Maya Singh

Kubernetes can be complex to troubleshoot, especially when it comes to remembering precise CLI commands or piecing together multiple tools. In this talk, we introduce the open source project Inspektor Gadget -  a CNCF sandbox project whose goal is to simplify Kubernetes observability. Leveraging the power of eBPF, Inspektor Gadget enables users to gain low level visibility into their Linux systems within the context they're familiar with like pods, nodes, and namespaces. In this presentation we'll show you the easiest way to use Inspektor Gadget for troubleshooting - the Inspektor Gadget MCP Server. This is an open source project designed to help users investigate and resolve some of the trickiest Kubernetes issues (including DNS!) by using natural language queries. With just a few thoughtful prompts, we can go from the chaos and frustration that comes along with troubleshooting issues to the sense of achievement that is derived from successfully identifying the root cause of an issue. Join us! 

Kernel level observability is critical for running resilient workloads. eBPF provides that visibility but can be challenging to learn. In this presentation we will introduce eBPF and demonstrate how to harness its superpowers for observability using the open source project Inspektor Gadget. Inspektor Gadget is a tool and framework for data collection and system inspection on Linux hosts and Kubernetes clusters using eBPF. We will show how its modular framework can collect real time metrics so that you have visibility into the Linux kernel in a customizable way.

Inspektor Gadget is a CNCF Sandbox project that empowers developers to easily build custom system inspection pipelines to debug low level issues. This presentation will introduce the process of creating, packaging, and distributing 'Gadgets' (OCI Images combining eBPF programs, wasm modules, and metadata). We will show how Gadgets and Inspektor Gadget framework can be used to collect, enrich, and export data to tools like Prometheus or expose data via an API all based on a simple config file.