mods

* allow initialization without a valid connection

* fix: handle nil factory and alias in command and context methods

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
 
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6.1.0
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-path: go.sum
 
       - name: Lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9.1.0
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9.2.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           version: v2.1.1

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.0
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.1
 
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6.1.0

Dockerfile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # The base image for building the k9s binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.25.4-alpine3.21 AS build
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.25.5-alpine3.21 AS build
 
 ARG TARGETOS
 ARG TARGETARCH
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add --update make libx11-dev git gcc libc-dev curl \
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build the final Docker image
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM alpine:3.22.2
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM alpine:3.23.0
 ARG KUBECTL_VERSION="v1.32.2"
 
 COPY --from=build /k9s/execs/k9s /bin/k9s

cmd/root.go

@@ -69,9 +69,7 @@ func init() {
 // Execute root command.
 func Execute() {
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
-		if !errors.As(err, &flagError{}) {
+		os.Exit(1)
-			panic(err)
-		}
 	}
 }
 

go.mod

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0
 	github.com/fvbommel/sortorder v1.1.0
 	github.com/go-errors/errors v1.5.1
-	github.com/itchyny/gojq v0.12.17
+	github.com/itchyny/gojq v0.12.18
 	github.com/lmittmann/tint v1.0.7
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.19
-	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.1
+	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.2
 	github.com/petergtz/pegomock v2.9.0+incompatible
 	github.com/rakyll/hey v0.1.4
 	github.com/sahilm/fuzzy v0.1.1
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/ansi v0.10.1 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.13 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/term v0.2.1 // indirect
-	github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.3.1 // indirect
+	github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/clipperhouse/stringish v0.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20250501225837-2ac532fd4443 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/cgroups/v3 v3.0.3 // indirect
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/iancoleman/strcase v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/itchyny/timefmt-go v0.1.6 // indirect
+	github.com/itchyny/timefmt-go v0.1.7 // indirect
 	github.com/jbenet/go-context v0.0.0-20150711004518-d14ea06fba99 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jinzhu/inflection v1.0.0 // indirect
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/nwaples/rardecode/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/olekukonko/cat v0.0.0-20250911104152-50322a0618f6 // indirect
 	github.com/olekukonko/errors v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.1.2 // indirect
+	github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.1.3 // indirect
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5 // indirect
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.35.1 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -298,12 +298,12 @@ github.com/chzyer/test v1.0.0/go.mod h1:2JlltgoNkt4TW/z9V/IzDdFaMTM2JPIi26O1pF38
 github.com/circonus-labs/circonus-gometrics v2.3.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:nmEj6Dob7S7YxXgwXpfOuvO54S+tGdZdw9fuRZt25Ag=
 github.com/circonus-labs/circonusllhist v0.1.3/go.mod h1:kMXHVDlOchFAehlya5ePtbp5jckzBHf4XRpQvBOLI+I=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=
-github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.3.1 h1:k07iN9gD32177o1y4O1jQMzbLdCrsGJh+blirVYybsk=
