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DEMO DATA — replayed from cassette c8, recorded against a real k3s cluster. Investigated by gpt-oss:120b on 2026-09-01 against a tool trace from gemini-3.7-flash, and graded Correct against the answer key. Timestamps are the original recording times.

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ReadinessFlapping on c8-readiness-flap (hephaisto-chaos)

! Escalated Warning ReadinessFlapping cassette c8
target
hephaisto-chaos/Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb
workload
hephaisto-chaos/Deployment/c8-readiness-flap
node
opened
2026-08-29 13:51:13
investigated
1m 51s

expected root cause — the answer key

The readiness probe alternates pass/fail on a 60s cycle, so the pod flaps in and out of the Service endpoints. The container is NOT crashing and restarts are zero - a Sev1 here would be a false positive.

This is never shown to the model. It is what the grader compared the diagnosis against, and it is on this page because a demo that showed only the answer would be asking you to take the grading on trust.

signals 27

reasonmessagefirst seenn
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 1
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 2
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 3
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 4
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 6
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 7
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 8
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 9
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 12
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 5
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 10
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 11
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 13
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 16
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 15
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 22
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 23
ReadinessFlapping pod readiness changed 4 times in the trend window without restarting 2026-08-29 13:50:12 1
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 14
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 17
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 18
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 19
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 21
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 24
ReadinessFlapping pod readiness changed 5 times in the trend window without restarting 2026-08-29 13:50:12 1
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 20
Unhealthy Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404 2026-08-29 13:51:13 25

state transitions

  1. 2026-08-29 13:51:13 Detected DEMO DATA — replayed from cassette c8, recorded against a real k3s cluster. Investigated by gpt-oss:120b on 2026-09-01 against a tool trace from gemini-3.7-flash, and graded Correct against the answer key. Timestamps are the original recording times.
  2. 2026-09-01 21:59:51 Detected → Investigating Investigating with gpt-oss:120b.
  3. 2026-09-01 22:01:42 Investigating → Escalated Diagnosed, and a plan was proposed. Nothing executes in Observe mode.

investigation

model
gpt-oss:120b
steps
13
tool calls
12
tokens
161.7k in / 3.6k out
cost
$0.0055
confidence
0.95
ended
Concluded

trace

  1. 1 llm model turn internal 15.8s · 9.6k tok · $0.0003

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

    -> calls list_datasources
  2. 2 tool list_datasources grafana-mcp 0ms · 273 B

    arguments

    {"limit":100,"offset":0,"type":""}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efc-981d-798c-8669-465d1a2885f0] list_datasources
    log digest: 4 lines, 273 bytes
    
    -- last 4 lines --
    {
      "$type": "text",
      "text": "{\u0022datasources\u0022:[{\u0022id\u0022:1,\u0022uid\u0022:\u0022prometheus\u0022,\u0022name\u0022:\u0022Prometheus\u0022,\u0022type\u0022:\u0022prometheus\u0022,\u0022isDefault\u0022:true}],\u0022total\u0022:1,\u0022hasMore\u0022:false}"
    }
    
  3. 3 llm model turn internal 16.4s · 9.8k tok · $0.0003

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

    -> calls query_prometheus
  4. 4 tool query_prometheus grafana-mcp 0ms · 174 B

    arguments

    {"datasourceUid":"prometheus","expr":"kube_pod_status_ready{namespace=\u0022hephaisto-chaos\u0022,condition=\u0022true\u0022}","queryType":"range","startTime":"now-30m","endTime":"now","stepSeconds":60}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efc-d815-7284-9597-732f4b56d73b] query_prometheus
    log digest: 1 lines, 174 bytes
    
    -- last 1 lines --
    No output for this call was recorded in cassette 'c8'. This scenario was captured from a different sequence of tool calls; treat it as unknown rather than as an empty result.
    
  5. 5 llm model turn internal 2.0s · 9.9k tok · $0.0003

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

    -> calls list_prometheus_metric_names
  6. 6 tool list_prometheus_metric_names grafana-mcp 0ms · 174 B

    arguments

    {"datasourceUid":"prometheus","limit":100,"page":1,"regex":"kube_pod_status_ready"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efc-e000-7925-a9d7-439a0c3d17d6] list_prometheus_metric_names
    log digest: 1 lines, 174 bytes
    
    -- last 1 lines --
    No output for this call was recorded in cassette 'c8'. This scenario was captured from a different sequence of tool calls; treat it as unknown rather than as an empty result.
    
