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mirrord

Run a local process against a live Kubernetes pod's traffic, files and env

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Stars: 5.4k
License: MIT
Last commit: Oct 2026
Last release: Oct 2026
Language: Rust

Stars, last 29 weeks+390

4,976 on 25 Mar 20265,366 on 14 Oct 2026

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Checked 15 Oct 2026 on GitHub.

Overview

mirrord runs a process on your machine while routing its network traffic, file access and environment variables through a target pod in a Kubernetes cluster. It launches a helper pod on the target's node and mirrors incoming traffic to the local process. It ships as a CLI, a VS Code extension and an IntelliJ plugin, and the README says it can be used with agents such as Claude Code, Cursor and Codex.

Who it is for: Developers and AI coding agent users working on Kubernetes services

Strengths

Test local code against real cluster services without a deploy
CLI, VS Code extension and IntelliJ plugin all available
Uses the default kubeconfig, no cluster-side install mentioned for basic use
Written in Rust, MIT licensed, with frequent releases

Weaknesses

Helper pod needs Linux capabilities such as CAP_SYS_ADMIN and CAP_NET_ADMIN
Database branching, queue splitting and preview environments need the paid Teams tier
Requires access to a Kubernetes cluster; not usable standalone
Not an AI tool itself; agent support is via external skills repo

What it needs

no GPU
Needs Kubernetes cluster, kubeconfig

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Health

Releases: 100 or more in 12 monthsLast one yesterday
Top contributor: 14% of commits210 of 1,478 in the last 12 months
Security advisories: NoneOn GitHub, in the last 12 months
OpenSSF Scorecard: Not checked

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License in plain words

MIT Permissive

Use it at work: Yes
Change it and rebrand it: Yes
Sell it or host it for others: Yes

Your part: Keep the copyright and license notice in copies you ship.

A plain summary, not legal advice. Read the license on GitHub ↗ (opens in a new tab)

#75 of 149 in Skills, plugins and rules on Archestack, as of 15 Oct 2026.

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