k8s-workflow

Development

Guide Kubernetes operator development with Kubebuilder, kind, Tilt, and Kustomize. Use when Codex needs to scaffold or iterate on CRDs, controllers, or webhooks; stand up a safe local kind cluster; run a fast operator dev loop; or verify CRDs, pods, and webhook state.

QUICK START

How to use this skill

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/blob/HEAD/skills/devops/k8s-workflow/SKILL.md

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Kubernetes Operator Workflow

Operate in a dev-only posture. Refuse mutating cluster operations unless the current kubectl context starts with kind-, unless the user explicitly overrides and accepts the risk.

Quick Start

Run scripts/prereqs.sh from the target repo root to check or install kind, kubectl, kustomize, tilt, go, and kubebuilder.
Run scripts/setup-kind.sh [cluster-name] to create and select a local kind cluster.
Run scripts/deploy-dev.sh [config/dev] to apply the dev overlay.
Run scripts/verify-dev.sh [namespace] to inspect CRDs, pods, webhooks, and recent events.
Use references/command-mapping.md when translating the original Claude plugin commands into Codex actions.

Required Discovery

Ask these before writing code:

CRD purpose
Spec fields with types and requiredness
Status fields
Webhook type: validating, mutating, or both
Defaulting rules
Validation invariants
RBAC scope: namespaced or cluster-scoped
Managed child resources
Webhook failure policy
Safety gates such as annotations or labels

Build Workflow

Scaffold with Kubebuilder:
- kubebuilder init --domain <domain> --repo <module>
- kubebuilder create api --group <group> --version v1 --kind <Kind>
- kubebuilder create webhook --group <group> --version v1 --kind <Kind> --defaulting --programmatic-validation
Implement CRD types in api/v1/*_types.go.
Run make generate && make manifests.
Implement reconcile logic in internal/controller/*_controller.go.
Implement defaulting and validation in api/v1/*_webhook.go.
Add the local dev loop with $k8s-templates.
Prefer tilt up or make dev for normal iteration.

Manual Fallback Cases

Do a manual build, image load, and apply cycle when:

CRD schema changed
Dockerfile or base image changed
Go dependencies changed in a way that affects the container image
Tilt is not recovering correctly

Validation

Verify CRDs are installed.
Verify manager and webhook pods are healthy.
Submit a valid sample CR and confirm reconcile activity.
Submit an invalid CR and confirm webhook rejection.
Update the target repo README.md with a short runbook covering dev, logs, and sample CR usage.

Safety Notes

scripts/context-guard.sh is the portable version of the plugin preflight guard. Use it as a reference or wrapper before mutating kubectl, helm, or kustomize commands.
Codex skills do not provide automatic hooks, so apply these guardrails explicitly.