{
  "id": "external-secrets-operator-review",
  "name": "External Secrets Operator Review",
  "type": "skill",
  "provider": "kubernetes",
  "harnesses": ["codex", "claude-code", "cursor", "gemini", "kiro", "other"],
  "summary": "Review ESO SecretStore, ClusterSecretStore, ExternalSecret, and PushSecret for scope creep, auth anti-patterns, refresh interval risks, and dataFrom blast radius.",
  "source_type": "original",
  "official_docs": [
    "https://external-secrets.io/latest/introduction/overview/",
    "https://external-secrets.io/latest/api/secretstore/",
    "https://external-secrets.io/latest/api/externalsecret/",
    "https://external-secrets.io/latest/api/clustersecretstore/",
    "https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/aws-secrets-manager/",
    "https://external-secrets.io/latest/provider/azure-key-vault/"
  ],
  "security_notes": "ClusterSecretStore with no namespace selector grants every namespace access to every external secret reachable by the store credentials. Static credentials in SecretStore auth create a credential-to-access-credentials chain where compromise of the K8s Secret gives full access to the external store.",
  "last_verified": "2026-05-02",
  "path": "skills/kubernetes/external-secrets-operator-review",
  "author": "github: VincentChuWaiChow",
  "version": "0.1.0"
}