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Install kubectl-klock with Homebrew, Nix, zypper

Kubectl plugin to render watch output in a more readable fashion. Version 0.9.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-11. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl-klock.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install kubectl-klock

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl-klock

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ku/kubectl-klock/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install kubectl-klock

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · kubectl-klock · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Kubectl plugin to render watch output in a more readable fashion

Commands and aliases

  • kubectl-klock
  • kubectl_complete-klock

history

Project history and usage

kubectl-klock is a Go-based kubectl plugin that presents Kubernetes watch output in a more readable, continuously updated terminal view. Its upstream README describes it as similar in spirit to running `watch kubectl get pods`, but using Kubernetes watch streaming instead of polling.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in 2022 and its README carries 2023 project copyright notices. The project is maintained as a kubectl plugin with Cobra-based CLI plumbing and Kubernetes client-go dependencies.

Adoption history

Upstream documents installation through Krew, Snap, Scoop, Nix, pre-built GitHub releases, and `go install`, which places it in the normal package-manager and kubectl-plugin distribution path rather than only as a one-off binary.

How it is used

Users run `kubectl klock <resource> [name(s)] [flags]` to watch pods, deployments, statefulsets, nodes, and other Kubernetes resources. The README documents filters, label selectors, all-namespace mode, hotkeys, environment-variable-backed flags, and an option to restart the watch when kubeconfig changes.

Why package nerds care

kubectl-klock is interesting to package maintainers because it is a small kubectl plugin distributed through several ecosystems at once: Krew for Kubernetes users, Go module installation for developers, and general-purpose package managers for shell users.

Timeline

  • 2022-09-01: Official GitHub repository was created.
  • 2023: README copyright notices identify Kalle Fagerberg and project documentation.
  • 2025-07-21: GitHub releases list v0.8.2.
  • 2026-05-28: GitHub releases list v0.9.1.

Related projects

  • Related projects include kubectl, Krew, kubecolor, and kubectx, all referenced directly or indirectly by the upstream README.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for kubectl-klock. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

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~/.kube/color.yaml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
kubectl-klockcliglobal executable
kubectl_complete-klockcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19
manager version0.9.2
manager updated2026-09-11
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.9.2

https://github.com/applejag/kubectl-klock

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:kubectl-klock
Version0.9.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kubectl-klock
Homepagehttps://github.com/applejag/kubectl-klock
Repositoryhttps://github.com/applejag/kubectl-klock
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later AND CC0-1.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/applejag/kubectl-klock/archive/refs/tags/v0.9.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-11T10:20:35Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namekubectl-klock
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Nix95%

kubectl-klock

nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl-klock
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubectl Klock
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubectl-klock/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
zypper95%

kubectl-klock 0.9.2-1.1

Kubectl plugin to render watch output in a more readable fashion

https://github.com/applejag/kubectl-klock

sudo zypper install kubectl-klock
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND CC-BY-4.0 AND CC0-1.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kubectl-klock
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubectl Klock
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubectl-klock from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

kubectl-klock-bash-completion 0.9.2-1.1

Bash Completion for kubectl-klock

https://github.com/applejag/kubectl-klock

sudo zypper install kubectl-klock-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND CC-BY-4.0 AND CC0-1.0
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: kubectl-klock
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubectl Klock
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubectl-klock-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

kubectl-klock-fish-completion 0.9.2-1.1

Fish Completion for kubectl-klock

https://github.com/applejag/kubectl-klock

sudo zypper install kubectl-klock-fish-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND CC-BY-4.0 AND CC0-1.0
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: kubectl-klock
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubectl Klock
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubectl-klock-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

kubectl-klock-zsh-completion 0.9.2-1.1

Zsh Completion for kubectl-klock

https://github.com/applejag/kubectl-klock

sudo zypper install kubectl-klock-zsh-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND CC-BY-4.0 AND CC0-1.0
  • Category: System/Shells
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: kubectl-klock
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubectl Klock
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubectl-klock-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst

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