Overview
kubesphere-gateway-api is an open-source devops skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by kubesphere. Its author describes it as: “KubeSphere Gateway API extension management Skill (Traefik based, uses Kubernetes Gateway API + GatewayProxy CRD gatewayapi.kubesphere.io/v1alpha1). This is the newer Kubernetes Gateway API standard. For the older Ing…”. The project has 17k stars on GitHub and ships custom license terms, so review them before reuse. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/kubesphere/kubesphere ~/.claude/skills/kubesphere-gateway-api`.
What kubesphere-gateway-api does
Provides external access management using **Kubernetes Gateway API** with **Traefik** as the underlying proxy implementation. Supports three-tier gatewayproxy management:
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What’s inside
The SKILL.md for kubesphere-gateway-api is organised into these sections:
- Overview
- Key Differentiator from kubesphere-gateway
- Core CRDs
- Multi-Tenant Scoping
- Monitoring Integration
- Before You Start
- Installation
- Step 1: Detect and Select Version
- Step 2: Detect and Select Clusters
- Step 3: Generate and Apply InstallPlan
- Status Checking
- Uninstallation
Installation
Add kubesphere-gateway-api to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/kubesphere/kubesphere ~/.claude/skills/kubesphere-gateway-apiReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
kubesphere has not declared a standard open-source license for this repository (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
Strengths
- Ships in kubesphere/kubesphere, an established project with 17,028 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Things to check
- No license declared — confirm terms with the author before reuse
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does kubesphere-gateway-api do?
- KubeSphere Gateway API extension management Skill (Traefik based, uses Kubernetes Gateway API + GatewayProxy CRD gatewayapi.kubesphere.io/v1alpha1). This is the newer Kubernetes Gateway API standard. For the older Ingress API based gateway (ingress-nginx + Gateway CRD gateway.kubesphere.io/v2alpha2), see the kubesphere-gateway skill instead. Covers installation, uninstallation, status checks, GatewayProxy status inspection, and troubleshooting.
- How do I install kubesphere-gateway-api?
- Run git clone https://github.com/kubesphere/kubesphere ~/.claude/skills/kubesphere-gateway-api in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/kubesphere/kubesphere before installing.
- Is kubesphere-gateway-api free to use?
- kubesphere-gateway-api is publicly available on GitHub, but kubesphere has not declared a standard open-source license (Other). Confirm the terms with the author before reusing it.
- Where does kubesphere-gateway-api come from?
- kubesphere-gateway-api ships inside kubesphere/kubesphere, a repository that contains 33 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 17,028 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.