Source: https://seerepo.com/r/derailed/k9s/built
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/r/derailed/k9s/built.md
Description: k9s is a Go repo. It validates its data with github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema and is tested with github.com/stretchr/testify.

# What is k9s built with?

k9s is a Go repo. It validates its data with github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema, is tested with github.com/stretchr/testify, and deploys with k8s.io/metrics, Helm, github.com/lmittmann/tint, and k8s.io/klog/v2. It has 76,262 written lines, with 219 test files.

Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 423fff9.

Repository: https://github.com/derailed/k9s

## Frontend

### Interface

- **[github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter](https://seerepo.com/uses/githubcom-olekukonko-tablewriter)**: 1 file

## Support

### Validation

- **github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema**: 1 file

### Testing

- **github.com/stretchr/testify**: 217 files

### Deploy

- **k8s.io/metrics**: 11 files
- **Helm**: 3 files
- **github.com/lmittmann/tint**: 1 file
- **[k8s.io/klog/v2](https://seerepo.com/uses/k8sio-klog-v2)**: 1 file

### Tools

- **k8s.io/cli-runtime**: 8 files
- **k8s.io/kubectl**: 8 files
- **github.com/spf13/cobra**: 3 files
- **github.com/anchore/clio**: 1 file

### Other

- **k8s.io/apimachinery**: 152 files
- **k8s.io/api**: 71 files
- **k8s.io/client-go**: 23 files
- **gopkg.in/yaml.v3**: 14 files
- **github.com/sahilm/fuzzy**: 13 files
- **github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4**: 8 files
- **github.com/fvbommel/sortorder**: 3 files
- **golang.org/x/text**: 3 files
- **k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver**: 3 files
- **github.com/adrg/xdg**: 2 files
- **github.com/fatih/color**: 2 files
- **github.com/mattn/go-runewidth**: 2 files
- **github.com/atotto/clipboard**: 1 file
- **github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify**: 1 file
- **github.com/go-errors/errors**: 1 file
- **github.com/google/shlex**: 1 file
- **github.com/itchyny/gojq**: 1 file
- **github.com/karrick/godirwalk**: 1 file
- **github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful**: 1 file
- **github.com/mattn/go-colorable**: 1 file
- **golang.org/x/exp**: 1 file
- **sigs.k8s.io/yaml**: 1 file

## Other repos with a similar stack

- [istio/istio](https://seerepo.com/r/istio/istio/built): Helm, k8s.io/klog/v2
- [vitessio/vitess](https://seerepo.com/r/vitessio/vitess/built): github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter, github.com/lmittmann/tint
- [labring/sealos](https://seerepo.com/r/labring/sealos/built): Helm, k8s.io/klog/v2
- [kubesphere/kubesphere](https://seerepo.com/r/kubesphere/kubesphere/built): Helm, k8s.io/klog/v2
- [ollama/ollama](https://seerepo.com/r/ollama/ollama/built): github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter
- [gohugoio/hugo](https://seerepo.com/r/gohugoio/hugo/built): github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter

## Frequently asked questions

### What language is k9s written in?

k9s is written in Go, with 76,262 written lines.

### Does k9s have tests?

Yes. k9s has 219 test files and is tested with github.com/stretchr/testify.

### Which repos have a stack like k9s's?

The ones that share most of its stack: istio/istio, vitessio/vitess, and labring/sealos.

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.