> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://radarhq.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Radar documentation

> Install and operate Radar - the open-source Kubernetes visibility tool, and Radar Cloud, the hosted multi-cluster control plane.

Visibility into Kubernetes clusters: topology, events, resources, Helm, GitOps, traffic, cost, audit, access control, and an MCP server for AI tools - all from a single binary, with no sidecars to install.

<Frame caption="Cluster overview - topology, Helm, timeline, traffic, and unhealthy workloads at a glance.">
  <img src="https://radarhq.io/images/radar/screenshot-dashboard.png" alt="Radar dashboard - cluster overview" />
</Frame>

Two ways to run it:

* **Radar OSS** - the binary, on your machine or in your cluster. Apache 2.0. **Every feature in these docs ships in OSS** - nothing gated behind a paid tier.
* **Radar Cloud** - the same binary still runs in each of your clusters, but dials out to a hosted control plane that gives your team a single URL across every cluster, with SSO, RBAC, audit log, billing, and fleet views.

## Pick your path

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Install Radar locally" icon="download" href="/docs/install">
    Run the binary against any cluster reachable from your kubeconfig. No account, no cloud, nothing to install in your cluster.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Quickstart with Cloud" icon="rocket" href="/docs/quickstart-cloud">
    Sign up, install the Helm chart, connect a cluster, and share fleet views with your team.
  </Card>

  <Card title="OSS vs Cloud" icon="arrows-left-right" href="/docs/oss-vs-cloud">
    What each surface gives you, side by side - so you pick the right one the first time.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI via MCP" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/docs/features/mcp">
    Wire Radar into Claude, Cursor, Claude Code, and other MCP-aware tools.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Explore by area

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Features" icon="circle-nodes" href="/docs/features/topology">
    Topology, timeline, audit, access control, image filesystem, Helm, GitOps, traffic, cost, MCP.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Self-hosted" icon="server" href="/docs/configuration/cli">
    CLI flags, config files, in-cluster Helm, authentication, integrations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cloud" icon="cloud" href="/docs/cloud/overview">
    Organizations, roles, SSO, PATs, billing, audit log, fleet views.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API reference" icon="code" href="/docs/reference/api">
    The HTTP surface the UI uses, area by area, with notes on Cloud-tunnel access.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Keyboard shortcuts" icon="keyboard" href="/docs/reference/keyboard-shortcuts">
    Every keybinding in the Radar UI - identical between OSS and Cloud.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Source code" icon="github" href="https://github.com/skyhook-io/radar">
    The engine, in-cluster pod, and React UI library - all Apache 2.0.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
  Radar is open source. Issues, PRs, and integration requests are welcome at [github.com/skyhook-io/radar](https://github.com/skyhook-io/radar).
</Tip>