  7. 7 llm model turn internal 2.5s · 10.1k tok · $0.0003

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

    -> calls get_service_endpoints
  8. 8 tool get_service_endpoints kubernetes 0ms · 330 B

    arguments

    {"name":"c8-readiness-flap","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efc-e9c8-7896-b730-f50d867f55bc] get_service_endpoints
    log digest: 8 lines, 330 bytes
    
    -- last 8 lines --
    service hephaisto-chaos/c8-readiness-flap (type ClusterIP, clusterIP 0.0.0.0)
    selector: app.kubernetes.io/name=c8-readiness-flap
    ports: http:80->http
    
    1 ready endpoint(s), 0 not ready
    address     state  target
    ----------  -----  -------------------------------------
    0.0.0.0  ready  Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb
    
  9. 9 llm model turn internal 2.2s · 10.2k tok · $0.0003

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

    -> calls describe_pod
  10. 10 tool describe_pod kubernetes 0ms · 5.7 KiB ~ truncated

    arguments

    {"name":"c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efc-f282-7902-8491-835bbdc5ecc3] describe_pod
    log digest: 193 lines, 5876 bytes
    
    -- repeated patterns --
    x7 [#67 .. #180]         cpu: 100m
    x6 [#123 .. #172]     observedGeneration: 1
    x5 [#71 .. #183]         memory: 16Mi
    x5 [#124 .. #140]     status: "True"
    x3 [#65 .. #178]     resources:
    x3 [#66 .. #179]       limits:
    x3 [#68 .. #181]         memory: 64Mi
    x3 [#69 .. #182]       requests:
    x3 [#122 .. #138]   - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    x2 [#1 .. #114] apiVersion: v1
    
    -- notable lines --
            rm -f /www/healthz
            sleep 60
          done
          echo "FATAL: httpd exited unexpectedly"
          exit 1
        command:
        - /bin/sh
          initialDelaySeconds: 3
          periodSeconds: 5
          successThreshold: 1
          timeoutSeconds: 2
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
    
    -- last 40 lines --
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        restartCount: 0
        started: true
        state:
          running:
            startedAt: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-wchp5
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                                first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  -------------------------------------  -----  ----  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  Unhealthy  25     Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  2m     2m    Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404
    Normal   Started    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb to lima-rancher-desktop
    Normal   Pulled     1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container created
    
    [truncated: 132 of 193 lines omitted]
    
    raw result — the untruncated tool output (5.7 KiB)
    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Pod
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
      generateName: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-
      generation: 1
      labels:
        app.kubernetes.io/name: c8-readiness-flap
        hephaisto.chaos/fault: readiness-flap
        hephaisto.chaos/scenario: c8
        pod-template-hash: dd589d77c
      name: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb
      namespace: hephaisto-chaos
      ownerReferences:
      - apiVersion: apps/v1
        kind: ReplicaSet
        blockOwnerDeletion: true
        controller: true
        name: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c
        uid: f270af4e-1d00-40c9-8937-5dfff4b8712f
      uid: 28f6e690-cbd1-49f8-a60c-ab460ae2790e
    spec:
      containers:
      - args:
        - |
          mkdir -p /www
          echo "c8-readiness-flap" > /www/index.html
          echo "ok" > /www/healthz
          # busybox httpd: static docroot, foreground, backgrounded here so
          # the flip loop can run in the same container without a sidecar.
          httpd -f -p 8080 -h /www &
          HTTPD_PID=$!
          # Give the probe a chance to see Ready at least once before the
          # first unhealthy window (initialDelaySeconds covers this too).
          while kill -0 "$HTTPD_PID" 2>/dev/null; do
            echo "INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200"
            echo "ok" > /www/healthz
            sleep 60
            echo "WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -> 404 (readiness will fail)"
            rm -f /www/healthz
            sleep 60
          done
          echo "FATAL: httpd exited unexpectedly"
          exit 1
        command:
        - /bin/sh
        - -c
        image: busybox:1.37
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        name: server
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8080
          name: http
          protocol: TCP
        readinessProbe:
          failureThreshold: 2
          httpGet:
            path: /healthz
            port: http
            scheme: HTTP
          initialDelaySeconds: 3
          periodSeconds: 5
          successThreshold: 1
          timeoutSeconds: 2
        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-wchp5
          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: 5
      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-wchp5
        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: "2026-08-29T13:56:13Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: Ready
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:56:13Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: ContainersReady
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: PodScheduled
      containerStatuses:
      - allocatedResources:
          cpu: 10m
          memory: 16Mi
        containerID: docker://b82f330e2d7c9beae99455d8591f68f2f2d93bc051596fa33c00c4ddf969c89d
        image: busybox:1.37
        imageID: docker-pullable://busybox@sha256:9db7b59979c38555a39def84a31fb98b5296952f9e3afd4f6f11f05b07adfab0
        lastState: {}
        name: server
        ready: true
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        restartCount: 0
        started: true
        state:
          running:
            startedAt: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-wchp5
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                                first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  -------------------------------------  -----  ----  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  Unhealthy  25     Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  2m     2m    Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404
    Normal   Started    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb to lima-rancher-desktop
    Normal   Pulled     1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container created
    
