feat(k8s): Update OpenShell server to accept kubeconfig, support out-of-cluster access #1017

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1. TaylorMutch

   added a parent issue on Apr 28, 2026

   • High-availability Kubernetes Support #1012
2. github-project-automation

   added this to OpenShell Roadmapon Apr 28, 2026
3. TaylorMutch commented on Apr 28, 2026

   

   TaylorMutch

   on Apr 28, 2026

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   Research finding: already implemented

   This feature is already present in the codebase. The Kubernetes driver initializes its client as follows (crates/openshell-driver-kubernetes/src/driver.rs:121–126):

   let base_config = match kube::Config::incluster() {
       Ok(c) => c,
       Err(_) => kube::Config::infer()
           .await
           .map_err(kube::Error::InferConfig)?,
   };

   kube::Config::incluster() succeeds when running inside a Kubernetes pod (service account mounted). When it fails — including when the Gateway runs locally — kube::Config::infer() is called, which reads the standard KUBECONFIG environment variable and falls back to ~/.kube/config. This is the idiomatic out-of-cluster pattern for Kubernetes clients in Rust.

   No code changes are needed. The local development workflow using KUBECONFIG pointing at a k3d cluster is described in #1016.

   Closing as already resolved.
4. TaylorMutch

   closed this as not plannedon Apr 28, 2026
5. github-project-automation

   moved this from Todo to Done in OpenShell Roadmapon Apr 28, 2026