# Install kuttl with Homebrew, Nix, zypper

KUbernetes Test TooL. Version 0.26.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#kuttl.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:kuttl
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install kuttl
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#kuttl
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install kuttl
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kuttl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:kuttl
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.26.0
- **Source summary:** KUbernetes Test TooL
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-27T21:58:48+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- kubectl-kuttl (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.26.0
## Project history and usage

KUTTL, the KUbernetes Test TooL, is a kubectl plugin and Go project for declarative testing of Kubernetes operators and other Kubernetes objects.

### Project history

KUTTL began under the KUDO project and then split into its own release stream. The v0.1.0 release notes describe the initial release as separate from KUDO, with mocked, KinD, and kubeconfig-backed control planes plus library integration and solo E2E execution.

### Adoption history

KUTTL became part of the Kubernetes operator testing toolkit because it let operator authors write YAML-centered tests that apply resources, wait for assertions, and run against real or local control planes. The repository topics and README connect it to Kubernetes, operators, KUDO, and Operator SDK.

### How it is used

Users install it as the `kubectl kuttl` plugin and run suites with `kubectl kuttl test path/to/test-suite`. The getting-started docs require Kubernetes and kubectl 1.13 or later, and the repository includes `kuttl-test.yaml` as the conventional suite configuration file.

### Why package nerds care

KUTTL is package-nerd relevant because it packages a Kubernetes-specific test runner as a kubectl plugin. It sits at the border between CLI packaging, cluster lifecycle tooling, and declarative test fixtures.

### Timeline

- v0.1.0: Initial release separated KUTTL from KUDO and added multiple test control-plane modes.
- v0.4.0: Switched APIs to kuttl.dev/v1beta and deprecated kudo.dev support.
- v0.26.0: Added namespace collision fixes and noted Homebrew formula-to-cask migration feedback.

### Related projects

- KUTTL is related to KUDO, kubectl plugins, Kubernetes operators, KinD, and Operator SDK scorecard-style testing workflows.

### Sources

- <https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl>
- <https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl/blob/main/docs/README.md>
- <https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl/releases/tag/v0.1.0>
- <https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl/releases/tag/v0.26.0>
- <https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl/releases?page=4>


## Security Notes

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

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


## 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

- Unix: kuttl-test.yaml
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - kuttl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kuttl/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- zypper - kuttl - 0.26.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kuttl from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | KUbernetes Test TooL | https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl
- zypper - kuttl-bash-completion - 0.26.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kuttl-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for kuttl | https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl
- zypper - kuttl-fish-completion - 0.26.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kuttl-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for kuttl | https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl
- zypper - kuttl-zsh-completion - 0.26.0-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kuttl-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for kuttl | https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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