  11. 11 llm model turn internal 3.6s · 11.1k tok · $0.0004

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

    -> calls describe_pod
  12. 12 tool describe_pod kubernetes 0ms · 5.7 KiB ~ truncated

    arguments

    {"name":"c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efd-00a6-7f56-8c0e-37eacb9cd0e7] describe_pod
    log digest: 193 lines, 5876 bytes
    
    -- repeated patterns --
    x7 [#67 .. #180]         cpu: 100m
    x6 [#123 .. #172]     observedGeneration: 1
    x5 [#71 .. #183]         memory: 16Mi
    x5 [#124 .. #140]     status: "True"
    x3 [#65 .. #178]     resources:
    x3 [#66 .. #179]       limits:
    x3 [#68 .. #181]         memory: 64Mi
    x3 [#69 .. #182]       requests:
    x3 [#122 .. #138]   - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    x2 [#1 .. #114] apiVersion: v1
    
    -- notable lines --
            rm -f /www/healthz
            sleep 60
          done
          echo "FATAL: httpd exited unexpectedly"
          exit 1
        command:
        - /bin/sh
          initialDelaySeconds: 3
          periodSeconds: 5
          successThreshold: 1
          timeoutSeconds: 2
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
    
    -- last 40 lines --
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        restartCount: 0
        started: true
        state:
          running:
            startedAt: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-wchp5
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                                first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  -------------------------------------  -----  ----  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  Unhealthy  25     Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  2m     2m    Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404
    Normal   Started    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb to lima-rancher-desktop
    Normal   Pulled     1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container created
    
    [truncated: 132 of 193 lines omitted]
    
    raw result — the untruncated tool output (5.7 KiB)
    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Pod
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
      generateName: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-
      generation: 1
      labels:
        app.kubernetes.io/name: c8-readiness-flap
        hephaisto.chaos/fault: readiness-flap
        hephaisto.chaos/scenario: c8
        pod-template-hash: dd589d77c
      name: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb
      namespace: hephaisto-chaos
      ownerReferences:
      - apiVersion: apps/v1
        kind: ReplicaSet
        blockOwnerDeletion: true
        controller: true
        name: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c
        uid: f270af4e-1d00-40c9-8937-5dfff4b8712f
      uid: 28f6e690-cbd1-49f8-a60c-ab460ae2790e
    spec:
      containers:
      - args:
        - |
          mkdir -p /www
          echo "c8-readiness-flap" > /www/index.html
          echo "ok" > /www/healthz
          # busybox httpd: static docroot, foreground, backgrounded here so
          # the flip loop can run in the same container without a sidecar.
          httpd -f -p 8080 -h /www &
          HTTPD_PID=$!
          # Give the probe a chance to see Ready at least once before the
          # first unhealthy window (initialDelaySeconds covers this too).
          while kill -0 "$HTTPD_PID" 2>/dev/null; do
            echo "INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200"
            echo "ok" > /www/healthz
            sleep 60
            echo "WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -> 404 (readiness will fail)"
            rm -f /www/healthz
            sleep 60
          done
          echo "FATAL: httpd exited unexpectedly"
          exit 1
        command:
        - /bin/sh
        - -c
        image: busybox:1.37
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        name: server
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8080
          name: http
          protocol: TCP
        readinessProbe:
          failureThreshold: 2
          httpGet:
            path: /healthz
            port: http
            scheme: HTTP
          initialDelaySeconds: 3
          periodSeconds: 5
          successThreshold: 1
          timeoutSeconds: 2
        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-wchp5
          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: 5
      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-wchp5
        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: "2026-08-29T13:56:13Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: Ready
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:56:13Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: ContainersReady
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: PodScheduled
      containerStatuses:
      - allocatedResources:
          cpu: 10m
          memory: 16Mi
        containerID: docker://b82f330e2d7c9beae99455d8591f68f2f2d93bc051596fa33c00c4ddf969c89d
        image: busybox:1.37
        imageID: docker-pullable://busybox@sha256:9db7b59979c38555a39def84a31fb98b5296952f9e3afd4f6f11f05b07adfab0
        lastState: {}
        name: server
        ready: true
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        restartCount: 0
        started: true
        state:
          running:
            startedAt: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-wchp5
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                                first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  -------------------------------------  -----  ----  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  Unhealthy  25     Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  2m     2m    Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404
    Normal   Started    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb to lima-rancher-desktop
    Normal   Pulled     1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container created
    
