K8S Databases
This skill automates database management within Kubernetes clusters, simplifying deployment, scaling, and operations for efficient cloud applications.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add k8s-databases npx -- -y @trustedskills/k8s-databases
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"k8s-databases": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/k8s-databases"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill enables AI agents to manage and interact with databases running within a Kubernetes (k8s) cluster. It facilitates tasks like deploying database instances, scaling them based on resource utilization, and monitoring their health through standard k8s tooling. The agent can also perform basic operational actions such as backups and restores.
When to use it
- Automated Database Provisioning: Quickly deploy new PostgreSQL or MySQL databases for development or testing environments.
- Scaling Database Resources: Automatically adjust database replica counts based on observed query load.
- Database Health Monitoring: Proactively identify and address potential issues with running database instances within your k8s cluster.
- Simplified Backups & Restores: Automate regular backups of critical databases to ensure data safety and facilitate disaster recovery.
Key capabilities
- Deploy PostgreSQL and MySQL databases in Kubernetes.
- Scale database deployments based on resource utilization.
- Monitor database health using standard k8s tooling.
- Perform basic backup and restore operations.
Example prompts
- "Deploy a new PostgreSQL database named 'analyticsdb' with 3 replicas."
- "Scale the 'payments-db' deployment to have 5 instances."
- "Show me the health status of all MySQL databases in the cluster."
Tips & gotchas
Requires familiarity with Kubernetes concepts and terminology. The skill currently supports PostgreSQL and MySQL database deployments only.
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