# Polaris Kubernetes Best Practices Validator

> Validate Kubernetes resource configurations against best practice policies using Fairwinds Polaris. Runs as a CLI for CI/CD, a dashboard for cluster-wide audits, or a validating webhook for admission control.

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

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# Polaris Kubernetes Best Practices Validator

Validate Kubernetes resource configurations against best practice policies using Fairwinds Polaris. Runs as a CLI for CI/CD, a dashboard for cluster-wide audits, or a validating webhook for admission control.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Images moved to us-docker.pkg.dev/fairwinds-ops/oss/polaris
- us-docker.pkg.dev/fairwinds-ops/oss/polaris:<tag>

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Polaris is an open source policy engine for Kubernetes that validates and remediates resource configuration. It includes 30+ built in configuration policies, as well as the ability to build custom policies with JSON S...
- Polaris can be run in three different modes:

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

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/polaris-kubernetes-best-practices-validator/)