Compatible with Cursor, Claude Code, Cline, Roo Code, Antigravity

Kubernetes Deployment Manifest & Resource Limits Audit

Audit Kubernetes manifests for CPU/memory requests, readiness/liveness probes, HPA, and Pod Disruption Budgets.

KubernetesK8sDevOpsCloudInfrastructure

v1.0.0 · Updated 2026-08

Skill Objective

Audit Kubernetes deployment manifests for CPU/Memory requests and limits, readiness/liveness/startup probes, PodDisruptionBudgets, and multi-AZ anti-affinity.

Execution Workflow Procedure

Ordered steps the coding agent executes when performing this skill.

Size CPU & Memory Requests and Limits

Size resource requests to prevent node over-commit and configure limits to avoid CPU throttling and OOMKilled evictions.

Configure Startup, Liveness, and Readiness Probes

Implement startup probes for slow-starting apps to prevent premature liveness restart loops.

Enforce High Availability & Security Context

Configure PodDisruptionBudgets (PDB), podAntiAffinity across availability zones, and readOnlyRootFilesystem security contexts.

Agent Safety Guardrails & Anti-Hallucination Rules

DO NOT omit resource requests from production Kubernetes containers.
DO NOT point liveness probes at endpoints that depend on external databases.

Expected Output Format

Production Deployment, Service, HPA, and PDB YAML manifests.

☸️ Production YAML Manifests: Hardened K8s manifests.

📊 Reliability Checklist: Probe and resource limits explanation.

Domain Verification Checks

Startup Probe Protection: Prevents container restart loops during warmup.

Pod Disruption Budget: Ensures high availability during node drains.

Multi-AZ Anti-Affinity: Spreads replicas across availability zones.

Example Agent Invocations

"Audit this Kubernetes Deployment YAML for resource limits, probes, and high-availability configuration."

"Configure a PodDisruptionBudget and HorizontalPodAutoscaler for our API service."

Install / Configure This Skill

# Place in .cursorrules or create .cursor/rules/kubernetes-manifest-resource-audit.mdc
# Trigger: Whenever you perform kubernetes deployment manifest & resource limits audit

---
name: kubernetes-manifest-resource-audit
description: Audit and harden Kubernetes deployment manifests for resource limits, health probes, HPA, and PodDisruptionBudgets.
version: 1.0.0
compatibility: [Cursor, Claude Code, Cline, Roo Code, Antigravity]
---

# Kubernetes Deployment Manifest & Resource Limits Audit

## Objective
Ensure production Kubernetes workloads are resilient against node failures, memory pressure, and cluster drain events.

## Workflow
1. **Resource Sizing**: Set accurate CPU/memory requests and limits to prevent OOM evictions.
2. **Health Probes**: Configure startup, liveness, and readiness probes with independent failure thresholds.
3. **High Availability**: Enforce PodDisruptionBudgets and multi-AZ pod anti-affinity.

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