K8S Image Audit
Audit K8s deployments for stale images, wrong pull policies, and volume issues.
by thelobbi · MIT
The skill
Audit K8s deployments for stale images, wrong pull policies, and volume issues. Use when debugging Helm deploy or image caching problems.
K8s Image & Deployment Audit
Audit the K8s cluster for image and deployment issues: $ARGUMENTS
Checks to Perform
1. Image Freshness
# List all running images with their pull policies
kubectl get pods -n <namespace> -o jsonpath='{range .items[*]}{.metadata.name}{"\t"}{range .spec.containers[*]}{.image}{"\t"}{.imagePullPolicy}{"\n"}{end}{end}'
# Check image creation dates
for pod in $(kubectl get pods -n <namespace> -o name); do
IMAGE=$(kubectl get $pod -n <namespace> -o jsonpath='{.spec.containers[0].image}')
echo "$pod -> $IMAGE"
done
2. Caching Risk Detection
# Find pods using :latest with IfNotPresent (BAD)
kubectl get pods -n <namespace> -o json | jq -r '.items[] | .spec.containers[] | select(.imagePullPolicy == "IfNotPresent" and (.image | endswith(":latest"))) | "\(.name): \(.image) - CACHING RISK"'
# Find pods without explicit imagePullPolicy
kubectl get pods -n <namespace> -o json | jq -r '.items[] | .spec.containers[] | select(.imagePullPolicy == null) | "\(.name): \(.image) - NO PULL POLICY SET"'
3. Helm Release Verification
# List releases with their chart versions and app versions
helm list -n <namespace> -o json | jq -r '.[] | "\(.name)\t\(.chart)\t\(.app_version)\t\(.status)\t\(.updated)"'
# Get the actual image from a helm release
helm get values <release> -n <namespace> -o json | jq '.image'
4. Volume Health
# Check PV/PVC status
kubectl get pv,pvc -n <namespace>
# Find orphaned PVCs
kubectl get pvc -n <namespace> -o json | jq -r '.items[] | select(.status.phase != "Bound") | .metadata.name'
5. Build vs Deploy Cross-Reference
- Check
.claude/logs/docker-builds.jsonlfor the last build timestamp - Compare with the running image's creation timestamp
- Flag if the deploy is older than the latest build
Output
- List of all running images with their tags and pull policies
- Flagged caching risks
- Stale image detections
- Volume health status
- Specific remediation steps for each issue found
Use this skill
Connect your agent to the Skill Store MCP server and ask for it by ref: thelobbi/k8s-image-audit-96474584196.
Details
- Publisher
- thelobbi
- Category
- Software Development › DevOps & cloud
- License
- MIT
- Updated
- 2026-10-08
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