macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install kubectl-treelocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl-treenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ku/kubectl-tree/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install kubectl-treeopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · kubectl-tree · 来源: download.opensuse.org
概览
软件包摘要
Kubectl plugin to browse Kubernetes object hierarchies as a tree
历史
项目历史与用法
kubectl-tree is a kubectl plugin for browsing Kubernetes object ownership as a tree. It follows `ownerReferences` between objects, letting users see how resources such as Deployments, ReplicaSets, Pods, Knative Services, or other controllers relate at runtime.
项目历史
The GitHub repository was created on 2019-12-23 by Ahmet Alp Balkan. Its README says the tool explores ownership relationships through Kubernetes `ownerReferences` and acknowledges inspiration from knative-inspect, generalized beyond a single ecosystem.
Later releases added filters for namespaces, selectors, condition types, API groups, and resources, reflecting its evolution from a tree visualizer into a practical inspection tool for larger clusters.
采用历史
kubectl-tree became one of the more recognizable third-party kubectl plugins because object ownership is a common Kubernetes troubleshooting question and the tree view is easy to understand in terminal output.
The repository metadata observed on 2026-07-01 showed more than 3000 GitHub stars. Its package-manager presence in Homebrew, Nix, and zypper complements Krew installation and makes it available in repeatable workstation environments.
使用方式
Users install it as a kubectl plugin and run commands such as `kubectl tree` with namespace, selector, API group, and resource filters. The README warns that filtering out intermediate owner resources can stop traversal and hide descendants, which is a useful operational detail for large clusters.
The package is commonly useful when answering why an object exists, what controller owns it, or how custom resources fan out into lower-level Kubernetes objects.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
kubectl-tree is package-nerd notable because it turns a native Kubernetes metadata field into a Unix-friendly visualization. It is small, script-adjacent, installable as a kubectl plugin, and expressive enough to become part of many operators' ad hoc debugging toolbox.
时间线
- 2019-12-23: GitHub repository created.
- 2025-11-15: Release v0.4.6 published.
- 2026-03-20: Release v0.5.0 published.
- 2026-03-24: Release v0.6.0 published.
Related projects
- Related projects include kubectl, Krew, Kubernetes ownerReferences, knative-inspect, and kube-lineage. The README contrasts kube-lineage as a similar plugin that can understand some logical relationships even without ownerReferences.
来源
- https://api.github.com/repos/ahmetb/kubectl-tree
- https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectl-tree
- https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectl-tree#readme
- https://github.com/tohjustin/kube-lineage
- https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/owners-dependents/
- https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/extend-kubectl/kubectl-plugins/
安全态势
风险级别：orange
infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
风险分类器
orange 风险 · 中 置信度 · infrastructure
原因
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
信号
- text:kubernetes
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 1 个运行时依赖。
- 构建元数据列出 1 个构建依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.kube/config
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
kubectl-tree | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本0.6.0
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游当前
检测到的最新版本v0.6.0
https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectl-tree
- 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:kubectl-tree |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 0.6.0 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kubectl-tree |
| 主页 | https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectl-tree |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectl-tree |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectl-tree#readme |
| 许可证 | Apache-2.0 |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectl-tree/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.0.tar.gz |
| 依赖 | kubernetes-cli |
| 构建依赖 | go |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | kubectl-tree |
| 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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源数据库匹配
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Nix95%
kubectl-tree
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl-tree- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectl Tree
zypper95%
kubectl-tree 0.6.0-1.2
Kubectl plugin to browse Kubernetes object hierarchies as a tree
https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectl-tree
sudo zypper install kubectl-tree- License: Apache-2.0
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: kubectl-tree
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Kubectl Tree
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- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
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