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kubesphere-servicemesh

KubeSphere ServiceMesh extension management Skill (Istio + Kiali + Jaeger). Use this skill for the ServiceMesh extension Configuration (covers installation, uninstallation, status checks), troubleshooting (covers grayscale release, sidecar injection, topology/metrics, and tracing for Composed Apps Aka Custom Applications).

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Install
npx skills add kubesphere/kubesphere --skill kubesphere-servicemesh --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

Facts
Files in the skill folder: 5
SKILL.md size: 9 KB
Bundled scripts: yes
Path: skills/kubesphere-servicemesh/SKILL.md
Open the folder on GitHub →
Where it comes from
Stars: 17,016
Language: Go
Read our review of the source →

Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.

From the SKILL.md

# KubeSphere ServiceMesh ## Overview Integrates Istio, Kiali, and Jaeger to provide traffic governance for microservices. They operate on Composed App (backed by `applications.app.k8s.io`). A Service is governed when it has the annotation `servicemesh.kubesphere.io/enabled: "true"` and belongs to a Composed App. Defines two core CRDs: - **Strategy** — grayscale release task (canary, blue-green, traffic mirroring) - **ServicePolicy** — traffic management (load balancing, connection pools, circuit breaking, etc.) via Istio DestinationRule Istio handles traffic routing, Kiali provides topology visualization, and Jaeger enables tracing. ## Before You Start Check if ServiceMesh is already installed: ```bash kubectl get installplans.kubesphere.io servicemesh --ignore-not-found ``` If found, upgrading is supported — just select a newer version in Step 1. ## Installation ### Step 1: Detect and Select Version ```bash ALL_VERSIONS=$(kubectl get extensionversions.kubesphere.io \ -l kubesphere.io/extension-ref=servicemesh \ -o jsonpath='{range .items[*]}{.spec.version}{"\n"}{end}' | sort -V) LATEST_STABLE=$(echo "$ALL_VERSIONS" | grep -v -E 'alpha|beta|rc' | tail -1) if [ -z "$LATEST_STABLE" ]

What's inside
Steps it walks through
  1. Overview
  2. Before You Start
  3. Installation
  4. Step 1: Detect and Select Version
  5. Step 2: Detect and Select Clusters
  6. Step 3: Check gateway-api Compatibility
  7. Step 4: Generate and Apply InstallPlan
  8. Status Checking
  9. Uninstallation
  10. Uninstall from all clusters
  11. Uninstall from specific clusters
  12. Troubleshooting
  13. Prerequisites (common steps for all scenarios)
  14. Grayscale release task (Strategy) not working as expected
Ships with 4 files
  • references/extension-values.md
  • scripts/check-status.sh
  • scripts/generate-installplan.sh
  • scripts/verify-uninstall.sh
Commands it runs
kubectl get installplans.kubesphere.io servicemesh --ignore-not-found
if [ -z "$LATEST_STABLE" ]; then
fi
echo "Available versions:"
echo "$ALL_VERSIONS"
echo ""
echo "Latest stable: $LATEST_STABLE"
echo "Ready clusters:"
echo "$READY_CLUSTERS"
echo "Cluster count: $CLUSTER_COUNT"
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About this skill
What does the kubesphere-servicemesh skill do?

KubeSphere ServiceMesh extension management Skill (Istio + Kiali + Jaeger). Use this skill for the ServiceMesh extension Configuration (covers installation, uninstallation, status checks), troubleshooting (covers grayscale release, sidecar injection, topology/metrics, and tracing for Composed Apps Aka Custom Applications).

How do I install it?

Run `npx skills add kubesphere/kubesphere --skill kubesphere-servicemesh --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 kubesphere/kubesphere, a repository with 17,016 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.

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