Agent skill

Operating K8s Local

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Operates local Kubernetes clusters with Minikube for development and testing.

No licenceAuto-check: notesDevOps & Cloud

Install Operating K8s Local

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill operating-k8s-local -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace operating-k8s-local --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/asmayaseen/operating-k8s-local .claude/skills/operating-k8s-local && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
operating-k8s-local
GitHub stars
430
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
58 words
Files
3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
1,044
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Operates local Kubernetes clusters with Minikube for development and testing.

  • Setting up local K8s
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Minikube Essentials, kubectl Essentials and Resource Manifests, plus 4 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls kubectl, minikube and docker
  • Deploying applications locally

What it does

Operating K8s Local is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Operates local Kubernetes clusters with Minikube for development and testing. Use when setting up local K8s, deploying applications locally, or debugging K8s issues. Covers Minikube, kubectl essentials, local image loading, and networking.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/verify.py` and `skill-report.json`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Container orchestration. It works with Kubernetes. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Setting up local K8s
  • Deploying applications locally
  • Debugging K8s issues

Example prompts

  • “Use the operating-k8s-local skill to operate local Kubernetes clusters with Minikube for development and testing”
  • “/operating-k8s-local”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Docker

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 755bc35. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • kubectl
    • minikube
    • docker
    • python

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use kubectl and docker, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Operating K8s Local loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 65 tokens; SKILL.md has 58 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~65
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:268
    echo "$(minikube ip) myapp.local" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 58 words (~1,617 tokens).

name
operating-k8s-local

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in skills/asmayaseen/operating-k8s-local of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/verify.py
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 755bc35

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Questions about Operating K8s Local

What does Operating K8s Local do?

Operates local Kubernetes clusters with Minikube for development and testing. Operating K8s Local is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Operates local Kubernetes clusters with Minikube for development and testing.

When should I use Operating K8s Local?

Operating K8s Local fits situations like: setting up local K8s; deploying applications locally; debugging K8s issues.

How do I install Operating K8s Local in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill operating-k8s-local -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/asmayaseen/operating-k8s-local in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/operating-k8s-local in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Operating K8s Local in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill operating-k8s-local -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/asmayaseen/operating-k8s-local in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/operating-k8s-local in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Operating K8s Local in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill operating-k8s-local -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/operating-k8s-local, .gemini/skills/operating-k8s-local, .github/skills/operating-k8s-local and .opencode/skills/operating-k8s-local in your project.

What does Operating K8s Local need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Operating K8s Local needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (kubectl, minikube, docker and python). Our summary lists: Python 3; Docker.

Does Operating K8s Local access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use docker, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Operating K8s Local safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Operating K8s Local use?

No licence was found for Operating K8s Local or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Operating K8s Local use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Operating K8s Local?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Operating K8s Local: Kubeshark Installer (kubeshark/kubeshark, 12k stars), KubeSphere Multi-Tenant Management (kubesphere/kubesphere, 17k stars), Sim Helm (simstudioai/sim, 30k stars) and Helm Chart Scaffolding (Cybereason-Public/owLSM, 280 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Operating K8s Local?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,044 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.