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Coming from k9s

Map your k9s habits to Kubyl.

Kubyl's keyboard model is close to k9s on purpose. Set the preset and most of your muscle memory works:

settings.json
{
  "keymap": { "preset": "k9s" }
}

What carries over

In k9sIn Kubyl
:pods, :po, :deployThe same, in the command palette with :.
:ctx, :nsAlso supported, next to @ and # prefixes.
0Shows all namespaces (k9s preset).
:qQuits.
/ filterThe same, with richer syntax: regex, labels, field selectors.
d, e, l, s, yDescribe, edit YAML, logs, shell, copy.
Shift-FPort-forward.
Ctrl-D, Ctrl-KDelete, kill.
rRollout restart.
?Opens the actions palette (k9s preset).

What's different

  • It's a window, not a TUI. You get tabs, splits, docks and a details panel, and the mouse works everywhere.
  • Contexts and namespaces are palette prefixes (@, #), not separate screens, and favorites span clusters.
  • Safety is per cluster. Mark contexts as production or read-only instead of relying on habit.
  • There is no xray view yet (:xray is recognised but not implemented). Features such as Argo CD, alerts and OperatorHub are built in.
  • Settings are JSON with a schema, not YAML files spread across directories. See Settings.

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