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K8S Logs by jimweller — Agent Skill

Name: K8S Logs
Author: jimweller

File contents

k8s-logs

Prerequisites

stern CLI installed (brew install stern)
kubectl CLI installed
K8s bootstrap completed (shared with k8s-steampipe)

Usage

# List configured clusters
~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh clusters

# List namespaces in a cluster
~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh <cluster> namespaces

# List pods in a namespace
~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh <cluster> pods <namespace>

# Fetch logs (stern query)
~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh <cluster> <namespace> <pod-query> [options]

Options

Option	Description	Default
`--since <duration>`	Show logs since (e.g., 5m, 1h)	5m
`--tail <lines>`	Number of lines to tail	100
`--container <name>`	Container name (multi-container pods)	all
`--timestamps`	Include timestamps	off
`--previous`	Show logs from previous instance	off

Cluster Selection

CRITICAL: You MUST ask the user which cluster to query. Never assume or default.

Available clusters (run clusters command to get current list):

EKS: dss-eks-platform-dev, dss-eks-platform-prod
AKS: datascience-primary-cluster, mathom-primary-cluster, dev-experiment-cluster, stage-experiment-cluster

Instructions

Ask the user which cluster to query (show available options)
List namespaces to help them identify the right one
List pods to identify the query pattern
Fetch logs with appropriate options

Examples

# Flyte workflow logs (last 5 min)
~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh datascience-primary-cluster flyte "workflow-*"

# CoreDNS logs with timestamps
~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh dss-eks-platform-dev kube-system "coredns-*" --timestamps

# Previous container instance logs
~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh mathom-primary-cluster default my-pod --previous

# Last hour of logs
~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh dss-eks-platform-prod app "api-*" --since 1h --tail 500

Notes

Pod query uses stern's regex matching (e.g., api-.* matches api-abc, api-xyz)
Use --container for pods with sidecars to filter specific container
The --no-follow flag is used automatically (no streaming)

---name: k8s-logsdescription: Fetch pod logs from Kubernetes clusters via stern. Requires explicit cluster selection---# k8s-logs## Prerequisites- `stern` CLI installed (`brew install stern`)- `kubectl` CLI installed- K8s bootstrap completed (shared with k8s-steampipe)## Usage```bash# List configured clusters~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh clusters# List namespaces in a cluster~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh <cluster> namespaces# List pods in a namespace~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh <cluster> pods <namespace># Fetch logs (stern query)~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh <cluster> <namespace> <pod-query> [options]```## Options| Option | Description | Default ||--------|-------------|---------|| `--since <duration>` | Show logs since (e.g., 5m, 1h) | 5m || `--tail <lines>` | Number of lines to tail | 100 || `--container <name>` | Container name (multi-container pods) | all || `--timestamps` | Include timestamps | off || `--previous` | Show logs from previous instance | off |## Cluster Selection**CRITICAL**: You MUST ask the user which cluster to query. Never assume or default.Available clusters (run `clusters` command to get current list):- EKS: dss-eks-platform-dev, dss-eks-platform-prod- AKS: datascience-primary-cluster, mathom-primary-cluster, dev-experiment-cluster, stage-experiment-cluster## Instructions1. Ask the user which cluster to query (show available options)2. List namespaces to help them identify the right one3. List pods to identify the query pattern4. Fetch logs with appropriate options## Examples```bash# Flyte workflow logs (last 5 min)~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh datascience-primary-cluster flyte "workflow-*"# CoreDNS logs with timestamps~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh dss-eks-platform-dev kube-system "coredns-*" --timestamps# Previous container instance logs~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh mathom-primary-cluster default my-pod --previous# Last hour of logs~/.dataops-assistant/bin/k8s-logs.sh dss-eks-platform-prod app "api-*" --since 1h --tail 500```## Notes- Pod query uses stern's regex matching (e.g., `api-.*` matches api-abc, api-xyz)- Use `--container` for pods with sidecars to filter specific container- The `--no-follow` flag is used automatically (no streaming)

Frequently asked questions

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