GKE Workload Security skill: what it does and how to install it
Hardens Google Kubernetes Engine workloads with namespace isolation, pod security standards, sandboxing, network policies and Secret Manager mounts.
Summary generated from the skill's documentation.
Install
$ npx skills add google/skills --skill gke-workload-securityRun 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 and example commands and manifests for auditing a GKE cluster, applying default-deny network policies, isolating pods with gVisor, enforcing restricted Pod Security Standards and mounting Secret Manager secrets through the CSI driver. It also covers network policy logging on Dataplane V2.
When to use it. For workload- and namespace-level security configuration in GKE. It does not cover Workload Identity setup or cluster-wide security controls such as RBAC and Shielded Nodes.
History
Repo stars
21.6kAbout +3.3k since 30 Jul 2026
Before 1 Oct 2026 the curve is estimated from public event data.
Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 130 skills.
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| Date | Repo stars |
|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 21,583 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 21,560 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 21,534 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 21,511 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 21,483 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 21,458 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 21,430 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 21,411 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 21,389 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 21,374 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 21,351 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 21,316 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 21,272 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 21,235 |
| 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 |
Installs
5k+287 since 19 Oct 2026
Installs via skills.sh
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| Date | Installs |
|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 5,047 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 5,000 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 4,978 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 4,947 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 4,902 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 4,852 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 4,806 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 4,760 |
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