Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 01/09/2026After Fable and GPT-Sol, the local models felt excruciatingly slow. By next year, I expect the coming wave of lightweight OSS models to shine at agentic GitOps, from manifest generation to handling promotion pipelines across a cluster fleet. 010
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 01/09/2026Some great things came out of this experiment. The Flux MCP we just released ships with major optimizations and new tools for diffing repo changes against live clusters. Check out the new MCP tools here: fluxoperator.dev/docs/mcp/too...fluxoperator.devTools reference - Flux Operator DocsFlux MCP Server available tools, functions and commands for AI agents 110
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 01/09/2026After benchmarking a range of models for a couple of days, I chose Apodex-1.1-mini. I quantized it with Lightning MTP speculative decoding enabled, which made it noticeably faster on my homelab. If you want to try Apodex on oMLX, my quant is on Hugging Face: huggingface.co/stefanprodan...huggingface.costefanprodan/Apodex-1.1-mini-oQ4e-mtp · Hugging FaceWe’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science. 100
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 01/09/2026I've been experimenting with local AI (oMLX) on a Mac Studio (M2 Max 96GB) for agentic GitOps. My test bench covers repo analysis and live cluster operations through the Flux MCP server. 220
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 22/08/2026Big thanks to @mintlify.bsky.social for sponsoring the Timoni project ❤️ 000
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 22/08/2026Timoni v0.33 is out with a brand new website 🚀 Timoni now ships skills and a docs MCP server, enabling AI agents to operate Timoni end-to-end: from authoring modules and composing bundles, to orchestrating multi-cluster deployments. Check it out timoni.sh/ai-agents #Kubernetes #AItimoni.shAI Agents - TimoniEquip AI coding agents with the Timoni skills and the docs MCP server to deploy apps and author modules. 140
Reposted by Stefan ProdanFlux Project @fluxcd.io · 17/08/2026we've built Flux Mirror :) take ownership of all of your images, charts, and other OCI artifacts for your Kubernetes clusters! supply chain attacks are getting worse as well. check out our blog which talks about how to implement a import diode using min artifact age fluxcd.io/blog/2026/08...fluxcd.ioIntroducing Flux MirrorDeclarative mirroring for container images, Helm charts, and OCI artifacts, with signature verification, provenance policies, and minimum artifact age. 283
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 08/08/2026After a long pause, I'm back to hacking on Timoni! v0.30 comes with new module capabilities, a much faster development loop, and fixes for long-standing issues. Check it out: github.com/stefanprodan...github.comWhat's new in Timoni v0.30 · stefanprodan timoni · Discussion #609After a long pause, I'm back to shipping features in Timoni! This announcement rounds up the work landed in the v0.28, v0.29 and v0.30 releases: new module capabilities, a much faster development l... 020
Reposted by Stefan ProdanFlux Project @fluxcd.io · 03/08/2026Check out the new Ignore Rules in Flux :) They let you initialize values but perform selective drift correction. It's now possible to pick the starting replicas when using HPA's instead of relying on the minimum, and cert-manager can now regenerate your placeholder certs fluxcd.io/blog/2026/08...fluxcd.ioSelective drift correction with ignore rulesLet external controllers like HPA and cert-manager manage specific fields without fighting Flux drift correction. 053
Reposted by Stefan ProdanFlux Project @fluxcd.io · 27/07/2026check out this guide on how to bootstrap OpenBao & Flux with no secrets! We <3 workload identity (we also show a sovereign key signing flow) @openbao-official.bsky.socialfluxcd.ioFlux and OpenBao: Secrets and SignaturesThis post shows off two Flux integrations with OpenBao: SOPS decryption through workload identity and sovereign OCI artifact signing with Cosign. 063
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 17/07/2026Found a great summer drink in Poreč 🇭🇷 Rosato spritz 🍹 021
