---
title: "Strip noisy runtime fields from Kubernetes YAML before review with kubectl-neat"
description: "Clean exported Kubernetes manifests by removing status and other runtime-generated fields before diffing, review, or migration work."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://github.com/itaysk/kubectl-neat"
author: "itaysk"
publisher_type: "individual"
category:
  - "Code Quality & Review"
framework:
  - "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "itaysk/kubectl-neat"
  github_stars: 2057
---

# Strip noisy runtime fields from Kubernetes YAML before review with kubectl-neat

Clean exported Kubernetes manifests by removing status and other runtime-generated fields before diffing, review, or migration work.

## Prerequisites

kubectl-neat plugin or binary, kubectl access or exported Kubernetes YAML input

## Installation

Choose whichever fits your setup:

1. Copy this skill folder into your local skills directory.
2. Clone the repo and symlink or copy the skill into your agent workspace.
3. Add the repo as a git submodule if you manage shared skills centrally.
4. Install it through your internal provisioning or packaging workflow.
5. Download the folder directly from GitHub and place it in your skills collection.

Install command or upstream instructions:

```
Install kubectl-neat as a kubectl plugin or standalone binary per the upstream README, then pipe kubectl output or saved manifests through it to remove runtime-only fields before review or diffing.
```

## Documentation

- https://github.com/itaysk/kubectl-neat#readme

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/strip-noisy-runtime-fields-from-kubernetes-yaml-before-review-with-kubectl-neat/)