khelp(er)

A command-line tool for managing Kubernetes contexts.

Overview

khelp simplifies working with kubeconfig files by providing intuitive commands to list, switch, import, export, and manage Kubernetes contexts.

Installation

Quick Install

Linux / macOS:

curl -fsSL https://files.stvnksslr.com/khelp/install.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell):

irm https://files.stvnksslr.com/khelp/install.ps1 | iex

From Source

git clone https://github.com/stvnksslr/khelp.git
cd khelp
cargo build --release

The binary will be available at target/release/khelp.

With Self-Update Feature

cargo build --release --features self_update

Platform Support

• Linux
• macOS
• Windows

Commands

Command	Description
list	List all available contexts (current context marked with *)
current	Display details about the active context
switch [name]	Switch to a different context (interactive if no name given)
edit [name]	Edit a context configuration in your default editor
export [names...]	Export one or more contexts to stdout in YAML format
delete [name]	Delete a context and its orphaned cluster/user (supports --force)
cleanup	Remove orphaned clusters and users not referenced by any context
rename <old> <new>	Rename an existing context
add <file>	Import contexts from an external kubeconfig file
completions [shell]	Generate shell completions (bash, zsh, fish, powershell, elvish)
update	Check for and apply updates (requires self_update feature)

Usage Examples

List all contexts:

khelp list

Switch to a context interactively:

khelp switch

Switch to a specific context:

khelp switch my-cluster

Import contexts from another kubeconfig:

khelp add ~/Downloads/new-cluster.yaml

Import with automatic rename for conflicts:

khelp add ~/Downloads/cluster.yaml --rename

Export a context for backup:

khelp export my-cluster > my-cluster-backup.yaml

Export multiple contexts at once:

khelp export dev-cluster staging-cluster prod-cluster > all-clusters.yaml

Delete a context (automatically removes orphaned cluster/user):

khelp delete old-cluster

Clean up any orphaned clusters and users:

khelp cleanup

Install shell completions:

khelp completions --install

Shell Completions

Generate completions for your shell:

# Bash
khelp completions bash >> ~/.bash_completion.d/khelp

# Zsh
khelp completions zsh > ~/.zfunc/_khelp

# Fish
khelp completions fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/khelp.fish

# PowerShell (add to $PROFILE)
khelp completions powershell >> $PROFILE

Or use automatic installation:

khelp completions --install

License

MIT