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 13/07/2026We’ve indexed all CNCF projects and various @kubernetes.io controllers. Please open an issue if we missed anything schemas.fluxoperator.dev/catalog/schemas.fluxoperator.devFlux Schema Catalog: Kubernetes and CNCF schemasJSON Schemas and field indexes for Kubernetes core, OpenShift, the Flux ecosystem, and CNCF projects. Filter by name, API group, or kind and open a project for its versions. 020
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 13/07/2026Check out Flux Schema! Our brand new #FluxCD CLI plugin that validates manifests and helps AI Agents stop hallucinating Kubernetes YAML. After extensive benchmarks my conclusion is that the Flux Schema MCP Server gets you 57% fewer tokens compared to web tools. fluxcd.io/blog/2026/07...fluxcd.ioIntroducing Flux Schema and the Ecosystem CatalogStatic validation for GitOps workflows with Kubernetes API server semantics, a schema catalog for the CNCF ecosystem, and a public MCP server for AI agents. 2103
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 07/07/2026Happy Birthday #FluxCD! one more decade and I'm retiring 🫡 stefanprodan.com/blog/2026/fl...stefanprodan.comCelebrating Ten Years of Flux CDA decade since the first Flux commit and the start of the GitOps movement 1163
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 30/06/2026Flux v2.9 is out! 🚀 - New CLI plugin system with Mirror & Schema extensions - Server-side apply field ignore rules - Age post-quantum SOPS + OpenBao/Vault auth - SSH Git commit verification - AWS CodeCommit support fluxcd.io/blog/2026/06... #GitOps #Kubernetes #FluxCDfluxcd.ioAnnouncing Flux 2.9 GAWe are thrilled to announce the release of Flux v2.9.0! Here you will find highlights of new features and improvements in this release. 173
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 27/06/2026Used cctop as an excuse to try Bun instead of my usual Go. Instant startup, genuinely fast, and bun:ffi calls straight into native macOS APIs. Compiles to a single binary too. Bun earned a spot in my toolbox. 000
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 27/06/2026I run Claude Code autonomously for days across terminals and IDEs with sub-agents fanning out into copilot, kiro, and gemini. I won't trade that for an agent manager, so I built cctop: a live top for CC to tame the session chaos. Check it out: github.com/stefanprodan... 430
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 13/04/2026Our repos now contain an AGENTS.md file to help AI navigate the codebase. Point your AI Agent to this file and ask it to follow the guidelines and conventions described there. Before opening PRs with AI generated code, please review it and make sure you understand it. github.com/fluxcd/flux2...github.com 100
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 13/04/2026We've published the AI Contribution Policy for #FluxCD We require disclosure of AI usage on commits using the Assisted-by tag. The Signed-off-by and Co-authored-by tags must identify humans who can legally certify the DCO, please don’t fill these will AI product names. github.com/fluxcd/flux2...github.comAI Contribution Policy for the Flux project · fluxcd flux2 · Discussion #5848AI Coding Assistants Guidance Using AI Agents to help write your PR is acceptable, but as the author, you are responsible for understanding the code and the documentation you submit. Please review ... 121
Reposted by Stefan ProdanFlux Project @fluxcd.io · 08/04/2026AI is driving detachment from both software engineering and platform engineering. @stefanprodan.com maps out the levels at FluxCon, from Copilot tab-completion to dark software factories to autonomous cluster remediation. Check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=efpqMLQJaW4 #FluxCD #GitOps #kubernetesyoutube.comVibe Coding Meets GitOps - Stefan Prodan, ControlPlaneYouTube video by CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] 172
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 21/03/2026Check out the Flux CD AI Skills repo and give it a star ⭐ github.com/fluxcd/agent...github.comGitHub - fluxcd/agent-skills: Skills to transform AI Agents into GitOps EngineersSkills to transform AI Agents into GitOps Engineers - fluxcd/agent-skills 072
