gke-basics skillA
gke-basics is agent-read markdown (skill) from gke-labs/kube-agents: Manages core GKE cluster provisioning, credentials, Autopilot vs Standard selection, and workload deployment. Use when creating GKE clusters, fetching kubectl credentials, configuring Workload Identity, or deciding between Autopilot and Standard modes. Don't use for specialized GKE networking (use gke-networking), advanced security hardening (use gke-platform-security or gke-workload-security), or cluster upgrades (use gke-upgrades)..
Indexed from public GitHub and served as immutable, content-addressed versions. Install it pinned to an exact SHA-256 with the mdr CLI, and every file is verified against the hash recorded here before it reaches your agent. The deterministic audit below grades the latest version, and the same file always earns the same grade.
What the file says
# GKE Basics & Critical Gotchas
Managed Kubernetes platform on Google Cloud. Defaults to Autopilot mode unless Standard is explicitly required.
## Key Selection Rules: Autopilot vs. Standard
- **Default to Autopilot** for almost all workloads.
- **Use Standard ONLY if:**
- Custom node OS kernel parameters (`sysctl`) are required.
- Custom node taints or specific hardware node pools are required.
- DaemonSets require raw `hostPath` mounts to the host OS filesystem.
- When explaining why Standard is required over Autopilot, explicitly cite all matching restrictions (e.g., custom sysctls and custom node taints).
- _For advanced cluster architecture or complex node pool creation planning, refer to `gke-cluster-creation`._
## Critical Gotchas & Best Practices
1. **Private Autopilot Clusters:**
- Use `--enable-private-nodes` for private node IP addresses.
- Use `--enable-private-endpoint` to disable public IP access to the control plane.
- Restrict control plane access with `--enable-master-authorized-networks` and `--master-authorized-networks=CIDR_BLOCK`:
```bash
gcloud container clusters create-auto CLUSTER_NAME --region=REGION \
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How to install
mdr add gke-labs/kube-agents/gke-basics@git:20260909.eb89697mdr add gke-labs/kube-agents/gke-basics@sha256:8e673ca1a58f456dPin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
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Versions
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
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| git:20260909.eb89697 latest | 2026-09-09 | eb89697 | 3,691 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260807.d47bdf1 | 2026-08-07 | d47bdf1 | 3,654 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (3691 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
gke-labs/kube-agents · 64 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-09-23 · branch main
API
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