diff --git a/cmd/kswitch/merge.go b/cmd/kswitch/merge.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a4c7de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/kswitch/merge.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package kswitch
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	merge_to_default "github.com/MichaelSp/kswitch/pkg/subcommands/merge-to-default"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var mergeToDefaultCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "merge-to-default-kubeconfig",
+	Short: "Merge current KUBECONFIG into ~/.kube/config",
+	Long: `Merge the currently selected KUBECONFIG file into ~/.kube/config.
+
+WARNING: Existing contexts, clusters, and users with the same name will be
+overwritten. The current-context in ~/.kube/config will be set to the
+context from the selected KUBECONFIG.`,
+	Args:          cobra.NoArgs,
+	SilenceErrors: true,
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		result, err := merge_to_default.MergeToDefault()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		green := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("2")).Bold(true)
+		dim := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("8"))
+		fmt.Printf("✅ Merged context %s into %s\n",
+			green.Render(result.Context),
+			dim.Render(result.Destination),
+		)
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCommand.AddCommand(mergeToDefaultCmd)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/kswitch/switcher.go b/cmd/kswitch/switcher.go
index c54105fb..ca551dcb 100644
--- a/cmd/kswitch/switcher.go
+++ b/cmd/kswitch/switcher.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ var (
 		Version: version,
 		PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			// Commands that make sense without the shell wrapper (bootstrap/introspection)
-			exempt := map[string]bool{"init": true, "version": true, "__complete": true, "__completeNoDesc": true}
+			exempt := map[string]bool{"init": true, "version": true, "merge-to-default-kubeconfig": true, "__complete": true, "__completeNoDesc": true}
 			if !exempt[cmd.Name()] && os.Getenv("KSWITCH_SHELL_WRAPPER") != "1" {
 				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "kswitch must be invoked via the kswitch shell function, not directly.")
 				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "")
diff --git a/pkg/subcommands/merge-to-default/merge.go b/pkg/subcommands/merge-to-default/merge.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcd63a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/subcommands/merge-to-default/merge.go
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Kswitch 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 merge_to_default
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	kubeconfigutil "github.com/MichaelSp/kswitch/pkg/util/kubectx_copied"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+// MergeResult holds information about a successful merge for display purposes.
+type MergeResult struct {
+	Context     string
+	Destination string
+}
+
+// MergeToDefault merges the currently selected KUBECONFIG into ~/.kube/config.
+// Contexts, clusters, and users with the same name are overwritten.
+// current-context is set to the context from the selected KUBECONFIG.
+func MergeToDefault() (*MergeResult, error) {
+	src, err := kubeconfigutil.LoadCurrentKubeconfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load current KUBECONFIG: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	defaultPath := defaultKubeconfigPath()
+	if err := ensureDefaultExists(defaultPath); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	srcBytes, err := src.GetBytes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	dstBytes, err := os.ReadFile(defaultPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read %s: %w", defaultPath, err)
+	}
+
+	merged, err := mergeKubeconfigs(dstBytes, srcBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to merge kubeconfigs: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := os.WriteFile(defaultPath, merged, 0600); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write %s: %w", defaultPath, err)
+	}
+
+	var srcDoc yaml.Node
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal(srcBytes, &srcDoc)
+	ctx := ""
+	if len(srcDoc.Content) > 0 {
+		ctx = scalarValue(srcDoc.Content[0], "current-context")
+	}
+	return &MergeResult{Context: ctx, Destination: defaultPath}, nil
+}
+
+func defaultKubeconfigPath() string {
+	home := os.Getenv("HOME")
+	return filepath.Join(home, ".kube", "config")
+}
+
+func ensureDefaultExists(path string) error {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		empty := []byte("apiVersion: v1\nkind: Config\nclusters: []\ncontexts: []\nusers: []\n")
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0700); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return os.WriteFile(path, empty, 0600)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// mergeKubeconfigs merges src into dst YAML bytes, returning the merged result.
+// Entries in clusters/contexts/users with matching names are replaced by src's version.
+// current-context is set to src's current-context.
+func mergeKubeconfigs(dstBytes, srcBytes []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var dstDoc, srcDoc yaml.Node
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(dstBytes, &dstDoc); err != nil || len(dstDoc.Content) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid dst kubeconfig YAML")
+	}
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(srcBytes, &srcDoc); err != nil || len(srcDoc.Content) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid src kubeconfig YAML")
+	}
+	dstRoot := dstDoc.Content[0]
+	srcRoot := srcDoc.Content[0]
+
+	for _, section := range []string{"clusters", "contexts", "users"} {
+		mergeSection(dstRoot, srcRoot, section)
+	}
+
+	if cc := scalarValue(srcRoot, "current-context"); cc != "" {
+		setScalar(dstRoot, "current-context", cc)
+	}
+
+	return yaml.Marshal(&dstDoc)
+}
+
+// mergeSection upserts named entries from srcRoot into dstRoot for the given section.
