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Service Mesh by a5c-ai — Agent Skill

Name: Service Mesh
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: a5c-ai

File contents

Service Mesh Skill

Overview

Specialized skill for service mesh configuration and operations across major platforms (Istio, Linkerd, Consul Connect). Provides deep expertise in traffic management, security, and observability within service meshes.

Capabilities

Istio Configuration

Generate VirtualService and DestinationRule resources
Configure Gateway and ServiceEntry resources
Implement AuthorizationPolicy for access control
Set up PeerAuthentication for mTLS
Configure EnvoyFilter for advanced scenarios

Linkerd Operations

Create ServiceProfile configurations
Configure TrafficSplit for canary deployments
Implement Server and ServerAuthorization
Set up HTTPRoute for traffic routing
Configure multicluster communication

Traffic Management

Implement traffic shifting and splitting
Configure retry policies and timeouts
Set up circuit breakers and outlier detection
Design fault injection for chaos testing
Implement rate limiting

Security Configuration

Enable and configure mTLS across services
Set up service-to-service authorization
Configure external authorization (ext-authz)
Implement JWT validation
Design zero-trust network policies

Observability Integration

Configure distributed tracing (Jaeger, Zipkin)
Set up service mesh metrics collection
Integrate with Prometheus/Grafana
Enable access logging
Configure Kiali dashboards

Target Processes

service-mesh.js - Service mesh installation and configuration
kubernetes-setup.js - Kubernetes networking and security

Usage Context

This skill is invoked when processes require:

Installing and configuring service meshes
Implementing advanced traffic management
Setting up mTLS and service authorization
Debugging service mesh connectivity
Integrating mesh observability

Dependencies

istioctl CLI (for Istio)
linkerd CLI (for Linkerd)
consul CLI (for Consul Connect)
kubectl for resource management

Output Formats

Service mesh custom resource manifests
Traffic policy configurations
Security policy definitions
Observability integration configs
Troubleshooting reports

---name: service-meshdescription: Service mesh configuration and operations expertise for Istio, Linkerd, and Consul Connect--- # Service Mesh Skill ## Overview Specialized skill for service mesh configuration and operations across major platforms (Istio, Linkerd, Consul Connect). Provides deep expertise in traffic management, security, and observability within service meshes. ## Capabilities ### Istio Configuration - Generate VirtualService and DestinationRule resources - Configure Gateway and ServiceEntry resources - Implement AuthorizationPolicy for access control - Set up PeerAuthentication for mTLS - Configure EnvoyFilter for advanced scenarios ### Linkerd Operations - Create ServiceProfile configurations - Configure TrafficSplit for canary deployments - Implement Server and ServerAuthorization - Set up HTTPRoute for traffic routing - Configure multicluster communication ### Traffic Management - Implement traffic shifting and splitting - Configure retry policies and timeouts - Set up circuit breakers and outlier detection - Design fault injection for chaos testing - Implement rate limiting ### Security Configuration - Enable and configure mTLS across services - Set up service-to-service authorization - Configure external authorization (ext-authz) - Implement JWT validation - Design zero-trust network policies ### Observability Integration - Configure distributed tracing (Jaeger, Zipkin) - Set up service mesh metrics collection - Integrate with Prometheus/Grafana - Enable access logging - Configure Kiali dashboards ## Target Processes - `service-mesh.js` - Service mesh installation and configuration - `kubernetes-setup.js` - Kubernetes networking and security ## Usage Context This skill is invoked when processes require: - Installing and configuring service meshes - Implementing advanced traffic management - Setting up mTLS and service authorization - Debugging service mesh connectivity - Integrating mesh observability ## Dependencies - istioctl CLI (for Istio) - linkerd CLI (for Linkerd) - consul CLI (for Consul Connect) - kubectl for resource management ## Output Formats - Service mesh custom resource manifests - Traffic policy configurations - Security policy definitions - Observability integration configs - Troubleshooting reports

Frequently asked questions

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