What is KubeAtlas
KubeAtlas builds a directed dependency graph of every resource in a
Kubernetes cluster — Deployments, ConfigMaps, Services, Ingresses,
Gateways, HTTPRoutes, PVCs, RBAC, CRDs — and lets you query it. It
answers the questions a flat kubectl get view cannot:
- "If I delete this Secret, what breaks?"
- "Which Deployments mount this ConfigMap?"
- "What's the routing path from this Ingress to a Pod?"
What it is not
- A general-purpose Kubernetes UI. Use Headlamp or Lens for that.
- A monitoring tool. Use Prometheus, Datadog, or your APM of choice.
- A GitOps tool. Use Argo CD or Flux.
KubeAtlas is the dependency graph: a focused view that complements the tools above instead of replacing them.
Project status
v1.0.0 — Phase 2 GA. Persistent state (PostgreSQL + Apache
AGE, opt-in), programmable Rego rule packs, RBAC graph, blast
radius, orphan + cycle detection, /api/v1/* GA endpoints
alongside the frozen /api/v1alpha1/* surface, cert-manager
TLS Helm integration. Defaults stay the same as v0.1.0: in-
memory unless you opt in, single-replica, no built-in
authentication — see the
security warning before
exposing the UI. The Quick Start walks
through the install; the Roadmap covers what's
next.
Reading order
- Quick Start — get a graph out of a cluster (any cluster you control; kind works if you don't have one) in a few minutes.
- Architecture — design principles and how the pieces fit together.
- Concepts — the conceptual model (blast radius, orphans + cycles, Rego rules, API versioning).
- Developer Guide — for contributors: prerequisites, build, test, and a worked example of adding an edge type.
- Roadmap — what's next for v1.0.x and v1.1.