Claude Code Skills by foxj77

Claude Code Skills Collection

A curated collection of Claude Code skills for Kubernetes platform engineering, GitOps operations, and Helm chart management.

Overview

These skills provide expert knowledge that Claude Code can leverage when assisting with:

• Flux CD GitOps - Troubleshooting, operations, and patterns
• Kubernetes Platform Engineering - Multi-tenancy, operations, security, and continual improvement
• Kubernetes Ecosystem Tools - Troubleshooting ExternalDNS, External Secrets, cert-manager, kro, and Kyverno
• Helm Charts - Development, maintenance, and review

Skills Index

Flux CD GitOps

Skill	Description
flux-troubleshooting	Diagnosing and resolving Flux issues
flux-operations	Day-to-day Flux management and operations
flux-gitops-patterns	Repository structures and deployment patterns

Kubernetes Platform

Skill	Description
k8s-platform-tenancy	Multi-tenant namespace management
k8s-platform-operations	Day-2 operations and incident response
k8s-security-hardening	Security controls and compliance
k8s-security-redteam	Penetration testing and security assessment
k8s-continual-improvement	SLOs, FinOps, and platform maturity
k8s-namespace-troubleshooting	Namespace-scoped workload diagnosis and remediation
k8s-dns-troubleshooting	Cluster DNS health checks and CoreDNS troubleshooting
k8s-network-troubleshooting	Network connectivity and Istio service mesh troubleshooting

Kubernetes Ecosystem Tools

Skill	Description
external-dns-troubleshooting	Diagnosing ExternalDNS record sync failures
external-secrets-troubleshooting	Diagnosing External Secrets Operator sync issues
cert-manager-troubleshooting	Diagnosing certificate issuance and renewal failures
kyverno-troubleshooting	Diagnosing Kyverno policy enforcement and webhook issues

Helm Charts

Skill	Description
helm-chart-development	Creating and structuring Helm charts
helm-chart-testing	Writing and analyzing Helm test manifests
helm-chart-maintenance	Versioning, testing, and releases
helm-chart-review	Security and quality review

Shared Resources

Resource	Description
_shared/references/	Common patterns referenced by multiple skills

Installation

Option 1: Clone to Claude Code Skills Directory

git clone https://github.com/foxj77/claude-code-skills.git ~/.claude/skills/

Option 2: Add as Additional Working Directory

Add to your Claude Code configuration:

{
  "additionalWorkingDirectories": [
    "/path/to/claude-code-skills"
  ]
}

Option 3: Symlink Individual Skills

ln -s /path/to/claude-code-skills/flux-troubleshooting ~/.claude/skills/flux-troubleshooting

Skill Structure

Each skill follows a standard structure:

skill-name/
├── SKILL.md           # Main skill documentation
└── references/        # Supporting reference materials (optional)
    └── *.md

SKILL.md Format

Every skill includes:

• Keywords - Terms that trigger skill activation
• When to Use - Scenarios where this skill applies
• Related Skills - Cross-references to complementary skills
• Quick Reference - Common commands/patterns table
• Detailed Content - In-depth knowledge and examples

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on:

• Adding new skills
• Updating existing skills
• Submitting pull requests

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Acknowledgments

• Flux CD Documentation
• Kubernetes Documentation
• Helm Documentation
• Claude Code Documentation