvents. ### Sources - - - - input.source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** testkube - **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 - testkube: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/te/testkube/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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. - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [helm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/helm/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kubernetes-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubernetes-cli/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [container-canary](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/container-canary/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, testing. - [kwok](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kwok/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, testing. - [argo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [argocd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [argocd-autopilot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd-autopilot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [argocd-vault-plugin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd-vault-plugin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [arkade](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arkade/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [aws-iam-authenticator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aws-iam-authenticator/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [devspace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/devspace/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure, kubernetes. - [helmsman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/helmsman/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, helm, infrastructure. - [vcluster](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vcluster/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, helm, infrastructure. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/testkube.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/testkube.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