By kubeshark
Capture, decode, and analyze Kubernetes cluster network traffic for root cause analysis, forensic snapshots, PCAP extraction, and security threat detection using the Kubeshark MCP. Includes traffic filtering with the Kubeshark Filter Language (KFL2) and auditing against MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Kubeshark installation and deployment skill. Use this skill whenever the user wants to install Kubeshark, deploy Kubeshark to a Kubernetes cluster, set up Kubeshark, configure Kubeshark helm values, generate a Kubeshark config file, customize Kubeshark deployment, troubleshoot Kubeshark installation, upgrade Kubeshark, uninstall Kubeshark, or manage the Kubeshark Helm release. Also trigger when the user mentions "kubeshark tap", "kubeshark clean", "helm install kubeshark", "get kubeshark running", "set up traffic capture", "deploy kubeshark", "kubeshark not starting", "kubeshark pods not ready", "configure namespaces", "persistent storage", "cloud storage for snapshots", "kubeshark ingress", "kubeshark auth", "kubeshark SAML", "kubeshark license", "kubeshark config", "custom helm values", "kubeshark on EKS/GKE/AKS", "kubeshark on OpenShift", "kubeshark on KinD/minikube/k3s", "air-gapped", "offline install", or any request related to getting Kubeshark installed, configured, and running in a Kubernetes cluster.
KFL2 (Kubeshark Filter Language) reference. This skill MUST be loaded before writing, constructing, or suggesting any KFL filter expression. KFL is statically typed — incorrect field names or syntax will fail silently or error. Do not guess at KFL syntax without this skill loaded. Trigger on any mention of KFL, CEL filters, traffic filtering, display filters, query syntax, filter expressions, write a filter, construct a query, build a KFL, create a filter expression, "how do I filter", "show me only", "find traffic where", protocol-specific queries (HTTP status codes, DNS lookups, Redis commands, Kafka topics), Kubernetes-aware filtering (by namespace, pod, service, label, annotation), L4 connection/flow filters, time-based queries, or any request to slice/search/narrow network traffic in Kubeshark. Also trigger when other skills need to construct filters — KFL is the query language for all Kubeshark traffic analysis.
Kubernetes network root cause analysis skill powered by Kubeshark MCP. Use this skill whenever the user wants to investigate past incidents, perform retrospective traffic analysis, take or manage traffic snapshots, extract PCAPs, dissect L7 API calls from historical captures, compare traffic patterns over time, detect drift or anomalies between snapshots, or do any kind of forensic network analysis in Kubernetes. Also trigger when the user mentions snapshots, raw capture, PCAP extraction, traffic replay, postmortem analysis, "what happened yesterday/last week", root cause analysis, RCA, cloud snapshot storage, snapshot dissection, or KFL filters for historical traffic. Even if the user just says "figure out what went wrong" or "compare today's traffic to yesterday" in a Kubernetes context, use this skill.
Kubernetes network security audit skill powered by Kubeshark MCP. Use this skill whenever the user wants to audit a cluster for security threats, detect compromised workloads, find malicious traffic patterns, hunt for indicators of compromise (IOCs), check for data exfiltration, identify C2 (command and control) communication, detect cryptomining, find lateral movement, discover credential theft attempts, assess network security posture, or perform threat hunting in Kubernetes. Also trigger when the user mentions security audit, threat detection, compromise assessment, vulnerability scan, "is my cluster compromised", "find malicious traffic", "check for threats", DNS exfiltration, DNS tunneling, port scanning, IMDS access, reverse shell, crypto miner, MITRE ATT&CK, IOC detection, anomaly detection, suspicious traffic, rogue workloads, unauthorized access, or any request to evaluate cluster security through network traffic analysis.
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Network Observability for SREs & AI Agents
Kubeshark indexes cluster-wide network traffic at the kernel level using eBPF — delivering instant answers to any query using network, API, and Kubernetes semantics.
What you can do:

helm repo add kubeshark https://helm.kubeshark.com
helm install kubeshark kubeshark/kubeshark
kubectl port-forward svc/kubeshark-front 8899:80
Open http://localhost:8899 in your browser. You're capturing traffic.
For production use, we recommend using an ingress controller instead of port-forward.
Connect an AI agent via MCP:
brew install kubeshark
claude mcp add kubeshark -- kubeshark mcp
Kubeshark exposes cluster-wide network data via MCP — enabling AI agents to query traffic, investigate API calls, and perform root cause analysis through natural language.
"Why did checkout fail at 2:15 PM?" "Which services have error rates above 1%?" "Show TCP retransmission rates across all node-to-node paths" "Trace request abc123 through all services"
Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible AI.

Open-source, reusable skills that teach AI agents domain-specific workflows on top of Kubeshark's MCP tools:
| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| Network RCA | Retrospective root cause analysis — snapshots, dissection, PCAP extraction, trend comparison |
| KFL | KFL (Kubeshark Filter Language) expert — writes, debugs, and optimizes traffic filters |
Install as a Claude Code plugin:
/plugin marketplace add kubeshark/kubeshark
/plugin install kubeshark
Or clone and use directly — skills trigger automatically based on conversation context.
Kubeshark indexes cluster-wide network traffic by parsing it according to protocol specifications, with support for HTTP, gRPC, Redis, Kafka, DNS, and more. A single KFL query can combine all three semantic layers — Kubernetes identity, API context, and network attributes — to pinpoint exactly the traffic you need. No code instrumentation required.

KFL reference → · Traffic indexing →
A visual map of how workloads communicate, showing dependencies, traffic volume, and protocol usage across the cluster.

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