tmux-kubenv

A TMUX plugin indicating the current Kubernetes context in use.

✅ Per-pane context with automatic updates based on configuration switches and changes.

Installation

Using the Tmux Plugin Manager to manage the configuration:

• add the plugin to your ~/.tmux.conf:

  set -g @plugin 'vitanovs/tmux-kubenv'

• install with <prefix> + I

Once installed, instrument:

• .tmux.conf with kubenv.tmux utility to display the current context in your status line:

  set -g status-left "#(/bin/sh ~/.tmux/plugins/tmux-kubenv/kubenv.tmux)"

• .zshrc to enable the automatic context updates:

  source ~/.tmux/plugins/tmux-kubenv/scripts/hook_zsh.sh
  tmux_kubenv_precmd_hook_enable > /dev/null

Configuration

The plugin supports the following global configuration options:

Name	Description	Default
@tmux_kubenv_title	The plugin title displayed in the status line	Kubernetes
@tmux_kubenv_color_title	The color of the plugin title	#124F76
@tmux_kubenv_color_context_fg	The foreground color of the context section	#124F76
@tmux_kubenv_color_context_bg	The background color of the context section	#00DCEE
@tmux_kubenv_color_namespace_fg	The foreground color of the namespace section	#124F76
@tmux_kubenv_color_namespace_bg	The background color of the namespace section	#D69F00