aicademy 0.4.0

Aicademy Practice CLI — solve Kubernetes exam scenarios locally with KIND

Aicademy CLI

Practice CKA, CKAD, and CKS exam scenarios locally — powered by KIND + Aicademy API.

Installation

Using pip

pip install aicademy

Using uv (recommended)

uv tool install aicademy

Using pipx

pipx install aicademy

Quick Start

# 1. Login to Aicademy
aicademy login

# 2. Check / install prerequisites
aicademy install-tool all --check
aicademy install-tool all

# 3. Start a practice question (creates KIND cluster automatically)
aicademy question start cka-01

# 4. Read the full task instructions in your terminal
aicademy question instructions

# 5. Solve the scenario using kubectl, helm, etc.

# 6. Verify your solution
aicademy verify

# 7. Clean up the cluster
aicademy question clear

Command Reference

Command	Description
aicademy login	Authenticate (browser flow or direct token)
aicademy logout	Clear stored credentials
aicademy auth whoami	Verify token validity
aicademy question start <id>	Start question environment (creates KIND cluster)
aicademy question instructions [id]	Show full task instructions in terminal
aicademy question instructions [id] --web	Open question page in browser
aicademy question clear [id]	Delete KIND cluster and clear session
aicademy verify [id]	Run verify.sh and report result
aicademy install-tool <name>	Install kubectl / kind / docker / all
aicademy install-tool <name> --check	Check if tool is installed (no install)
aicademy install-tool <name> --dry-run	Preview install commands

Prerequisites

Tool	Purpose	Install
Docker	Runs KIND nodes	aicademy install-tool docker
kubectl	Kubernetes CLI	aicademy install-tool kubectl
kind	Local K8s cluster	aicademy install-tool kind

OS Support

OS	Package Manager
Windows	winget
macOS	Homebrew
Linux	Official shell scripts

Categories

Exam	Slug	Questions	Free
Certified Kubernetes Administrator	cka	20	10
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer	ckad	20	10
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist	cks	20	10

Development

Project Structure

The codebase is organized modularly:

• aicademy_cli/main.py: The entry point and top-level Typer application.
• aicademy_cli/commands/: All user-facing Typer CLI groups (auth, question, tools, verify).
• aicademy_cli/api.py: Centralized HTTP requests and error handling.
• aicademy_cli/core/: Internal logic like cluster management (kind.py) and helper methods (utils.py).

Using uv

# Clone and install in dev mode
git clone https://github.com/devcrypted/aicademy-cli
cd aicademy-cli
uv sync

# Run against local dev server
AICADEMY_API_URL=http://localhost:5173 uv run aicademy login

# Run tests
uv run pytest

# Lint
uv run ruff check .
uv run mypy aicademy_cli/

Publishing to PyPI

Publishing is 100% automated via GitHub Actions (ci.yml) using Trusted Publishing.

To release a new version:

1. Update the version in pyproject.toml (e.g., version = "0.1.2").
2. Commit and push the change to the main branch.
3. The CI pipeline will automatically run tests, build the package, publish it to PyPI, and create a GitHub Release with the corresponding vX.X.X tag.

Security

• CLI tokens stored in ~/.aicademy/config.json
• Tokens expire after 7 days — run aicademy login to renew
• Question tasks and scenarios only delivered when you have an active session (anti-scraping)
• Revoke all tokens with aicademy logout

License

MIT © Aicademy