ConfigError on c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl (hephaisto-chaos)

investigation

model

gpt-oss:120b

steps

5

tool calls

4

tokens

46.3k in / 1.4k out

cost

$0.0016

confidence

0.95

ended

Concluded

trace

1. 1 llm model turn internal 13.0s · 7.8k tok · $0.0002

   model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

   -> calls describe_pod

2. 2 tool describe_pod kubernetes 0ms · 4.5 KiB ~ truncated

   arguments

   {"name":"c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

   result digest — what the model actually saw

   [step 01a05efb-dee4-7f0a-bd5c-b4e4bc8e6eec] describe_pod
   log digest: 159 lines, 4614 bytes
   
   -- repeated patterns --
   x6 [#96 .. #139]     observedGeneration: 1
   x5 [#40 .. #150]         cpu: 100m
   x5 [#95 .. #115]   - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
   x3 [#44 .. #151]         memory: 16Mi
   x3 [#97 .. #117]     status: "True"
   x2 [#1 .. #87] apiVersion: v1
   x2 [#20 .. #21]     uid: 0a9f23f3-25ba-481d-8d4c-1f71b95f7607
   x2 [#37 .. #123]     name: app
   x2 [#38 .. #145]     resources:
   x2 [#39 .. #146]       limits:
   
   -- last 40 lines --
     - image: busybox:1.37
       imageID: ""
       lastState: {}
       name: app
       ready: false
       restartCount: 0
       started: false
       state:
         waiting:
           message: secret "c7-database-credentials" not found
           reason: CreateContainerConfigError
       volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
         name: kube-api-access-z4lvn
         readOnly: true
         recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
     hostIP: 0.0.0.0
     hostIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     observedGeneration: 1
     phase: Pending
     podIP: 0.0.0.0
     podIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     qosClass: Burstable
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 100m
         memory: 64Mi
       requests:
         cpu: 10m
         memory: 16Mi
     startTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
   
   events for this pod:
   type     reason     count  objects                              first  last  message
   -------  ---------  -----  -----------------------------------  -----  ----  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Normal   Pulled     26     Pod/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl  26s    26s   Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
   Warning  Failed     26     Pod/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl  26s    26s   Error: secret "c7-database-credentials" not found
   Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl  5m     5m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl to lima-rancher-desktop
   
   [truncated: 109 of 159 lines omitted]
   

   raw result — the untruncated tool output (4.5 KiB)

