Gke Cluster Creation
google/skills
Plans and executes GKE cluster creation, provisioning, and production readiness audits using pre-defined templates (Autopilot, Standard Regional, GPU/AI Inference, AI Hypercompute).
Plans, creates, and configures production-ready Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters using the golden path Autopilot configuration.
Install Gke Basics
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill gke-basics -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates gke-basics --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics .claude/skills/gke-basics && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "gke-basics" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics into .claude/skills/gke-basics/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gke-basics", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basicsType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill gke-basics -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates gke-basics --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics .agents/skills/gke-basics && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "gke-basics" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics into .agents/skills/gke-basics/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gke-basics", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill gke-basics -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates gke-basics --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics .cursor/skills/gke-basics && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "gke-basics" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics into .cursor/skills/gke-basics/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gke-basics", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git --path cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill gke-basics -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates gke-basics --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics .gemini/skills/gke-basics && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "gke-basics" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics into .gemini/skills/gke-basics/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gke-basics", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates gke-basicsInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill gke-basics -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics .github/skills/gke-basics && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "gke-basics" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics into .github/skills/gke-basics/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gke-basics", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill gke-basics -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates gke-basics --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics .opencode/skills/gke-basics && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "gke-basics" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics into .opencode/skills/gke-basics/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gke-basics", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
gke-basics- GitHub stars
- 32k
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 315 words
- Files
- 27 (incl. references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 478
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Plans, creates, and configures production-ready Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters using the golden path Autopilot configuration.
- Tasks that involve Platform engineering
- SKILL.md covers Quick Start and Reference Directory
- Calls gcloud and kubectl
- Tasks that involve Observability
What it does
Gke Basics is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Plans, creates, and configures production-ready Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters using the golden path Autopilot configuration. Covers networking, security, observability, scaling, cost optimization, and AI/ML inference on GKE.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 28 other files, including reference files and assets (for example `assets/default-deny-netpol.yaml`, `assets/golden-path-autopilot.yaml` and `assets/hpa-example.yaml`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Platform engineering and Observability. It works with Google Kubernetes Engine. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Platform engineering
- Tasks that involve Observability
Example prompts
- “/gke-basics”
Requirements
- Docker
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 46b4d8b. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
gcloudkubectl
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use gcloud and kubectl, 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
Gke Basics loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~27k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 61 tokens; SKILL.md has 315 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from davila7/claude-code-templates at commit 46b4d8b, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 315 words, ~1,082 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/gke-basics/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 26 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- gke-basics
- description
- Plans, creates, and configures production-ready Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters using the golden path Autopilot configuration. Covers networking, security, observability, scaling, cost optimization, and AI/ML inference on GKE.
- source
- google/skills (Apache 2.0)
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Basics
GKE is a managed Kubernetes platform on Google Cloud for deploying, scaling, and operating containerized applications. This skill defaults to the golden path Autopilot configuration — see gke-golden-path.md for defaults, rules, and guardrails.
Quick Start
gcloud services enable container.googleapis.com --quiet
gcloud container clusters create-auto my-cluster --region=us-central1 --quiet
gcloud container clusters get-credentials my-cluster --region=us-central1 --quiet
kubectl create deployment hello-server \
--image=us-docker.pkg.dev/google-samples/containers/gke/hello-app:1.0Reference Directory
Load the relevant reference based on trigger keywords. Prefer the most specific match; if ambiguous, ask the user to clarify.
