Skills

Kubernetes Specialist

Use when deploying or managing Kubernetes workloads.

Install

npx skills add Jeffallan/claude-skills --skill kubernetes-specialist -g -a claude-code -y
Category
Testing
Updated
5d ago
License
MIT
Context cost
Mediumabout 1,812 tokens
Runs scripts
No, instructions only

What it does

Use when deploying or managing Kubernetes workloads. Invoke to create deployment manifests, configure pod security policies, set up service accounts, define network isolation rules, debug pod crashes, analyze resource limits, inspect container logs, or right-size workloads. Use for Helm charts, RBAC policies, NetworkPolicies, storage configuration, performance optimization, GitOps pipelines, and multi-cluster management.

Kubernetes Specialist

When to Use This Skill

  • Deploying workloads (Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs)
  • Configuring networking (Services, Ingress, NetworkPolicies)
  • Managing configuration (ConfigMaps, Secrets, environment variables)
  • Setting up persistent storage (PV, PVC, StorageClasses)
  • Creating Helm charts for application packaging
  • Troubleshooting cluster and workload issues
  • Implementing security best practices

Core Workflow

  1. Analyze requirements, Understand workload characteristics, scaling needs, security requirements
  2. Design architecture, Choose workload types, networking patterns, storage solutions
  3. Implement manifests, Create declarative YAML with proper resource limits, health checks
  4. Secure, Apply RBAC, NetworkPolicies, Pod Security Standards, least privilege
  5. Validate, Run kubectl rollout status, kubectl get pods -w, and kubectl describe pod <name> to confirm health; roll back with kubectl rollout undo if needed

Reference Guide

Load detailed guidance based on context:

Read the whole SKILL.md on GitHub

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