# Kubernetes Incident Runbook

> Executes structured incident response procedures for Kubernetes clusters using kubectl, kube-state-metrics, and the Kubernetes Events API. Automates pod crash diagnosis, OOMKill analysis, and node pressure triage.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/kubernetes-incident-runbook` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/kubernetes-incident-runbook`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/kubernetes-incident-runbook/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-incident-runbook

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# Kubernetes Incident Runbook

Executes structured incident response procedures for Kubernetes clusters using kubectl, kube-state-metrics, and the Kubernetes Events API. Automates pod crash diagnosis, OOMKill analysis, and node pressure triage.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- git clone https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
- make
- make quick-release

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ##### You have a working [Docker environment].
- [Docker environment]: https://docs.docker.com/engine

- Source: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/kubernetes-incident-runbook/)