tkn hub defaults to Artifact Hub
Introduced 2026-08-05 · score 0.93
HOW TO USE IT
When installing a Task from Artifact Hub, run `tkn hub install task` with its name, catalog, and version; Artifact Hub is the default hub type. Use `--type=tekton` only for Tekton Hub resources; that type is deprecated and emits a warning.
tkn hub install task <task-name> --type artifact --from <catalog> --version <version>tkn hub install task <task-name> --version <version> --from <catalog> --type tektonWHY THIS HELPS
Install a task from Artifact Hub into a Tekton pipeline workflow.
BEFORE THIS CHANGE
The `--type` default was `tekton`; users relying on Tekton Hub resources could omit the flag for those commands.
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
- Version: v0.46.0
- task-name (required): Name of the Task to install.
- --from (required): Catalog to which the resource belongs.
- --version: Version of the resource; the documented Artifact Hub example specifies it, and Artifact Hub resources follow full SemVer.
- --type: Hub type: `artifact` or `tekton`; defaults to `artifact`. `tekton` is deprecated and displays a warning.
- --api-server: Hub API server URL; defaults to `https://artifacthub.io` for Artifact Hub and `https://api.hub.tekton.dev` for deprecated Tekton Hub. Can be set by `ARTIFACT_HUB_API_SERVER`, `TEKTON_HUB_API_SERVER`, or `$HOME/.tekton/hub-config`.
- --context: Kubeconfig context; defaults to the current kubectl context.
- --kubeconfig: Kubectl config file; defaults to `$HOME/.kube/config`.
- --namespace: Namespace to use; defaults from `KUBECONFIG`.
- The following commands currently only work with Tekton Hub and may support Artifact Hub in a future release: check-upgrade, downgrade, get, info, reinstall, search, upgrade.
- When using `--type tekton`, a deprecation warning is displayed.
- Tekton Hub type is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE
- https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/releases/tag/v0.46.0
- https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/pull/2876
- https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/blob/v0.46.0/docs/cmd/tkn_hub_install_task.md
- https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/blob/v0.46.0/docs/cmd/tkn_hub_install.md
- https://github.com/tektoncd/cli/blob/v0.46.0/docs/cmd/tkn_hub.md
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