+github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.6.0 h1:k32vueaksef9WIKCNcoqRNyKbyvkvkysNYnAWz2fN4s=
-github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.3.1/go.mod h1:tgLJKKyaDOCadywag3agw4snxS5kYEuYR6Y9+qWDDYM=
+github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.6.0/go.mod h1:R+kHuzaYWFkTm7xoMmK1lFydbci4X2CicfbGstSGg0o=
 github.com/clipperhouse/stringish v0.1.1 h1:+NSqMOr3GR6k1FdRhhnXrLfztGzuG+VuFDfatpWHKCs=
 github.com/clipperhouse/stringish v0.1.1/go.mod h1:v/WhFtE1q0ovMta2+m+UbpZ+2/HEXNWYXQgCt4hdOzA=
-github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.2.0 h1:ChwIKnQN3kcZteTXMgb1wztSgaU+ZemkgWdohwgs8tY=
+github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.3.0 h1:SNdx9DVUqMoBuBoW3iLOj4FQv3dN5mDtuqwuhIGpJy4=
-github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:EFJ2TJMRUaplDxHKj1qAEhCtQPW2tJSwu5BF98AuoVM=
+github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:Wn1g7MK6OoeDT0vL+Q0SQLDz/KpfsVRgg6W7ihQeh4g=
 github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.1 h1:zqIqSPIndyBh1bjLVVDHMPpVKqp8Su/V+6MeDzzQBQ0=
 github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.1/go.mod h1:uddAzsPgqdMAYatqJ0lsjX1oECcQLIlRpzZh3pJrofs=
 github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20191209042840-269d4d468f6f/go.mod h1:M8M6+tZqaGXZJjfX53e64911xZQV5JYwmTeXPW+k8Sc=
@@ -732,10 +732,10 @@ github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20230524184225-eabc099b10ab/go.mod h1:
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:PxqpIevigyE2G7u3NXJIT2ANytuPF1OarO4DADm73n8=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
-github.com/itchyny/gojq v0.12.17 h1:8av8eGduDb5+rvEdaOO+zQUjA04MS0m3Ps8HiD+fceg=
+github.com/itchyny/gojq v0.12.18 h1:gFGHyt/MLbG9n6dqnvlliiya2TaMMh6FFaR2b1H6Drc=
-github.com/itchyny/gojq v0.12.17/go.mod h1:WBrEMkgAfAGO1LUcGOckBl5O726KPp+OlkKug0I/FEY=
+github.com/itchyny/gojq v0.12.18/go.mod h1:4hPoZ/3lN9fDL1D+aK7DY1f39XZpY9+1Xpjz8atrEkg=
-github.com/itchyny/timefmt-go v0.1.6 h1:ia3s54iciXDdzWzwaVKXZPbiXzxxnv1SPGFfM/myJ5Q=
+github.com/itchyny/timefmt-go v0.1.7 h1:xyftit9Tbw+Dc/huSSPJaEmX1TVL8lw5vxjJLK4GMMA=
-github.com/itchyny/timefmt-go v0.1.6/go.mod h1:RRDZYC5s9ErkjQvTvvU7keJjxUYzIISJGxm9/mAERQg=
+github.com/itchyny/timefmt-go v0.1.7/go.mod h1:5E46Q+zj7vbTgWY8o5YkMeYb4I6GeWLFnetPy5oBrAI=
 github.com/jbenet/go-context v0.0.0-20150711004518-d14ea06fba99 h1:BQSFePA1RWJOlocH6Fxy8MmwDt+yVQYULKfN0RoTN8A=
 github.com/jbenet/go-context v0.0.0-20150711004518-d14ea06fba99/go.mod h1:1lJo3i6rXxKeerYnT8Nvf0QmHCRC1n8sfWVwXF2Frvo=
 github.com/jinzhu/copier v0.4.0 h1:w3ciUoD19shMCRargcpm0cm91ytaBhDvuRpz1ODO/U8=
@@ -922,10 +922,10 @@ github.com/olekukonko/cat v0.0.0-20250911104152-50322a0618f6 h1:zrbMGy9YXpIeTnGj
 github.com/olekukonko/cat v0.0.0-20250911104152-50322a0618f6/go.mod h1:rEKTHC9roVVicUIfZK7DYrdIoM0EOr8mK1Hj5s3JjH0=
 github.com/olekukonko/errors v1.1.0 h1:RNuGIh15QdDenh+hNvKrJkmxxjV4hcS50Db478Ou5sM=
 github.com/olekukonko/errors v1.1.0/go.mod h1:ppzxA5jBKcO1vIpCXQ9ZqgDh8iwODz6OXIGKU8r5m4Y=
-github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.1.2 h1:lkg/k/9mlsy0SxO5aC+WEpbdT5K83ddnNhAepz7TQc0=
+github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.1.3 h1:sV2jrhQGq5B3W0nENUISCR6azIPf7UBUpVq0x/y70Fg=
-github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.1.2/go.mod h1:b52bVQRRPObe+yyBl0TxNfhesL0nedD4Cht0/zx55Ew=
+github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.1.3/go.mod h1:b52bVQRRPObe+yyBl0TxNfhesL0nedD4Cht0/zx55Ew=
-github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.1 h1:b3reP6GCfrHwmKkYwNRFh2rxidGHcT6cgxj/sHiDDx0=
+github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.2 h1:L2kI1Y5tZBct/O/TyZK1zIE9GlBj/TVs+AY5tZDCDSc=
-github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.1/go.mod h1:De/bIcTF+gpBDB3Alv3fEsZA+9unTsSzAg/ZGADCtn4=
+github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.2/go.mod h1:z7SYPugVqGVavWoA2sGsFIoOVNmEHxUAAMrhXONtfkg=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.12.1/go.mod h1:zj2OWP4+oCPe1qIXoGWkgMRwljMUYCdkwsT2108oapk=
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5 h1:8xi0RTUf59SOSfEtZMvwTvXYMzG4gV23XVHOZiXNtnE=

