Kpt [UPDATED]  beta 

Rendering with kpt

kpt allows Kubernetes developers to customize raw, template-free YAML files for multiple purposes. Skaffold can work with kpt by calling its command-line interface.

Configuration

To use kpt with Skaffold, add deploy type kpt to the deploy section of skaffold.yaml.

The kpt type offers the following options:

Option Description Default
dir equivalent to the dir in kpt live apply <dir>. If not provided, skaffold deploys from the default hydrated path <WORKDIR>/.kpt-pipeline.
applyFlags additional flags passed to kpt live apply. []
flags kpt global flags. []
name alpha inventory object name.
inventoryID alpha inventory ID which annotates the resources being lively applied by kpt.
namespace alpha sets the inventory namespace.
force used in kpt live init, which forces the inventory values to be updated, even if they are already set. false
defaultNamespace default namespace passed to kpt on deployment if no other override is given.

Each entry in paths should point to a folder with a kustomization file.

flags section offers the following options:

Option Description Default
global additional flags passed on every command. []
apply additional flags passed on creations (kubectl apply). []
delete additional flags passed on deletions (kubectl delete). []
disableValidation passes the --validate=false flag to supported kubectl commands when enabled. false

Example

The following deploy section instructs Skaffold to deploy artifacts using kpt:

deploy:
  kpt: {}
Last modified October 27, 2025: chore: bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 5 in the github-actions group (#9897) (246c69f0)