| Scenario | Trigger Keywords | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Core Concepts | Autopilot vs Standard, architecture, pricing, what is GKE | core-concepts.md |
| Golden Path & Defaults | golden path, Day-0 checklist, production defaults, cluster defaults | gke-golden-path.md |
| Cluster Creation | create cluster, new cluster, provision GKE | gke-cluster-creation.md |
| Networking | private cluster, VPC, subnet, Gateway API, DNS, ingress, egress, datapath | gke-networking.md |
| Security & IAM | Workload Identity, Secret Manager, RBAC, Binary Auth, hardening, audit, gVisor, IAM roles | gke-security.md |
| Scaling | HPA, VPA, autoscaler, autoscaling, NAP, scale pods, scale nodes | gke-scaling.md |
| Compute Classes | ComputeClass, machine family, Spot fallback, GPU node pool, node selection | gke-compute-classes.md |
| Cost | cost, savings, Spot VMs, rightsizing, CUD, optimize spend, budget | gke-cost.md |
| AI/ML Inference | inference, model serving, LLM, GPU, TPU, GIQ, vLLM | gke-inference.md |
| Upgrades | upgrade, maintenance window, release channel, patching, version | gke-upgrades.md |
| Observability | monitoring, logging, Prometheus, Grafana, metrics, alerts, dashboards | gke-observability.md |
| Multi-tenancy | multi-tenant, namespace isolation, team access, enterprise, RBAC planning | gke-multitenancy.md |
| Batch & HPC | batch, HPC, job queue, high performance, MPI, parallel | gke-batch-hpc.md |
| App Onboarding | containerize, deploy app, Dockerfile, onboard, migrate to GKE | gke-app-onboarding.md |
| Backup & DR | backup, restore, disaster recovery, CMEK | gke-backup-dr.md |
| Storage | storage, PVC, persistent volume, StorageClass, Filestore, GCS FUSE | gke-storage.md |
| Reliability | PDB, health probe, liveness, readiness, topology spread, graceful shutdown | gke-reliability.md |
| Client Libraries | client library, client-go, kubernetes python, kubernetes java, kubernetes SDK | client-library-usage.md |
| Infrastructure as Code | Terraform, IaC, HCL, infrastructure as code | iac-usage.md |
| MCP Server | MCP tools, MCP server, MCP setup | mcp-usage.md |
| CLI / Tools | gcloud, kubectl, commands, how to | cli-reference.md |
| Production Audit | production readiness, compliance, golden path check | gke-cluster-creation.md |
If you need product information not found in these references, use the Developer Knowledge MCP server search_documents tool.
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Files
SKILL.md and 26 other files (references, assets) in cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics of davila7/claude-code-templates.
- SKILL.md
- assets/default-deny-netpol.yaml
- assets/golden-path-autopilot.yaml
- assets/hpa-example.yaml
- assets/vpa-example.yaml
- assets/workload-identity-pod.yaml
- references/cli-reference.md
- references/client-library-usage.md
- references/core-concepts.md
- references/gke-app-onboarding.md
- references/gke-backup-dr.md
- references/gke-batch-hpc.md
- references/gke-cluster-creation.md
- references/gke-compute-classes.md
- references/gke-cost.md
- references/gke-golden-path.md
- references/gke-inference.md
- references/gke-multitenancy.md
- references/gke-networking.md
- … and 8 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 46b4d8b
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Gke Cluster Creationgoogle/skills | 21k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Gke Observabilitygoogle/skills | 21k | — | ~4.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Gke Productionizegoogle/skills | 21k | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Gke Golden Pathgoogle/skills | 21k | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Tech Data PlaybookLeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills | 2.2k | — | ~6.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Gke Basics
What does Gke Basics do?
Plans, creates, and configures production-ready Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters using the golden path Autopilot configuration. Gke Basics is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Plans, creates, and configures production-ready Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) clusters using the golden path Autopilot configuration.
When should I use Gke Basics?
Gke Basics fits situations like: tasks that involve Platform engineering; tasks that involve Observability.
How do I install Gke Basics in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill gke-basics -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .claude/skills/gke-basics in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Gke Basics in Codex?
Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill gke-basics -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/development/gke-basics in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .agents/skills/gke-basics in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Gke Basics 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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill gke-basics -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gke-basics, .gemini/skills/gke-basics, .github/skills/gke-basics and .opencode/skills/gke-basics in your project.
What does Gke Basics need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Gke Basics needs the command-line tools its instructions call (gcloud and kubectl). Our summary lists: Docker.
Does Gke Basics access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Gke Basics safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Gke Basics use?
Gke Basics is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Gke Basics use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 25k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Gke Basics?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gke Basics: Gke Cluster Creation (google/skills, 21k stars), Gke Observability (google/skills, 21k stars), Gke Productionize (google/skills, 21k stars) and Gke Golden Path (google/skills, 21k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Gke Basics?
davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,483 GitHub stars. The repository holds 478 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.