v0.1.0 — Open Source

The Kubernetes IDE for power users.

A hyper-fast, native desktop client for managing multi-cluster Kubernetes environments. Built with Go and React. Zero telemetry. No forced logins. AI-powered debugging.

Download for Free
brew install clusterfudge
Native Binary
Open Source
AI Debugging
●prod-us-east/default

Pods

NameStatus
payment-service-7f8b9d6c4-2x8jk		Running
auth-gateway-55d64878-9m2pl		Running
inventory-worker-crash-test		CrashLoopBackOff
redis-cache-master-0		Running
frontend-webapp-b8df44-pending		Pending
metrics-server-84f98d4885-v9jj2		Running
Logs: payment-service-7f8b9d6c4-2x8jkTerminalEvents
[14:32:01.042] INFO [payment-service] Establishing connection to postgres-main:5432...
[14:32:01.105] INFO [payment-service] Database connection established successfully.
[14:32:05.882] WARN [payment-service] High latency detected on Stripe API endpoint (452ms).
[14:32:12.001] INFO [payment-service] Processed 45 batch transactions in 1.2s.
[14:32:15.992] ERROR [payment-service] Connection refused by inventory-worker. Retrying in 5s...
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Built for speed, security, and sanity.

Clusterfudge is engineered from the ground up as a native desktop app. No Electron, no bloat — just a ~15 MB binary that starts in under half a second.

Blazing Fast

~15 MB native binary — 10x smaller than Electron alternatives. Starts in under 0.5s. Virtual scrolling handles 5,000+ pods without dropping frames.

Zero Telemetry

Your clusters are your business. Clusterfudge makes zero external network calls. No tracking, no analytics, no forced accounts. Complete privacy by design.

AI-Powered Debugging

One-click AI analysis with Claude Code, Gemini CLI, or ChatGPT Codex. Automatically gathers pod context, logs, and events — with sensitive data redacted.

Keyboard First

Vim-style chord navigation (G+P, G+D). Command palette with Cmd+K. Navigate every view, exec into pods, and manage resources without ever touching your mouse.

Integrated Terminal

Full PTY exec into any container with ANSI color support, multiple tabs, theming, and in-terminal search. Exec, attach, and multiplex — all built in.

Helm SDK Built In

Install, upgrade, rollback, and uninstall Helm releases without leaving the app. Embedded Go SDK — no CLI dependency, no PATH issues.

27+ resource types. Real-time updates.

Browse, edit, and manage every Kubernetes resource with live watch updates — no polling, no refreshing.

Workloads

  • Pods
  • Deployments
  • StatefulSets
  • DaemonSets
  • ReplicaSets
  • Jobs & CronJobs

Networking

  • Services
  • Ingresses
  • Endpoints
  • NetworkPolicies
  • Port Forwarding

Config & Storage

  • ConfigMaps
  • Secrets (masked)
  • PVs & PVCs
  • StorageClasses
  • ResourceQuotas
  • LimitRanges

Security & RBAC

  • ServiceAccounts
  • Roles & ClusterRoles
  • RoleBindings
  • ClusterRoleBindings
  • Custom Resources

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Troubleshooting Engine

Guided root cause analysis for CrashLoopBackOff, OOMKilled, ImagePullBackOff, Pending pods, and more. Get actionable suggestions with one-click navigation.

● CrashLoopBackOff detected on inventory-worker
● Exit code 137 — container killed by OOM
● Suggestion: Increase memory limit from 128Mi to 256Mi

Security Scanner

Scan pod specs against Kubernetes Pod Security Standards. Detect privileged containers, root access, missing resource limits, and dangerous capabilities.

CRITICAL Privileged mode enabled
CRITICAL SYS_ADMIN capability added
WARNING No resource limits defined

Monaco YAML Editor

Full Monaco editor with K8s schema validation, autocomplete, and multi-document support. Preview changes with server-side dry-run diff before applying.

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: my-app

Real-Time Log Streaming

Tail logs across multiple containers with regex search, severity highlighting, and merged multi-container view. Download logs and toggle timestamps.

[14:32:01] INFO Connection established
[14:32:05] WARN High latency (452ms)
[14:32:15] ERROR Connection refused

Ready to take control of your clusters?

Install Clusterfudge in seconds. Free and open-source. macOS, Windows, and Linux.

$ brew install clusterfudge

Also available as a direct download for all platforms.

How Clusterfudge compares

Built different from the ground up.

Clusterfudge Lens K9s Headlamp
Binary Size ~15 MB ~150 MB ~30 MB ~120 MB
Runtime Native (Wails) Electron Terminal Electron
AI Debugging Built-in No No No
Telemetry None Yes None Optional
Helm (SDK) Embedded CLI wrapper CLI wrapper No
Vim Keybindings Chord nav No Yes No
Security Scanner Built-in Extension No No
Open Source MIT Proprietary Apache 2.0 Apache 2.0