Kubernetes Specialist
Skill Verified ActiveUse when deploying or managing Kubernetes workloads. Invoke to create deployment manifests, configure pod security policies, set up service accounts, define network isolation rules, debug pod crashes, analyze resource limits, inspect container logs, or right-size workloads. Use for Helm charts, RBAC policies, NetworkPolicies, storage configuration, performance optimization, GitOps pipelines, and multi-cluster management.
To empower users in deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes workloads by providing comprehensive guidance, best practices, and ready-to-use manifest examples.
Features
- Create declarative YAML manifests for various Kubernetes workloads
- Configure networking, storage, and security best practices
- Troubleshoot common Kubernetes issues
- Understand and implement Helm charts, RBAC, and NetworkPolicies
- Analyze resource limits and right-size workloads
Use Cases
- Deploying new applications or services on Kubernetes
- Configuring network policies for microservices
- Troubleshooting pod crashes or network connectivity issues
- Implementing best practices for persistent storage and secrets management
- Generating configurations for GitOps pipelines
Non-Goals
- Directly executing kubectl commands on a cluster
- Managing cloud infrastructure outside of Kubernetes resources
- Providing a full CI/CD pipeline orchestration solution
Installation
First, add the marketplace
/plugin marketplace add jeffallan/claude-skills/plugin install claude-skills@fullstack-dev-skillsQuality Score
VerifiedSimilar Extensions
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100Create production-ready Kubernetes manifests for Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, and Secrets following best practices and security standards. Use when generating Kubernetes YAML manifests, creating K8s resources, or implementing production-grade Kubernetes configurations.
Setup Container Registry
99Configure container image registries including GitHub Container Registry (ghcr.io), Docker Hub, and Harbor with automated image scanning, tagging strategies, retention policies, and CI/CD integration for secure image distribution. Use when setting up a private container registry, migrating from Docker Hub to self-hosted registries, implementing vulnerability scanning in CI/CD pipelines, managing multi-architecture images, enforcing image signing, or configuring automatic cleanup and retention policies.
Deployment Engineer
99Deployment automation specialist for CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure. Use when setting up deployment, configuring CI/CD, or managing releases.
Helm Chart Scaffolding
98Design, organize, and manage Helm charts for templating and packaging Kubernetes applications with reusable configurations. Use when creating Helm charts, packaging Kubernetes applications, or implementing templated deployments.
Helm Chart Builder
98Helm chart development agent skill and plugin for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, OpenClaw — chart scaffolding, values design, template patterns, dependency management, security hardening, and chart testing. Use when: user wants to create or improve Helm charts, design values.yaml files, implement template helpers, audit chart security (RBAC, network policies, pod security), manage subcharts, or run helm lint/test.
Azure Kubernetes
98Plan, create, and configure production-ready Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters. Covers Day-0 checklist, SKU selection (Automatic vs Standard), networking options (private API server, Azure CNI Overlay, egress configuration), security, and operations (autoscaling, upgrade strategy, cost analysis). WHEN: create AKS environment, provision AKS environment, enable AKS observability, design AKS networking, choose AKS SKU, secure AKS, optimize AKS, rightsize AKS pod, AKS spot nodes, AKS cluster-autoscaler.