Kite - Modern Kubernetes Dashboard
A lightweight Kubernetes dashboard uniting multi-cluster management, enterprise-grade governance, and AI agents.
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What does this agent do, and when should you use it?
Kite is a lightweight, modern Kubernetes dashboard that unifies real-time observability, multi-cluster and resource management, enterprise-grade user governance (OAuth, MFA, passkeys, RBAC, and audit logs), and AI agents in one workspace. It is not just a tool, but more like a platform. Kite supports managing resources and monitoring across multiple clusters, with flexible themes and i18n support. The project is licensed under Apache-2.0 and offers simple deployment via Docker, Helm, or kubectl. It includes real-time monitoring, log viewing, web terminal, and an AI assistant. The project is community-maintained and supported by donations.
Kite provides a unified Kubernetes management experience through its web interface. It supports multi-cluster switching, with independent Prometheus configuration per cluster for monitoring data collection. Users can view and manage resources like Pods, Deployments, Services, etc., with live YAML editing and operations (create, update, delete, scale, restart). It also offers Helm chart management, CRD support, global search, log viewing, and web terminal. For security, it integrates OAuth, MFA, passkeys, and RBAC for enterprise-grade access control. An AI assistant and built-in kubectl console provide additional assistance.
- Platform engineers need to monitor and manage resources across multiple Kubernetes clusters from a single pane.
- DevOps teams want to deploy, upgrade, and rollback applications using Helm charts.
- Enterprise administrators need fine-grained RBAC and audit logs for different teams.
- Developers want to access Pods or Services directly without kubectl port-forward.
- Operators need to view pod logs and enter container terminals directly in the browser.
What are this agent's strengths and limitations?
- Multi-cluster management with independent Prometheus per cluster for unified monitoring.
- Enterprise-grade security features including OAuth, MFA, passkeys, and RBAC for compliance.
- Built-in Helm chart management simplifies application lifecycle.
- Real-time monitoring, logs, and terminal access reduce reliance on kubectl.
- Depends on Prometheus; each cluster must have Prometheus configured for monitoring features.
- Documentation and community support are limited; may rely on Slack for help.
- Production deployment requires manual persistence configuration to avoid data loss.
- Project is under active development; APIs or features may change.
How do you install or deploy this agent?
Install with Docker: docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -v ./data:/data -e DB_DSN=/data/db.sqlite ghcr.io/kite-org/kite:latest. For Kubernetes, use Helm (recommended): helm install kite oci://ghcr.io/kite-org/charts/kite -n kube-system, or kubectl apply -f deploy/install.yaml (note: for production, configure persistence). To build from source, clone the repo, then run make deps and make build.
How do you use this agent?
After startup, access http://localhost:8080 or use kubectl port-forward -n kube-system svc/kite 8080:8080. On first use, configure kubeconfig for cluster discovery. Log in with OAuth or password, then manage resources based on RBAC permissions.