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Extensions List

Linkerd provides a mix of built-in and third-party extensions to add additional functionality to the base installation. The following is the list of known extensions:

Name Description
jaeger Built-in extension that adds distributed tracing to Linkerd using OpenTelemetry collector and Jaeger.
multicluster Built-in extension that enables multicluster support for Linkerd.
smi The Linkerd SMI extension helps users to have SMI functionality in Linkerd-enabled Kubernetes clusters.
tapshark Wireshark inspired ncurses-style CLI for Linkerd Tap
viz Built-in extension that provides observability and visualization components for Linkerd.
easyauth Simplify the Linkerd Authorization Policies management.

If you have an extension for Linkerd and it is not on the list, please edit this page!