# kubernetes

A Kubernetes operations playbook for your agent: safe rollouts, health probes, resource sizing and fast kubectl triage.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 383 installs · ★ 78
- Author: Claude MPM Team
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills/tree/HEAD/universal/infrastructure/kubernetes/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/claude-mpm-team-kubernetes

## What it does

The skill hands your agent a set of rules for running Kubernetes workloads. It covers picking the right workload and controller, wiring `readinessProbe` and `startupProbe` so a rollout doesn't drop traffic, and setting `requests` and `limits` — skip those and neighbouring pods start fighting over the node. Security gets its own section: run as non-root, grant least privilege.

Quick start is built on kubectl. The agent inspects the pod, pulls events from the namespace, then reads logs from the previous container — the usual order when something won't come up. Four references sit behind that: `references/core-objects.md`, `references/rollouts-and-probes.md`, `references/debugging-runbook.md` and `references/security-hardening.md`. You need `kubectl` installed and a reachable cluster, or none of the commands run.

There is no slash command here. The frontmatter sets `user-invocable: false`, so the skill loads on its own when the agent touches a deploy or a diagnosis. Worth knowing if you were expecting to trigger it by hand.

## Requirements
- Works with: Kubernetes

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill kubernetes -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/kubernetes/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/kubernetes/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill kubernetes -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/kubernetes/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill kubernetes -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/kubernetes/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills kubernetes
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/kubernetes/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill kubernetes -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --path universal/infrastructure/kubernetes
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/kubernetes/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill kubernetes -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills/tree/HEAD/universal/infrastructure/kubernetes/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find out why a pod never reaches Running
- set requests and limits so pods stop evicting each other
- add probes before shipping a new version
- read namespace events in chronological order
- check whether a pod runs as root

## Example prompts
- write a deployment manifest with readinessProbe and startupProbe
- the pod won't start, check describe output and namespace events
- review requests and limits on this deployment

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: kubernetes
description: "Kubernetes operations playbook for deploying services: core objects, probes, resource sizing, safe rollouts, and fast kubectl debugging"
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disable-model-invocation: true
version: 1.0.0
category: universal
author: Claude MPM Team
license: MIT
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  entry_point:
    summary: "Operate Kubernetes workloads with safe rollouts, health probes, resource sizing, and fast kubectl debugging"
    when_to_use: "When deploying services to Kubernetes, diagnosing cluster/runtime issues, or hardening workloads for production readiness"
    quick_start: "1. Inspect: kubectl get/describe 2. Check events/logs 3. Add probes + requests/limits 4. Roll out safely 5. Validate endpoints"
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tags:
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---

# Kubernetes

## Quick Start (kubectl)

```bash
kubectl describe pod/<pod> -n <ns>
kubectl get events -n <ns> --sort-by=.lastTimestamp | tail -n 30
kubectl logs pod/<pod> -n <ns> --previous --tail=200
```

## Production Minimums

- Health: `readinessProbe` and `startupProbe` for safe rollouts
- Resources: set `requests`/`limits` to prevent noisy-neighbor failures
- Security: run as non-root and grant least privilege

## Load Next (References)

- `references/core-objects.md` — choose the right workload/controller and service type
- `references/rollouts-and-probes.md` — probes, rollouts, graceful shutdown, rollback
- `references/debugging-runbook.md` — common failure modes and a fast triage flow
- `references/security-hardening.md` — pod security, RBAC, network policy, supply chain
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© Claude MPM Team · MIT · https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills/tree/HEAD/universal/infrastructure/kubernetes/SKILL.md

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