# 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
- **Version:** 0.21.1
- **Source summary:** Customizable UI for Kubernetes workloads
- **Homepage:** <https://cyclops-ui.com/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/cyclops-ui/cyclops>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T22:04:06+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- cyctl (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.21.1
## 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

- <https://github.com/cyclops-ui/cyclops>
- <https://github.com/cyclops-ui/cyclops#readme>
- <https://cyclops-ui.github.io/docs/cyctl/>
- <https://cyclops-ui.github.io/docs/cyctl/cyctl_init>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/cyclops-ui/cyclops>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/cyclops-ui/cyclops/releases?per_page=10>


## Security Notes

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal


## 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
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph