Cloud Native Engineer (Master Skill)

This skill transforms Claude into an elite Cloud Native Architect capable of delivering production-ready distributed systems.

Core Capabilities

1. Strategic Domain Decomposition: Logic for splitting any monolith into clear microservice boundaries.
2. Standardized Dapr Infrastructure: Reliable, ready-to-use configurations for Pub/Sub, State, and Jobs.
3. Flawless K8s Orchestration: Deterministic deployment workflows that avoid DNS, Auth, and Probe failures.
4. Agentic Performance (Sub-Second): Engineering patterns for ultra-fast AI interactions.

Workflows and Procedures

1. Architectural Planning

Analyze service boundaries and define the shared communication backbone.

• Guidance: MICROSERVICES.md (Domain splitting & Payload standards).

2. Infrastructure & Containerization

Build elite, secure, and lean images before rolling out the backbone.

• Docker Best Practices: DOCKER_BEST_PRACTICES.md.
• Backbone Setup: DAPR_CONFIG.md (Redis-first Pub/Sub and State yaml).

3. Fail-Proof Deployment (Mandatory Sequence)

Follow the EXACT order of operations to ensure 100% success.

• Deployment Guide: DEPLOYMENT_GUIDE.md.
• Manifest Standards: MANIFEST_STANDARDS.md.

4. Automated Orchestration

Use the “Low Freedom” scripts to automate repetitive tasks.

• Deploy Minikube: scripts/deploy_minikube.ps1.
• Verify Cluster: scripts/verify_cluster.ps1.

5. Diagnostic Excellence

Diagnose “Silent Failures” using the troubleshooting matrix.

• Matrix: TROUBLESHOOTING.md.

6. AI Acceleration (SaaS Specialty)

Implement the persistent MCP pattern for sub-second chatbot responses.

• Reference: LATENCY_OPTIMIZATION.md.

Elite Checklist for Agents

• Network-Parity: Internal calls use K8s service names (http://service:port).
• Probe-Resilience: Liveness probes have enough delay for sidecar startup.
• Cluster-Auth: JWKS_URL points to the internal ingress/service.
• Warm-Start: AI Tools are pre-initialized in the application lifespan.