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orb8
On the record
- API
- The agent exposes a gRPC API with QueryFlows, StreamEvents, and GetStatus operations.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- CLI and API
- The CLI can check agent status, query aggregated flows, and stream network events; the gRPC API provides QueryFlows, StreamEvents, and GetStatus.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Current maturity
- The README identifies v0.0.6 as the current implementation and lists network capture, pod enrichment, a gRPC API, CLI commands, and DaemonSet deployment as working.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The agent is deployed as a Kubernetes DaemonSet and requires Linux kernel 5.8 or later with BTF enabled.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The project documents installation through Cargo or from source, plus deployment with a Kubernetes manifest.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Known coverage limits
- Documented limitations include IPv4-only capture, invisible same-node pod traffic in some probe configurations, and no cluster-wide aggregation yet.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Kubernetes deployment
- The agent can be deployed as a Kubernetes DaemonSet, with a ServiceAccount and ClusterRole for pod list and watch access.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository is licensed under Apache License 2.0.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Limits
- Documented limitations include IPv4-only capture, invisible same-node pod traffic when probes attach only to eth0, and no cluster-wide query aggregation yet.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Live features
- The current release documents aggregated flow queries, real-time event streaming, agent status, and a CLI with namespace and pod filters.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The GitHub profile for Ignoramuss identifies the account holder as Mayank.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- No application changes
- The project says it captures cluster network flows without application changes, a sidecar, or a kernel module.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Packet capture
- Its eBPF probes capture IPv4 network flows for TCP, UDP, and ICMP traffic on ingress and egress.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Packet visibility
- It captures IPv4 TCP, UDP, and ICMP network flows and maps packet IPs to Kubernetes pods.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Planned capabilities
- GPU telemetry, syscall monitoring, Prometheus metrics, and cluster-wide queries are listed as roadmap items.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pod mapping
- It maps packet IP addresses to Kubernetes pod names through the Kubernetes API.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- orb8 is an eBPF-powered toolkit for Kubernetes network observability, designed for AI/ML clusters.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The agent requires Linux kernel 5.8 or later with BTF enabled.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
