diff --git a/pkg/utils/file.go b/pkg/utils/file.go
index b5db81ba5..0798508ed 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/file.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/file.go
@@ -86,11 +86,12 @@ func LoadDataFromPath(ctx context.Context, path string, pathFilter func(string)
 	return []FileData{{Path: path, Data: bs}}, nil
 }
 
-// IsJSONOrYAMLFile check if the path is a json or yaml file
-func IsJSONOrYAMLFile(path string) bool {
+// IsJSONYAMLorCUEFile check if the path is a json or yaml file
+func IsJSONYAMLorCUEFile(path string) bool {
 	return strings.HasSuffix(path, ".json") ||
 		strings.HasSuffix(path, ".yaml") ||
-		strings.HasSuffix(path, ".yml")
+		strings.HasSuffix(path, ".yml") ||
+		strings.HasSuffix(path, ".cue")
 }
 
 // IsEmptyDir checks if a given path is an empty directory
diff --git a/references/cli/addon_test.go b/references/cli/addon_test.go
index 777af418d..461fdf308 100644
--- a/references/cli/addon_test.go
+++ b/references/cli/addon_test.go
@@ -22,16 +22,14 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/fatih/color"
-
-	pkgaddon "github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/addon"
-
-	"github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/openapi3"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/openapi3"
 	"gotest.tools/assert"
 
+	pkgaddon "github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/addon"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/utils/common"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/utils/util"
 )
diff --git a/references/cli/kube.go b/references/cli/kube.go
index 1b234f232..8c14fb76d 100644
--- a/references/cli/kube.go
+++ b/references/cli/kube.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/apis/types"
 	velacmd "github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/cmd"
 	cmdutil "github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/cmd/util"
+	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/cue/model/value"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/multicluster"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/utils/util"
@@ -76,10 +79,7 @@ type KubeApplyOptions struct {
 }
 
