# Kubernetes Pod Design

> Use when designing Kubernetes pod configurations.

- Skill: `loopyluci/kubernetes-pod-design` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add loopyluci/kubernetes-pod-design`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/loopyluci/kubernetes-pod-design/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- License: MIT
- Author: LoopyLuci (https://skillmd.com/u/loopyluci)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/loopyluci/kubernetes-pod-design

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# Kubernetes Pod Design

Designing Kubernetes pod configurations — from resource requests/limits through liveness/readiness probes, init containers, and pod security contexts.

## When to Use

- Configuring Kubernetes pods for production
- Setting resource requests and limits
- Implementing health check probes
- Pod security and service mesh sidecars

## Pod Design Patterns

```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: production-pod
spec:
  securityContext:
    runAsNonRoot: true
    seccompProfile: { type: RuntimeDefault }
  initContainers:
  - name: init-db
    image: busybox
    command: ['sh', '-c', 'until nc -z db-service 5432; do sleep 1; done']
  containers:
  - name: app
    image: app:1.0
    resources:
      requests: { cpu: 250m, memory: 256Mi }
      limits:   { cpu: 500m, memory: 512Mi }
    livenessProbe:
      httpGet: { path: /healthz, port: 8080 }
      initialDelaySeconds: 30
    readinessProbe:
      httpGet: { path: /ready, port: 8080 }
      initialDelaySeconds: 5
```

## Verification Checklist

- [ ] Resource requests and limits set for all containers
- [ ] Liveness and readiness probes configured
- [ ] Security context (non-root, read-only rootfs)
- [ ] Init containers for setup tasks
- [ ] Pod anti-affinity for HA
- [ ] Termination grace period configured