internal/ui/app.go

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ func (a *App) Conn() client.Connection {
 func (a *App) bindKeys() {
 	a.actions = NewKeyActionsFromMap(KeyMap{
 		KeyColon:       NewKeyAction("Cmd", a.activateCmd, false),
+		KeyComma:       NewKeyAction("Cmd", a.activateCmd, false),
 		tcell.KeyCtrlR: NewKeyAction("Redraw", a.redrawCmd, false),
 		tcell.KeyCtrlP: NewKeyAction("Persist", a.saveCmd, false),
 		tcell.KeyCtrlU: NewSharedKeyAction("Clear Filter", a.clearCmd, false),

internal/ui/key.go

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ const (
 	KeyHelp         = 63
 	KeySlash        = 47
 	KeyColon        = 58
+	KeyComma        = 44
 	KeySpace        = 32
 	KeyDash         = 45
 	KeyLeftBracket  = 91

internal/ui/prompt.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package ui
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
+	"unicode"
 
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/config"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/model"
@@ -152,7 +153,13 @@ func (p *Prompt) keyboard(evt *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		p.model.Delete()
 
 	case tcell.KeyRune:
-		p.model.Add(evt.Rune())
+		r := evt.Rune()
+		// Filter out control characters and non-printable runes that may come from
+		// terminal escape sequences (e.g., cursor position reports like [7;15R)
+		// Only accept printable characters for user input
+		if isValidInputRune(r) {
+			p.model.Add(r)
+		}
 
 	case tcell.KeyEscape:
 		p.model.ClearText(true)
@@ -293,6 +300,18 @@ func (p *Prompt) prefixesFor(k model.BufferKind) (ic, prefix rune) {
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers...
 
+// isValidInputRune checks if a rune is valid for user input.
+// It filters out control characters and non-printable characters that may
+// come from terminal escape sequences (e.g., cursor position reports).
+func isValidInputRune(r rune) bool {
+	// Reject control characters (0x00-0x1F, 0x7F) except for common whitespace
+	if unicode.IsControl(r) && r != '\t' && r != '\n' && r != '\r' {
+		return false
+	}
+	// Only accept printable characters
+	return unicode.IsPrint(r) || unicode.IsSpace(r)
+}
+
 func (p *Prompt) colorFor(k model.BufferKind) tcell.Color {
 	//nolint:exhaustive
 	switch k {

