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TLDR

A Python agent that automatically diagnoses and fixes broken Kubernetes deployments using GPT-4o, with safety guardrails and a dry-run mode.

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    What it does
      Detects broken deployments
      Diagnoses root cause
      Applies fixes automatically
    Tech stack
      Python
      Kubernetes client
      GPT-4o
    Use cases
      Auto-repair deployments
      Preview fixes dry run
      Iterate up to 5 times
    Audience
      DevOps engineers
      SRE teams
    Requirements
      Kubernetes cluster
      OpenAI API key
      Namespace lock

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Automatically detect and fix a failing Kubernetes deployment without manual log digging.

USE CASE 2

Preview what an AI would change to a broken YAML manifest before applying it, using dry-run mode.

USE CASE 3

Let an agent iterate on a fix for up to five tries while staying locked to one namespace.

What is it built with?

PythonKubernetesOpenAI SDKGPT-4o

How does it compare?

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Stars00
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2023-06-08
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatehard
Complexity4/54/51/5
Audienceops devopsdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires a working Kubernetes cluster access and an OpenAI API key for GPT-4o.

In plain English

Kube-AutoFix is a Python tool that automatically detects and repairs failing Kubernetes deployments without human intervention. Kubernetes is a system for running and managing containerized applications at scale, when a deployment breaks, for example, a container image fails to download or a pod crashes on startup, someone normally has to investigate the logs, diagnose the root cause, and fix the configuration manually. Kube-AutoFix automates that entire process. When a broken configuration file (a YAML manifest) is applied, the agent enters a loop: it deploys the configuration, monitors whether the pods (the running units of the application) come up successfully, and if they fail, it collects diagnostic information including pod descriptions, namespace events, and container logs. It sends that debug bundle with the original configuration to GPT-4o, which acts as an automated site reliability engineer. GPT-4o returns a structured response with a root cause analysis and a corrected YAML file. The agent applies the fix and tries again, up to five iterations before stopping. The tool includes safety guardrails. It is locked to a single namespace so it cannot accidentally modify other parts of the infrastructure. The AI is instructed to make the smallest possible change and is prohibited from adding new resources unless strictly necessary. A dry-run mode lets you inspect what the AI would fix before any changes are applied. The tech stack is Python, the official Kubernetes Python client, and the OpenAI SDK for GPT-4o.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Apply this broken Kubernetes manifest and let Kube-AutoFix diagnose and repair it
Prompt 2
Run Kube-AutoFix in dry-run mode so I can review the proposed fix first
Prompt 3
Explain how Kube-AutoFix collects diagnostics before sending them to GPT-4o
Prompt 4
What safety guardrails stop this tool from making unwanted changes?

Frequently asked questions

What is kube-autofix?

A Python agent that automatically diagnoses and fixes broken Kubernetes deployments using GPT-4o, with safety guardrails and a dry-run mode.

What language is kube-autofix written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Kubernetes, OpenAI SDK.

How hard is kube-autofix to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is kube-autofix for?

Mainly ops devops.

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