11# Development Cluster Management Skill
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3- A skill for managing Ambient Code Platform development clusters (kind and minikube ) for testing local changes.
3+ A skill for managing Ambient Code Platform development clusters (kind) for testing local changes.
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55## Purpose
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@@ -19,20 +19,14 @@ Invoke this skill when working on the Ambient Code Platform and you need to:
1919- Debug deployment issues
2020- Iterate quickly on component changes
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22- ## Cluster Options
22+ ## Cluster: Kind
2323
24- ### Kind (Recommended for Quick Testing)
25- - Fast cluster creation
24+ - Fast cluster creation (~ 30 seconds)
2625- Uses production Quay.io images by default
26+ - ` LOCAL_IMAGES=true ` builds and loads from source
2727- Lightweight single-node cluster
2828- Aligns with CI/CD setup
29- - Access: http://localhost:8080
30-
31- ### Minikube (Recommended for Development)
32- - Builds images locally from source
33- - Hot-reload commands for quick iterations
34- - Full feature set for development
35- - Access: http://localhost:3000
29+ - Access via port-forwarding (see ` make kind-status ` for ports)
3630
3731## Key Features
3832
@@ -56,16 +50,6 @@ The skill will:
56505 . Verify deployment
57516 . Provide access information
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59- ### Development with Hot Reload
60- ```
61- User: "Set up minikube for frontend development"
62- ```
63- The skill will:
64- 1 . Create minikube cluster
65- 2 . Build all components
66- 3 . Configure hot-reload
67- 4 . Show how to iterate quickly
68-
6953### Troubleshooting
7054```
7155User: "The backend pod is crash looping"
@@ -79,89 +63,26 @@ The skill will:
7963
8064## Supported Commands
8165
82- The skill knows all relevant Makefile targets:
83-
84- ** Kind:**
8566- ` make kind-up ` - Create cluster
67+ - ` make kind-up LOCAL_IMAGES=true ` - Create cluster with locally-built images
8668- ` make kind-down ` - Destroy cluster
87-
88- ** Minikube:**
89- - ` make local-up ` - Create cluster with local builds
90- - ` make local-rebuild ` - Rebuild all and restart
91- - ` make local-reload-backend ` - Hot reload backend only
92- - ` make local-reload-frontend ` - Hot reload frontend only
93- - ` make local-reload-operator ` - Hot reload operator only
94- - ` make local-status ` - Check status
95- - ` make local-logs-* ` - View logs
96- - ` make local-clean ` - Destroy cluster
97-
98- ** Building:**
69+ - ` make kind-rebuild ` - Rebuild all, reload, restart
70+ - ` make kind-port-forward ` - Port-forward services
71+ - ` make kind-status ` - Show cluster status and ports
9972- ` make build-all ` - Build all images
10073- ` make build-backend ` - Build backend only
10174- ` make build-frontend ` - Build frontend only
10275- ` make build-operator ` - Build operator only
103-
104- ## Platform Components
105-
106- The skill understands all platform components:
107-
108- | Component | Path | Image | Purpose |
109- | -----------| ------| -------| ---------|
110- | Backend | ` components/backend ` | ` vteam_backend:latest ` | API server |
111- | Frontend | ` components/frontend ` | ` vteam_frontend:latest ` | Web UI |
112- | Operator | ` components/operator ` | ` vteam_operator:latest ` | K8s operator |
113- | Runner | ` components/runners/ambient-runner ` | ` vteam_claude_runner:latest ` | Claude Code runner |
114- | State Sync | ` components/runners/state-sync ` | ` vteam_state_sync:latest ` | S3 persistence |
115- | Public API | ` components/public-api ` | ` vteam_public_api:latest ` | External API |
116-
117- ## Typical Workflow
118-
119- 1 . ** Make code changes** in one or more components
120- 2 . ** Invoke the skill** with "test this in kind" or similar
121- 3 . ** Skill analyzes changes** and builds necessary images
122- 4 . ** Skill creates/updates cluster** and deploys changes
123- 5 . ** Skill verifies deployment** and provides access info
124- 6 . ** Developer tests changes** in the running cluster
125- 7 . ** Iterate as needed** with hot-reload commands
76+ - ` make local-status ` - Check pod status
77+ - ` make local-logs ` - View all logs
12678
12779## Requirements
12880
129- - Access to /workspace/repos/platform repository
130- - kind or minikube installed
81+ - kind installed
13182- kubectl installed
13283- podman or docker installed
13384- Make installed
13485
135- ## Troubleshooting
136-
137- The skill handles common issues:
138-
139- - ** ImagePullBackOff** : Ensures images are loaded with correct pull policy
140- - ** CrashLoopBackOff** : Analyzes logs and suggests fixes
141- - ** Port conflicts** : Helps resolve port forwarding issues
142- - ** Stale images** : Forces rebuild and restart
143-
144- ## Integration Points
145-
146- This skill integrates with:
147- - The platform repository Makefile
148- - Git for change detection
149- - kubectl for cluster management
150- - kind/minikube for cluster creation
151- - Container runtime (podman/docker) for image management
152-
153- ## Best Practices
154-
155- 1 . Use kind for quick validation
156- 2 . Use minikube for iterative development
157- 3 . Always check logs after deployment
158- 4 . Clean up clusters when done
159- 5 . Build only what changed
160- 6 . Verify image pull policy for local images
161-
16286## See Also
16387
164- - [ Platform Repository README] ( /workspace/repos/platform/README.md )
165- - [ Platform Makefile] ( /workspace/repos/platform/Makefile )
16688- [ Kind Documentation] ( https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/ )
167- - [ Minikube Documentation] ( https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/ )
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