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K8S Gen by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: K8S Gen
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

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Kubernetes Manifest Generator

Stop writing YAML by hand. This tool converts your docker-compose files or plain descriptions into production ready Kubernetes manifests. Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, the whole thing.

One command. Zero config. Just works.

Quick Start

npx ai-k8s "nginx with 3 replicas, exposed on port 80"

What It Does

Converts docker-compose.yml to Kubernetes manifests automatically
Generates Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, and Secrets
Creates proper resource limits and health checks
Outputs clean, production ready YAML you can kubectl apply
Handles multi-service architectures with proper networking

Usage Examples

# Generate from a description
npx ai-k8s "postgres database with persistent volume"

# Convert docker-compose to K8s
npx ai-k8s --compose docker-compose.yml

# Full app stack
npx ai-k8s "node app with redis cache and postgres db, 3 replicas each"

Best Practices

Start simple - Generate one service first, validate it works, then add complexity
Review resource limits - The AI sets reasonable defaults, but adjust for your workload
Use namespaces - Add --namespace flag to keep your deployments organized
Version your manifests - Commit generated YAML to git, treat it as code

When to Use This

You know Docker but K8s YAML feels overwhelming
Migrating docker-compose setups to Kubernetes
Prototyping new deployments quickly without YAML boilerplate
Learning K8s concepts through generated examples

Part of the LXGIC Dev Toolkit

This is one of 110+ free developer tools built by LXGIC Studios. No paywalls, no sign-ups, no API keys on free tiers. Just tools that work.

Find more:

GitHub: https://github.com/LXGIC-Studios
Twitter: https://x.com/lxgicstudios
Substack: https://lxgicstudios.substack.com
Website: https://lxgic.dev

Requirements

No install needed. Just run with npx. Node.js 18+ recommended.

npx ai-k8s --help

How It Works

The tool analyzes your docker-compose file or description, understands the services and their relationships, then generates idiomatic Kubernetes manifests. It maps Docker concepts to K8s equivalents like volumes to PersistentVolumeClaims and ports to Services.

License

MIT. Free forever. Use it however you want.

---name: k8s-gendescription: Generate Kubernetes manifests from docker-compose or plain English. Use when deploying apps to K8s.--- # Kubernetes Manifest Generator Stop writing YAML by hand. This tool converts your docker-compose files or plain descriptions into production ready Kubernetes manifests. Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, the whole thing. **One command. Zero config. Just works.** ## Quick Start ```bash npx ai-k8s "nginx with 3 replicas, exposed on port 80" ``` ## What It Does - Converts docker-compose.yml to Kubernetes manifests automatically - Generates Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, and Secrets - Creates proper resource limits and health checks - Outputs clean, production ready YAML you can kubectl apply - Handles multi-service architectures with proper networking ## Usage Examples ```bash # Generate from a description npx ai-k8s "postgres database with persistent volume" # Convert docker-compose to K8s npx ai-k8s --compose docker-compose.yml # Full app stack npx ai-k8s "node app with redis cache and postgres db, 3 replicas each" ``` ## Best Practices - **Start simple** - Generate one service first, validate it works, then add complexity - **Review resource limits** - The AI sets reasonable defaults, but adjust for your workload - **Use namespaces** - Add --namespace flag to keep your deployments organized - **Version your manifests** - Commit generated YAML to git, treat it as code ## When to Use This - You know Docker but K8s YAML feels overwhelming - Migrating docker-compose setups to Kubernetes - Prototyping new deployments quickly without YAML boilerplate - Learning K8s concepts through generated examples ## Part of the LXGIC Dev Toolkit This is one of 110+ free developer tools built by LXGIC Studios. No paywalls, no sign-ups, no API keys on free tiers. Just tools that work. **Find more:** - GitHub: https://github.com/LXGIC-Studios - Twitter: https://x.com/lxgicstudios - Substack: https://lxgicstudios.substack.com - Website: https://lxgic.dev ## Requirements No install needed. Just run with npx. Node.js 18+ recommended. ```bash npx ai-k8s --help ``` ## How It Works The tool analyzes your docker-compose file or description, understands the services and their relationships, then generates idiomatic Kubernetes manifests. It maps Docker concepts to K8s equivalents like volumes to PersistentVolumeClaims and ports to Services. ## License MIT. Free forever. Use it however you want.

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