How does it handle zero-trust security?

It automates the configuration of mutual TLS (mTLS) and fine-grained Authorization Policies to ensure all service communication is encrypted and authorized.

Does this skill support both Istio and Linkerd?

Yes, the skill provides deep expertise and implementation patterns for both Istio and Linkerd service mesh architectures.

What observability tools are integrated?

The skill helps configure the full observability stack, including Kiali for service graphs, Jaeger for distributed tracing, and Prometheus/Grafana for metrics.

Can it help with progressive delivery?

Absolutely. It includes specific patterns for canary deployments, blue-green rollouts, and weighted traffic shifting using VirtualServices and DestinationRules.

Kubernetes Service Mesh Management

Name: Kubernetes Service Mesh Management
Author: pluginagentmarketplace

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Deployment & DevOps

Implements and manages production-grade service meshes like Istio and Linkerd for advanced traffic control, zero-trust security, and deep observability.

About

This skill empowers Claude to architect and maintain sophisticated service mesh infrastructures using industry-standard tools like Istio and Linkerd. It provides specialized guidance on implementing mutual TLS (mTLS) for zero-trust networking, configuring complex traffic routing for canary deployments, and establishing resilient system patterns through circuit breaking and retries. Whether you're debugging connectivity issues or setting up distributed tracing with Kiali and Jaeger, this skill ensures your microservices communication is secure, observable, and highly available within a Kubernetes ecosystem.

Key Features

Automated Istio and Linkerd installation and configuration
Resilience engineering with circuit breakers, retries, and timeouts
Zero-trust security implementation via mTLS and AuthorizationPolicies
Comprehensive observability setup for metrics, logs, and distributed tracing
Advanced traffic management including canary rollouts and traffic shifting
1 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Executing safe, incremental canary deployments with weighted traffic routing
Implementing a zero-trust security model between microservices using mTLS
Debugging complex service-to-service communication issues and latency bottlenecks

About

Key Features

Automated Istio and Linkerd installation and configuration
Resilience engineering with circuit breakers, retries, and timeouts
Zero-trust security implementation via mTLS and AuthorizationPolicies
Comprehensive observability setup for metrics, logs, and distributed tracing
Advanced traffic management including canary rollouts and traffic shifting
1 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Executing safe, incremental canary deployments with weighted traffic routing
Implementing a zero-trust security model between microservices using mTLS
Debugging complex service-to-service communication issues and latency bottlenecks