   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Pod
   metadata:
     creationTimestamp: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
     generateName: c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-
     generation: 1
     labels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: c7-configerror
       hephaisto.chaos/fault: configerror
       hephaisto.chaos/scenario: c7
       pod-template-hash: 7cd96c86f9
     name: c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl
     namespace: hephaisto-chaos
     ownerReferences:
     - apiVersion: apps/v1
       kind: ReplicaSet
       blockOwnerDeletion: true
       controller: true
       name: c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9
       uid: 0a9f23f3-25ba-481d-8d4c-1f71b95f7607
     uid: f0d96e17-8479-4d02-b576-c33cc1c9a672
   spec:
     containers:
     - command:
       - /bin/sh
       - -c
       - echo started; sleep 86400
       env:
       - name: DATABASE_URL
         valueFrom:
           secretKeyRef:
             key: connection-string
             name: c7-database-credentials
             optional: false
       image: busybox:1.37
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       name: app
       resources:
         limits:
           cpu: 100m
           memory: 64Mi
         requests:
           cpu: 10m
           memory: 16Mi
       terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
       terminationMessagePolicy: File
       volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
         name: kube-api-access-z4lvn
         readOnly: true
     dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
     enableServiceLinks: true
     nodeName: lima-rancher-desktop
     preemptionPolicy: PreemptLowerPriority
     priority: 0
     restartPolicy: Always
     schedulerName: default-scheduler
     securityContext: {}
     serviceAccount: default
     serviceAccountName: default
     terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 1
     tolerations:
     - effect: NoExecute
       key: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready
       operator: Exists
       tolerationSeconds: 300
     - effect: NoExecute
       key: node.kubernetes.io/unreachable
       operator: Exists
       tolerationSeconds: 300
     volumes:
     - name: kube-api-access-z4lvn
       projected:
         defaultMode: 420
         sources:
         - serviceAccountToken:
             expirationSeconds: 3607
             path: token
         - configMap:
             items:
             - key: ca.crt
               path: ca.crt
             name: kube-root-ca.crt
         - downwardAPI:
             items:
             - fieldRef:
                 apiVersion: v1
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
               path: namespace
   status:
     allocatedResources:
       cpu: 10m
       memory: 16Mi
     conditions:
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
       observedGeneration: 1
       status: "True"
       type: PodReadyToStartContainers
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
       observedGeneration: 1
       status: "True"
       type: Initialized
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
       message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
       observedGeneration: 1
       reason: ContainersNotReady
       status: "False"
       type: Ready
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
       message: 'containers with unready status: [app]'
       observedGeneration: 1
       reason: ContainersNotReady
       status: "False"
       type: ContainersReady
     - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
       observedGeneration: 1
       status: "True"
       type: PodScheduled
     containerStatuses:
     - image: busybox:1.37
       imageID: ""
       lastState: {}
       name: app
       ready: false
       restartCount: 0
       started: false
       state:
         waiting:
           message: secret "c7-database-credentials" not found
           reason: CreateContainerConfigError
       volumeMounts:
       - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
         name: kube-api-access-z4lvn
         readOnly: true
         recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
     hostIP: 0.0.0.0
     hostIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     observedGeneration: 1
     phase: Pending
     podIP: 0.0.0.0
     podIPs:
     - ip: 0.0.0.0
     qosClass: Burstable
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 100m
         memory: 64Mi
       requests:
         cpu: 10m
         memory: 16Mi
     startTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
   
   events for this pod:
   type     reason     count  objects                              first  last  message
   -------  ---------  -----  -----------------------------------  -----  ----  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Normal   Pulled     26     Pod/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl  26s    26s   Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
   Warning  Failed     26     Pod/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl  26s    26s   Error: secret "c7-database-credentials" not found
   Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl  5m     5m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl to lima-rancher-desktop
   

3. 3 llm model turn internal 3.9s · 8.6k tok · $0.0003

   model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

   -> calls get_events

4. 4 tool get_events kubernetes 0ms · 720 B

   arguments

   {"namespace":"hephaisto-chaos","objectName":"c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl"}

   result digest — what the model actually saw

   [step 01a05efb-ee3a-7054-bd58-4220647a5664] get_events
   log digest: 5 lines, 720 bytes
   
   -- last 5 lines --
   type     reason     count  objects                              first  last  message
   -------  ---------  -----  -----------------------------------  -----  ----  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Normal   Pulled     26     Pod/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl  26s    26s   Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
   Warning  Failed     26     Pod/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl  26s    26s   Error: secret "c7-database-credentials" not found
   Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl  5m     5m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl to lima-rancher-desktop
   

5. 5 llm model turn internal 8.5s · 9.3k tok · $0.0003

   model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

   -> calls conclude

6. 6 tool conclude internal 0ms · 129 B x failed

   x The arguments dictionary is missing a value for the required parameter 'request'. (Parameter 'arguments')

   arguments

   {"findings":[{"category":"dependency","confidence":0.95,"evidence":[{"excerpt":"reason: CreateContainerConfigError\n        message: secret \u0022c7-database-credentials\u0022 not found","step_id":"01a05efb-dee4-7f0a-bd5c-b4e4bc8e6eec"},{"excerpt":"Warning  Failed     26     Pod/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl  26s    26s   Error: secret \u0022c7-database-credentials\u0022 not found","step_id":"01a05efb-ee3a-7054-bd58-4220647a5664"}],"hypothesis":"The pod c7-configerror cannot start because the referenced Secret \u0022c7-database-credentials\u0022 does not exist in namespace hephaisto-chaos, causing a CreateContainerConfigError."}],"summary":"The pod is stuck in CreateContainerConfigError because the required Secret c7-database-credentials cannot be found. Creating or correcting that Secret in the hephaisto-chaos namespace will resolve the ConfigError."}

   result digest — what the model actually saw

   [step 01a05efc-0f82-7be6-8af8-0e1e2d2c210a] conclude
   log digest: 1 lines, 129 bytes
   
