Lists all pods in a namespace with their name, status, restart count, age, and node. Use this as a first step to get an overview of what is running and spot any pods in Error, CrashLoopBackOff, or Pending state.

Returns the detailed status of a single pod: phase, readiness, restart count, last termination reason (e.g. OOMKilled, Error), container states, and pod conditions. Use this to dig into why a specific pod is unhealthy.

Fetches logs from a specific pod. Set previous=true to get logs from the pod's last run before a crash — essential for diagnosing CrashLoopBackOff or OOMKilled pods. Use tailLines to limit output to the most recent N lines.

Returns Kubernetes events (Warning and Normal) for a namespace or specific pod, sorted by most recent. Events often reveal the root cause of failures: OOMKilled, FailedScheduling, ImagePullBackOff, Liveness probe failures, etc.

Returns real-time CPU and memory usage for pods, compared against their resource requests and limits. Requires metrics-server to be running in the cluster (enable via: minikube addons enable metrics-server). Use to identify pods that are throttled, near their memory limit, or OOMKill candidates.

Returns rollout status for a Deployment: desired vs ready vs available replicas, whether the rollout is complete, container images in use, and any degraded conditions. Use to check if a deployment rolled out successfully or is stuck.

WRITE ACTION — This modifies cluster state. Scales a Deployment to the specified number of replicas. Always confirm with the user before calling this. Use dryRun=true (default) to preview the change without executing it.

WRITE ACTION — This modifies cluster state. Deletes the specified pod, which triggers automatic recreation if the pod is managed by a Deployment or ReplicaSet. Always confirm with the user before calling this. Use dryRun=true (default) to preview the action without executing it.