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.