diff --git a/cmd/container.go b/cmd/container.go
index 14e1a98..3192c08 100644
--- a/cmd/container.go
+++ b/cmd/container.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var containerCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Aliases: []string{"containers", "docker"},
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		// validate args and extract flags.
-		containerCmd, err := constructContainerCommand(cmd, args)
+		containerCmd, err := constructKubernetesCommand(cmd, args)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -79,13 +79,15 @@ var containerCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
-type containerCommand struct {
+type kubernetesCommand struct {
 	refreshRate uint64
 	cid         string
 	all         bool
 }
 
-func constructContainerCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (*containerCommand, error) {
+func constructKubernetesCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (*kubernetesCommand, error) {
+	// This is the individual command parsing logic
+	// TODO leave this untouched as of now, since we'll be using defaults
 	if len(args) > 0 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("the container command should have no arguments, see grofer container --help for further info")
 	}
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ func constructContainerCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (*containerCom
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid refresh rate: minimum refresh rate is 1000(ms)")
 	}
 
-	containerCmd := &containerCommand{
+	containerCmd := &kubernetesCommand{
 		refreshRate: containerRefreshRate,
 		cid:         cid,
 		all:         allFlag,
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ func constructContainerCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (*containerCom
 	return containerCmd, nil
 }
 
-func (cc *containerCommand) isPerContainer() bool {
+func (cc *kubernetesCommand) isPerContainer() bool {
 	return cc.cid != defaultCid
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/kuberenetes.go b/cmd/kuberenetes.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76c25a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/kuberenetes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/pesos/grofer/pkg/core"
+	"github.com/pesos/grofer/pkg/metrics/factory"
+	"github.com/pesos/grofer/pkg/utils"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultCid                  = ""
+	defaultContainerRefreshRate = 1000
+)
+
+// k8sCmd represents the kubernetes command
+var k8sCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     "kubernetes",
+	Short:   "kubernetes command is used to get information related to the local kubernetes cluster",
+	Long:    `kubernetes command is used to get information related to the local kubernetes cluster. It provides both overall and per pod metrics.`,
+	Aliases: []string{"k8s", "kubernetes"},
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+
+		// validate args and extract flags.
+		containerCmd, err := constructContainerCommand(cmd, args)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// create a metric scraper factory that will help construct
+		// a container metric specific MetricScraper.
+		metricScraperFactory := factory.
+			NewMetricScraperFactory().
+			ForCommand(core.KubernetesCommand).
+			WithScrapeInterval(containerCmd.refreshRate)
+
+		/*
+		if containerCmd.isPerContainer() {
+			metricScraperFactory = metricScraperFactory.ForSingularEntity(containerCmd.cid)
+		}
+		*/
+
+		// construct a container specific MetricScraper.
+		kubeMetricScraper, err := metricScraperFactory.Construct()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if containerCmd.all {
+			err = kubeMetricScraper.Serve(factory.WithAllAs(containerCmd.all))
+		} else {
+			err = kubeMetricScraper.Serve()
+		}
+
+		if err != nil && err != core.ErrCanceledByUser {
+			if err == core.ErrInvalidContainer {
+				utils.ErrorMsg("cid")
+			}
+			log.Printf("Error: %v\n", err)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+type k8sCommand struct {
+	refreshRate uint64
+	cid         string
+	all         bool
+}
+
+func constructK8sCommand(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (*containerCommand, error) {
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("the container command should have no arguments, see grofer container --help for further info")
+	}
+	cid, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("container-id")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("error extracting flag --container-id")
+	}
+
+	allFlag, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("all")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("error extracting flag --all")
+	}
+
+	containerRefreshRate, err := cmd.Flags().GetUint64("refresh")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("error extracting flag --refresh")
+	}
+
+	if containerRefreshRate < 1000 {
+		return nil, errors.New("invalid refresh rate: minimum refresh rate is 1000(ms)")
+	}
+
+	containerCmd := &containerCommand{
+		refreshRate: containerRefreshRate,
+		cid:         cid,
+		all:         allFlag,
+	}
+
+	return containerCmd, nil
+}
+
+func (cc *containerCommand) isPerContainer() bool {
+	return cc.cid != defaultCid
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(containerCmd)
+
+	containerCmd.Flags().StringP(
+		"container-id",
+		"c",
+		"",
+		"specify container ID",
+	)
+
+	containerCmd.Flags().Uint64P(
+		"refresh",
+		"r",
+		defaultContainerRefreshRate,
+		"Container information UI refreshes rate in milliseconds greater than 1000",
+	)
+
+	containerCmd.Flags().BoolP(
+		"all",
+		"a",
+		false,
+		"Specify to list all containers or only running containers.",
+	)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/core/types.go b/pkg/core/types.go
index 7531b89..cfb730d 100644
--- a/pkg/core/types.go
+++ b/pkg/core/types.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ const (
 	ContainerCommand
 	// ExportCommand is `grofer export` and its variants.
 	ExportCommand
+	// KubernetesCommand is `grofer kube` and its variants.
+	KubernetesCommand
 )
 
