# Service Mesh

> Service Mesh

- Skill: `neuralblitz/service-mesh-2` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add neuralblitz/service-mesh-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/neuralblitz/service-mesh-2/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: NeuralBlitz (https://skillmd.com/u/neuralblitz)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/neuralblitz/service-mesh-2

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# Service Mesh

A service mesh is a dedicated infrastructure layer for handling service-to-service communication. It provides features like load balancing, encryption, and observability without application changes.

## Key Concepts

- Sidecar proxy (Envoy)
- mTLS encryption
- Traffic management
- Observability metrics
- Policy enforcement

## Common Use Cases

- Microservices security
- Zero-trust networking
- Traffic shifting
- Observability without code changes
- Circuit breaking

## Best Practices

- Start with observability
- Enable mTLS gradually
- Use traffic splitting for canary
- Monitor sidecar overhead
- Consider managed services

## Resources

- Istio, Linkerd, Consul Connect
- Related Skills: kubernetes, microservices, observability