Agent skill · software engineering · affaan-m
kubernetes-patterns
Kubernetes workload patterns, resource management, RBAC, probes, autoscaling, ConfigMap/Secret handling, and kubectl debugging for production-grade deployments. Use when writing or reviewing Kubernetes manifests, or debugging probes, RBAC, autoscaling, or resource limits.
Why this skill is useful
Adds copy-pasteable production-grade YAML patterns and kubectl commands that enhance deployment capabilities in Kubernetes environments.
What it needs
Requires kubectl installed locally. About 10k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 238,342 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Kubernetes Patterns Production-grade Kubernetes patterns for deploying, managing, and debugging workloads reliably. When to Activate Writing Kubernetes manifests (Deployments, Services, Ingress, Jobs) Configuring resource requests/limits, liveness/readiness probes Setting up RBAC, namespaces, or ServiceAccounts Managing configuration and secrets in K8s Debugging CrashLoopBackOff, OOMKilled, pending pods, or image pull errors Configuring HPA (Horizontal Pod Autoscaler) or PodDisruptionBudgets Reviewing K8s YAML for security or correctness When to Use Same as When to Activate above. This alias satisfies repo skill-format conventions. Use this skill any time you are writing, reviewing, or debugging Kubernetes YAML and workloads. How It Works This skill provides copy-pasteable, production-grade YAML patterns and kubectl debugging commands organized by task: 1. Deployment template — A fully configured production Deployment with security context, rolling update strategy, all three probe types, resource limits, and environment injection from ConfigMap/Secret. 2. Probes — Decision table for startup vs liveness vs readiness, with correct failureThreshold × periodSeconds math. 3. Services & Ingress — ClusterIP, LoadBalancer, and TLS Ingress patterns with cert-manager annotations. 4. ConfigMaps & Secrets — envFrom, file-mount, and external secrets guidance. 5. Resource management — Requests vs limits rules of thumb by workload type (web API, JVM, worker, sidecar). 6. RBAC — Least-privilege ServiceAccount → Role → RoleBinding chain. 7. HPA & PDB — Autoscaling and node-drain safety configurations. 8. Jobs & CronJobs — One-off and scheduled workload patterns with correct restartPolicy. 9. kubectl cheatsheet — Logs, exec, rollback, port-forward, dry-run, and common error diagnosis commands. 10. Anti-patterns & checklist — What NOT to do, and a security/reliability/observability checklist. Examples See the sections below for complete, runnable examples. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills affaan-m/kubernetes-patterns