# Install cyctl with Homebrew Customizable UI for Kubernetes workloads. Version 0.21.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cyctl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cyctl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cyctl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.21.1 - **Source summary:** Customizable UI for Kubernetes workloads - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T22:04:06+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - cyctl (cli) - cyctl (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 0.21.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-27 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/cyclops-ui/cyclops - Upstream latest detected: v0.21.1 (current) ## Project history and usage cyctl is the command-line companion to Cyclops, an open source Kubernetes tool that turns Helm-backed workload templates into customizable UIs. In package-manager terms it is a small operational CLI: useful for installing Cyclops, managing modules and templates, and automating Cyclops workflows from shells or CI. ### Project history Cyclops began as a Kubernetes developer-experience project in the cyclops-ui/cyclops repository, which GitHub records as created in April 2023. The project README frames Cyclops as a way to reduce direct YAML editing by exposing validated, template-driven interfaces for Kubernetes workloads. The cyctl command is documented as the Cyclops CLI. The official generated command reference includes cyctl init, whose page says it initializes Cyclops with the required resources and demo templates; that command reference was generated by Cobra in July 2024. ### Adoption history Official project materials show Cyclops aimed at DevOps teams that publish templates for developers, QA teams, product managers, and other Kubernetes users. cyctl matters in that model because it gives package-manager users a scriptable way to install Cyclops and wire templates into a running instance. ### How it is used Typical cyctl usage starts with installing the Homebrew formula, then running commands such as cyctl init or resource-oriented get, create, update, delete, and describe subcommands. The README also calls out GitHub Actions automation, where a newly published template can be connected to Cyclops automatically through the CLI. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, cyctl is interesting because it packages a Kubernetes UI workflow as a conventional single binary. It sits in the same cultural lane as kubectl-adjacent helpers: small CLIs that make cluster workflows reproducible, automatable, and easy to install with Homebrew. ### Timeline - 2023: cyclops-ui/cyclops repository created on GitHub. - 2024: Official cyctl command reference generated with Cobra. - 2025: Cyclops release series v0.20 and v0.21 published with cyctl distributed through package managers. ### Related projects - Cyclops uses Helm charts as the template mechanism behind its UI. - kubectl and Glasskube are adjacent installation or Kubernetes operation tools mentioned in official Cyclops materials. ### Sources - - - - - - ## 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:** cyctl - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://pkg.so/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://pkg.so/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://pkg.so/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [kubernetes-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/kubernetes-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [k9s](https://pkg.so/brew/k9s/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [k3d](https://pkg.so/brew/k3d/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [ctlptl](https://pkg.so/brew/ctlptl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [openshift-cli](https://pkg.so/brew/openshift-cli/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [eksctl](https://pkg.so/brew/eksctl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [skaffold](https://pkg.so/brew/skaffold/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [cmctl](https://pkg.so/brew/cmctl/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes. - [chaoskube](https://pkg.so/brew/chaoskube/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure, kubernetes. - [click](https://pkg.so/brew/click/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure, kubernetes. - [clusterawsadm](https://pkg.so/brew/clusterawsadm/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, cloud, cloud-infrastructure, infrastructure, kubernetes. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cyctl.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/cyctl.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph