Kubeshark — independently scanned and version-tracked by SaferSkills.
SaferSkills independently audited Kubeshark (Plugin) and scored it 100/100 (green). The audit ran 55 deterministic rules across Security, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Transparency, and Community; it found 0 high-severity and 0 lower-severity findings. The full rule-by-rule trace and per-finding evidence are below. Free, methodology-open.
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The primary manifest — the file an agent reads to learn what this artifact does.
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<p align="center"><b>Network Observability for SREs & AI Agents</b></p>
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Kubeshark indexes cluster-wide network traffic at the kernel level using eBPF — delivering instant answers to any query using network, API, and Kubernetes semantics.
What you can do:

helm repo add kubeshark https://helm.kubeshark.com
helm install kubeshark kubeshark/kubeshark
kubectl port-forward svc/kubeshark-front 8899:80Open http://localhost:8899 in your browser. You're capturing traffic.
For production use, we recommend using an ingress controller instead of port-forward.
Connect an AI agent via MCP:
brew install kubeshark
claude mcp add kubeshark -- kubeshark mcpKubeshark exposes cluster-wide network data via MCP — enabling AI agents to query traffic, investigate API calls, and perform root cause analysis through natural language.
"Why did checkout fail at 2:15 PM?" "Which services have error rates above 1%?" "Show TCP retransmission rates across all node-to-node paths" "Trace request abc123 through all services"
Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible AI.

Open-source, reusable skills that teach AI agents domain-specific workflows on top of Kubeshark's MCP tools:
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| [Network RCA](skills/network-rca/) | Retrospective root cause analysis — snapshots, dissection, PCAP extraction, trend comparison |
| [KFL](skills/kfl/) | KFL (Kubeshark Filter Language) expert — writes, debugs, and optimizes traffic filters |
Install as a Claude Code plugin:
/plugin marketplace add kubeshark/kubeshark
/plugin install kubesharkOr clone and use directly — skills trigger automatically based on conversation context.
Kubeshark indexes cluster-wide network traffic by parsing it according to protocol specifications, with support for HTTP, gRPC, Redis, Kafka, DNS, and more. A single KFL query can combine all three semantic layers — Kubernetes identity, API context, and network attributes — to pinpoint exactly the traffic you need. No code instrumentation required.

KFL reference → · Traffic indexing →
A visual map of how workloads communicate, showing dependencies, traffic volume, and protocol usage across the cluster.

Capture and retain raw network traffic cluster-wide, including decrypted TLS. Download PCAPs scoped by time range, nodes, workloads, and IPs — ready for Wireshark or any PCAP-compatible tool. Store snapshots in cloud storage (S3, Azure Blob, GCS) for long-term retention and cross-cluster sharing.

Snapshots guide → · Cloud storage →
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Traffic Snapshots | Point-in-time snapshots with cloud storage (S3, Azure Blob, GCS), PCAP export for Wireshark |
| Traffic Indexing | Real-time and delayed L7 indexing with request/response matching and full payloads |
| Protocol Support | HTTP, gRPC, GraphQL, Redis, Kafka, DNS, and more |
| TLS Decryption | eBPF-based decryption without key management, included in snapshots |
| AI Integration | MCP server + open-source AI skills for network RCA and traffic filtering |
| KFL Query Language | CEL-based query language with Kubernetes, API, and network semantics |
| 100% On-Premises | Air-gapped support, no external dependencies |
| Method | Command |
|---|---|
| Helm | helm repo add kubeshark https://helm.kubeshark.com && helm install kubeshark kubeshark/kubeshark |
| Homebrew | brew install kubeshark && kubeshark tap |
| Binary | Download |
We welcome contributions. See CONTRIBUTING.md.
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