+func mergeSection(dstRoot, srcRoot *yaml.Node, section string) {
+	srcSeq := nodeValue(srcRoot, section)
+	if srcSeq == nil || srcSeq.Kind != yaml.SequenceNode {
+		return
+	}
+
+	dstSeq := nodeValue(dstRoot, section)
+	if dstSeq == nil {
+		keyNode := &yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: section, Tag: "!!str"}
+		seqNode := &yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.SequenceNode, Tag: "!!seq"}
+		dstRoot.Content = append(dstRoot.Content, keyNode, seqNode)
+		dstSeq = seqNode
+	}
+
+	for _, srcEntry := range srcSeq.Content {
+		srcName := nodeValue(srcEntry, "name")
+		if srcName == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		replaced := false
+		for i, dstEntry := range dstSeq.Content {
+			if dstName := nodeValue(dstEntry, "name"); dstName != nil && dstName.Value == srcName.Value {
+				dstSeq.Content[i] = srcEntry
+				replaced = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !replaced {
+			dstSeq.Content = append(dstSeq.Content, srcEntry)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func setScalar(mapNode *yaml.Node, key, value string) {
+	for i, ch := range mapNode.Content {
+		if i%2 == 0 && ch.Kind == yaml.ScalarNode && ch.Value == key {
+			mapNode.Content[i+1].Value = value
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	mapNode.Content = append(mapNode.Content,
+		&yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: key, Tag: "!!str"},
+		&yaml.Node{Kind: yaml.ScalarNode, Value: value, Tag: "!!str"},
+	)
+}
+
+func scalarValue(mapNode *yaml.Node, key string) string {
+	n := nodeValue(mapNode, key)
+	if n == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return n.Value
+}
+
+func nodeValue(mapNode *yaml.Node, key string) *yaml.Node {
+	if mapNode.Kind != yaml.MappingNode {
+		return nil
+	}
+	for i, ch := range mapNode.Content {
+		if i%2 == 0 && ch.Kind == yaml.ScalarNode && ch.Value == key {
+			return mapNode.Content[i+1]
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/subcommands/merge-to-default/merge_test.go b/pkg/subcommands/merge-to-default/merge_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e87dfd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/subcommands/merge-to-default/merge_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+// Copyright 2025 The Kswitch 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 merge_to_default
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+const dstKubeconfig = `apiVersion: v1
+kind: Config
+current-context: old-ctx
+clusters:
+- cluster:
+    server: https://old-server
+  name: old-cluster
+contexts:
+- context:
+    cluster: old-cluster
+    user: old-user
+  name: old-ctx
+users:
+- name: old-user
+  user:
+    token: old-token
+`
+
+const srcKubeconfig = `apiVersion: v1
+kind: Config
+current-context: new-ctx
+clusters:
+- cluster:
+    server: https://new-server
+  name: new-cluster
+- cluster:
+    server: https://updated-server
+  name: old-cluster
+contexts:
+- context:
+    cluster: new-cluster
+    user: new-user
+  name: new-ctx
+users:
+- name: new-user
+  user:
+    token: new-token
+`
+
+func TestMergeKubeconfigs_AddsNewEntries(t *testing.T) {
+	result, err := mergeKubeconfigs([]byte(dstKubeconfig), []byte(srcKubeconfig))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var doc yaml.Node
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(result, &doc); err != nil || len(doc.Content) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("result is not valid YAML")
+	}
+	root := doc.Content[0]
+
+	// current-context should be updated to src's
+	if cc := scalarValue(root, "current-context"); cc != "new-ctx" {
+		t.Errorf("current-context = %q, want %q", cc, "new-ctx")
+	}
+
+	// new-ctx context should exist
+	if !containsNamedEntry(root, "contexts", "new-ctx") {
+		t.Error("expected new-ctx in contexts")
+	}
+	// old-ctx should still exist
+	if !containsNamedEntry(root, "contexts", "old-ctx") {
+		t.Error("expected old-ctx preserved in contexts")
+	}
+	// new-cluster should exist
+	if !containsNamedEntry(root, "clusters", "new-cluster") {
+		t.Error("expected new-cluster in clusters")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMergeKubeconfigs_OverwritesExistingCluster(t *testing.T) {
+	result, err := mergeKubeconfigs([]byte(dstKubeconfig), []byte(srcKubeconfig))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// old-cluster should have updated server URL
+	if !strings.Contains(string(result), "https://updated-server") {
+		t.Error("expected old-cluster server to be updated to https://updated-server")
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(string(result), "https://old-server") {
+		t.Error("expected old-cluster old server URL to be replaced")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMergeKubeconfigs_EmptyDst(t *testing.T) {
+	empty := []byte("apiVersion: v1\nkind: Config\nclusters: []\ncontexts: []\nusers: []\n")
+	result, err := mergeKubeconfigs(empty, []byte(srcKubeconfig))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(string(result), "new-ctx") {
+		t.Error("expected new-ctx in merged result")
+	}
+}
+
+func containsNamedEntry(root *yaml.Node, section, name string) bool {
+	seq := nodeValue(root, section)
+	if seq == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, entry := range seq.Content {
+		if n := nodeValue(entry, "name"); n != nil && n.Value == name {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/kubectx_copied/kubeconfig.go b/pkg/util/kubectx_copied/kubeconfig.go
index dbeba2dc..046fab6b 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kubectx_copied/kubeconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kubectx_copied/kubeconfig.go
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ func (k *Kubeconfig) GetBytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return yaml.Marshal(k.rootNode)
 }
 
+// Path returns the filesystem path of this kubeconfig file.
+func (k *Kubeconfig) Path() string {
+	return k.path
+}
+
 func kubeconfigPath() (string, error) {
 	// KUBECONFIG env var
 	if v := os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG"); v != "" {