# Install kubeshark with Homebrew, Nix, scoop

API Traffic Analyzer providing real-time visibility into Kubernetes network. Version 53.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kubeshark.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:kubeshark
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install kubeshark
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubeshark
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubeshark/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/kubeshark
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kubeshark.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:kubeshark
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 53.3.0
- **Source summary:** API Traffic Analyzer providing real-time visibility into Kubernetes network
- **Homepage:** <https://kubeshark.com>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T21:58:47+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- kubeshark (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 53.3.0
## Project history and usage

Kubeshark is a Kubernetes network observability tool that indexes cluster-wide traffic with Kubernetes, API, and network context. The project presents itself as eBPF-powered observability for SREs and AI agents.

### Project history

Kubeshark's repository describes a tool that captures and indexes network traffic at the kernel level, exposes filtered PCAP downloads, visual dashboards, TLS and mTLS visibility, protocol parsing, and MCP access for AI-driven incident response. Its documentation packages the product around Helm deployment plus a CLI installed through Homebrew or downloaded from GitHub releases.

The late-2025 and 2026 release notes show an active transition into a V2 architecture: v52.11.0 on December 16, 2025 described the first release in preparation for V2.00 and a backend refactor, while v53.3.0 on May 19, 2026 highlighted TLSX dissector behavior, authorization refactoring, L7 data boundaries, snapshots, and AI skills.

### Adoption history

Kubeshark fits into the Kubernetes observability niche for teams that need packet-level or protocol-level visibility without changing application code. The package-manager angle is important because the CLI drives local workflows such as tapping traffic, cleaning deployments, connecting MCP clients, and installing the Helm chart.

### How it is used

Users install Kubeshark with Helm or Homebrew, port-forward the frontend service, and query live or retained traffic through the dashboard, KFL filters, PCAP exports, APIs, or MCP integrations.

### Why package nerds care

Kubeshark is notable because it packages a cluster-resident observability system behind a developer-friendly CLI. It also bridges traditional packet-analysis workflows with Kubernetes metadata and newer MCP-based AI-agent workflows.

### Timeline

- 2025: v52.11.0 was released on December 16 as the first release preparing for V2.00 and introduced a refactored backend path.
- 2026: v52.11.7 was released on January 15 with a complementary license for clusters up to 100 nodes.
- 2026: v53.3.0 was released on May 19 with TLSX enabled by default, authorization changes, L7 data boundaries, snapshot filters, and AI skills.

### Related projects

- Related projects and concepts include Kubernetes, Helm, eBPF, Wireshark, tcpdump, PCAP tooling, KFL, and Model Context Protocol integrations.

### Sources

- <https://docs.kubeshark.com/en/install>
- <https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark>
- <https://github.com/kubeshark/kubeshark/releases>


## Security Notes

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - kubeshark: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubeshark/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/kubeshark: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kubeshark.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kubeshark.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/kubeshark.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph