# Introducing the Cluster API plugin for Headlamp

DevFeed: [Introducing the Cluster API plugin for Headlamp](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-the-cluster-api-plugin-for-headlamp-4560.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/06/25/headlamp-cluster-api-plugin/>)

Author: Chayan Das

Published: 2026-06-25T22:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Kubernetes Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kubernetes-blog.md>)

Topics: [dashboards](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dashboards.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [health](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/health.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metrics.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [operations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operations.md>), [prometheus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prometheus.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>)

## AI overview

Introduces a Headlamp plugin that provides a visual interface for managing and troubleshooting Cluster API resources in Kubernetes.

## Source excerpt

Headlamp is an open-source, extensible Kubernetes SIG UI project designed to let you explore, manage, and debug cluster resources directly from a browser. Cluster API (CAPI) is a Kubernetes sub-project that brings declarative, Kubernetes-style APIs to cluster lifecycle management. It lets platform teams provision, upgrade, and manage the lifecycle of Kubernetes clusters using standard Kubernetes objects stored and reconciled in a management cluster. Managing Cluster API resources has historically required raw kubectl commands and deep familiarity with ownership hierarchies. The Headlamp Cluster API plugin brings visual clarity, faster debugging, and simplified operations for platform teams, directly inside Headlamp. What this plugin provides The Cluster API plugin adds a dedicated Cluster API section to Headlamp and brings full visibility into core CAPI resources through consistent list and detail views. Feature Description Cluster overview View clusters with live control plane and worker replica status. Machine visibility Inspect MachineDeployments, MachineSets, Machines, and MachinePools with status and conditions. Cluster API dashboard Get a centralized view of Cluster API resource health, active condition issues, provider information, and remediation guidance. Control plane monitoring Track KubeadmControlPlane replicas, versions, and associated Machines. Scale from the UI Scale MachineDeployments and MachineSets directly from Headlamp. Owned resource hierarchy Trace relationships between clusters, deployments, sets, and machines. KubeadmConfig inspection View bootstrap configs, files, kubelet args, and join/init settings. Topology awareness Automatically detect and label ClusterClass-managed resources. Map view Visualize Cluster, Control Plane, and Worker relationships. Dynamic API versioning Supports both v1beta1 and v1beta2 Cluster API versions. Prometheus metrics View live metrics from the Headlamp Prometheus plugin inline on Cluster API resource detail pages