# Kubernetes CrashLoopBackOff Diagnoser

> Diagnoses CrashLoopBackOff pods using kubectl and the Kubernetes API. Inspects container logs, exit codes, OOMKilled events, and liveness probe configurations to generate actionable remediation steps.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/kubernetes-crashloopbackoff-diagnoser` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/kubernetes-crashloopbackoff-diagnoser`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/kubernetes-crashloopbackoff-diagnoser/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/kubernetes-crashloopbackoff-diagnoser

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# Kubernetes CrashLoopBackOff Diagnoser

Diagnoses CrashLoopBackOff pods using kubectl and the Kubernetes API. Inspects container logs, exit codes, OOMKilled events, and liveness probe configurations to generate actionable remediation steps.

## Prerequisites

kubectl, Kubernetes API

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- Make sure not to confuse Status , a kubectl display field for user intuition, with the pod's phase .

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Validate node setup
- Node-specific Volume Limits
- Node-pressure Eviction

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Learning environment
- Production environment
- Container Runtimes

- Source: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/

## Documentation

- https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/k8s-crashloopbackoff-diagnoser/)