mk8s - Control Plane

Manage an mk8s cluster

cpln mk8s [SUBCOMMAND]

Commands:
  cpln mk8s access-report <ref>  Show the access report for the referenced mk8s cluster
  cpln mk8s audit [ref]          Retrieve audit trail events for the referenced mk8s cluster
  cpln mk8s clone <ref>          Create a clone of the referenced mk8s cluster; this will only duplicate its spec.  [aliases: copy]
  cpln mk8s dashboard <ref>      Open the k8s dashboard for an mk8s cluster
  cpln mk8s delete <ref...>      Delete one or more referenced mk8s clusters
  cpln mk8s edit <ref>           Edit the referenced mk8s cluster, as YAML, within an editor
  cpln mk8s eventlog <ref>       Show the event log of the referenced mk8s cluster  [aliases: log]
  cpln mk8s get [ref...]         Retrieve one or more referenced mk8s cluster
  cpln mk8s health <ref>         Show the readiness status of an mk8s cluster
  cpln mk8s join <ref>           Join compute nodes to a cluster
  cpln mk8s kubeconfig <ref>     Create a kubeconfig for a cluster.
  cpln mk8s patch <ref>          Update the referenced mk8s cluster's metadata using an input file
  cpln mk8s permissions          Show the grantable permissions for an mk8s cluster object type
  cpln mk8s query                Find all the mk8s clusters based on the given query
  cpln mk8s tag <ref...>         Manage the tags belonging to one or more referenced mk8s clusters
  cpln mk8s update <ref>         Update properties of the referenced mk8s cluster

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

mk8s access-report

Show the access report for the referenced mk8s cluster Usage

cpln mk8s access-report <ref> [OPTIONS]

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s audit

Retrieve audit trail events for the referenced mk8s cluster Usage

cpln mk8s audit [ref] [OPTIONS]

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.

Command options:
  --subject  Filter by subject (serviceaccount name or user email)  [string]
  --context  Audit context name (the 'cpln' context displays Control Plane actions)  [string] [default: "cpln"]
  --since    Relative lookback window from now (e.g., 1h, 24h, 7d). Mutually exclusive with --from/--to  [string] [default: "7d"]
  --from     Start time for audit events (ISO 8601 format or relative duration, e.g., 2025-10-23T07:00:00Z, 7d, 1h). Cannot be used with --since  [string]
  --to       End time for audit events (ISO 8601 format or relative duration, e.g., 2025-10-23T07:00:00Z, 1d, 30m)  [string]

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s clone

Create a clone of the referenced mk8s cluster; this will only duplicate its spec. Usage

cpln mk8s clone <ref> --name CLONE_NAME [OPTIONS]

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Command options:
  --name         Set the name for the clone  [required]
  --description  Optional description, defaults to the name if not set
  --tag          Attach tags (e.g., --tag drink=water)
  --dry-run      Validate the request and print the resource that would be written, without writing it. Defaults the output format to yaml-slim  [boolean]

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s dashboard

Open the k8s dashboard for an mk8s cluster Usage

cpln mk8s dashboard <ref> [OPTIONS]

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Command options:
  --tag  Attach tags (e.g., --tag drink=water)

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command
  --gvc      Override the global virtual cloud. The default global virtual cloud can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s delete

Delete one or more referenced mk8s clusters Usage

cpln mk8s delete <ref...> [OPTIONS]

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  One or more resource references. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [array] [required] [default: []]

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s edit

Edit the referenced mk8s cluster, as YAML, within an editor Usage

cpln mk8s edit <ref> [OPTIONS]

The default editor can be set by using the EDITOR environment variable.

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Command options:
  --replace, -r  Replace instead of patch/merge  [boolean] [default: false]
  --dry-run      Validate the request and print the resource that would be written, without writing it. Defaults the output format to yaml-slim  [boolean]

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s eventlog

Show the event log of the referenced mk8s cluster Usage

cpln mk8s eventlog <ref> [OPTIONS]

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s get

Retrieve one or more referenced mk8s cluster Usage

cpln mk8s get [ref...] [OPTIONS]

An empty reference will return all references

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  One or more resource references. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [array] [default: []]

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s health

Show the readiness status of an mk8s cluster Usage

cpln mk8s health <ref> [OPTIONS]

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s join

Join compute nodes to a cluster Usage

cpln mk8s join <ref> [OPTIONS]

