GKE Upgrades skill: what it does and how to install it
Plans and troubleshoots Google Kubernetes Engine upgrades, covering versions, release channels, node pools, maintenance windows and workloads.
Summary generated from the skill's documentation.
Install
$ npx skills add google/skills --skill gke-upgradesRun it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.
About this skill
What it does. Produces tailored GKE upgrade plans, checklists and maintenance runbooks with gcloud and kubectl commands. It covers Standard and Autopilot clusters, release channels, version compatibility, surge or blue-green node upgrades, workload readiness, rollback planning and stuck-upgrade diagnosis.
When to use it. For GKE version bumps, node pool maintenance, patching, release channel selection, maintenance windows or exclusions, and upgrade failures. It does not cover cluster creation, application onboarding, general networking or security policy configuration.
History
Repo stars
20.6kAbout +2.3k since 9 Jul 2026
Before 1 Oct 2026 the curve is estimated from public event data.
Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 36 skills.
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| Date | Repo stars |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 20,557 |
| 24 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 20,498 |
| 17 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 20,452 |
| 10 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 19,878 |
| 3 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 18,833 |
| 27 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 18,776 |
| 20 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 18,765 |
| 13 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 18,765 |
| 6 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 18,294 |
| 30 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 18,271 |
| 23 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 18,271 |
| 16 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 18,260 |
| 9 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 18,248 |
Installs
5.6k
Tracking since . A chart appears once there are 7 days of data.
Installs via skills.sh
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