Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
linkerd-patterns
Implement Linkerd service mesh patterns for lightweight, security-focused service mesh deployments. Use when setting up Linkerd, configuring traffic policies, or implementing zero-trust networking with minimal overhead.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific Linkerd service mesh configuration templates and patterns that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires kubectl installed locally. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Linkerd Patterns Production patterns for Linkerd service mesh - the lightweight, security-first service mesh for Kubernetes. When to Use This Skill Setting up a lightweight service mesh Implementing automatic mTLS Configuring traffic splits for canary deployments Setting up service profiles for per-route metrics Implementing retries and timeouts Multi-cluster service mesh Core Concepts 1. Linkerd Architecture 2. Key Resources Resource Purpose ---------- --------- ServiceProfile Per-route metrics, retries, timeouts TrafficSplit Canary deployments, A/B testing Server Define server-side policies ServerAuthorization Access control policies Templates Template 1: Mesh Installation Template 2: Inject Namespace Template 3: Service Profile with Retries Template 4: Traffic Split (Canary) Template 5: Server Authorization Policy Template 6: HTTPRoute for Advanced Routing Template 7: Multi-cluster Setup Monitoring Commands Debugging Best Practices Do's Enable mTLS everywhere - It's automatic with Linkerd Use ServiceProfiles - Get per-route metrics and retries Set retry budgets - Prevent retry storms Monitor golden metrics - Success rate, latency, throughput Don'ts Don't skip check - Always run linkerd check after changes Don't over-configure - Linkerd defaults are sensible Don't ignore ServiceProfiles - They unlock advanced features Don't forget timeouts - Set appropriate values per route Resources Linkerd Documentation Service Profiles Authorization Policy
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/linkerd-patterns--a4cc6d