Check Pod Resources

Check resource usage (CPU, memory) for pods. Used to identify pods consuming excessive resources. Keywords: pod resources, cpu, memory, consumption, metrics, resource usage, top pods.

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Check Pod Resource Usage

Preconditions

Before applying this skill, verify:

  • Metrics server is available
  • Need to understand pod resource consumption

Actions

1. Get Resource Usage for Pods

Retrieve CPU and memory usage metrics for pods in the namespace.

mcp_tool: kubernetes-mcp-server/pods_top
params:
  namespace: $namespace
timeout: 30s

Success Criteria

The skill succeeds when:

  • Pod resource metrics retrieved successfully
  • High resource consumers identified if present

Failure Handling

If metrics unavailable:

  1. Check if metrics-server is deployed
  2. Fall back to resource requests/limits from pod spec

Examples

Input Context:

{
  "namespace": "production",
  "reason": "investigating high memory usage"
}

Expected Outcome: Pod metrics retrieved showing CPU and memory usage for each pod, with any pods consuming excessive resources clearly identified.

majiayu000/claude-skill-registry-data/tree/main/devops/check-pod-resources commit ad14775bdf

Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds add majiayu000/check-pod-resources