Kubernetes Health Check
Proactively monitors Kubernetes cluster health via API calls, identifying potential issues like pod failures or resource constraints.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add kubernetes-health-check npx -- -y @trustedskills/kubernetes-health-check
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"kubernetes-health-check": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/kubernetes-health-check"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows AI agents to check the health of Kubernetes deployments. It can determine if pods are running, ready, and available, providing insights into application status within a Kubernetes cluster. The agent can also retrieve specific metrics related to pod readiness and resource utilization.
When to use it
- Troubleshooting Application Issues: Quickly assess the health of your applications deployed in Kubernetes when users report errors or performance degradation.
- Automated Monitoring & Alerting: Integrate with monitoring systems to automatically check deployment health and trigger alerts based on predefined thresholds.
- Deployment Validation: Verify that new deployments are healthy and functioning correctly before exposing them to production traffic.
- Capacity Planning: Analyze pod resource utilization to identify potential bottlenecks and plan for future scaling needs.
Key capabilities
- Pod status retrieval (running, ready, available)
- Metric collection (resource usage, readiness probes)
- Kubernetes deployment health assessment
Example prompts
- "Check the health of my 'web-app' Kubernetes deployment."
- "What is the resource utilization for pods in the 'database' namespace?"
- "Are all pods in the 'frontend' service ready?"
Tips & gotchas
- Requires access to a Kubernetes cluster and appropriate credentials.
- The agent needs sufficient permissions within the cluster to retrieve pod status and metrics.
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