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Dapr is a portable runtime for building distributed applications across cloud and edge, combining event-driven architecture with workflow orchestration.
26K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add dapr/daprAlternatives
Istio alternatives for AI agents.
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The Cloud Native Application Proxy
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$ npx skills add traefik/traefik#3
Consul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.
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$ npx skills add hashicorp/consul#4
A powerful framework for faster, easier, and more efficient project development.
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$ npx skills add gogf/gf#5
Tyk Open Source API Gateway written in Go, supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP and gRPC protocols
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$ npx skills add TykTechnologies/tyk#6
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$ npx skills add alexei-led/pumba#7
The Cloud-Native API Gateway and AI Gateway
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$ npx skills add apache/apisix#8
Distributed reliable key-value store for the most critical data of a distributed system
52K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add etcd-io/etcd#9
Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more
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$ npx skills add aquasecurity/trivy#10
SeaweedFS is a distributed storage system for object storage (S3), file systems, and Iceberg tables, designed to handle billions of files with O(1) disk access and effortless horizontal scaling.
33K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add seaweedfs/seaweedfs#11
Lightweight Kubernetes
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$ npx skills add k3s-io/k3s#12
Run Kubernetes locally
32K starsJun 15, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kubernetes/minikube#13
An open source trusted cloud native registry project that stores, signs, and scans content.
29K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add goharbor/harbor#14
Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup
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$ npx skills add abiosoft/colima#15
The Kubernetes Package Manager
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$ npx skills add helm/helm#16
Production-Grade Container Scheduling and Management
123K starsJun 16, 2026 pushdevopsGoKubernetes
$ npx skills add kubernetes/kubernetesHow to choose
When should you switch?
Use an alternative when it has a clearer install path, higher trust score, fresher maintenance, or better platform fit for your current agent stack. Keep Istio if it already passes your workflow test and repository review.
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