Gke Basics

GKE Basics

Managed Kubernetes platform on Google Cloud. Defaults to Autopilot mode.

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

GKE Skill Routing Table

Load the single, most specific GKE sub-skill below matching your workload requirements. Do not load multiple GKE skills unless explicitly required.

| Scenario | Trigger Keywords | Target Skill | | -------------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------- | | Golden Path Defaults | production defaults, golden | gke-golden-path | : : path : : | Cluster Creation | create cluster, provision | gke-cluster-creation | : : GKE : : | Networking & Ingress | private cluster, VPC, | gke-networking | : : Gateway API, Ingress, DNS : : | Security & IAM | Workload Identity, Secret | gke-security | : : Manager, RBAC, hardening : : | Autoscaling | HPA, VPA, Cluster | gke-scaling | : : Autoscaler, NAP : : | Compute Classes | ComputeClass, Spot fallback, | gke-compute-classes | : : GPU/TPU nodes : : | Cost Optimization | Spot VMs, rightsizing, cost | gke-cost | : : allocation : : | AI/ML Workloads | LLM, GPU/TPU inference, | gke-inference | : : serving, vLLM : : | Cluster Upgrades | upgrade, maintenance window, | gke-upgrades | : : release channel : : | Observability | monitoring, logging, | gke-observability | : : Prometheus, dashboards : : | Multi-tenancy | namespace isolation, | gke-multitenancy | : : resource quota, LimitRange : : | Batch & HPC | batch, HPC, Kueue, JobSet, | gke-batch-hpc | : : parallel jobs : : | App Onboarding | containerize, Dockerfile, | gke-app-onboarding | : : deploy app, onboard : : | Backup & DR | backup plan, restore, | gke-backup-dr | : : disaster recovery, CMEK : : | Storage & PVC | SSD, PV, PVC, StorageClass, | gke-storage | : : GCS FUSE : : | Reliability | PDB, health probe, liveness, | gke-reliability | : : readiness : :

Conceptual & Informational Queries (CRITICAL)

For purely conceptual, educational, or informational questions (e.g. "What is GKE?", "Explain GKE architecture", or "Compare Standard vs Autopilot" in a generic sense):

• Rule: Answer immediately using your pre-trained knowledge.
• Constraint: **Do not execute code searches, directory listings, or other

tool calls** unless the user explicitly requests you to inspect the local workspace or run a command. Keep it fast, cheap, and direct.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: google
• Source: google/skills
• License: Apache-2.0

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.