  13. 13 llm model turn internal 4.4s · 12.1k tok · $0.0004

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

    -> calls describe_pod
  14. 14 tool describe_pod kubernetes 0ms · 5.7 KiB ~ truncated

    arguments

    {"name":"c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efd-1205-7ce6-9ee3-23e332df10c6] describe_pod
    log digest: 193 lines, 5876 bytes
    
    -- repeated patterns --
    x7 [#67 .. #180]         cpu: 100m
    x6 [#123 .. #172]     observedGeneration: 1
    x5 [#71 .. #183]         memory: 16Mi
    x5 [#124 .. #140]     status: "True"
    x3 [#65 .. #178]     resources:
    x3 [#66 .. #179]       limits:
    x3 [#68 .. #181]         memory: 64Mi
    x3 [#69 .. #182]       requests:
    x3 [#122 .. #138]   - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    x2 [#1 .. #114] apiVersion: v1
    
    -- notable lines --
            rm -f /www/healthz
            sleep 60
          done
          echo "FATAL: httpd exited unexpectedly"
          exit 1
        command:
        - /bin/sh
          initialDelaySeconds: 3
          periodSeconds: 5
          successThreshold: 1
          timeoutSeconds: 2
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
    
    -- last 40 lines --
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        restartCount: 0
        started: true
        state:
          running:
            startedAt: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-wchp5
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                                first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  -------------------------------------  -----  ----  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  Unhealthy  25     Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  2m     2m    Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404
    Normal   Started    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb to lima-rancher-desktop
    Normal   Pulled     1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container created
    
    [truncated: 132 of 193 lines omitted]
    
    raw result — the untruncated tool output (5.7 KiB)
    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Pod
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
      generateName: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-
      generation: 1
      labels:
        app.kubernetes.io/name: c8-readiness-flap
        hephaisto.chaos/fault: readiness-flap
        hephaisto.chaos/scenario: c8
        pod-template-hash: dd589d77c
      name: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb
      namespace: hephaisto-chaos
      ownerReferences:
      - apiVersion: apps/v1
        kind: ReplicaSet
        blockOwnerDeletion: true
        controller: true
        name: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c
        uid: f270af4e-1d00-40c9-8937-5dfff4b8712f
      uid: 28f6e690-cbd1-49f8-a60c-ab460ae2790e
    spec:
      containers:
      - args:
        - |
          mkdir -p /www
          echo "c8-readiness-flap" > /www/index.html
          echo "ok" > /www/healthz
          # busybox httpd: static docroot, foreground, backgrounded here so
          # the flip loop can run in the same container without a sidecar.
          httpd -f -p 8080 -h /www &
          HTTPD_PID=$!
          # Give the probe a chance to see Ready at least once before the
          # first unhealthy window (initialDelaySeconds covers this too).
          while kill -0 "$HTTPD_PID" 2>/dev/null; do
            echo "INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200"
            echo "ok" > /www/healthz
            sleep 60
            echo "WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -> 404 (readiness will fail)"
            rm -f /www/healthz
            sleep 60
          done
          echo "FATAL: httpd exited unexpectedly"
          exit 1
        command:
        - /bin/sh
        - -c
        image: busybox:1.37
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        name: server
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8080
          name: http
          protocol: TCP
        readinessProbe:
          failureThreshold: 2
          httpGet:
            path: /healthz
            port: http
            scheme: HTTP
          initialDelaySeconds: 3
          periodSeconds: 5
          successThreshold: 1
          timeoutSeconds: 2
        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-wchp5
          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: 5
      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-wchp5
        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: "2026-08-29T13:56:13Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: Ready
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:56:13Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: ContainersReady
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: PodScheduled
      containerStatuses:
      - allocatedResources:
          cpu: 10m
          memory: 16Mi
        containerID: docker://b82f330e2d7c9beae99455d8591f68f2f2d93bc051596fa33c00c4ddf969c89d
        image: busybox:1.37
        imageID: docker-pullable://busybox@sha256:9db7b59979c38555a39def84a31fb98b5296952f9e3afd4f6f11f05b07adfab0
        lastState: {}
        name: server
        ready: true
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        restartCount: 0
        started: true
        state:
          running:
            startedAt: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-wchp5
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                                first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  -------------------------------------  -----  ----  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  Unhealthy  25     Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  2m     2m    Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404
    Normal   Started    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb to lima-rancher-desktop
    Normal   Pulled     1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container created
    
