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Run npx skillmds@latest add wenerme/k3s-docs in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the K3s Docs skill do?

K3s documentation — lightweight Kubernetes for IoT/edge. Covers installation (air-gap, private registry, HA), architecture (embedded etcd, external datastore), networking (Flannel, CoreDNS, Traefik), security (secrets encryption, CIS hardening), upgrades, CLI (k3s server/agent/etcd-snapshot/certificate/token), and Helm charts. USE THIS SKILL WHEN the user asks about K3s, k3s server, k3s agent, k3s install, k3s networking, k3s hardening, or edge Kubernetes. It is listed under DevOps & Infra on SkillMD.

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wenerme (@wenerme) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

K3s Docs by wenerme — Agent Skill

Name: K3s Docs
Author: wenerme

K3s Documentation

Official docs for K3s — lightweight certified Kubernetes distribution built for IoT and edge computing.

CRITICAL: grep references/ for keywords before answering.

Reference Index (56 docs)

Getting Started (8 docs)

references/introduction.md — K3s overview and features
references/quick-start.md — Quick start guide
references/architecture.md — Server/agent architecture, single-server and HA
references/cluster-access.md — Accessing the cluster with kubectl
references/advanced.md — Advanced options and configuration
references/faq.md — Frequently asked questions
references/known-issues.md — Known issues and workarounds
references/related-projects.md — Related projects (K3OS, Autok3s, etc.)

Installation (9 docs)

references/installation/installation.md — Installation overview
references/installation/requirements.md — System requirements (OS, hardware, networking)
references/installation/configuration.md — Configuration options (config file, CLI flags, env vars)
references/installation/private-registry.md — Private registry configuration
references/installation/registry-mirror.md — Registry mirror setup
references/installation/airgap.md — Air-gap installation
references/installation/server-roles.md — Server roles (control-plane, etcd, worker)
references/installation/packaged-components.md — Packaged components (Flannel, CoreDNS, Traefik, etc.)
references/installation/uninstall.md — Uninstalling K3s

Datastore & HA (5 docs)

references/datastore/datastore.md — Datastore overview
references/datastore/ha-embedded.md — HA with embedded etcd
references/datastore/ha.md — HA with external datastore (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etcd)
references/datastore/backup-restore.md — Backup and restore
references/datastore/cluster-loadbalancer.md — Cluster load balancer setup

Upgrades (5 docs)

references/upgrades/upgrades.md — Upgrade overview
references/upgrades/manual.md — Manual upgrades
references/upgrades/automated.md — Automated upgrades (system-upgrade-controller)
references/upgrades/killall.md — K3s killall script
references/upgrades/roll-back.md — Rollback procedures

Security (10 docs)

references/security/security.md — Security overview
references/security/secrets-encryption.md — Secrets encryption at rest
references/security/hardening-guide.md — CIS hardening guide
references/security/self-assessment-1.24.md — CIS self-assessment v1.24
references/security/self-assessment-1.23.md — CIS self-assessment v1.23
references/security/self-assessment-1.11.md — CIS self-assessment v1.11
references/security/self-assessment-1.10.md — CIS self-assessment v1.10
references/security/self-assessment-1.9.md — CIS self-assessment v1.9
references/security/self-assessment-1.8.md — CIS self-assessment v1.8
references/security/self-assessment-1.7.md — CIS self-assessment v1.7

CLI Reference (7 docs)

references/cli/cli.md — CLI overview
references/cli/server.md — k3s server flags and options
references/cli/agent.md — k3s agent flags and options
references/cli/certificate.md — k3s certificate management
references/cli/etcd-snapshot.md — k3s etcd-snapshot backup/restore
references/cli/secrets-encrypt.md — k3s secrets-encrypt management
references/cli/token.md — k3s token management

Networking (5 docs)

references/networking/networking.md — Networking overview
references/networking/basic-network-options.md — Basic network options (Flannel, Canal, custom CNI)
references/networking/networking-services.md — Networking services (CoreDNS, Traefik, ServiceLB)
references/networking/distributed-multicloud.md — Distributed/multicloud setup
references/networking/multus-ipams.md — Multus and IPAM plugins

Reference (4 docs)

references/reference/env-variables.md — Environment variables reference
references/reference/flag-deprecation.md — Deprecated flags
references/reference/metrics.md — Metrics endpoints
references/reference/resource-profiling.md — Resource profiling

Add-ons (3 docs)

references/add-ons/helm.md — Helm chart management (HelmChart CRD)
references/add-ons/import-images.md — Importing container images
references/add-ons/storage.md — Storage (local-path-provisioner, Longhorn)

K3s Docs

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