Analyzing Kubernetes Audit Logs
Investigate Kubernetes API activity, spot risky changes, and support incident or compliance reviews from cluster audit logs.
Overview
Analyzing Kubernetes Audit Logs is an agent skill most often used in Ship (also Operate) that guides review of K8s API audit events for security threats, misconfigurations, and incident timelines.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/mukul975/anthropic-cybersecurity-skills --skill analyzing-kubernetes-audit-logsWhat is this skill?
- Kubernetes audit log investigation workflow for API server events
- Threat-hunting patterns for privileged operations and configuration drift
- Supports pre-launch security review and post-incident forensics on clusters
- Fits solo operators running K8s on managed clouds or self-hosted control planes
- Part of Anthropic cybersecurity skills corpus (Apache-2.0 licensed)
Adoption & trust: 1 installs on skills.sh; 14.9k GitHub stars; 3/3 security scanners passed (skills.sh audits); trending (+100% hot-view momentum).
What problem does it solve?
You have Kubernetes audit data but no repeatable way to turn API server events into actionable security findings.
Who is it for?
Indie devops-heavy founders shipping on Kubernetes who must pass a security self-review without a full SOC team.
Skip if: Teams with no Kubernetes footprint or those who only need application-level unit tests without cluster forensics.
When should I use this skill?
You need to investigate Kubernetes API server audit logs for security issues, compliance evidence, or incident timelines.
What do I get? / Deliverables
You produce a prioritized read of suspicious API activity, affected resources, and follow-up hardening or monitoring steps.
- Prioritized suspicious event list
- Incident or review timeline
- Recommended RBAC or policy follow-ups
Recommended Skills
Journey fit
Spans multiple journey phases - primary shelf plus alternate fits below.
Audit log analysis is a standard ship gate before production and during security review of cluster posture. Security subphase covers verifying who did what in the API server—RBAC abuse, secret access, and policy violations.
Where it fits
Review audit trails for overprivileged service accounts before flipping production traffic.
Correlate a spike in forbidden API calls with a compromised CI token.
Rebuild a timeline of helm upgrades and secret reads after a production breach suspicion.
How it compares
Cluster audit forensics skill—not a generic linter or non-Kubernetes cloud trail analyzer.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is analyzing-kubernetes-audit-logs for?
Builders and operators on Kubernetes who need to interpret audit logs for security reviews, incidents, or compliance evidence.
When should I use analyzing-kubernetes-audit-logs?
In ship during security review before production; in operate when investigating anomalies, RBAC changes, or secret access after an alert.
Is analyzing-kubernetes-audit-logs safe to install?
Treat cluster logs as sensitive; review the Security Audits panel on this page and limit agent permissions to least-privilege kube access.
SKILL.md
READMESKILL.md - Analyzing Kubernetes Audit Logs
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