kpt

name	kpt
description	Use this skill when the user wants to manage Kubernetes packages, apply KPT configurations, or customize and deploy Kubernetes resources.

kpt Plugin

Google's tool for managing Kubernetes packages. Package, customize, and apply Kubernetes configurations using a standard format.

Commands

Package Management

• kpt pkg get — Get a Kubernetes package
• kpt pkg apply — Apply package to cluster

Utility

• kpt _ _ — Passthrough to kpt CLI

Usage Examples

• "Get Kubernetes package"
• "Apply package to cluster"
• "Manage k8s packages"
• "Deploy kpt package"

Installation

brew install kpt

Examples

# Get package
kpt pkg get https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/kpt.git/package-examples/helloworld-set@v0.7.0 ./my-package

# Apply package
kpt pkg apply ./my-package

# With timeout
kpt pkg apply ./my-package --reconcile-timeout 10m

# Any kpt command with passthrough
kpt _ _ pkg get https://github.com/... ./pkg
kpt _ _ live apply ./pkg
kpt _ _ fn render ./pkg

Key Features

• Packages - K8s package management
• Functions - Config functions
• Live apply - Server-side apply
• Git - Git-based packages
• Custom - Customization
• Reconcile - Reconciliation
• Resources - Resource management
• Hydration - Config hydration
• Validation - Config validation
• CI/CD - Pipeline friendly

Notes

• Requires kubectl configured
• Uses Kptfile for metadata
• Supports Git-based packages
• Great for k8s config management