GKE Workload Scaling skill: what it does and how to install it
Configures GKE workload scaling with manual replicas, HPA and VPA, including metrics, resource requests and rightsizing guidance.
Summary generated from the skill's documentation.
Install
$ npx skills add google/skills --skill gke-workload-scalingRun 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. Provides workflows for scaling Google Kubernetes Engine workloads manually or with HPA and VPA. It covers kubectl and gcloud commands, manifest-based configuration, external metrics, update modes, verification and a VPA rightsizing process with resource buffers and availability safeguards.
When to use it. Use it for pod replica scaling, CPU or memory autoscaling, and workload resource tuning in GKE. It does not cover Cluster Autoscaler, static cluster sizing or direct node machine configuration.
History
Repo stars
21.2kAbout +2.9k since 16 Jul 2026
Before 1 Oct 2026 the curve is estimated from public event data.
Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 86 skills.
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| Date | Repo stars |
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| 12 Oct 2026 | 21,200 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 21,140 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 21,101 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 21,071 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 21,041 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 21,006 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 20,967 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 20,939 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 20,924 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 20,865 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 20,592 |
| 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 |
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