Kubeseal as a krew-plugin

Author: oysvendsenCreated Aug 29, 2025Updated Aug 27, 2026
Labelshelp wanted

Which component: kubeseal

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Managing local tools related to Kubernetes was a bit of a hazzle until I found krew, the kubectl plugin package manager. After that I had a slight hope that I could use Krew to manage all the tools I need for kubectl through the same plugin system (since the kubectl plugin system is quite versatile).

Describe the solution you'd like Deploy a krew-manifest to the community index that allows for easy installation for anyone that has krew. Something that allows for kubectl seal -f <input-secret-file> -w <output-sealed-secret-file>.

Describe alternatives you've considered I uses homebrew today.

Additional context There might be several technical and non-technical reasons why this is undesired, unwise, or even stupid, but I found krew to be neat, and was disappointed that kubeseal was not available in the krew index since it felt appropriate that it is a kubectl-plugin