metalbear-co/mirrord
Run any process, on your machine or in an AI agent's environment, as if it were a pod in your Kubernetes cluster: real env vars, DNS, network, traffic.
What it solves
mirrord eliminates the need to deploy code to a Kubernetes cluster to test it. It allows developers and AI coding agents to run local processes as if they were inside a live cluster, providing immediate feedback without the wait times of a full deployment cycle or the risk of disrupting the cluster for other users.
How it works
When a user selects a target pod to impersonate, mirrord launches a helper pod on the same node. This helper pod acts as a bridge, mirroring incoming traffic, routing outgoing traffic, and syncing environment variables and file system access between the local process and the impersonated pod in the cluster.
Who it’s for
Software developers working with Kubernetes and AI coding agents (such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot) that need to verify generated code against real cluster services and data.
Highlights
- Multi-platform support: Available as a VS Code extension, IntelliJ plugin, and CLI tool.
- AI Agent Integration: First-class support for AI coding agents to run and verify code without deploying.
- Cluster Context: Access to real environment variables, service responses, and queue contents from the live cluster.
- Zero-Deploy Feedback: Get the feedback of a deployment in seconds without actually performing a deploy.
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