 // Complete .
-func (opt *KubeApplyOptions) Complete(f velacmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	opt.namespace = velacmd.GetNamespace(f, cmd)
-	opt.clusters = velacmd.GetClusters(cmd)
-
+func (opt *KubeApplyOptions) Complete(ctx context.Context) error {
 	var paths []string
 	for _, file := range opt.files {
 		path := strings.TrimSpace(file)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (opt *KubeApplyOptions) Complete(f velacmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) err
 		}
 	}
 	for _, path := range paths {
-		data, err := utils.LoadDataFromPath(cmd.Context(), path, utils.IsJSONOrYAMLFile)
+		data, err := utils.LoadDataFromPath(ctx, path, utils.IsJSONYAMLorCUEFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (opt *KubeApplyOptions) Complete(f velacmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) err
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Validate .
+// Validate will not only validate the args but also read from files and generate the objects
 func (opt *KubeApplyOptions) Validate() error {
 	if len(opt.files) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("at least one file should be specified with the --file flag")
@@ -105,21 +105,61 @@ func (opt *KubeApplyOptions) Validate() error {
 	if len(opt.filesData) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("not file found")
 	}
+	if len(opt.clusters) == 0 {
+		opt.clusters = []string{"local"}
+	}
+	jsonObj := func(data []byte, path string) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+		obj := &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]interface{}{}}
+		err := json.Unmarshal(data, &obj.Object)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode object in %s: %w", path, err)
+		}
+		if opt.namespace != "" {
+			obj.SetNamespace(opt.namespace)
+		} else if obj.GetNamespace() == "" {
+			obj.SetNamespace(metav1.NamespaceDefault)
+		}
+		return obj, nil
+	}
+
 	for _, fileData := range opt.filesData {
-		decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(fileData.Data))
-		for {
-			obj := &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]interface{}{}}
-			err := decoder.Decode(obj.Object)
-			if err != nil {
-				if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-					break
+		switch {
+		case strings.HasSuffix(fileData.Path, ".yaml"), strings.HasSuffix(fileData.Path, ".yml"):
+			decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(fileData.Data))
+			for {
+				obj := &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]interface{}{}}
+				err := decoder.Decode(obj.Object)
+				if err != nil {
+					if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+						break
+					}
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode object in %s: %w", fileData.Path, err)
 				}
+				if opt.namespace != "" {
+					obj.SetNamespace(opt.namespace)
+				} else if obj.GetNamespace() == "" {
+					obj.SetNamespace(metav1.NamespaceDefault)
+				}
+				opt.objects = append(opt.objects, obj)
+			}
+		case strings.HasSuffix(fileData.Path, ".json"):
+			obj, err := jsonObj(fileData.Data, fileData.Path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			opt.objects = append(opt.objects, obj)
+		case strings.HasSuffix(fileData.Path, ".cue"):
+			val, err := value.NewValue(string(fileData.Data), nil, "")
+			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode object in %s: %w", fileData.Path, err)
 			}
-			if opt.namespace != "" {
-				obj.SetNamespace(opt.namespace)
-			} else if obj.GetNamespace() == "" {
-				obj.SetNamespace(metav1.NamespaceDefault)
+			data, err := val.CueValue().MarshalJSON()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marhsal to json for CUE object in %s: %w", fileData.Path, err)
+			}
+			obj, err := jsonObj(data, fileData.Path)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
 			opt.objects = append(opt.objects, obj)
 		}
@@ -127,8 +167,8 @@ func (opt *KubeApplyOptions) Validate() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Run .
-func (opt *KubeApplyOptions) Run(f velacmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
+// Run will apply objects to clusters
+func (opt *KubeApplyOptions) Run(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) error {
 	if opt.dryRun {
 		for i, obj := range opt.objects {
 			if i > 0 {
@@ -147,8 +187,9 @@ func (opt *KubeApplyOptions) Run(f velacmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 			_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(opt.Out, "\n")
 		}
 		_, _ = fmt.Fprintf(opt.Out, "Apply objects in cluster %s.\n", cluster)
-		ctx := multicluster.ContextWithClusterName(cmd.Context(), cluster)
+		ctx := multicluster.ContextWithClusterName(ctx, cluster)
 		for _, obj := range opt.objects {
+			fmt.Println("XXXXXX creating", obj.GetName())
 			copiedObj := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
 			bs, err := obj.MarshalJSON()
 			if err != nil {
@@ -157,7 +198,7 @@ func (opt *KubeApplyOptions) Run(f velacmd.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 			if err = copiedObj.UnmarshalJSON(bs); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			res, err := utils.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, f.Client(), copiedObj)
+			res, err := utils.CreateOrUpdate(ctx, cli, copiedObj)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -175,21 +216,33 @@ var (
 		Apply Kubernetes objects in multiple clusters. Use --clusters to specify which clusters to
 		apply. If -n/--namespace is used, the original object namespace will be overrode.
 
-		You can use -f/--file to specify the object file to apply. Multiple file inputs are allowed.
-		Directory input and web url input is supported as well.`))
+		You can use -f/--file to specify the object file/folder to apply. Multiple file inputs are allowed.
+		Directory input and web url input is supported as well.
+		File format can be in YAML, JSON or CUE.
+`))
 
 	kubeApplyExample = templates.Examples(i18n.T(`
 		# Apply single object file in managed cluster
 		vela kube apply -f my.yaml --cluster cluster-1
-		
+
+		# Apply object in CUE, the whole CUE file MUST follow the kubernetes API and contain only one object.
+		vela kube apply -f my.cue --cluster cluster-1
+
+		# Apply object in JSON, the whole JSON file MUST follow the kubernetes API and contain only one object.
+		vela kube apply -f my.json --cluster cluster-1
+
 		# Apply multiple object files in multiple managed clusters
-		vela kube apply -f my-1.yaml -f my-2.yaml --cluster cluster-1 --cluster cluster-2
+		vela kube apply -f my-1.yaml -f my-2.cue --cluster cluster-1 --cluster cluster-2
 