internal/ui/prompt_validation_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Copyright Authors of K9s
+
+package ui_test
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/config"
+	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/model"
+	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/ui"
+	"github.com/derailed/tcell/v2"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// TestPrompt_FiltersControlCharacters tests that control characters from
+// terminal escape sequences are filtered out and not added to the buffer.
+func TestPrompt_FiltersControlCharacters(t *testing.T) {
+	m := model.NewFishBuff(':', model.CommandBuffer)
+	p := ui.NewPrompt(nil, true, config.NewStyles())
+	p.SetModel(m)
+	m.AddListener(p)
+	m.SetActive(true)
+
+	// Test control characters that should be filtered
+	controlChars := []rune{
+		0x00, // NULL
+		0x01, // SOH
+		0x1B, // ESC (escape character)
+		0x7F, // DEL
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range controlChars {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("control_char_0x%02X", c), func(t *testing.T) {
+			evt := tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyRune, c, tcell.ModNone)
+			p.SendKey(evt)
+			// Control characters should not be added to buffer
+			assert.Empty(t, m.GetText(), "Control character 0x%02X should be filtered", c)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestPrompt_AcceptsPrintableCharacters tests that valid printable
+// characters are accepted and added to the buffer.
+func TestPrompt_AcceptsPrintableCharacters(t *testing.T) {
+	m := model.NewFishBuff(':', model.CommandBuffer)
+	p := ui.NewPrompt(nil, true, config.NewStyles())
+	p.SetModel(m)
+	m.AddListener(p)
+	m.SetActive(true)
+
+	// Test valid printable characters
+	validChars := []rune{
+		'a', 'Z', '0', '9',
+		'!', '@', '#', '$',
+		' ',                // space
+		'[', ']', ';', 'R', // characters from escape sequences (should be accepted if typed)
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range validChars {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("valid_char_%c", c), func(t *testing.T) {
+			evt := tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyRune, c, tcell.ModNone)
+			p.SendKey(evt)
+			// Valid characters should be added
+			assert.Contains(t, m.GetText(), string(c), "Valid character %c should be accepted", c)
+			// Clear for next test
+			m.ClearText(true)
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Test tab separately (it's a control char but should be accepted)
+	t.Run("valid_char_tab", func(t *testing.T) {
+		evt := tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyRune, '\t', tcell.ModNone)
+		p.SendKey(evt)
+		// Tab should be accepted (it's a special case in the validation)
+		// Note: Tab might be converted to spaces or handled differently by the buffer
+		text := m.GetText()
+		// Tab is accepted by validation, but may be handled specially by the buffer
+		// Just verify the buffer isn't empty (meaning something was processed)
+		assert.NotNil(t, text, "Tab character should be processed")
+		m.ClearText(true)
+	})
+}
+
+// TestPrompt_FiltersEscapeSequencePattern tests that escape sequence
+// patterns are not automatically added when they appear as individual runes.
+// Note: This test verifies the validation works, but escape sequences
+// should ideally be handled by tcell before reaching KeyRune.
+func TestPrompt_FiltersEscapeSequencePattern(t *testing.T) {
+	m := model.NewFishBuff(':', model.CommandBuffer)
+	p := ui.NewPrompt(nil, true, config.NewStyles())
+	p.SetModel(m)
+	m.AddListener(p)
+	m.SetActive(true)
+
+	// Simulate the problematic escape sequence pattern [7;15R
+	// Each character individually is printable, but we want to ensure
+	// they don't appear unexpectedly
+	escapeSequence := "[7;15R"
+
+	// Send each character
+	for _, r := range escapeSequence {
+		evt := tcell.NewEventKey(tcell.KeyRune, r, tcell.ModNone)
+		p.SendKey(evt)
+	}
+
+	// The characters themselves are printable, so they will be added
+	// This test documents the current behavior - the fix prevents
+	// control characters, but printable escape sequence chars would
+	// still be added if tcell doesn't filter them first
+	text := m.GetText()
+
+	// If all characters are printable, they will be in the buffer
+	// This is expected behavior - the fix prevents control chars,
+	// but can't prevent legitimate printable characters
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, text, "Printable escape sequence chars may still appear")
+
+	// However, we can verify no control characters made it through
+	for _, r := range text {
+		assert.False(t, isControlChar(r), "No control characters should be in buffer")
+	}
+}
+
+// Helper function to check if a rune is a control character
+func isControlChar(r rune) bool {
+	return r >= 0x00 && r <= 0x1F || r == 0x7F
+}

internal/view/actions.go

@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ func gotoCmd(r Runner, cmd, path string, clearStack bool) ui.ActionHandler {
 }
 
 func pluginActions(r Runner, aa *ui.KeyActions) error {
+	// Skip plugin loading if no valid connection
+	if r.App().Conn() == nil || !r.App().Conn().ConnectionOK() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	aa.Range(func(k tcell.Key, a ui.KeyAction) {
 		if a.Opts.Plugin {
 			aa.Delete(k)

internal/view/app.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package view
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"maps"
@@ -106,11 +105,11 @@ func (a *App) Init(version string, _ int) error {
 	a.App.Init()
 	a.SetInputCapture(a.keyboard)
 	a.bindKeys()
-	if a.Conn() == nil {
-		return errors.New("no client connection detected")
-	}
-	ns := a.Config.ActiveNamespace()
 
+	// Allow initialization even without a valid connection
+	// We'll fall back to context view in defaultCmd
+	if a.Conn() != nil {
+		ns := a.Config.ActiveNamespace()
 		a.factory = watch.NewFactory(a.Conn())
 		a.initFactory(ns)
 
