```mermaid
flowchart TD
    kcg["Kubernetes client-go"]
    ic["Istio kube.Client"]
    ikc["Istio kclient.Client"]
    ikrt["Istio krt.Collection"]
    ikrt--"Builds on"-->ikc--"Builds on"-->ic--"Builds on"-->kcg
```

**`kube.Client`** is a fairly light wrapper around Kubernetes clients, but offers quite a few benefits.