 		# Apply object file with web url in control plane
 		vela kube apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubevela/kubevela/master/docs/examples/app-with-probe/app-with-probe.yaml
 		
 		# Apply object files in directory to specified namespace in managed clusters 
-		vela kube apply -f ./resources -n demo --cluster cluster-1 --cluster cluster-2`))
+		vela kube apply -f ./resources -n demo --cluster cluster-1 --cluster cluster-2
+
+		# Use dry-run to see what will be rendered out in YAML
+		vela kube apply -f my.cue --cluster cluster-1 --dry-run
+`))
 )
 
 // NewKubeApplyCommand kube apply command
@@ -205,13 +258,16 @@ func NewKubeApplyCommand(f velacmd.Factory, streams util.IOStreams) *cobra.Comma
 		},
 		Args: cobra.ExactValidArgs(0),
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(f, cmd))
+			o.namespace = velacmd.GetNamespace(f, cmd)
+			o.clusters = velacmd.GetClusters(cmd)
+
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(cmd.Context()))
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Validate())
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Run(f, cmd))
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Run(cmd.Context(), f.Client()))
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&o.files, "file", "f", o.files, "Files that include native Kubernetes objects to apply.")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.dryRun, "dryrun", "", o.dryRun, "Setting this flag will not apply resources in clusters. It will print out the resource to be applied.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.dryRun, FlagDryRun, "", o.dryRun, "Setting this flag will not apply resources in clusters. It will print out the resource to be applied.")
 	return velacmd.NewCommandBuilder(f, cmd).
 		WithNamespaceFlag(
 			velacmd.NamespaceFlagDisableEnvOption{},
diff --git a/references/cli/kube_test.go b/references/cli/kube_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18bfd932f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/references/cli/kube_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ Copyright 2022 The KubeVela Authors.
+
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ 	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+
+	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/utils/util"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Test kube apply cli", func() {
+
+	When("test vela kube apply", func() {
+
+		It("should not have err and applied all objects", func() {
+
+			buffer := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
+			ioStreams := util.IOStreams{In: os.Stdin, Out: buffer, ErrOut: buffer}
+
+			o := &KubeApplyOptions{}
+			o.IOStreams = ioStreams
+			o.files = []string{"./test-data/kubeapply"}
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			Expect(o.Complete(ctx)).Should(BeNil())
+			Expect(o.Validate()).Should(BeNil())
+			Expect(o.Run(ctx, k8sClient)).Should(BeNil())
+
+			By("test kube apply in dry-run mod")
+			o.dryRun = true
+			Expect(o.Run(ctx, k8sClient)).Should(BeNil())
+			buf, ok := ioStreams.Out.(*bytes.Buffer)
+			Expect(ok).Should(BeTrue())
+			Expect(strings.Contains(buf.String(), "error")).Should(BeFalse())
+
+			By("test kube apply in different namespace, new namespace")
+			var newns = "test-kube-apply"
+			err := k8sClient.Create(ctx, &corev1.Namespace{
+				ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{Name: newns},
+			})
+			Expect(err).Should(BeNil())
+
+			By("apply objects")
+			o = &KubeApplyOptions{}
+			o.IOStreams = ioStreams
+			o.files = []string{"./test-data/kubeapply"}
+			o.namespace = newns
+			Expect(o.Complete(ctx)).Should(BeNil())
+			Expect(o.Validate()).Should(BeNil())
+			Expect(o.Run(ctx, k8sClient)).Should(BeNil())
+
+			By("check objects configmap created")
+			cml := corev1.ConfigMapList{}
+			Expect(k8sClient.List(ctx, &cml, client.InNamespace(newns))).Should(BeNil())
+			Expect(len(cml.Items)).Should(BeEquivalentTo(3))
+
