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@bixu/k8s/exec

v2026.04.23.2

Execute commands in Kubernetes pods via the Kubernetes API — single pod exec and fleet-wide parallel exec with label selectors

Repository

https://github.com/bixu/swamp-extensions

Platforms

darwin-aarch64darwin-x86_64linux-x86_64linux-aarch64

Labels

kubernetesexeck8s

Contents

models

Quality score

How well-documented and verifiable this extension is.

100%

Grade A

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Install

$ swamp extension pull @bixu/k8s/exec

@bixu/k8s/execv2026.04.23.1k8s_exec.ts

Global Arguments

ArgumentTypeDescription
kubeContextstringKubernetes context name from your kubeconfig
namespacestringDefault namespace for pod lookups
concurrencynumberMax pods to exec into in parallel (default: 10)
execExecute a command in a single pod, selected by name or label selector
ArgumentTypeDescription
podstringPod name (exact match)
containerstringContainer name (empty = default container)
namespace?stringOverride namespace for this exec
commandstringCommand to run (passed to sh -c)
execAllExecute a command across multiple pods matching a label selector, in parallel
ArgumentTypeDescription
labelSelectorstringKubernetes label selector (e.g. app=ovs)
containerstringContainer name (empty = default container)
namespace?stringOverride namespace for this exec
commandstringCommand to run (passed to sh -c)
podFilter?stringRegex filter on pod name (e.g. 'ovs-ovn-(p2979|ttvxz|7tkxv|46nf6)')

Resources

execResult(infinite)— Result of executing a command in a Kubernetes pod
summary(infinite)— Summary of a batch exec operation