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Kubernetes Troubleshooting

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nik-kale·vlatest·cloud·MIT

Diagnose Kubernetes cluster issues like pod failures, resource constraints, and network problems with detailed explanations.

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    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add nik-kale/sre-skills --skill kubernetes-troubleshooting -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

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nik-kale

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This skill failed 1 of 6 checks. A failure is not proof of bad intent; it means something in the code needs a human to look at it before you run it.

  • No undeclared network calls: failed

    Contacts 1 host that is neither well-known infrastructure nor declared in the skill's frontmatter: 10.0.0.5.

    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.

    Hosts contacted

    10.0.0.5undeclared

    What it found

    • skills/kubernetes-troubleshooting/references/error-decoder.md:165contacts 10.0.0.5
      Warning  Unhealthy  Readiness probe failed: Get "http://10.0.0.5:8080/health":

  • 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 obfuscated payloads: passed

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  • No credential access: passed

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  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned nik-kale/sre-skills at aafbaf0123.

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Commit
aafbaf0123
Manifest
skills/kubernetes-troubleshooting/SKILL.md
Scanned
3 files, 804 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill allows AI agents to diagnose and resolve issues within Kubernetes clusters. It can analyze logs, check resource utilization, and provide remediation steps for common problems like pod failures or node instability. The agent can interpret error messages and suggest solutions based on best practices.

When to use it

  • You're experiencing application downtime in a Kubernetes environment and need rapid troubleshooting.
  • A monitoring system alerts you to unusual resource consumption (CPU, memory) within your cluster.
  • Pods are repeatedly failing with unclear error messages that require deeper investigation.
  • You suspect configuration errors are impacting the stability of your Kubernetes deployments.

Key capabilities

  • Log analysis and interpretation
  • Resource utilization monitoring
  • Error message decoding
  • Remediation suggestion

Example prompts

  • "My application pods are crashing, can you investigate?"
  • "Why is my node using so much CPU?"
  • "What's causing this 'ImagePullBackOff' error in my pod?"
  • “Analyze the Kubernetes logs for errors related to database connectivity.”

Tips & gotchas

The skill requires access to cluster logs and metrics. Ensure your AI agent has appropriate permissions (e.g., kubectl access) to effectively utilize its capabilities.