 // Sink represents any entity that consumes generated metrics.
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/factory/metrics_factory.go b/pkg/metrics/factory/metrics_factory.go
index 04c01e3..3fa6146 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/factory/metrics_factory.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/factory/metrics_factory.go
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ import (
 
 	proc "github.com/shirou/gopsutil/process"
 
+	// TODO add client-go import
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 	"github.com/pesos/grofer/pkg/core"
 	"github.com/pesos/grofer/pkg/metrics/container"
+	kubernetes_metrics "github.com/pesos/grofer/pkg/metrics/kubernetes"
 	"github.com/pesos/grofer/pkg/metrics/process"
+
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 )
 
 // MetricScraperFactory constructs a MetricScaper for a command
@@ -84,10 +89,46 @@ func (msf *MetricScraperFactory) Construct() (MetricScraper, error) {
 		return msf.constructContainerMetricScraper()
 	case core.ProcCommand:
 		return msf.constructProcessMetricScraper()
+	case core.KubernetesCommand:
+		return msf.constructKubernetesMetricScraper()
 	}
 	return nil, errors.New("command not recognized")
 }
 
+func (msf* MetricScraperFactory) constructKubernetesMetricScraper() (MetricScraper, error) {
+	// TODO Construct a new metrics scraper here
+	return msf.newKubernetesMetrics()
+}
+
+func (msf* MetricScraperFactory) newKubernetesMetrics() (*kubernetes_metrics.KubernetesMetricsScraper, error) {
+
+	var kubeconfig string
+
+	// Default kubeconfig in ~/.kube/config
+	// TODO take this in as a CLI argument, and use homedir to find it
+	kubeconfig = "~/.kube/config"
+	config, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", kubeconfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		// TODO propagate error
+		panic(err.Error())
+	}
+	// create the clientset
+	// TODO pass the clientset into the struct here
+	clientset, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// construct the actual metrics struct here
+	kubeMetricsStruct := &kubernetes_metrics.KubernetesMetricsScraper{
+		Clientset: 		clientset,
+		RefreshRate: 	msf.scrapeIntervalMillisecond,
+		MetricBus: make(chan kubernetes_metrics.KubernetesMetrics),
+	}
+
+	return kubeMetricsStruct, nil
+}
+
 func (msf *MetricScraperFactory) constructSystemWideMetricScraper() (MetricScraper, error) {
 	return &systemWideMetrics{
 		refreshRate: msf.scrapeIntervalMillisecond,
@@ -159,3 +200,4 @@ func (msf *MetricScraperFactory) newSingluarProcessMetrics() (*singularProcessMe
 
 	return spm, nil
 }
+
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/pkg/metrics/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5c2bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/metrics/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package kubernetes_metrics
+
+// TODO import client-go
+import (
+	"github.com/pesos/grofer/pkg/core"
+)
+
+// TODO define k8s-specific metrics structs
+/*
+type containerMetrics struct {
+	client      *client.Client
+	all         bool
+	refreshRate uint64
+	sink        core.Sink // defaults to TUI.
+	metricBus   chan container.OverallMetrics
+}
+*/
+
+type Pod struct {
+	name string
+}
+
+type KubernetesMetricsScraper struct {
+	// TODO reference to initialized client-go goes here.
+	Clientset   string
+	RefreshRate uint64
+	Sink        core.Sink
+	MetricBus   chan KubernetesMetrics
+}
+
+// TODO add more data here!
+type KubernetesMetrics struct {
+	pods []string
+}