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    kubernetes-manifest-reviewer

    by Zicheng Liao

    Professional-grade Kubernetes YAML auditor for security, API deprecations, and deployment best practices.

    Updated Jun 2026
    0 installs

    Free

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    • Downloadable skill package
    • 1 permission declared
    • Instant install

    Sample output

    Kubernetes Manifest Review Report

    • Issues found: 1 critical, 2 high
    • CRITICAL: [line 22] runAsUser: 0 detected. Container should run as non-root.
    • HIGH: [line 15] image: nginx:latest - tag is unpredictable. Use a specific version.
    • HIGH: [line 30] Missing resources.limits.

    About This Skill

    What it does

    The Kubernetes Manifest Reviewer is a specialized auditing tool designed to catch misconfigurations before they reach your cluster. It performs deep static analysis on YAML files to identify security vulnerabilities, API deprecations, and architectural anti-patterns.

    Why use this skill

    Manual YAML reviews are error-prone and time-consuming. This skill automates the expertise of a Senior DevOps Engineer, checking for over 50 specific failure modes including root user execution, unpinned image tags, and missing health probes. It goes beyond simple linting by cross-referencing resources—ensuring your Services actually match your Deployment labels and your ConfigMaps are correctly referenced.

    Supported tools & features

    • Security Auditing: Flags privileged escalation, missing seccomp profiles, and hardcoded secrets.
    • API Lifecycle Management: Detects deprecated versions based on your specific K8s cluster version (1.25 through 1.32+).
    • Reliability Checks: Validates liveness/readiness probes, resource limits, and anti-affinity rules.
    • Best Practices: Enforces standard labels, proper rollout strategies, and structured logging.

    The Output

    You receive a structured Markdown report categorizing issues by severity (Critical to Low). Each finding includes the specific line number, a clear description of the impact, and a checklist of best practices applied or missed.

    Use Cases

    • Audit manifests for CIS benchmark and NSA hardening compliance.
    • Identify deprecated API versions before upgrading your cluster.
    • Ensure every container has calibrated resource requests and limits.
    • Verify Service selectors match Deployment labels across multiple files.
    • Prevent production outages by enforcing liveness and readiness probes.

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    Permissions

    Terminal / Shell

    File Scopes

    kubernetes-manifest-reviewer/**

    Tags

    kubernetes
    devops
    yaml
    security
    deployment
    validation
    best-practices

    Creator

    Zicheng Liao

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