yonahd

    yonahd/kor

    A Golang Tool to discover unused Kubernetes Resources

    kubernetes
    go
    golang
    k8s
    resource-management
    Go
    MIT
    1.9K stars
    153 forks
    1.9K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 30, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 56 days ago, with 48 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 111% more stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Discovers and lists unused Kubernetes resources across namespaces to help optimize cluster resource management.
    • Provides comprehensive detection of orphaned resources with support for multiple resource types and flexible filtering options.
    • Use for identifying and cleaning up unused ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Services to reduce cluster clutter and improve security.
    • Use for automating periodic audits of Kubernetes resources via in-cluster CronJobs with Slack notifications for team awareness.
    • Use for exporting Prometheus metrics on unused resources to integrate with monitoring dashboards and track resource utilization trends.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

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    From the README

    Download the binary for your operating system from the releases page and add it to your system's PATH.

    Excerpt from the yonahd/kor README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    153+5

    Open issues

    25+1

    Compared with peers in Kubernetes

    Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 1, by 7-day star growth

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    agentgateway/agentgateway6.0K+183609 days ago
    argoproj/argo-cd24.6K+58601 day ago
    cilium/cilium25.8K+52653 days ago
    yonahd/kor1.9K—5656 days ago
    Category median24.6K+18360—

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