The product

A workbench for the cluster.

KubeView is a local-first desktop workbench for the work between kubectl commands. Live state, deep inspection, and safe operations in one window.

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Local engineNo agentsDirect kubeconfig

KubeViewlocal

Jump to a resource…⌘K

Overview6 nodes · 128 pods

Pods128 running

Inspectorapi-7d9f8c5b6

GitOps2 changes

kubeconfig direct0 agents

The workflow

One window. Four moves.

Follow a cluster from context to action. Every move stays inside the same local workspace.

01Contexts & diagnostics

Connect

Start with the kubeconfig already on your machine. KubeView resolves contexts and credentials locally.

Open the surface

02Live telemetry

See

Telemetry, node pressure, and workload changes update in place. No refresh loop, no tab hopping.

Open the surface

03Resource inspector

Understand

Open the object, its conditions, events, and YAML without losing the grid behind it.

Open the surface

04Logs & exec

Act

Tail logs, open a PTY, or review a drift gate inside the same workspace.

Open the surface

Explore all seven surfaces

KubeView — prod-us-east-1

Cluster overview

connected

prod-us-east-1 · 6 nodes · 128 pods · all namespaces

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all namespaces

watch stream live

CPUlive

62%48.6 / 78 cores

Memorylive

71%181 / 256 GiB

Nodeslive

6 / 6all ready

Workloadslive

12824 deployments

Node matrix6 ready · 1 pressure

ip-10-0-1-14

64% cpu22 pods

ip-10-0-2-37

51% cpu19 pods

ip-10-0-3-88

78% cpu24 pods

ip-10-0-1-92

43% cpu18 pods

ip-10-0-2-11

69% cpu21 pods

ip-10-0-3-45

38% cpu24 pods

Warning events3 new

BackOff

pod/api-7d9f8c5b6

FailedScheduling

pod/worker-2b7d4

Unhealthy

pod/web-5c8d7

event stream connected

Interactive preview · click the tabs

Inside the app

The workspace, up close.

No concept render. These are the surfaces you work in, built around the same local engine and the same cluster context.

All surfaces

prod-us-east-1/paymentslive

CPU allocation62.1%

48.6 cores used78 allocatable

Memory

71%

181 / 256 GiB

Nodes

6 / 6

all ready

Pods

128

+4 today

Deploys

healthy

The cluster at a glance.

CPU, memory, node pressure, and workload counts in one live view, scoped by namespace.

prod-us-east-1/pod/api-7d9f8c5b6-x2k4plive

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: api-7d9f8c5b6-x2k4p
  namespace: default
status:
  phase: Running
  podIP: 10.0.1.44

YAML Events Conditions

The object, with evidence.

Conditions, events, probes, and copy-ready YAML without leaving the resource grid.

prod-us-east-1/api-7d9f8c5b6live

api-7d9f8c5b6 · /bin/sh

$ kubectl logs -f api-7d9f8c5b6-x2k4p

2026-10-28T20:14:02Z INF server listening :8080

2026-10-28T20:14:03Z INF connected to postgres

2026-10-28T20:14:04Z INF readiness probe ok

Logs and a real shell.

Stream a container, search the output, or open an interactive PTY in the same context.

prod-us-east-1/payments/manifestslive

deployment.yamlchanged

service.yamlmissing

configmap.yamlin sync

Dry-run passed · 2 warnings

# deployment.yaml

- replicas: 3

+ replicas: 5

image: ghcr.io/acme/api:2.4.1

strategy: RollingUpdate

gated by confirmationReview

The diff before the apply.

Compare desired and live manifests, run the dry-run, and keep the apply behind a gate.

Trust boundary

Your cluster. Your machine. Your credentials.

The interface renders. The host gates. The engine talks to the cluster. Credentials stop before they ever reach React.

Interface

Next.js 16 · React 19

A static client bundle inside Tauri. Fast tabs, no Node runtime, and no credentials in the UI.

Native host

Tauri 2 · Rust

Supervises the Go sidecar, enforces host capabilities, and gates every IPC message.

Kubernetes engine

Go 1.23 · client-go

Resolves auth, runs watches and informers, and talks directly to the API server over TLS.

Credentials stop at the engine. The React interface never receives tokens or kubeconfig bytes.

in-cluster agents

cloud accounts

open ports

Read the security model

Shipping now

A real product, not a promise deck.

Milestone 1 is already a working desktop surface. The roadmap adds depth without changing the local-first contract.

In the buildv0.1.1

Live cluster overview
Informer-backed watch streams
Resource browser and inspector
Live YAML and copy
Streaming logs and interactive exec
Kubeconfig hub and diagnostics
GitOps drift, dry-run, and apply gate
Command palette and keyboard paths

On the roadmapnext

Topology view
Prometheus metric explorer
Networking and storage surfaces
Helm release view

The roadmap is public. Priorities can change with cluster feedback.

Desktop

Tauri 2 + Go engine

Footprint

Under 80 MB RAM

Platforms

macOS · Windows · Linux

License

BSL 1.1

Accounts

None required

The difference

A local workbench, not another browser tab.

The comparison is about shape, not a scorecard. A hosted dashboard can show state, but the credentials and the last mile usually live somewhere else.

CapabilityKubeViewkubectlHosted dashboard

Credentials stay on your machine

Live visual cluster telemetry

Logs and interactive exec in context

GitOps diff and apply gate

No in-cluster agent

No cloud account required

Diff, logs, YAML, and exec in one window

Hosted dashboard capabilities vary by product and deployment. The KubeView comparison reflects its local-first desktop design.

The surfaces

Seven views. One workspace.

Move from the cluster overview to the object, the log stream, or the gate without changing tools.

Bring your kubeconfig. KubeView handles discovery, auth, live watches, and the troubleshooting workbench, all on your machine.

Download v0.1.1

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macOS · Windows · Linux / Free for internal use / BSL 1.1

A workbench for the cluster.