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Command options:
  --type     Type of join configuration to produce:
               * cloud-init: produces a cloud-init script suitable for cloud deployments.
               * join-script: results in a simple script that can be evaluated as root on a node  [required] [choices: "cloud-init", "join-script"]
  --options  Some providers support extra options (e.g., --options nodepool=ingress)

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s kubeconfig

Create a kubeconfig for a cluster. Usage

cpln mk8s kubeconfig <ref> [OPTIONS]

Reference

Command options:
  --file, -f  file to save kubeconfig to, default is $KUBECONFIG if set, otherwise ~/.kube/config. Use `--file -` to dump to stdout. New kubeconfig will be merged into the existing one

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command
  --gvc      Override the global virtual cloud. The default global virtual cloud can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s patch

Update the referenced mk8s cluster’s metadata using an input file Usage

cpln mk8s patch <ref> --file FILE_NAME [OPTIONS]

Running this command with the option --file - sets the input to stdin. The input is required to be a valid JSON or YAML string (e.g., {"description": "My new description"} or description: My new description). To complete the update, press Control-D (or Control-Z if you are using Windows).

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Command options:
  --file, -f  File to load the patch from. Use `--file -` to enable input from stdin.  [required]
  --dry-run   Validate the request and print the resource that would be written, without writing it. Defaults the output format to yaml-slim  [boolean]

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s permissions

Show the grantable permissions for an mk8s cluster object type Usage

cpln mk8s permissions [OPTIONS]

Reference

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s query

Find all the mk8s clusters based on the given query Usage

cpln mk8s query QUERY_OPTIONS [OPTIONS]

Reference

Query options:
  --match             Query filter type  [choices: "all", "none", "any"] [default: "all"]
  --property, --prop  Property to query
  --tag               Tag to query
  --rel               Relation to query

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s tag

Manage the tags belonging to one or more referenced mk8s clusters Usage

cpln mk8s tag <ref...> --tag KEY=VALUE [OPTIONS]

Built-in tags, which begin with cpln/*, can’t be modified.

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  One or more resource references. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [array] [required] [default: []]

Command options:
  --tag         Attach tags (e.g., --tag drink=water)
  --remove-tag  Remove tags (e.g., --remove-tag tagname)
  --dry-run     Validate the request and print the resource that would be written, without writing it. Defaults the output format to yaml-slim  [boolean]

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

mk8s update

Update properties of the referenced mk8s cluster Usage

cpln mk8s update <ref> --set UPDATE_PROPERTY [OPTIONS]

Reference

Positionals:
  ref  The resource reference. Usually it is the name of the resource.  [required]

Update Properties:
  --set    Update the following properties (e.g., --set description="Updated Description"):

           description     string
           tags.<key>      string
           spec.version    string
  --unset  Unset a property (same paths as --set, e.g., --unset description)

Command options:
  --dry-run  Validate the request and print the resource that would be written, without writing it. Defaults the output format to yaml-slim  [boolean]

Format options:
  --output, -o  Set the output format  [choices: "text", "json", "yaml", "json-slim", "yaml-slim", "tf", "crd", "names"]
  --color       Colorize the output  [boolean] [default: true]
  --ts          Timestamp format if the output format is text (e.g., --output=text)  [choices: "iso", "local", "age"]
  --max         Maximum number of records to show. A value less than 1 will return all records.  [number] [default: 50]

Request options:
  --token         Override the authorization token
  --endpoint      Override the API URL
  --insecure, -k  Ignore TLS errors  [boolean]

Debug options:
  --verbose, -v  Enable verbose output to stderr  [boolean] [default: false]
  --debug, -d    Show all HTTP communications  [boolean] [default: false]

Context options:
  --profile  Override the profile. The default profile can be set using the `cpln profile set-default` command or by setting the CPLN_PROFILE environment variable
  --org      Override the organization. The default organization can be set in your profile by using the `cpln profile update` command

Options:
  --help  Show help  [boolean]

Common Options Reference

​mk8s access-report

​mk8s audit

​mk8s clone

​mk8s dashboard

​mk8s delete

​mk8s edit

​mk8s eventlog

​mk8s get

​mk8s health

​mk8s join

​mk8s kubeconfig

​mk8s patch

​mk8s permissions

​mk8s query

​mk8s tag

​mk8s update

mk8s access-report

mk8s audit

mk8s clone

mk8s dashboard

mk8s delete

mk8s edit

mk8s eventlog

mk8s get

mk8s health

mk8s join

mk8s kubeconfig

mk8s patch

mk8s permissions

mk8s query

mk8s tag

mk8s update