The personal-files interface can be used for this. Eg:
name: kubectx
plugs:
dot-kube-config:
interface: personal-files
write:
- $HOME/.kube/config
- $HOME/.kube/config.lock
apps:
kubectx:
plugs:
- dot-kube-config
There are other applications that modify ~/.kube/config in this manner in the store. See The personal-files interface for details.