   -- last 1 lines --
   ERROR: conclude failed: The arguments dictionary is missing a value for the required parameter 'request'. (Parameter 'arguments')
   

7. 7 llm model turn internal 6.8s · 9.5k tok · $0.0003

   model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

   -> calls conclude

8. 8 tool conclude internal 0ms · 141 B

   arguments

   {"request":{"findings":[{"category":"dependency","confidence":0.95,"evidence":[{"excerpt":"reason: CreateContainerConfigError\n        message: secret \u0022c7-database-credentials\u0022 not found","step_id":"01a05efb-dee4-7f0a-bd5c-b4e4bc8e6eec"},{"excerpt":"Warning  Failed     26     Pod/c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl  26s    26s   Error: secret \u0022c7-database-credentials\u0022 not found","step_id":"01a05efb-ee3a-7054-bd58-4220647a5664"}],"hypothesis":"The pod c7-configerror cannot start because the referenced Secret \u0022c7-database-credentials\u0022 does not exist in namespace hephaisto-chaos, causing a CreateContainerConfigError."}],"summary":"The pod is stuck in CreateContainerConfigError because the required Secret c7-database-credentials cannot be found. Creating or correcting that Secret in the hephaisto-chaos namespace will resolve the ConfigError."}}

   result digest — what the model actually saw

   [step 01a05efc-2a04-7f01-b7b0-bb7dc47a3c70] conclude
   log digest: 1 lines, 141 bytes
   
   -- last 1 lines --
   Conclusion recorded. Your citations are now checked against what the tools actually returned; any that do not match are discarded. Stop here.
   

9. 9 llm model turn internal 5.3s · 9.7k tok · $0.0003

   model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

   **Findings**
   
   | Category | Confidence | Hypothesis | Evidence |
   |----------|------------|------------|----------|
   | dependency | 0.95 | The pod `c7-configerror-7cd96c86f9-4dlvl` cannot start because the referenced Secret **`c7-database-credentials`** does not exist in namespace `hephaisto-chaos`, leading to a `CreateContainerConfigError`. | - `describe_pod` shows container state `waiting.reason: CreateContainerConfigError` with message `secret "c7-database-credentials" not found` (step 01a05efb-dee4-7f0a-bd5c‑b4e4bc8e6eec).<br>- `get_events` lists a warning event `Error: secret "c7-database-credentials" not found` for the same pod (step 01a05efb-ee3a-7054-bd58‑4220647a5664). |
   
   **Summary**
   
   The pod is stuck in `CreateContainerConfigError` because the required Secret `c7-database-credentials` cannot be found in the `hephaisto-chaos` namespace. Creating the missing Secret (or correcting its name) will allow the container to start and resolve the ConfigError.

10. 10 llm model turn internal 7.1s · 2.8k tok · $0.0001

    model output — its reasoning, and the tools it asked for

    {
      "summary": "Missing Secret c7-database-credentials is causing CreateContainerConfigError; this is a configuration issue requiring manual creation or correction of the Secret, which is outside the automated action set.",
      "no_action_required": true,
      "actions": []
    }

findings 1

plan

Missing Secret c7-database-credentials is causing CreateContainerConfigError; this is a configuration issue requiring manual creation or correction of the Secret, which is outside the automated action set.

No action was proposed. The planner set no_action_required — which is the expected outcome for most incidents, and what the planning prompt tells it to default to.