Features
Security posture
Local mode holds your kubeconfigs. Cluster mode serves a team from a service account. Each model keeps its own boundary.
Loopback-only local mode
Local mode refuses any other interface; cluster mode binds the address you configure.
Local mode only
Per-run token in local mode
A token minted for that local run, required on every request and socket.
Local mode; cluster mode uses a signed-in session
Kubeconfigs referenced, never copied
Read in place, never merged into a file the tool manages.
RBAC-aware UI
Actions the cluster would refuse are not offered.
Attested release artifacts
Archives, desktop apps, image, chart and SBOMs carry build provenance; installers verify checksums.
SSO for a shared deployment
OIDC or an authenticated proxy in front of preview cluster mode.
Preview cluster mode