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Kubernetes Skill for Claude Code and Codex. LLMs hallucinate a lot with K8s - KubeShark fixes this. It eliminates hallucinations and grounds your Kubernetes, Helm etc official best practices.
Kubernetes Skill for Claude Code and Codex. LLMs hallucinate a lot with K8s - KubeShark fixes this. It eliminates hallucinations and grounds your Kubernetes, Helm etc official best practices.
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Run this workflow top to bottom.
Record before writing manifests:
If unknown, state assumptions explicitly.
Select one or more based on user intent and risk:
Primary failure-mode references:
references/insecure-workload-defaults.mdreferences/resource-starvation.mdreferences/network-exposure.mdreferences/privilege-sprawl.mdreferences/fragile-rollouts.mdreferences/api-drift.mdSupplemental references (only when needed):
references/deployment-patterns.mdreferences/stateful-patterns.mdreferences/job-patterns.mdreferences/daemonset-operator-patterns.mdreferences/security-hardening.mdreferences/observability.mdreferences/multi-tenancy.mdreferences/storage-and-state.mdreferences/helm-patterns.mdreferences/kustomize-patterns.mdreferences/validation-and-policy.mdreferences/examples-good.mdreferences/examples-bad.mdreferences/do-dont-patterns.mdConditional Reference Retrieval (CRR) references (load only when the signal is detected):
references/conditional/eks-patterns.md for EKS, AWS, IRSA, EKS Pod Identity, AWS Load Balancer Controller, EBS/EFS CSI, Karpenterreferences/conditional/gke-patterns.md for GKE, Autopilot, Workload Identity Federation for GKE, Dataplane V2, GCE Ingress, Config Syncreferences/conditional/aks-patterns.md for AKS, Microsoft Entra Workload ID, Azure CNI, AGIC, Azure Disk/File/Blob CSIreferences/conditional/openshift-patterns.md for OpenShift, OKD, ROSA, ARO, Routes, SCCs, OLM, ocreferences/conditional/gitops-controllers.md for Argo CD, ApplicationSet, Flux, GitOps reconciliation, sync wavesreferences/conditional/observability-stacks.md for Prometheus Operator, ServiceMonitor, PodMonitor, OpenTelemetry, Loki, GrafanaDo not load multiple CRR files unless the task spans multiple detected platforms/tools.
For each fix, include:
When applicable, output:
Always provide validation steps tailored to deployment method and risk tier:
kubectl apply --dry-run=server or kubectl diffkubeconform for schema validation against target cluster versionReturn:
name: kubernetes-skill description: "Prevent Kubernetes hallucinations by diagnosing and fixing failure modes: insecure workload defaults, resource starvation, network exposure, privilege sprawl, fragile rollouts, and API drift. Use when generating, reviewing, refactoring, or migrating manifests, Helm charts, Kustomize overlays, cluster policies, and platform-specific Kubernetes work for EKS, GKE, AKS, OpenShift, GitOps controllers, or observability stacks."
--- name: kubernetes-skill description: "Prevent Kubernetes hallucinations by diagnosing and fixing failure modes: insecure workload defaults, resource starvation, network exposure, privilege sprawl, fragile rollouts, and API drift. Use when generating, reviewing, refactoring, or migrating manifests, Helm charts, Kustomize overlays, cluster policies, and platform-specific Kubernetes work for EKS, GKE, AKS, OpenShift, GitOps controllers, or observability stacks." --- # KubeShark: Failure-Mode Workflow for Kubernetes Run this workflow top to bottom. ## 1) Capture execution context Record before writing manifests: - cluster version (e.g. 1.30, 1.31) and distribution (EKS, GKE, AKS, k3s, vanilla) - target namespace and environment criticality (dev/staging/prod) - workload type (Deployment, StatefulSet, Job, CronJob, DaemonSet) - deployment method (raw YAML, Helm, Kustomize, operator-managed) - policy enforcement (Pod Security Admission level, Kyverno, OPA/Gatekeeper) - cloud provider and CNI (affects networking, storage classes, load balancers) - platform controllers/add-ons (GitOps, observability, ingress, service mesh, autoscaling) If unknown, state assumptions explicitly. ## 2) Diagnose likely failure mode(s) Select one or more based on user intent and risk: - insecure workload defaults: missing security contexts, PSS violations, host access - resource starvation: missing requests/limits, no PDB, scheduling chaos - network exposure: flat networking, missing policies, wrong Service types, DNS issues - privilege sprawl: overly permissive RBAC, leaked secrets, excess ServiceAccount rights - fragile rollouts: misconfigured probes, mutable tags, unsafe update strategies - API drift: wrong apiVersion, deprecated APIs, schema violations, tool-specific errors ## 3) Load only the relevant reference file(s) Primary failure-mode references: - `references/insecure-workload-defaults.md` - `references/resource-starvation.md` - `references/network-exposure.md` - `references/privilege-sprawl.md` - `references/fragile-rollouts.md` - `references/api-drift.md` Supplemental references (only when needed): - `references/deployment-patterns.md` - `references/stateful-patterns.md` - `references/job-patterns.md` - `references/daemonset-operator-patterns.md` - `references/security-hardening.md` - `references/observability.md` - `references/multi-tenancy.md` - `references/storage-and-state.md` - `references/helm-patterns.md` - `references/kustomize-patterns.md` - `references/validation-and-policy.md` - `references/examples-good.md` - `references/examples-bad.md` - `references/do-dont-patterns.md` Conditional Reference Retrieval (CRR) references (load only when the signal is detected): - `references/conditional/eks-patterns.md` for EKS, AWS, IRSA, EKS Pod Identity, AWS Load Balancer Controller, EBS/EFS CSI, Karpenter - `references/conditional/gke-patterns.md` for GKE, Autopilot, Workload Identity Federation for GKE, Dataplane V2, GCE Ingress, Config Sync - `references/conditional/aks-patterns.md` for AKS, Microsoft Entra Workload ID, Azure CNI, AGIC, Azure Disk/File/Blob CSI - `references/conditional/openshift-patterns.md` for OpenShift, OKD, ROSA, ARO, Routes, SCCs, OLM, `oc` - `references/conditional/gitops-controllers.md` for Argo CD, ApplicationSet, Flux, GitOps reconciliation, sync waves - `references/conditional/observability-stacks.md` for Prometheus Operator, ServiceMonitor, PodMonitor, OpenTelemetry, Loki, Grafana Do not load multiple CRR files unless the task spans multiple detected platforms/tools. ## 4) Propose fix path with explicit risk controls For each fix, include: - why this addresses the failure mode - what could still go wrong at deploy time or runtime - guardrails (validation commands, policy checks, rollback path) ## 5) Generate implementation artifacts When applicable, output: - Kubernetes manifests (YAML with security contexts, resource limits, labels) - Helm values/templates or Kustomize overlays - NetworkPolicies, RBAC resources, PodDisruptionBudgets - Policy rules (Kyverno/OPA) and admission controls ## 6) Validate before finalize Always provide validation steps tailored to deployment method and risk tier: - `kubectl apply --dry-run=server` or `kubectl diff` - `kubeconform` for schema validation against target cluster version - cross-resource consistency check (label/selector/port alignment) - policy scan (PSS profile check, Kyverno/OPA audit) Never recommend direct production apply without reviewed diff and approval. ## 7) Output contract Return: - assumptions and cluster version floor - selected failure mode(s) - chosen remediation and tradeoffs - validation/test plan - rollback/recovery notes (rollout undo, revision history, data safety)
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