GitOps Commands

Commands that use the local Hydra context as the source of truth and connect to the Kubernetes API for live operations.

Contents

Command	Description
validate-current-context	Verify kubeconfig matches cluster
dump	Fetch all live resources
list	Print resource IDs from cluster
template	Render with cluster context
values	Show values including ConfigMaps
refs	List transitive references (live)
diff	Compare desired vs live state
apply	Deploy resources via server-side apply
uninstall	Remove Hydra-managed resources
status	Check per-app sync status
review	Validate refs against live API
system	Show preset matches against inventory
show	Show central live-resource app assignment
untracked	List unmanaged resources
inspect	Interactive TUI (live)
scale	Scale workloads up/down
sync	Control ArgoCD reconciliation
backup	Manage backups
cert-manager	Certificate management

Common Usage

# Verify connection
hydra gitops validate-current-context prod

# Check what would change
hydra gitops diff 'prod.**'

# Apply changes
hydra gitops apply 'prod.cluster-infra.ingress-nginx'

# Check status
hydra gitops status 'prod.**'

Command Surfaces

• hydra local works only with the local Hydra definitions in your workspace.
• hydra gitops works with both the local Hydra definitions and the Kubernetes cluster.
• hydra cluster is reserved for future cluster-only workflows where the local state is not available.

Cluster Connection

All hydra gitops commands require a valid Kubernetes connection. Run hydra gitops validate-current-context <cluster> first to verify.

See Configuration: Kubernetes Context for setup.

For the shared data-preparation flow behind many hydra gitops commands, see Concepts: Cluster Command Data Model.