Web UI Features¶

Complete feature reference for k13d Web UI with screenshots.

Dashboard¶

The main dashboard provides a real-time overview of your Kubernetes cluster.

Full Screen Overview¶

The main interface consists of three panels:

• Left: Resource navigation sidebar
• Center: Resource table with details
• Right: AI Assistant panel

Center Panel - Resource Table¶

Pod Detail Modal¶

Click on any resource to view detailed information including:

• Full YAML specification
• Related events
• Container status
• Labels and annotations

Cluster Overview¶

Dedicated overview page showing cluster health at a glance.

Topology View¶

Visualize cluster resources and their relationships.

Cluster Topology (Graph)¶

Interactive graph showing:

• Deployments, Services, Pods relationships
• Network connections
• Resource dependencies

Topology Tree View¶

Hierarchical resource ownership visualization:

Topology Detail Modal¶

Click any node to view resource details and navigate to related resources.

Applications View¶

App-centric view grouping resources by app.kubernetes.io/name labels.

Event Timeline¶

Cluster events visualized in chronological order with time-window grouping and severity indicators.

Network Policy Map¶

Visualize network policies and connectivity rules across your cluster.

Resource Templates¶

Pre-built templates for quickly deploying common Kubernetes resources.

Validate View¶

Cross-resource validation with severity-based findings.

Helm Manager¶

Full Helm release lifecycle management.

AI Assistant¶

Integrated AI assistant with natural language understanding and tool execution.

Assistant Panel¶

MCP Tool Calling (Debug Mode)¶

Enable debug mode to see:

• Tool call requests
• Raw API responses
• Execution timing

Required Decision (Approval)¶

When AI requests a write/dangerous operation:

1. Approval Dialog appears with command details
2. Command Preview shows exact command to execute
3. Safety Warning for dangerous commands
4. Approve/Reject buttons for user decision

Reports¶

Generate comprehensive cluster analysis reports with selectable sections.

Report Index¶

Available report types with generated report history.

Generate Cluster Report¶

Section Selection¶

When generating a report, you can select which sections to include:

By default, all standard sections are enabled except Security Full (which requires Trivy and can be slow).

Report Preview¶

Security Assessment Report¶

Comprehensive security analysis including:

• RBAC configuration review
• Network policy audit
• Vulnerability assessment

Infrastructure Report¶

Cluster infrastructure analysis with:

• Node health status
• Resource utilization
• Capacity planning recommendations

FinOps Cost Analysis¶

Cost optimization insights:

• Resource utilization analysis
• Over-provisioned workloads
• Cost reduction recommendations

Custom Resource Detail View¶

Custom Resources (CRDs) display a rich detail modal with the same quality as built-in resources.

Metrics & Monitoring¶

Real-time and historical metrics visualization with Chart.js.

Metrics Dashboard¶

Historical Data¶

Metrics are collected every minute and stored in SQLite for historical analysis:

• Time Ranges: 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 6h, 24h
• Default Range: 30 minutes
• Collect Now: Trigger immediate metrics collection via the Collect button
• Fallback Charts: When metrics-server is unavailable, Pod Count and Node Count charts are shown instead of CPU/Memory

Terminal & Logs¶

Interactive pod access and log viewing.

Pod Terminal¶

Log Viewer¶

Port Forward¶

Forward container ports to local machine.

Port Forward Management¶

Settings¶

Graphical configuration interface.

LLM Settings¶

MCP Servers¶

Configure Model Context Protocol servers:

• Add Server - Configure new MCP server
• Enable/Disable - Toggle server activation
• Arguments - Command line arguments
• Environment - Environment variables

User Management¶

Create and manage user accounts:

Theme / Skin Selector¶

Choose from 5 color themes in Settings > General:

Theme selection persists in localStorage and auto-detects system preference.

Authentication Control¶

Admin controls for user authentication:

• Enable/disable user accounts
• Reset passwords
• Manage session timeouts

Authentication¶

Multiple authentication options for different environments.

Login Page¶

Search & Filtering¶

Find resources quickly across your cluster.

Global Search¶

Keyboard Shortcuts¶

Efficient navigation with keyboard.

Architecture Support¶

Deploy k13d on various platforms.

Supported Platforms¶

Kubernetes Support¶

Docker Compose¶

Quick local deployment with Docker Compose.

Compose Configuration¶

version: '3.8'
services:
  k13d:
    image: cloudbro/k13d:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    volumes:
      - ~/.kube:/root/.kube:ro
    environment:
      - OPENAI_API_KEY=${OPENAI_API_KEY}

With Ollama¶

version: '3.8'
services:
  k13d:
    image: cloudbro/k13d:latest
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
    environment:
      - LLM_PROVIDER=ollama
      - LLM_ENDPOINT=http://ollama:11434
  ollama:
    image: ollama/ollama:latest