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 21/03/2026✈️ On my way to #KubeCon! Monday at #FluxCon we'll be launching the official #FluxCD Skills. I'll be taking about ADLC and how we've developed AI Agents specialised in GitOps and Flux security. If you are going to vibe code your Kubernetes infra, you should come to my talk on March 23 at 09AM 😊 290
Reposted by Stefan ProdanLeigh Capili 🧋 @capileigh.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Morgan Stanley scaled Flux to 500+ clusters, 100k+ containers, and 10k+ Flux resources. Their 5-year journey covers: multi-tenancy, performance tuning, moving to S3 sources, and devX fluxcd.io/blog/2026/03/stairway-to-gitops-morgan-stanley/ FluxCon Europe is next Monday - come say hi! #kubeconfluxcd.ioStairway to GitOps: Scaling Flux at Morgan StanleyReflecting on Morgan Stanley's journey to production GitOps with Flux, presented at FluxCon NA 2025. 186
Reposted by Stefan ProdanCloudNative.Now @cloudnative.now · 27/02/2026This months newsletter is now out! 🎉 ✨ February 2026 ✨ cloudnative.now/2026-februarycloudnative.nowCloudNative.Now - February 2026Welcome to the February edition of CloudNative.Now - a monthly newsletter that covers all that has been happening in the cloud native world 134
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 25/02/2026Flux v2.8 is out! This release marks the General Availability of Helm v4 features such as server-side apply and enhanced health checking. ❤️ Big thanks to the Helm maintainers for their work on Helm v4 and for collaborating with us to ensure a smooth integration with Flux! fluxcd.io/blog/2026/02...fluxcd.ioAnnouncing Flux 2.8 GAWe are thrilled to announce the release of Flux v2.8.0! Here you will find highlights of new features and improvements in this release. 0104
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 29/01/2026If markdown is all you need, then hackmd.io could be a good option.hackmd.ioHackMD: Your Collaborative Markdown Workspace for Knowledge SharingHackMD gives you a real-time Markdown editor for collaborative work. Working with Markdown files in HackMD is simple, straightforward, and fun. 100
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 29/01/2026Actions map to custom #Kubernetes RBAC verbs giving cluster admins fine-grained control. User actions are tracked in the Flux Operator audit log, and the Web UI shows you which of your teammates has suspended a reconciliation. Docs here: fluxoperator.dev/docs/web-ui/... 000
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 29/01/2026We've implemented #GitOps actions in the latest Flux Operator Web UI. You can reconcile, pull latest source, and suspend/resume, with more actions to come. Check it out: fluxoperator.dev/web-ui/ ♥️ Big thanks to the #FluxCD users for the feedback that shaped this UI release. 153
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 23/01/2026Next up: adding a task runner. I have too many SSO profiles across all these clusters and various commands I run constantly. Having them in the menu bar, one click away, would reduce the churn. github.com/stefanprodan...github.comTask Runner · Issue #5 · stefanprodan/kswitchAdd a Task Runner feature to KSwitch that discovers and executes user scripts from a configured directory. Scripts following the *.kswitch.sh naming convention are automatically discovered and show... 000
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 23/01/2026Last time I developed an app for macOS was years ago in Objective-C. To not spend ages on KSwitch, I went with a spec-driven approach: wrote the features I wanted in markdown and the data models in Swift, then fired off Claude Code and iterated over it for a couple of days. 131
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 23/01/2026I made a tiny macOS app to help me organise and monitor all the Kubernetes clusters I run #FluxCD tests on. I have lots of these on my laptop, homelab and clouds, so my kubeconfig is always a mess. Give it a try: github.com/stefanprodan...github.comGitHub - stefanprodan/kswitch: Kubernetes context manager for macOSKubernetes context manager for macOS. Contribute to stefanprodan/kswitch development by creating an account on GitHub. 160
