Kong Gateway has introduced kongctl, a new CLI tool designed for declarative management of Konnect products, inspired by existing infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and AWS CLI. While the traditional deck CLI remains a preferred tool for configuring Kong Gateway, kongctl aims to provide a more comprehensive solution by supporting Control Planes, Developer Portals, and eventually all Konnect products. The tool incorporates features such as profile support for configuration management, an imperative command pattern inspired by kubectl, and a GitHub-like api subcommand for API exploration. It also includes an interactive AI assistant, Kai, for managing Konnect infrastructure through conversational interface. While kongctl is set to expand in functionality, deck will continue to be supported, ensuring users have a variety of options for configuration and management.