  15. 15 llm model turn internal 3.9s · 12.9k tok · $0.0004

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

    -> calls get_pod
  16. 16 tool get_pod kubernetes 0ms · 847 B

    arguments

    {"name":"c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efd-2152-78d1-bc41-09eea456b430] get_pod
    log digest: 16 lines, 847 bytes
    
    -- last 16 lines --
    pod hephaisto-chaos/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb
    phase: Running  node: lima-rancher-desktop  age: 6m
    
    conditions:
    type                       status  reason  message  since
    -------------------------  ------  ------  -------  -----
    PodReadyToStartContainers  True    -       -        6m
    Initialized                True    -       -        6m
    Ready                      True    -       -        31s
    ContainersReady            True    -       -        31s
    PodScheduled               True    -       -        6m
    
    containers:
    container  ready  state    reason  restarts  last exit  image         requests             limits
    ---------  -----  -------  ------  --------  ---------  ------------  -------------------  --------------------
    server     yes    running  -       0         -          busybox:1.37  cpu=10m,memory=16Mi  cpu=100m,memory=64Mi
    
  17. 17 llm model turn internal 4.6s · 13.3k tok · $0.0004

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

    -> calls describe_pod
  18. 18 tool describe_pod kubernetes 0ms · 5.7 KiB ~ truncated

    arguments

    {"name":"c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos"}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efd-3347-74db-98bb-ba0fb142edb3] describe_pod
    log digest: 193 lines, 5876 bytes
    
    -- repeated patterns --
    x7 [#67 .. #180]         cpu: 100m
    x6 [#123 .. #172]     observedGeneration: 1
    x5 [#71 .. #183]         memory: 16Mi
    x5 [#124 .. #140]     status: "True"
    x3 [#65 .. #178]     resources:
    x3 [#66 .. #179]       limits:
    x3 [#68 .. #181]         memory: 64Mi
    x3 [#69 .. #182]       requests:
    x3 [#122 .. #138]   - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    x2 [#1 .. #114] apiVersion: v1
    
    -- notable lines --
            rm -f /www/healthz
            sleep 60
          done
          echo "FATAL: httpd exited unexpectedly"
          exit 1
        command:
        - /bin/sh
          initialDelaySeconds: 3
          periodSeconds: 5
          successThreshold: 1
          timeoutSeconds: 2
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
    
    -- last 40 lines --
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        restartCount: 0
        started: true
        state:
          running:
            startedAt: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-wchp5
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                                first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  -------------------------------------  -----  ----  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  Unhealthy  25     Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  2m     2m    Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404
    Normal   Started    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb to lima-rancher-desktop
    Normal   Pulled     1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container created
    
