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CLI tool to help discover deprecated apiVersions in Kubernetes. Version 5.24.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-11-03. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#pluto.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pluto

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pluto

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pl/pluto/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pluto

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pluto · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/pluto

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/pluto.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

CLI tool to help discover deprecated apiVersions in Kubernetes

Commands and aliases

  • pluto

history

Project history and usage

Pluto is a Kubernetes upgrade-readiness CLI that detects deprecated or removed API versions in manifests, Helm charts, live releases, and cluster resources.

Project history

Pluto was originally designed around deprecations associated with Kubernetes 1.16. As further removals accumulated, it developed a version database, configurable target versions, multiple component support, and an additional-versions mechanism for custom checks.

The project expanded from file and Helm detection into broader cluster scanning, structured output, CI-specific exit behavior, environment-variable configuration, and signed release artifacts and container images.

Adoption history

Pluto grew around the operational problem exposed by Kubernetes API removals: an API server can convert stored objects to a newer representation, making a simple live query insufficient to reveal the version originally deployed.

The project supports static manifests, Helm charts, and live Helm releases, and documents use as a local CLI and as a GitHub Action. Machine-readable output and meaningful exit codes make it suitable for upgrade-readiness checks in CI.

How it is used

Users run file detection against infrastructure repositories or scan Helm and cluster state before upgrading Kubernetes. They can target a prospective Kubernetes version and request text, wide, JSON, YAML, CSV, Markdown, or custom-column output.

For CI, Pluto returns distinct exit codes for deprecated APIs, removed APIs, and unavailable replacements. Users can add organization-specific checks through an additional versions file supplied by flag or environment variable.

Why package nerds care

Pluto packages Kubernetes deprecation knowledge into a repeatable scanner, turning release-note research into a command that can gate upgrades or repository changes.

Its appeal to cluster-tooling users is coverage across both source-controlled infrastructure and Helm release state, plus explicit distinctions between deprecated, removed, and unavailable replacement APIs.

Timeline

  • Kubernetes 1.16 cycle: Pluto's original design focused on the unusually large set of API deprecations and removals around that release.
  • Later development: Target-version selection, custom version checks, structured output, and CI exit codes broadened Pluto into a reusable upgrade gate.

Related projects

  • Helm is a first-class Pluto workflow because Pluto can inspect both chart files and manifests retained in live Helm 2 and Helm 3 releases.
  • Kube No Trouble, packaged as kubent, addresses the same upgrade-readiness problem using collectors for files, kubectl annotations, and Helm release data.

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

  • text:kubernetes

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 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
deprecated-versions.yaml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
plutocliglobal 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 generated2026-11-04
manager version5.24.4
manager updated2026-11-03
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv5.24.5

https://github.com/FairwindsOps/pluto

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pluto
Version5.24.4
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pluto
Homepagehttps://fairwinds.com
Repositoryhttps://github.com/FairwindsOps/pluto
Upstream docshttps://fairwinds.com
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/FairwindsOps/pluto/archive/refs/tags/v5.24.5.tar.gz
Last updated2026-11-03T19:16:56Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

pluto

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

pluto 5.24.3-1.1

A cli tool to help discover deprecated apiVersions in Kubernetes

https://github.com/FairwindsOps/pluto

sudo zypper install pluto
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pluto
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pluto
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pluto from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

pluto-bash-completion 5.24.3-1.1

Bash Completion for pluto

https://github.com/FairwindsOps/pluto

sudo zypper install pluto-bash-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: pluto
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pluto
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pluto-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

pluto-fish-completion 5.24.3-1.1

Fish Completion for pluto

https://github.com/FairwindsOps/pluto

sudo zypper install pluto-fish-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: pluto
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pluto
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pluto-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

pluto-zsh-completion 5.24.3-1.1

Zsh Completion for pluto

https://github.com/FairwindsOps/pluto

sudo zypper install pluto-zsh-completion
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: pluto
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pluto
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pluto-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
Scoop95%

main/pluto

scoop install main/pluto
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pluto
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/pluto.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
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