Designs cloud architectures, creates migration plans, generates cost optimization recommendations, and produces disaster recovery strategies across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Use when designing cloud architectures, planning migrations, or optimizing multi-cloud deployments. Invoke for Well-Architected Framework, cost optimization, disaster recovery, landing zones, security architecture, serverless design.
kubernetes-specialist
kubernetes-specialist is an open-source devops skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by Jeffallan. Its author describes it as: “Use when deploying or managing Kubernetes workloads. Invoke to create deployment manifests, configure pod security policies, set up service accounts, define network isolation rules, debug pod crashes, analyze resource…”. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skills`.
What kubernetes-specialist does
- Deploying workloads (Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs) - Configuring networking (Services, Ingress, NetworkPolicies) - Managing configuration (ConfigMaps, Secrets, environment variables) - Setting up persistent storage (PV, PVC, StorageClasses) - Creating Helm charts for application packaging - Troubleshooting cluster and workload issues - Implementing security best practices
Installation
Add kubernetes-specialist to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skillsAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
What's inside
The SKILL.md for kubernetes-specialist is organised into these sections:
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Workflow
- Reference Guide
- Constraints
- MUST DO
- MUST NOT DO
- Common YAML Patterns
- Deployment with resource limits, probes, and security context
- Minimal RBAC (least privilege)
- NetworkPolicy (default-deny + explicit allow)
- Validation Commands
- Output Templates
When to use it
Reach for kubernetes-specialist when you want devops help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in Jeffallan/claude-skills, an established project with 11,060 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does kubernetes-specialist do?
- Use when deploying or managing Kubernetes workloads. Invoke to create deployment manifests, configure pod security policies, set up service accounts, define network isolation rules, debug pod crashes, analyze resource limits, inspect container logs, or right-size workloads. Use for Helm charts, RBAC policies, NetworkPolicies, storage configuration, performance optimization, GitOps pipelines, and multi-cluster management.
- How do I install kubernetes-specialist?
- Run /plugin marketplace add Jeffallan/claude-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills before installing.
- Is kubernetes-specialist free to use?
- Yes. kubernetes-specialist is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does kubernetes-specialist come from?
- kubernetes-specialist ships inside Jeffallan/claude-skills, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 11,060 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
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