k8s-debug

SKILL.md

Kubernetes Debugging Expertise

Golden Rule: Events Before Logs

When debugging Kubernetes issues, ALWAYS check events first:

  1. get_pod_events - Shows scheduling, pulling, starting, probes, OOM
  2. THEN get_pod_logs - Application-level errors

Events explain most crash/scheduling issues faster than logs.

Typical Investigation Flow

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