v1.3.0-rc.1

Released: June 3, 2026

The first release candidate on the 1.3 track. This cut adds support for multiple kubeconfig directories, the ability to cancel ArgoCD syncs from Kunobi, new safety toggles for Flux and node-drain actions, and a refreshed v2 look across the app. Install from the kunobi-unstable channel to try it; the stable track is unchanged.

What's New

Multiple kubeconfig directories — point Kunobi at more than one folder of kubeconfig files. A native folder picker in Settings lets you add directories, and you choose where new clusters are saved. Existing single-directory setups are carried over automatically.
Cancel ArgoCD syncs from Kunobi — terminate an in-progress ArgoCD Application sync, individually or in bulk (with the t shortcut), without dropping to the argocd CLI. The action only appears while a sync is actively running.
Reset stuck Flux HelmReleases — when reconciling a Flux HelmRelease, tick "Reset failure counts" to clear the retry counters on a stuck release instead of running flux reconcile --reset in a terminal. Off by default, and shown only for HelmReleases.
Drain control for emptyDir data — the node drain dialog now has a "Delete data in emptyDir volumes" toggle, so you decide whether to evict pods holding local scratch data. Off by default for safety, and any skipped pods are reported in the drain results.
Explore resource relationships from AI assistants — Kunobi's MCP integration gains a set of graph query tools, so a connected AI agent can search and traverse the relationships between resources in your cluster.

Improvements

Refreshed Kunobi v2 look — a new brand color palette and a more consistent set of status colors are applied across the app. The update is automatic and your selected theme keeps working.
Redesigned tab bar — tabs now use Chrome-style active-tab shoulders, subtle dividers between inactive tabs, and a better-integrated New Tab button.
YAML highlighting for more keys — the ConfigMap/Secret data editor now syntax-highlights YAML values even when the key has no recognized file extension (for example, kubeadm's ClusterConfiguration), so they're readable instead of plain text.
Streamlined first-run onboarding — the setup wizard drops the Dev Tools step, so getting started is shorter and simpler. You can still view and install CLI tools any time from Settings → Tools.

Bug Fixes

Cleaner overflow in tabs and sidebars — long titles now truncate cleanly instead of overflowing in scrollable tabs and sidebar headers, with tightened sidebar title sizing for clearer hierarchy.
On-screen keystrokes show on Home — the keystroke display badges are no longer hidden behind the embedded web view on the home screen, so they stay visible during demos and screen shares.

Installation

This is an unstable release. To try it on Homebrew or winget, use the unstable identifiers:

brew install --cask kunobi-unstable

winget install kunobi-ninja.kunobi.Unstable

Existing installs on the stable channel are unaffected. You can also log in and download the unstable build directly, or update from within an existing unstable install.

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