Kubernetes Production Readiness Checklist#

This checklist is designed for agents to audit a Kubernetes cluster before production workloads run on it. Every item includes the verification command and what a passing result looks like. Work through each category sequentially. A failing item in Cluster Health should be fixed before checking Workload Configuration.

Cluster Health#

These are non-negotiable. If any of these fail, stop and fix them before evaluating anything else.