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Page request: kubectl krew

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#20319 opened on Dec 28, 2025

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Description

Command description

The plugin manager for kubectl command-line tool.

Documentation

https://krew.sigs.k8s.io/docs/

Platform

Common

VCS repository link (e.g. GitHub, GitLab)

https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/krew

Additional information

The kubectl plugin official documentation reference the use of krew for a more extensive plugin manager.

https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_plugin/#:~:text=kubernetes%20sub%2Dproject%20krew

When creating a page for this, add a "See also:" for https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/blob/main/pages/common/kubectl-plugin.md

Contributor guide

Tech stack
shellkubernetes
Domain
clidocumentation
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Kubectl basicstldr pages contribution guideMarkdown
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
95
Research direction
Read the krew documentation at https://krew.sigs.k8s.io/docs/ and the existing kubectl plugin page at https://github.com/tldr pages/tldr/blob/main/pages/common/kubectl plugin.md. Then create a new page for krew following the tldr pages style guide, and add a 'See also:' link to the kubectl plugin page as mentioned in the issue.