Kubernetes skill

Operate Kubernetes with evidence instead of guesswork. This skill covers upstream Kubernetes and the major self-managed, lightweight, immutable, local, enterprise, and managed-cloud variants, with first-class k3s guidance.

Why Install This Skill

Kubernetes is a distributed control plane, not just a command-line tool. This skill keeps discovery, safety, version drift, and post-change verification in the same operating loop.

What You Get

A discovery-first operating contract
Deep references for workloads, networking, security, storage, lifecycle, and troubleshooting
Distribution overlays, including first-class k3s guidance
A structured, bounded k8s-cli wrapper and deterministic tests

Quick Start

scripts/k8s-cli --json doctor
scripts/k8s-cli --json discover
scripts/k8s-cli --json get pods --namespace default

Triggers

Use when operating Kubernetes clusters or workloads, debugging Pods, designing APIs or policies, managing k3s or another distribution, or writing automation around kubectl.

Requirements

kubectl and valid cluster credentials/context are required for live operations. The wrapper does not create credentials or bypass RBAC.

It includes:

Discovery-first workflows for clusters, APIs, contexts, namespaces, CRDs, nodes, workloads, and conditions
Workload, networking, storage, scheduling, autoscaling, security, upgrade, backup, and troubleshooting references
Distribution overlays for kubeadm/upstream, k3s, RKE2, MicroK8s, k0s, Talos, OpenShift/OKD, kind, Minikube, Rancher, EKS, AKS, and GKE
A safe, structured scripts/k8s-cli wrapper that delegates Kubernetes semantics to native kubectl
Dry-run, confirmation, bounded output, redaction, and post-operation verification patterns
Dated source and version metadata so stale guidance can be identified

Quick start

scripts/k8s-cli doctor --json
scripts/k8s-cli discover --json
scripts/k8s-cli get pods --namespace default --json
scripts/k8s-cli events --namespace default --json

The wrapper requires kubectl and an already configured kubeconfig or in-cluster environment. It does not create credentials, bypass RBAC, or conceal failed commands.

Scope

This skill is an operational guide and agent-facing command wrapper. It is not a replacement for provider consoles, a Kubernetes client SDK, a policy engine, a CNI/CSI implementation, or a full observability platform. Provider-specific instructions are linked to current official documentation and must be refreshed as releases change.

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