tabby-k8s-exec documentation

A Tabby plugin that opens an interactive shell into a Kubernetes pod/container — like kubectl exec -it <pod> -- sh — without depending on the kubectl binary at runtime.

The plugin talks directly to the cluster’s exec WebSocket endpoint using the official @kubernetes/client-node SDK (kubernetes-client/javascript): it reads your kubeconfig, resolves credentials (including exec-based auth plugins such as aws eks get-token or gke-gcloud-auth-plugin), and drives the Kubernetes exec sub-protocol directly — no kubectl process is ever spawned.

Contents

• Prerequisites
  • 1. A working kubeconfig file
  • 2. Credentials for your kubeconfig’s auth method
• Installation
  • Method 1 — Install from the Tabby Plugin Manager
  • Method 2 — Clone the Git repository and build from source
  • Updating
• Usage
  • Creating a new Kubernetes Exec connection
  • What happens behind the scenes
  • Tab recovery
  • Development workflow
• Architecture
  • Source layout
  • Request flow
  • A note on Angular’s change detection
  • Bundled dependencies
• Troubleshooting & FAQ
  • “Pod is not running” error on connect
  • Connection fails with an authentication error
  • Confirming the plugin actually loaded
  • The terminal disconnects after a few minutes idle
  • /bin/bash session ends immediately
  • The plugin doesn’t update after git pull

Indices and tables

• Index

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