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/references/cli/test-data/kubeapply/kube.cue b/references/cli/test-data/kubeapply/kube.cue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1f8ef58e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/references/cli/test-data/kubeapply/kube.cue
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import "encoding/json"
+
+_clickhouse: {
+	group: "clickhouse.altinity.com"
+	kind:  "ClickHouseInstallation"
+}
+_statefulset: {
+	apiVersion: "apps/v1"
+	kind:       "StatefulSet"
+}
+_service: {
+	apiVersion: "v1"
+	kind:       "Service"
+}
+
+_seldon: {
+	group: "machinelearning.seldon.io"
+	kind:  "SeldonDeployment"
+}
+
+_rule1: {
+	parentResourceType: _clickhouse
+	childrenResourceType: [_statefulset, _service]
+}
+
+_rule2: {
+	parentResourceType: _seldon
+	childrenResourceType: [_service]
+}
+
+apiVersion: "v1"
+kind:       "ConfigMap"
+metadata: {
+	name:      "toplogy-cue"
+	namespace: "vela-system"
+	labels: {
+		"rules.oam.dev/resources":       "true"
+		"rules.oam.dev/resource-format": "json"
+	}
+}
+data: rules: json.Marshal([_rule1, _rule2])
diff --git a/references/cli/test-data/kubeapply/kube.json b/references/cli/test-data/kubeapply/kube.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..587bb7a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/references/cli/test-data/kubeapply/kube.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "apiVersion": "v1",
+  "kind": "ConfigMap",
+  "metadata": {
+    "name": "toplogy-json",
+    "namespace": "vela-system",
+    "labels": {
+      "rules.oam.dev/resources": "true",
+      "rules.oam.dev/resource-format": "json"
+    }
+  },
+  "data": {
+    "rules": "[{\"parentResourceType\":{\"group\":\"clickhouse.altinity.com\",\"kind\":\"ClickHouseInstallation\"},\"childrenResourceType\":[{\"apiVersion\":\"apps/v1\",\"kind\":\"StatefulSet\"},{\"apiVersion\":\"v1\",\"kind\":\"Service\"}]},{\"parentResourceType\":{\"group\":\"machinelearning.seldon.io\",\"kind\":\"SeldonDeployment\"},\"childrenResourceType\":[{\"apiVersion\":\"v1\",\"kind\":\"Service\"}]}]"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/references/cli/test-data/kubeapply/kube.yaml b/references/cli/test-data/kubeapply/kube.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e023cc70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/references/cli/test-data/kubeapply/kube.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: kubevela-io
+  namespace: vela-system
+spec:
+  progressDeadlineSeconds: 600
+  replicas: 1
+  revisionHistoryLimit: 10
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.oam.dev/component: kubevela-io
+  strategy:
+    rollingUpdate:
+      maxSurge: 25%
+      maxUnavailable: 25%
+    type: RollingUpdate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      creationTimestamp: null
+      labels:
+        app.oam.dev/component: kubevela-io
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - image: oamdev/kubevela-io:latest
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          name: kubevela-io
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 80
+              name: port-80
+              protocol: TCP
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              cpu: 200m
+              memory: 100Mi
+            requests:
+              cpu: 200m
+              memory: 100Mi
+          terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
+          terminationMessagePolicy: File
+      dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
+      restartPolicy: Always
+      schedulerName: default-scheduler
+      securityContext: {}
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: kruise-rollout-relation
+  namespace: vela-system
+  labels:
+    "rules.oam.dev/resources": "true"
+data:
+  rules: |-
+    - parentResourceType:
+        group: rollouts.kruise.io
+        kind: Rollout
+      childrenResourceType:
+        - apiVersion: rollouts.kruise.io/v1alpha1
+          kind: BatchRelease
+    - parentResourceType:
+        group: rollouts.kruise.io
+        kind: BatchRelease
+      childrenResourceType:
+        - apiVersion: apps/v1
+          kind: Deployment
\ No newline at end of file