Debug Cluster
OfficialAutomatically identifies and resolves common cluster configuration issues during OpenShift testing cycles.
Install on your platform
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Debug Cluster, not the name it is listed under, so the command below uses that name.- 1
Run this in your project
terminal$ npx skills add openshift/hypershift --skill "Debug Cluster" -a claude-code Uses the open-source
skillsCLI and needs Node.js. Add-gto install it for your user instead of this project.
What we know about this skill
Publisher
openshift
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Install target
Live repository
Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.
Automated safety checks
This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.
Declares what it does: passed
SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.
SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.
No undeclared network calls: passed
Makes no network calls.
Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.
No obfuscated payloads: passed
No encoded or obfuscated payloads.
No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.
No credential access: passed
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No pipe-to-shell installers: passed
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No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.
Pinned to a commit: passed
Scanned openshift/hypershift at dd2a3e4e4a.
The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.
- Commit
- dd2a3e4e4a
- Scanned
- 2 files, 367 lines
About this skill
What it does
This skill enables AI agents to provision and manage a dedicated, isolated OpenShift cluster specifically designed for debugging and testing purposes. It automates the setup of a hypershift-enabled environment where agents can safely deploy workloads without impacting production systems.
When to use it
- Running integration tests that require a full Kubernetes/OpenShift control plane.
- Debugging complex application issues in an environment mirroring production but with zero risk.
- Validating CI/CD pipeline configurations before merging code to main branches.
- Simulating specific cluster conditions or resource constraints for performance testing.
Key capabilities
- Instantly provisions a standalone OpenShift cluster via Hypershift.
- Creates isolated environments tailored for troubleshooting and development workflows.
- Manages the lifecycle of test clusters from initialization to teardown.
Example prompts
- "Provision a debug cluster for me so I can run my integration tests in isolation."
- "Set up a temporary OpenShift environment to troubleshoot why my deployment is failing."
- "Create a fresh hypershift cluster configured with specific resource limits for stress testing."
Tips & gotchas
Ensure your AI agent has the necessary permissions to interact with the underlying infrastructure provider, as Hypershift requires specific IAM roles. Be mindful of cleanup policies; always instruct the agent to delete the debug cluster after testing to prevent unnecessary cloud costs and resource clutter.