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Kubernetes Architect

Expert Kubernetes architect for cloud-native infrastructure, GitOps workflows (ArgoCD/Flux), and enterprise container orchestration across EKS, AKS, GKE, and OKE.

Entry verified April 21, 2026

The short answer

Builds scalable, secure, cost-effective platform engineering solutions. Masters managed Kubernetes across all major clouds, self-managed clusters, multi-cluster management via Cluster API, progressive delivery with Argo Rollouts and Flagger, and policy-as-code with OPA, Gatekeeper, and Kyverno.

When to use it

Use proactively for K8s architecture decisions, GitOps implementation, service-mesh design (Istio, Linkerd, Cilium), or cloud-native platform design. Also for Pod Security Standards migration, supply-chain security (SLSA, Sigstore, SBOMs), multi-tenancy patterns, and developer-platform self-service provisioning.

Setup

  1. 1

    Add the marketplace: /plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents.

  2. 2

    Browse via /plugin and install kubernetes-operations, which includes the kubernetes-architect agent plus four specialised skills for production-grade configs.

  3. 3

    Each plugin loads in isolation — installing kubernetes-operations only loads its agents, commands, and skills (progressive disclosure keeps token use down).

  4. 4

    Invoke the agent directly or let Claude Code delegate when K8s architecture questions come up.

Example

You: /k8s-plan — 3 services, 50 RPS peak, single region.
Claude: [produces Helm chart + service manifests + ingress + HPA with 2-5 replica range, cost-optimised]

Source & attribution

Author
wshobson
Licence
MIT
Type
Community

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Caveats

Production K8s is still its own discipline. Use this to accelerate, not replace, expertise.

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