@@ -121,6 +120,7 @@ func (a *App) Init(version string, _ int) error {
 			a.clusterModel.Refresh()
 			a.clusterInfo().Init()
 		}
+	}
 
 	a.command = NewCommand(a)
 	if err := a.command.Init(a.Config.ContextAliasesPath()); err != nil {
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ func (a *App) suggestCommand() model.SuggestionFunc {
 }
 
 func (a *App) contextNames() ([]string, error) {
+	// Return empty list if no factory
+	if a.factory == nil {
+		return []string{}, nil
+	}
 	contexts, err := a.factory.Client().Config().Contexts()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -303,7 +307,7 @@ func (a *App) buildHeader() tview.Primitive {
 	}
 
 	clWidth := clusterInfoWidth
-	if a.Conn().ConnectionOK() {
+	if a.Conn() != nil && a.Conn().ConnectionOK() {
 		n, err := a.Conn().Config().CurrentClusterName()
 		if err == nil {
 			size := len(n) + clusterInfoPad
@@ -351,6 +355,11 @@ func (a *App) Resume() {
 }
 
 func (a *App) clusterUpdater(ctx context.Context) {
+	if a.Conn() == nil || !a.Conn().ConnectionOK() || a.factory == nil || a.clusterModel == nil {
+		slog.Debug("Skipping cluster updater - no valid connection")
+		return
+	}
+
 	if err := a.refreshCluster(ctx); err != nil {
 		slog.Error("Cluster updater failed!", slogs.Error, err)
 		return
@@ -379,6 +388,10 @@ func (a *App) clusterUpdater(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func (a *App) refreshCluster(context.Context) error {
+	if a.Conn() == nil || a.factory == nil || a.clusterModel == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	c := a.Content.Top()
 	if ok := a.Conn().CheckConnectivity(); ok {
 		if atomic.LoadInt32(&a.conRetry) > 0 {
@@ -474,7 +487,18 @@ func (a *App) switchContext(ci *cmd.Interpreter, force bool) error {
 		if err := a.Config.Save(true); err != nil {
 			slog.Error("Fail to save config to disk", slogs.Subsys, "config", slogs.Error, err)
 		}
+
+		if a.factory == nil && a.Conn() != nil {
+			a.factory = watch.NewFactory(a.Conn())
+			a.clusterModel = model.NewClusterInfo(a.factory, a.version, a.Config.K9s)
+			a.clusterModel.AddListener(a.clusterInfo())
+			a.clusterModel.AddListener(a.statusIndicator())
+		}
+
+		if a.factory != nil {
 			a.initFactory(ns)
+		}
+
 		if err := a.command.Reset(a.Config.ContextAliasesPath(), true); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -487,8 +511,11 @@ func (a *App) switchContext(ci *cmd.Interpreter, force bool) error {
 		a.Flash().Infof("Switching context to %q::%q", contextName, ns)
 		a.ReloadStyles()
 		a.gotoResource(a.Config.ActiveView(), "", true, true)
+
+		if a.clusterModel != nil {
 			a.clusterModel.Reset(a.factory)
 		}
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }

internal/view/command.go

@@ -47,16 +47,21 @@ func NewCommand(app *App) *Command {
 
 // AliasesFor gather all known aliases for a given resource.
 func (c *Command) AliasesFor(gvr *client.GVR) sets.Set[string] {
+	if c.alias == nil {
+		return sets.New[string]()
+	}
 	return c.alias.AliasesFor(gvr)
 }
 
 // Init initializes the command.
 func (c *Command) Init(path string) error {
+	if c.app.factory != nil {
 		c.alias = dao.NewAlias(c.app.factory)
 		if _, err := c.alias.Ensure(path); err != nil {
 			slog.Error("Ensure aliases failed", slogs.Error, err)
 			return err
 		}
+	}
 	customViewers = loadCustomViewers()
 
 	return nil
@@ -67,6 +72,10 @@ func (c *Command) Reset(path string, nuke bool) error {
 	c.mx.Lock()
 	defer c.mx.Unlock()
 
+	if c.alias == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if nuke {
 		c.alias.Clear()
 	}
@@ -139,6 +148,9 @@ func (c *Command) xrayCmd(p *cmd.Interpreter, pushCmd bool) error {
 	if !ok {
 		return errors.New("invalid command. use `xray xxx`")
 	}
+	if c.alias == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no connection available")
+	}
 	gvr, ok := c.alias.Resolve(cmd.NewInterpreter(arg))
 	if !ok {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid resource name: %q", arg)
@@ -301,6 +313,9 @@ func (c *Command) specialCmd(p *cmd.Interpreter, pushCmd bool) bool {
 }
 
 func (c *Command) viewMetaFor(p *cmd.Interpreter) (*client.GVR, *MetaViewer, *cmd.Interpreter, error) {
+	if c.alias == nil {
+		return client.NoGVR, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("no connection available")
+	}
 	gvr, ok := c.alias.Resolve(p)
 	if !ok {
 		return client.NoGVR, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("`%s` command not found", p.Cmd())