Technical Overview

How K8 Inspector Works

A look under the hood at the architecture, security model, and technology powering your Kubernetes observability.

System Architecture

K8 Inspector is built as a modern, single-binary application that runs alongside your development environment.

Frontend Layer

React 18 UI Real-time WebSocket Streams Interactive Dashboards Responsive Design

Backend Services

Node.js / Express API 50+ API Endpoints SQLite Local Storage Kubernetes Client AI Service Layer Security Scanner

External Integrations

AWS EKS Azure AKS Google GKE On-Premise Clusters Anthropic Claude API Trivy Scanner
Your Cluster

Kubernetes API

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K8 Inspector

Local Application

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Your Browser

Dashboard UI

Runs Locally, Stays Secure

K8 Inspector runs entirely on your local machine. Your cluster data never passes through our servers. The only external communication is with the AI provider (Anthropic) when you use AI features, and this happens directly from your machine using your own API key.

Core Capabilities

Built from eight months of production use, refined for the challenges real teams face.

Full Kubernetes Visibility

Complete observability across all your clusters from a single interface.

  • Pods, Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, Secrets
  • StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs, CronJobs
  • Ingresses, NetworkPolicies, PersistentVolumes
  • Custom Resources and CRDs
  • RBAC: Roles, ClusterRoles, ServiceAccounts

Real-time Streaming

WebSocket-powered live updates for instant visibility into cluster state.

  • Live log streaming from any pod
  • Real-time event monitoring
  • Threat detection alerts
  • Resource metric updates
  • Multi-container support

AI-Powered Analysis

Anthropic Claude integration for intelligent troubleshooting and insights.

  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for incidents
  • Anomaly detection with context
  • Predictive analytics for resource planning
  • Natural language cluster queries
  • Automated remediation suggestions

Security Scanning

Integrated vulnerability scanning powered by industry-standard tools.

  • Container image vulnerability scanning
  • Trivy integration for CVE detection
  • eBPF-based runtime security monitoring
  • Threat detection and alerting
  • Security posture assessment

Security Model

Designed with security-first principles. Your data stays yours.

Local-First

K8 Inspector runs on your machine. Cluster data never leaves your environment.

RBAC Compliant

Works with your existing Kubernetes RBAC. No cluster-admin required.

Your API Keys

BYO API key model. Direct connection to Anthropic, no proxy.

Minimal Permissions Required

K8 Inspector respects Kubernetes RBAC. It only accesses what your kubeconfig credentials allow. For read-only monitoring, you only need read permissions. Write operations (scaling, restarts) require appropriate write permissions on your cluster.

Technology Stack

Built on proven, modern technologies for reliability and performance.

Node.js

Backend Runtime

Express

API Framework

React 18

Frontend UI

WebSocket

Real-time Streaming

SQLite

Local Storage

Kubernetes Client

Cluster Communication

Trivy

Security Scanning

Claude API

AI Intelligence

Multi-Cloud Ready

Works with any Kubernetes cluster, anywhere it runs.

Cloud Providers

Native support for managed Kubernetes services.

  • Amazon EKS with AWS integration
  • Azure AKS with Azure integration
  • Google GKE with GCP integration
  • DigitalOcean Kubernetes

On-Premise & Local

Full support for self-managed clusters.

  • Self-hosted Kubernetes
  • Rancher / RKE clusters
  • OpenShift support
  • Minikube, Kind, K3s for development

Ready to See It In Action?

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