How do I install the Kubernetes skill?

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What does the Kubernetes skill do?

Kubernetes Skill It is listed under DevOps & Infra on SkillMD.

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Is Kubernetes free to use?

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Who published Kubernetes?

ashish7802 (@ashish7802) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Kubernetes by ashish7802 — Agent Skill

Name: Kubernetes
Author: ashish7802

File contents

Kubernetes Skill

Automated container deployment, scaling, and management.

Ecosystem Graph

graph LR
  kubernetes["Kubernetes"]
  kubernetes -- "depends on" --> docker
  kubernetes -- "integrates with" --> helm
  kubernetes -- "works well with" --> argo-cd
  kubernetes -- "monitors" --> prometheus

Quick Start

Kubernetes (K8s) orchestrates clusters of machines running containers. It declarative states (YAML) to manage Deployments, Services, and Ingresses.

kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml

Production Patterns

Operators

For complex stateful applications (like Postgres or Redis), do not manually manage StatefulSets. Use Kubernetes Operators (e.g., CrunchyData Postgres Operator) to handle backups, failovers, and version upgrades automatically.

Architecture & Scaling

Probes

Always define livenessProbe and readinessProbe. The liveness probe determines if the pod needs to be restarted. The readiness probe determines if the pod is ready to receive network traffic from the Service load balancer.

Error Recovery

If pods frequently crash with OOMKilled (Out of Memory), ensure your resources.limits.memory is set correctly and matches the memory allocation limits of your runtime (e.g., Node.js --max-old-space-size).

Security Notes

Enable RBAC (Role-Based Access Control). Do not grant default Service Accounts cluster-admin privileges. Utilize Network Policies to restrict pod-to-pod communication (e.g., only the backend can talk to the database).

Relationships

Prerequisites: docker

Works Well With: helm, argo-cd

References

Kubernetes Docs

Why use this skill

Use this when your agent works with kubernetes — structured patterns beat pasted docs and prevent common hallucinations.

AI pitfalls

Referencing CLI flags or config keys that do not exist
Using outdated major versions of tools
Skipping lockfile or version pinning in examples

Production checklist

Secrets in environment variables, not source code
Error handling and logging in place
Rate limits and timeouts configured

Related skills

docker — depends on
helm — integrates with
argo-cd — works well with
prometheus — monitors

Last Verified: 2026-07-02

---name: kubernetesdescription: Kubernetes Skill---# Kubernetes Skill> Automated container deployment, scaling, and management.## Ecosystem Graph```mermaidgraph LR kubernetes["Kubernetes"] kubernetes -- "depends on" --> docker kubernetes -- "integrates with" --> helm kubernetes -- "works well with" --> argo-cd kubernetes -- "monitors" --> prometheus```## Quick StartKubernetes (K8s) orchestrates clusters of machines running containers. It declarative states (YAML) to manage Deployments, Services, and Ingresses.```bashkubectl apply -f deployment.yaml```## Production Patterns### OperatorsFor complex stateful applications (like Postgres or Redis), do not manually manage StatefulSets. Use Kubernetes Operators (e.g., CrunchyData Postgres Operator) to handle backups, failovers, and version upgrades automatically.## Architecture & Scaling### ProbesAlways define `livenessProbe` and `readinessProbe`. The liveness probe determines if the pod needs to be restarted. The readiness probe determines if the pod is ready to receive network traffic from the Service load balancer.## Error RecoveryIf pods frequently crash with `OOMKilled` (Out of Memory), ensure your `resources.limits.memory` is set correctly and matches the memory allocation limits of your runtime (e.g., Node.js `--max-old-space-size`).## Security NotesEnable RBAC (Role-Based Access Control). Do not grant default Service Accounts cluster-admin privileges. Utilize Network Policies to restrict pod-to-pod communication (e.g., only the backend can talk to the database).## Relationships**Prerequisites**: [docker](/skills/docker)**Works Well With**: [helm](/skills/helm), [argo-cd](/skills/argo-cd)## References- [Kubernetes Docs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/home/)## Why use this skillUse this when your agent works with **kubernetes** — structured patterns beat pasted docs and prevent common hallucinations.## AI pitfalls- Referencing CLI flags or config keys that do not exist- Using outdated major versions of tools- Skipping lockfile or version pinning in examples## Production checklist- [ ] Secrets in environment variables, not source code- [ ] Error handling and logging in place- [ ] Rate limits and timeouts configured## Related skills- [`docker`](../docker/SKILL.md) — depends on- [`helm`](../helm/SKILL.md) — integrates with- [`argo-cd`](../argo-cd/SKILL.md) — works well with- [`prometheus`](../prometheus/SKILL.md) — monitors---> **Last Verified:** 2026-07-02

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