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What does the Gke Basics skill do?

Set up and manage Google Kubernetes Engine clusters, node pools, workloads, networking, and storage with Autopilot defaults. It is listed under DevOps & Infra, Cloud Platforms, Containers & Kubernetes on SkillMD.

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Gke Basics by loopyluci — Agent Skill

Name: Gke Basics
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: LoopyLuci

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Trigger: Use when working with Google Kubernetes Engine basics — cluster setup, node pools, workloads, networking, and storage fundamentals.

GKE Basics

Managed Kubernetes platform on Google Cloud. Defaults to Autopilot mode.

Quick Start

gcloud services enable container.googleapis.com --quiet
gcloud container clusters create-auto my-cluster --region=us-central1 --quiet
gcloud container clusters get-credentials my-cluster --region=us-central1 --quiet

GKE Skill Routing Table

Load the single, most specific GKE sub-skill below matching your workload requirements. Do not load multiple GKE skills unless explicitly required.

Scenario	Trigger Keywords	Target Skill
Golden Path Defaults	production defaults,	`gke-golden-path`
: : golden path : :
Cluster Creation	create cluster,	`gke-cluster-creation`
: : provision GKE : :
Networking & Ingress	private cluster, VPC,	`gke-networking`,
: : Gateway API, Ingress, : `gke-service-networking` :
: : DNS : :
Security & IAM	Workload Identity,	`gke-platform-security`,
: : Secret Manager, RBAC, : `gke-workload-security` :
: : hardening : :
Autoscaling	HPA, VPA, Cluster	`gke-workload-scaling`
: : Autoscaler, NAP : :
Compute Classes	ComputeClass, Spot	`gke-compute-classes`
: : fallback, GPU/TPU nodes : :
Cost Analysis	BigQuery billing	`gke-cost-analysis`
: : exports, budgets, live : :
: : monitoring : :
Cost Optimization	Spot VMs, rightsizing,	`gke-cost-optimization`
: : quotas : :
AI/ML Workloads	LLM, GPU/TPU inference,	`gke-inference`
: : serving, vLLM : :
GPU/TPU Disruption	GPU termination, TPU	`gke-ai-troubleshooting-`
: : shutdown, host : `handle-disruption-gpu-tpu` :
: : maintenance : :
Cluster Upgrades	upgrade, maintenance	`gke-upgrades`
: : window, release channel : :
Observability	monitoring, logging,	`gke-observability`
: : Prometheus, dashboards : :
Multi-tenancy	namespace isolation,	`gke-multitenancy`
: : resource quota, : :
: : LimitRange : :
Batch & HPC	batch, HPC, Kueue,	`gke-batch-hpc`
: : JobSet, parallel jobs : :
App Onboarding	containerize,	`gke-app-onboarding`
: : Dockerfile, deploy app, : :
: : onboard : :
Backup & DR	backup plan, restore,	`gke-backup-dr`
: : disaster recovery, CMEK : :
Storage & PVC	SSD, PV, PVC,	`gke-storage`
: : StorageClass, GCS FUSE : :
Reliability	PDB, health probe,	`gke-reliability`
: : liveness, readiness : :
Productionization	production readiness,	`gke-productionize`
: : productionize, : :
: : readiness scoring, : :
: : audit cluster : :
Manifest Generation	generate YAML, manifest	`gke-manifest-generation`
: : template, : :
: : securityContext probes, : :
: : resource limits : :

Conceptual & Informational Queries (CRITICAL)

For purely conceptual, educational, or informational questions (e.g. "What is GKE?", "Explain GKE architecture", or "Compare Standard vs Autopilot" in a generic sense):

Rule: Answer immediately using your pre-trained knowledge.
Constraint: Do not execute code searches, directory listings, or other tool calls unless the user explicitly requests you to inspect the local workspace or run a command. Keep it fast, cheap, and direct.

---name: gke-basicsdescription: Set up and manage Google Kubernetes Engine clusters, node pools, workloads, networking, and storage with Autopilot defaults.---**Trigger**: Use when working with Google Kubernetes Engine basics — cluster setup, node pools, workloads, networking, and storage fundamentals.# GKE BasicsManaged Kubernetes platform on Google Cloud. Defaults to Autopilot mode.## Quick Start```bashgcloud services enable container.googleapis.com --quietgcloud container clusters create-auto my-cluster --region=us-central1 --quietgcloud container clusters get-credentials my-cluster --region=us-central1 --quiet```## GKE Skill Routing TableLoad the single, most specific GKE sub-skill below matching your workloadrequirements. **Do not load multiple GKE skills unless explicitly required.**| Scenario | Trigger Keywords | Target Skill || -------------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------- || Golden Path Defaults | production defaults, | `gke-golden-path` |: : golden path : :| Cluster Creation | create cluster, | `gke-cluster-creation` |: : provision GKE : :| Networking & Ingress | private cluster, VPC, | `gke-networking`, |: : Gateway API, Ingress, : `gke-service-networking` :: : DNS : :| Security & IAM | Workload Identity, | `gke-platform-security`, |: : Secret Manager, RBAC, : `gke-workload-security` :: : hardening : :| Autoscaling | HPA, VPA, Cluster | `gke-workload-scaling` |: : Autoscaler, NAP : :| Compute Classes | ComputeClass, Spot | `gke-compute-classes` |: : fallback, GPU/TPU nodes : :| Cost Analysis | BigQuery billing | `gke-cost-analysis` |: : exports, budgets, live : :: : monitoring : :| Cost Optimization | Spot VMs, rightsizing, | `gke-cost-optimization` |: : quotas : :| AI/ML Workloads | LLM, GPU/TPU inference, | `gke-inference` |: : serving, vLLM : :| GPU/TPU Disruption | GPU termination, TPU | `gke-ai-troubleshooting-` |: : shutdown, host : `handle-disruption-gpu-tpu` :: : maintenance : :| Cluster Upgrades | upgrade, maintenance | `gke-upgrades` |: : window, release channel : :| Observability | monitoring, logging, | `gke-observability` |: : Prometheus, dashboards : :| Multi-tenancy | namespace isolation, | `gke-multitenancy` |: : resource quota, : :: : LimitRange : :| Batch & HPC | batch, HPC, Kueue, | `gke-batch-hpc` |: : JobSet, parallel jobs : :| App Onboarding | containerize, | `gke-app-onboarding` |: : Dockerfile, deploy app, : :: : onboard : :| Backup & DR | backup plan, restore, | `gke-backup-dr` |: : disaster recovery, CMEK : :| Storage & PVC | SSD, PV, PVC, | `gke-storage` |: : StorageClass, GCS FUSE : :| Reliability | PDB, health probe, | `gke-reliability` |: : liveness, readiness : :| Productionization | production readiness, | `gke-productionize` |: : productionize, : :: : readiness scoring, : :: : audit cluster : :| Manifest Generation | generate YAML, manifest | `gke-manifest-generation` |: : template, : :: : securityContext probes, : :: : resource limits : :## Conceptual & Informational Queries (CRITICAL)For purely conceptual, educational, or informational questions (e.g. "What isGKE?", "Explain GKE architecture", or "Compare Standard vs Autopilot" in ageneric sense):* **Rule**: **Answer immediately using your pre-trained knowledge.*** **Constraint**: **Do not execute code searches, directory listings, or other tool calls** unless the user explicitly requests you to inspect the local workspace or run a command. Keep it fast, cheap, and direct.

Frequently asked questions

Gke Basics