    [truncated: 132 of 193 lines omitted]
    
    raw result — the untruncated tool output (5.7 KiB)
    apiVersion: v1
    kind: Pod
    metadata:
      creationTimestamp: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
      generateName: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-
      generation: 1
      labels:
        app.kubernetes.io/name: c8-readiness-flap
        hephaisto.chaos/fault: readiness-flap
        hephaisto.chaos/scenario: c8
        pod-template-hash: dd589d77c
      name: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb
      namespace: hephaisto-chaos
      ownerReferences:
      - apiVersion: apps/v1
        kind: ReplicaSet
        blockOwnerDeletion: true
        controller: true
        name: c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c
        uid: f270af4e-1d00-40c9-8937-5dfff4b8712f
      uid: 28f6e690-cbd1-49f8-a60c-ab460ae2790e
    spec:
      containers:
      - args:
        - |
          mkdir -p /www
          echo "c8-readiness-flap" > /www/index.html
          echo "ok" > /www/healthz
          # busybox httpd: static docroot, foreground, backgrounded here so
          # the flip loop can run in the same container without a sidecar.
          httpd -f -p 8080 -h /www &
          HTTPD_PID=$!
          # Give the probe a chance to see Ready at least once before the
          # first unhealthy window (initialDelaySeconds covers this too).
          while kill -0 "$HTTPD_PID" 2>/dev/null; do
            echo "INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200"
            echo "ok" > /www/healthz
            sleep 60
            echo "WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -> 404 (readiness will fail)"
            rm -f /www/healthz
            sleep 60
          done
          echo "FATAL: httpd exited unexpectedly"
          exit 1
        command:
        - /bin/sh
        - -c
        image: busybox:1.37
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        name: server
        ports:
        - containerPort: 8080
          name: http
          protocol: TCP
        readinessProbe:
          failureThreshold: 2
          httpGet:
            path: /healthz
            port: http
            scheme: HTTP
          initialDelaySeconds: 3
          periodSeconds: 5
          successThreshold: 1
          timeoutSeconds: 2
        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-wchp5
          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: 5
      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-wchp5
        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: "2026-08-29T13:56:13Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: Ready
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:56:13Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: ContainersReady
      - lastTransitionTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        observedGeneration: 1
        status: "True"
        type: PodScheduled
      containerStatuses:
      - allocatedResources:
          cpu: 10m
          memory: 16Mi
        containerID: docker://b82f330e2d7c9beae99455d8591f68f2f2d93bc051596fa33c00c4ddf969c89d
        image: busybox:1.37
        imageID: docker-pullable://busybox@sha256:9db7b59979c38555a39def84a31fb98b5296952f9e3afd4f6f11f05b07adfab0
        lastState: {}
        name: server
        ready: true
        resources:
          limits:
            cpu: 100m
            memory: 64Mi
          requests:
            cpu: 10m
            memory: 16Mi
        restartCount: 0
        started: true
        state:
          running:
            startedAt: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
        volumeMounts:
        - mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
          name: kube-api-access-wchp5
          readOnly: true
          recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
      hostIP: 0.0.0.0
      hostIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      observedGeneration: 1
      phase: Running
      podIP: 0.0.0.0
      podIPs:
      - ip: 0.0.0.0
      qosClass: Burstable
      resources:
        limits:
          cpu: 100m
          memory: 64Mi
        requests:
          memory: 16Mi
      startTime: "2026-08-29T13:50:12Z"
    
    events for this pod:
    type     reason     count  objects                                first  last  message
    -------  ---------  -----  -------------------------------------  -----  ----  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Warning  Unhealthy  25     Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  2m     2m    Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404
    Normal   Started    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container started
    Normal   Scheduled  1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Successfully assigned hephaisto-chaos/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb to lima-rancher-desktop
    Normal   Pulled     1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container image "busybox:1.37" already present on machine and can be accessed by the pod
    Normal   Created    1      Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  6m     6m    Container created
    
  19. 19 llm model turn internal 4.4s · 14.1k tok · $0.0004

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

    -> calls get_pod_logs
  20. 20 tool get_pod_logs kubernetes 0ms · 1009 B

    arguments

    {"container":"server","name":"c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb","namespace":"hephaisto-chaos","previous":false}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efd-444b-77f1-b71f-830b0cf60514] get_pod_logs
    log digest: 15 lines, 1009 bytes
    
