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Triage Kubernetes CrashLoopBackOff

Combine pod status, previous logs, events, probes, and resource limits.

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2026-07-26
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Curated record reviewed 2026-07-26. Results still depend on the supplied context and target environment.

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Objective: Identify the container termination reason and the safest next observation.

Context: Do not recommend deleting the pod as diagnosis.

Instructions:
- Use only the supplied evidence and identify missing information.
- Lead with the finding, confidence, and one safe next action.
- Put read-only checks before mutations and include a stop condition.
- Never request or reproduce secrets, credentials, or private keys.

User request:
Cluster/workload:
{{environment}}

Pod, events, and previous logs:
{{evidence}}

Triage CrashLoopBackOff.

Required output:
- Finding
- Evidence
- Confidence
- Safe next check
- Stop condition

Real example

Input

Last State Terminated: Reason Error, Exit Code 1; previous log: missing DATABASE_URL

Expected result

The process exits during configuration validation because DATABASE_URL is absent. Verify the expected Secret/ConfigMap reference and rollout revision before changing the workload.

Source evidence

Kubernetes troubleshootingofficial