About Radar
Make sense of a live Kubernetes cluster - topology, events, Helm, GitOps, image internals, audits - over two surfaces: a UI optimized for humans, and an MCP server optimized for AI agents. Open source, on your laptop or in your cluster.
Make sense of a live Kubernetes cluster - topology, events, Helm, GitOps, image internals, audits - over two surfaces: a UI optimized for humans, and an MCP server optimized for AI agents. Open source
Make sense of a live Kubernetes cluster - topology, events, Helm, GitOps, image internals, audits - over two surfaces: a UI optimized for humans, and an MCP server optimized for AI agents. Open source, on your laptop or in your cluster.
Radar v1.18.2
Modern Kubernetes visibility. Local-first. No account. No cloud dependency. Fast.
Topology, event timeline, and service traffic — plus resource browsing and Helm management. Open source. Free forever.
Installation
Homebrew (macOS/Linux):
bash
brew install skyhook-io/tap/radar
Scoop (Windows):
powershell
scoop bucket add skyhook https://github.com/skyhook-io/scoop-bucket
scoop install radar
PowerShell (Windows):
powershell
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/skyhook-io/radar/main/install.ps1 | iex
Manual (macOS Apple Silicon):
bash
curl -LO https://github.com/skyhook-io/radar/releases/download/v1.18.2/radar_v1.18.2_darwin_arm64.tar.gz
tar -xzf radar_v1.18.2_darwin_arm64.tar.gz
sudo mv kubectl-radar /usr/local/bin/
Manual (macOS Intel):
bash
curl -LO https://github.com/skyhook-io/radar/releases/download/v1.18.2/radar_v1.18.2_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
tar -xzf radar_v1.18.2_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
sudo mv kubectl-radar /usr/local/bin/
Manual (Linux amd64):
bash
curl -LO https://github.com/skyhook-io/radar/releases/download/v1.18.2/radar_v1.18.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz
tar -xzf radar_v1.18.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz
sudo mv kubectl-radar /usr/local/bin/
Desktop App
Homebrew (macOS):
bash
brew install --cask skyhook-io/tap/radar-desktop
Debian/Ubuntu:
bash
curl -LO https://github.com/skyhook-io/radar/releases/download/v1.18.2/radar-desktop_v1.18.2_linux_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i radar-desktop_v1.18.2_linux_amd64.deb
Fedora/RHEL:
bash
curl -LO https://github.com/skyhook-io/radar/releases/download/v1.18.2/radar-desktop_v1.18.2_linux_amd64.rpm
sudo rpm -i radar-desktop_v1.18.2_linux_amd64.rpm
Scoop (Windows):
powershell
scoop bucket add skyhook https://github.com/skyhook-io/scoop-bucket
scoop install radar-desktop
Windows (direct download): Download from the assets below.
CLI
Then run:kubectl radar
Changelog
| Publisher | skyhook-io |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.18.2 |
| Release date | 2026-10-26 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Installer type | zip |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | skyhook-io.Radar |
Install Radar from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):
winget install --id=skyhook-io.Radar -e