    -- repeated patterns --
    x4 [2026-08-29T13:50:13.020396911Z .. 2026-08-29T13:56:13.027267874Z] INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200
    x3 [2026-08-29T13:51:13.021190439Z .. 2026-08-29T13:55:13.026024637Z] WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -> 404 (readiness will fail)
    
    -- last 15 lines --
    current container logs for hephaisto-chaos/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb
    log digest: 7 lines, 602 bytes
    
    -- repeated patterns --
    x4 [2026-08-29T13:50:13.020396911Z .. 2026-08-29T13:56:13.027267874Z] INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200
    x3 [2026-08-29T13:51:13.021190439Z .. 2026-08-29T13:55:13.026024637Z] WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -> 404 (readiness will fail)
    
    -- last 7 lines --
    2026-08-29T13:50:13.020396911Z INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200
    2026-08-29T13:51:13.021190439Z WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -> 404 (readiness will fail)
    2026-08-29T13:52:13.022504426Z INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200
    2026-08-29T13:53:13.023651497Z WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -> 404 (readiness will fail)
    2026-08-29T13:54:13.024896442Z INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200
    2026-08-29T13:55:13.026024637Z WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -> 404 (readiness will fail)
    2026-08-29T13:56:13.027267874Z INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200
    
  21. 21 llm model turn internal 19.7s · 15.7k tok · $0.0006

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

    -> calls conclude
  22. 22 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":"application","confidence":0.95,"evidence":[{"excerpt":"1 ready endpoint(s), 0 not ready\naddress     state  target\n----------  -----  -------------------------------------\n0.0.0.0  ready  Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb","step_id":"01a05efc-e9c8-7896-b730-f50d867f55bc"},{"excerpt":"Warning  Unhealthy  25     Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  2m     2m    Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404","step_id":"01a05efd-2152-78d1-bc41-09eea456b430"},{"excerpt":"2026-08-29T13:50:13.020396911Z INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -\u003E 200\n2026-08-29T13:51:13.021190439Z WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -\u003E 404 (readiness will fail)\n2026-08-29T13:52:13.022504426Z INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -\u003E 200","step_id":"01a05efd-444b-77f1-b71f-830b0cf60514"},{"excerpt":"initialDelaySeconds: 3\n      periodSeconds: 5\n      successThreshold: 1\n      timeoutSeconds: 2","step_id":"01a05efd-3347-74db-98bb-ba0fb142edb3"}],"hypothesis":"The container\u0027s /healthz endpoint intentionally alternates between HTTP 200 and 404 each minute, causing the configured readiness probe (period 5s) to fail repeatedly and produce flapping."}],"summary":"The readiness probe is correctly configured, but the application deliberately returns HTTP 404 on /healthz every minute (as shown by its logs). Since the probe runs every 5 seconds, it sees many failures, causing the pod to flap between ready and not-ready. The issue is an application behavior, not a Kubernetes misconfiguration."}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efd-9157-7931-94a3-214384252c38] conclude
    log digest: 1 lines, 129 bytes
    
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    ERROR: conclude failed: The arguments dictionary is missing a value for the required parameter 'request'. (Parameter 'arguments')
    
  23. 23 llm model turn internal 12.4s · 15.8k tok · $0.0006

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

    -> calls conclude
  24. 24 tool conclude internal 0ms · 141 B

    arguments

    {"request":{"findings":[{"category":"application","confidence":0.95,"evidence":[{"excerpt":"1 ready endpoint(s), 0 not ready\naddress     state  target\n----------  -----  -------------------------------------\n0.0.0.0  ready  Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb","step_id":"01a05efc-e9c8-7896-b730-f50d867f55bc"},{"excerpt":"Warning  Unhealthy  25     Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb  2m     2m    Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404","step_id":"01a05efd-2152-78d1-bc41-09eea456b430"},{"excerpt":"2026-08-29T13:50:13.020396911Z INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -\u003E 200\n2026-08-29T13:51:13.021190439Z WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -\u003E 404 (readiness will fail)\n2026-08-29T13:52:13.022504426Z INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -\u003E 200","step_id":"01a05efd-444b-77f1-b71f-830b0cf60514"},{"excerpt":"initialDelaySeconds: 3\n      periodSeconds: 5\n      successThreshold: 1\n      timeoutSeconds: 2","step_id":"01a05efd-3347-74db-98bb-ba0fb142edb3"}],"hypothesis":"The container\u0027s /healthz endpoint intentionally alternates between HTTP 200 and 404 each minute, causing the configured readiness probe (period 5s) to fail repeatedly and produce flapping."}],"summary":"The readiness probe runs every 5\u202Fseconds, but the application deliberately returns HTTP\u00A0404 on /healthz each minute (as shown by its logs). This causes many probe failures and the pod to flap between ready and not\u2011ready. The issue is an application behavior, not a Kubernetes misconfiguration."}}

    result digest — what the model actually saw

    [step 01a05efd-c1e6-7917-9404-b7da1324790c] 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.
    