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 19/12/2025That will never happen. Having a UI in upstream would be unfair to the ecosystem we’ve been trying to nurture for years. There are so many great Flux UIs from Headlamp, Gimlet, Freelense, Backstage, Azure, etc. As a maintainer I want to enable the community to keep building different UI experiences. 110
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 18/12/2025An early Christmas gift for all #FluxCD users 🎁🎄 Flux Operator 0.37 is here with a brand new Web UI! We've shipped a mobile-friendly web interface that gives you real-time visibility into everything Flux manages on your clusters. Unwrap it here fluxoperator.dev/web-ui/ 191
Reposted by Stefan ProdanMatteo Bianchi @mbianchi.dev · 11/12/2025In 2026 I won't do much public speaking. Also me kccnceu2026.sched.com/event/2CW37/... I will chat with @stefanprodan.com about Flux and ephemeral environments based on GitHub PRs 👀 p.s. Most probably my last KubeCon, so come and say hi lolkccnceu2026.sched.comKubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026: Pull Request Wars: The Flux Awakens - Ep...View more about this event at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 061
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 10/11/2025At #FluxCon Morgan Stanley shared how they run #FluxCD to deploy tens of thousands of apps on 500+ clusters. Awesome to see all the optimizations we’ve built into Flux delivered at this scale 🎉 060
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 23/10/2025Found the best flat white in Edinburgh! The source coffee roasters 291
Reposted by Stefan ProdanAdrian Mouat @adrianmouat.com · 21/10/2025@stefanprodan.com kicks off track 1 at @kcduk.bsky.social with a talk on GitOps and Flux 351
Reposted by Stefan ProdanWhitney Lee @whitneylee.com · 07/10/2025What tells Flagger a release is safe to keep going? What is the safety mechanism? @stefanprodan.com tells how it decides, and when it rolls back. Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/Qi9Xq_QxX7M #Kubernetes #Flagger #ProgressiveDelivery #CanaryDeployments #Prometheus 052
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 01/10/2025Flux v2.7 is out 🚀 Big thanks to all contributors ❤️ Image automation goes GA, new ArtifactGenerator API for advanced sources composition and decomposition patterns, hub-and-spoke OIDC auth, and so much more. fluxcd.io/blog/2025/09... #FluxCD #GitOps #Kubernetesfluxcd.ioAnnouncing Flux 2.7 GAWe are thrilled to announce the release of Flux v2.7.0! Here you will find highlights of new features and improvements in this release. 0105
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 01/09/2025The rename is good but why ship a breaking change in a patch release 🤦♂️ 020
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 06/08/2025Happy 10-year anniversary @cncf.io 🥳 #cTENcf contribcard.cncf.io/stefanprodan 1102
Reposted by Stefan ProdanRawkode Academy @rawkode.academy · 15/07/2025Today, we published @rawkode.dev's first editorial! ArgoCD's UI is great, but Flux's architecture is inevitable.rawkode.academyFluxCD vs. ArgoCD: The Final WordA definitive look at FluxCD's controller-first design and why its architectural alignment with Kubernetes offers superior security, efficiency, and operational maturity over ArgoCD. 2118
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 09/07/2025Check out our latest blog post on how to schedule deployments during maintenance windows with Flux Operator fluxcd.io/blog/2025/07... #FluxCD #GitOps #Kubernetesfluxcd.ioTime-based deployments with Flux OperatorUpdate your Kubernetes workloads based on schedules with Flux Operator 020
Reposted by Stefan ProdanBetty Junod @bettyjunod.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Hey all -- this is not happening -- Slack will be comped for CNCF communities in perpetuity. 43410
Stefan Prodan @stefanprodan.com · 11/06/2025I really hope the smart people behind Kubernetes KinD will figure out a way to run #Kubernetes on Apple silicon using the new container tool 🤞 github.com/apple/contai...github.comGitHub - apple/container: A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It's written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon.A tool for creating and running Linux containers using lightweight virtual machines on a Mac. It's written in Swift, and optimized for Apple silicon. - GitHub - apple/container: A tool for cre... 2121