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KubeIntellect

KubeIntellect is a two-component system: an AI inference backend that runs in the cloud, and a CLI you install locally. Together they let you debug and manage Kubernetes clusters in plain English — from your own terminal.

How the components fit together

Your Machine

kube_q CLI

pip install kube_q

KubeIntellect

AI inference backend

api.kubeintellect.com

Your Cluster

via kubeconfig

stays local · read-only

Your kubeconfig never leaves your machine. Queries go to the inference backend; results come back to your terminal.

Components

KubeIntellect

AI Backend

The inference engine. Hosts the multi-agent AI pipeline that reasons over your cluster state, correlates logs and events, generates diagnoses, and synthesises kubectl commands. Runs at api.kubeintellect.com — you don't need to deploy anything.

  • Multi-agent orchestration (planner → executor → verifier)
  • Full Kubernetes API coverage — pods, deployments, RBAC, events
  • Dynamic tool synthesis per query
  • Human-in-the-loop approval for all write operations

kube_q

CLI Client

The terminal client. Install it on your laptop via pip, point it at your kubeconfig, and connect to the KubeIntellect backend. No browser required — everything happens in your terminal.

Install

pip install kube_q
  • Works with any kubeconfig — local, EKS, GKE, AKS, bare-metal
  • Connects to api.kubeintellect.com — no local model needed
  • Interactive terminal UI with approval prompts
  • Requires Python 3.8+

Quick Start

01

Install the CLI

Install kube_q from PyPI. Requires Python 3.8+.

pip install kube_q
02

Connect your cluster

Point kube_q at your kubeconfig. Read-only by default — no cluster-admin required.

kube_q connect --kubeconfig ~/.kube/config
03

Ask a question

Type your question in plain English. KubeIntellect reasons over your cluster state and returns a diagnosis.

kube_q ask "Why is my payment-service pod crashing?"
04

Apply the fix

Every write operation requires your explicit approval before anything runs.

✋ Approve? kubectl set image deployment/payment-service ... [y/N]

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Complete API reference, configuration options, and advanced usage guides.