macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install kubentlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 3039
Install kubent with Homebrew, Nix, scoop
Easily check your clusters for use of deprecated APIs. Version 0.7.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kubent.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubentnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ku/kubent/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/kubentScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/kubent.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Easily check your clusters for use of deprecated APIs
Project links
Commands and aliases
- kubent
history
Project history and usage
kubent is the Homebrew-packaged command name for Kube No Trouble, a Go CLI created to find Kubernetes objects that still use API versions scheduled for removal. It sits in the upgrade-preparation niche: operators run it before a cluster version jump so they can fix manifests, Helm releases, or last-applied kubectl state before the Kubernetes API server stops serving old versions.
Project history
The project appeared publicly as Kube No Trouble in April 2020 with release 0.1.0. Its README ties the original motivation to the Kubernetes 1.16 wave of API deprecations, and its early releases quickly added static-file scanning and collector fixes so it could work outside a live cluster as well as against kubectl and Helm-maintained resources.
Adoption history
kubent became a familiar checklist tool for Kubernetes platform teams because deprecated APIs are easy to miss in stored manifests and Helm release data. Homebrew, Scoop, Nix, and container-image distribution made it convenient to drop into upgrade runbooks and CI jobs without building from source.
How it is used
Typical use points kubent at the active kubeconfig or an explicit kubeconfig path, then asks it to collect live resources, Helm manifests, or local YAML/JSON files and report API versions that match its deprecation rules. The project also documents JSON and CI-friendly output modes for automated gates.
Why package nerds care
For package-maintainer culture, kubent is a compact example of the Kubernetes ecosystem producing tiny CLIs around version-skew pain. It matters less as a framework than as a practical binary that turns upstream API-removal policy into a package-manager-installable preflight check.
Timeline
- 2020-04-09: Kube No Trouble 0.1.0 was published as the initial public release of kubent.
- 2020-08-11: Release 0.3.0 added support for reading manifests from local files and stdin.
- 2024-08-30: Release 0.7.3 was listed by the repository as a later tagged release.
Related projects
- kubent is closely tied to kubectl, Helm, kubeconfig files, Open Policy Agent rules, and the Kubernetes deprecated API migration guidance.
Sources
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:cluster
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
kubent | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.7.3
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:kubent |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.7.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/doitintl/kube-no-trouble |
| Repository | https://github.com/doitintl/kube-no-trouble |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T21:58:46+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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%
kubent
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubent- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kubent
Scoop95%
main/kubent
scoop install main/kubent- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Kubent
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation