Kubernetes Diagnostics
Analyze cluster health and compare resources using kubectl-mcp-server's diagnostic tools.
Requires the
diagnostics,multiclustertoolsets: start kubectl-mcp-server with--toolsets default,diagnostics,multicluster(orMCP_TOOLSETS=default,diagnostics,multicluster).
When to Apply
Use this skill when:
- User mentions: "metrics", "health check", "compare", "analysis", "capacity"
- Operations: cluster health assessment, environment comparison, resource analysis
- Keywords: "how much", "usage", "difference between", "capacity planning"
Priority Rules
| Priority | Rule | Impact | Tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check metrics-server before using metrics | CRITICAL | kubectl_top |
| 2 | Run health check before deployments | HIGH | health_check |
| 3 | Compare staging vs prod before release | MEDIUM | compare_namespaces |
| 4 | Document baseline metrics | LOW | get_nodes_summary |
Quick Reference
| Task | Tool | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Cluster health | health_check |
health_check() |
| Pod metrics | kubectl_top |
kubectl_top(namespace) |
| Node summary | get_nodes_summary |
get_nodes_summary() |
| Compare envs | compare_namespaces |
compare_namespaces(ns1, ns2, type) |
| List CRDs | kubectl_get |
kubectl_get(resource_type="crds") |
Resource Metrics
kubectl_top(namespace="default")
kubectl_top(resource="nodes")
kubectl_top(resource="pods", namespace="default", sort_by="cpu")
kubectl_top(resource="pods", namespace="default", sort_by="memory")
Cluster Health Check
health_check()
health_check()
Compare Environments
compare_namespaces(
namespace1="staging",
namespace2="production",
resource_type="deployment"
)
kubectl_get(resource_type="deployments", namespace="default", context="staging-cluster")
kubectl_get(resource_type="deployments", namespace="default", context="prod-cluster")
API Discovery
get_api_resources()
kubectl_get(resource_type="crds", name="certificates.cert-manager.io")
kubectl_get(resource_type="crds")
Resource Analysis
get_nodes_summary()
kubeconfig_view()
list_contexts()
Diagnostic Workflows
Cluster Overview
health_check()
get_nodes_summary()
kubectl_get(resource_type="events", namespace="")
kubectl_get(resource_type="crds")
Pre-deployment Check
kubectl_top(namespace="production")
get_nodes_summary()
compare_namespaces(namespace1="staging", namespace2="prod", resource_type="deployment")
Post-incident Analysis
kubectl_get(resource_type="events", namespace)
kubectl_logs(name, namespace, previous=True)
kubectl_top(namespace)
kubectl_describe(name)
Related Skills
- k8s-troubleshoot - Debug issues
- k8s-cost - Cost analysis
- k8s-incident - Incident response
