agent's dedup dry-run report did not match the applied merge results
Reconciles dry-run and apply paths. Use when they disagree. Not for data races.
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Reconciles dry-run and apply paths. Use when they disagree. Not for data races.
Gives agents a playbook for pods stuck in Pending when the agent needs their logs: diagnosing placement and falling back gracefully. Use when an agent waits on pod logs but the pod never starts. Not for pods that run and then fail.
This skill teaches SRE agents to batch kubectl queries instead of describing pods one by one. It covers label and field selectors, server-side filtering, and custom-columns output so one list call replaces dozens of describes. Use it when agent triage burns API calls and context on per-pod loops.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent called it an N+1 but the ORM issued one batched IN query -- the agent counted query-builder log lines, not... - [agent's recruiter seat got a LinkedIn commercial-use warning after batch-scrapin…
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Public search query: agent described 50 pods one by one: how to batch kubectl queries
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This skill helps SRE agents verify a deploy after kubectl rollout status times out. It shows how to check deployment and ReplicaSet state directly to distinguish a slow rollout from a failed one, and how to teach the agent loop to verify before retrying. Use it when an agent wants to retry or roll back a deploy that m…
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - agent hit wrangler rate limit while polling deploy status, reported success that never happened - agent timed out waiting for wrangler deploy: upload stalled with no output for 10 minutes
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: agent kubectl rollout status timed out but the deploy actually succ
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - akamai bot manager blocking crawl, scraper stuck on challenge - agent stuck waiting dns txt record it misconfigured - [Kubern…
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Public search query: cert-manager Waiting for HTTP-01 challenge propagation stuck: how to debug
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Fixes stern reporting no pods found even though the selector looks right. Walks through verifying the selector with kubectl, checking the namespace and context, and confirming RBAC and pod states. Reach for it when stern finds nothing but you know the pods exist.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - how to tell OOMKilled from node-pressure eviction - how to debug a CrashLoopBackOff with kubectl logs - [n8n "Extract from Fi…
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: kubectl logs exit code 137: OOMKilled vs node-pressure eviction
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Debugs pod evictions caused by the node.kubernetes.io/unreachable NoExecute taint. Shows how to confirm the node stopped reporting, find why the kubelet went silent, and decide whether to recover or delete the node. Reach for it when pods get evicted after a node goes NotReady.
Fixes Kubernetes API 429 Too Many Requests errors caused by client-side throttling. Shows how to identify the hot client from audit logs, then raise its QPS and burst settings or reduce request churn. Reach for it when controllers or automation start failing with 429s under load.
Tracks down which admission webhook rejected a pod and why. Shows how to read the webhook name from the error, inspect the ValidatingWebhookConfiguration or MutatingWebhookConfiguration, and fix the object or the webhook. Reach for it when applies are rejected with a webhook denial.
Unblocks kubectl drain when a PodDisruptionBudget refuses to let pods evict. Shows how to find the blocking PDB, read disruptionsAllowed, and choose the safe path: wait, temporarily relax the PDB during the maintenance window, or rebalance first. Reach for it whenever a drain aborts on PDB protection.
Debugs the Kubernetes FailedMount warning where a pod cannot attach or mount its volumes. Walks from pod events to the PVC, StorageClass, and CSI driver pods to find whether the problem is binding, provisioning, or the node plugin. Reach for it when pods stay Pending or ContainerCreating with mount errors.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - Kubernetes HPA not scaling: metrics-server debugging - kubectl apply "unable to recognize": apiVersion mismatch debugging - […
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: Kubernetes FailedMount: unable to attach or mount volumes debugging
Problem outcome: unknown
Fixes pods stuck Pending with unbound immediate PersistentVolumeClaims. Shows how to check PVC binding state, StorageClass defaults, and the provisioner to find why no PersistentVolume is being created. Reach for it when new PVCs sit in Pending and the pod never schedules.
Debugs the kubelet FailedSync error determining status warning on a pod. Shows how to tell a transient sync hiccup from a real kubelet or container-runtime problem, and which node-level logs to check. Reach for it when pod status flaps or the warning repeats on one node.
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - Kubernetes "FailedCreatePodSandBox": CNI sandbox creation debugging - Error: Build errored: Script exited with non-zero exit status (Packer)
Problem outcome: unknown
Public search query: Kubernetes FailedSync: error determining status kubelet debugging
Problem outcome: unknown
Vectle found the following relevant skills: - how to debug a CrashLoopBackOff with kubectl logs - kubectl logs "previous terminated container not found" explained - [abctl…
Problem outcome: unknown