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macOS

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brew install kubie

provider-native install command

overview

Package summary

Much more powerful alternative to kubectx and kubens

Project links

Commands and aliases

kubie

history

Project history and usage

kubie is a Rust CLI for Kubernetes context and namespace switching, positioned by its README as a more powerful alternative to kubectx, kubens, and shell prompt helpers.

Project history

The tool grew around a specific Kubernetes operator pain point: switching contexts without letting one terminal session accidentally mutate another session's kubeconfig state. Its README emphasizes independent shells, recursive context sessions, split kubeconfig loading, `kubie exec`, and `kubie lint` rather than a large platform or daemon.

Adoption history

kubie is distributed through Rust's crates.io ecosystem and through operating-system package managers including Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch Linux, Alpine, and others. That spread suggests adoption by CLI-heavy Kubernetes users rather than by a single vendor platform.

How it is used

Users run `kubie ctx` and `kubie ns` to select contexts and namespaces, spawn isolated shells, execute a command across a chosen context and namespace, or lint Kubernetes config files. Its configuration lives at `~/.kube/kubie.yaml` and controls shell behavior, kubeconfig include/exclude patterns, prompt behavior, and interactive menu settings.

Why package nerds care

kubie is interesting because it packages a small but safety-relevant workflow: preventing accidental cross-cluster context leakage. It represents the Rust CLI wave in Kubernetes tooling, where a compact binary replaces shell-function conventions common in older kubectl helper tools.

Timeline

2020s: kubie is published as a Rust package and documented as an alternative to kubectx and kubens.
2020s: Package-manager coverage expands beyond Cargo to Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch Linux, and other distributions.
2026: The README continues to document session-isolated context switching, split kubeconfig loading, and `~/.kube/kubie.yaml` configuration.

Related projects

kubie is directly related to kubectl, Kubernetes kubeconfig workflows, kubectx, kubens, krew-style CLI extensions, and fuzzy-selector tools used in terminal Kubernetes operations.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

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/kubie.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`kubie`	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 version0.28.0

manager updated2026-07-04

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:kubie
Version	0.28.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://sbstp.ca
Repository	https://github.com/kubie-org/kubie
Last updated	2026-07-04T16:53:43+09:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

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source trail

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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.

combined/kubie.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install kubie with Homebrew