istio-traffic-management
Comprehensive guide to Istio traffic management for production service mesh deployments.
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill istio-traffic-management --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Istio Traffic Management Comprehensive guide to Istio traffic management for production service mesh deployments. ## Do not use this skill when - The task is unrelated to istio traffic management - You need a different domain or tool outside this scope ## Instructions - Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs. - Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes. - Provide actionable steps and verification. - If detailed examples are required, open `resources/implementation-playbook.md`. ## Use this skill when - Configuring service-to-service routing - Implementing canary or blue-green deployments - Setting up circuit breakers and retries - Load balancing configuration - Traffic mirroring for testing - Fault injection for chaos engineering ## Core Concepts ### 1. Traffic Management Resources | Resource | Purpose | Scope | |----------|---------|-------| | **VirtualService** | Route traffic to destinations | Host-based | | **DestinationRule** | Define policies after routing | Service-based | | **Gateway** | Configure ingress/egress | Cluster edge | | **ServiceEntry** | Add external services | Mesh-wide | ### 2. Traffic Flow ``` Client → Gateway → VirtualService → Destinati
- Do not use this skill when
- Instructions
- Use this skill when
- Core Concepts
- 1. Traffic Management Resources
- 2. Traffic Flow
- Templates
- Template 1: Basic Routing
- Template 2: Canary Deployment
- Template 3: Circuit Breaker
- Template 4: Retry and Timeout
- Template 5: Traffic Mirroring
- Template 6: Fault Injection
- Template 7: Ingress Gateway
Check VirtualService configuration istioctl analyze View effective routes istioctl proxy-config routes deploy/my-app -o json Check endpoint discovery istioctl proxy-config endpoints deploy/my-app Debug traffic istioctl proxy-config log deploy/my-app --level debug
What does the istio-traffic-management skill do?
Comprehensive guide to Istio traffic management for production service mesh deployments.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill istio-traffic-management --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.