  25. 25 llm model turn internal 9.4s · 16.2k tok · $0.0006

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

    **Findings**
    
    | # | Category | Confidence | Evidence (step ID – excerpt) |
    |---|----------|------------|------------------------------|
    | 1 | application | 0.95 | 01a05efc‑e9c8‑7896‑b730‑f50d867f55bc – “1 ready endpoint(s)…0.0.0.0 ready Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb” |
    |   |          |      | 01a05efd‑2152‑78d1‑bc41‑09eea456b430 – “Warning Unhealthy … Readiness probe failed: HTTP probe failed with statuscode: 404” |
    |   |          |      | 01a05efd‑444b‑77f1‑b71f‑830b0cf60514 – “2026-08-29T13:50:13.020396911Z INFO: healthy window open, /healthz → 200 … 2026-08-29T13:51:13.021190439Z WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz → 404 (readiness will fail) …” |
    |   |          |      | 01a05efd‑3347‑74db‑98bb‑ba0fb142edb3 – “initialDelaySeconds: 3  periodSeconds: 5  successThreshold: 1  timeoutSeconds: 2” |
    
    **Hypothesis**
    
    The container’s `/healthz` endpoint is programmed to alternate between HTTP 200 and HTTP 404 each minute (as shown by its own log messages). The pod’s readiness probe runs every 5 seconds with a 2‑second timeout, so it frequently receives the 404 response. This causes the probe to fail repeatedly, leading to the observed “ReadinessFlapping” condition.
    
    **Summary**
    
    The flapping is not due to Kubernetes misconfiguration or resource limits; it is caused by intentional application behavior that returns HTTP 404 on `/healthz` every minute. The readiness probe therefore sees many failures and toggles the pod’s ready state. Fixing the issue requires changing the application logic (or adjusting the probe to target a stable endpoint) rather than restarting the pod.
  26. 26 llm model turn internal 9.5s · 4.6k tok · $0.0001

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

    {
      "summary": "The readiness flapping is caused by intentional application behavior (alternating /healthz responses), not a Kubernetes issue. Fix requires code/config change, so no automated action should be taken.",
      "no_action_required": true,
      "actions": []
    }

findings 1

primary application 0.95

The container's /healthz endpoint intentionally alternates between HTTP 200 and 404 each minute, causing the configured readiness probe (period 5s) to fail repeatedly and produce flapping.

  • step 8 1 ready endpoint(s), 0 not ready address state target ---------- ----- ------------------------------------- 0.0.0.0 ready Pod/c8-readiness-flap-dd589d77c-6mxdb
  • step 20 2026-08-29T13:50:13.020396911Z INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200 2026-08-29T13:51:13.021190439Z WARN: entering unhealthy window, /healthz -> 404 (readiness will fail) 2026-08-29T13:52:13.022504426Z INFO: healthy window open, /healthz -> 200
  • step 18 initialDelaySeconds: 3 periodSeconds: 5 successThreshold: 1 timeoutSeconds: 2

plan

! Would have done this — nothing was executed. The planning model holds no tools and emits JSON against a schema; execution is separate C# over a closed action vocabulary. Every action below was judged by the policy engine before anything could touch it.

The readiness flapping is caused by intentional application behavior (alternating /healthz responses), not a Kubernetes issue. Fix requires code/config change, so no automated action should be taken.

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.

how it was graded

root cause
Correct
plan
CorrectlyDeclined
structurally sound
yes
recorded
2026-09-01
agent version
0.5.1-main.0.4+23df805946ec0c37b0adafafeb12130231adec93

prompt sha256:4881bd1a05330a95 STALE - prompts and runbooks now hash sha256:c8707cbc152689fd