Kubernetes Specialist skill: what it does and how to install it

What it does. Analyses workload requirements, designs Kubernetes resources and produces declarative manifests with resource settings, health checks and security controls. It covers workload deployment, RBAC, NetworkPolicies, storage, Helm, GitOps, troubleshooting, cost optimisation and multi-cluster management, with kubectl commands to validate health and roll back deployments.

When to use it. For deploying or managing Kubernetes workloads, configuring cluster resources or diagnosing workload issues. Applies to Helm and GitOps workflows as well as direct manifest authoring.