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⚡Lightning Talk: How Writing a Cluster Inventory API Plugin Led Me To Maintainership - Kahiro Okina, Craftsman Software, Inc.
A spec without implementers is just a document. When KEP-5339 introduced the plugin specification for SIG-Multicluster's Cluster Inventory API, there were zero official plugins, no usage examples, and no implementation guidance.
In this session, I'll share how I became the first plugin implementer: building a Secret Reader plugin based on the KEP spec, designing a kubeconfig secret reader plugin that went beyond the spec, driving improvements back to the KEP itself, and eventually earning maintainership. I'll cover the design decisions I made, the mistakes I didn't avoid, and how I built trust with existing maintainers along the way.
You'll walk away with concrete patterns for earning trust in a Kubernetes SIG and enough knowledge to start writing your own Cluster Inventory API plugin. You'll also see how a project with no implementers can grow into an ecosystem when the community shows up.
Don't miss out! Join us at our next KubeCon + CloudNativeCon events in Shanghai, China (8-9 September, 2026) and Salt Lake City, United States (Nov 9–12, 2026). Connect with our current graduated, incubating, and sandbox projects as the community gathers to further the education and advancement of cloud native computing. Learn more at kubecon.io
⚡Lightning Talk: How Writing a Cluster Inventory API Plugin Led Me To Maintainership - Kahiro Okina, Craftsman Software, Inc.
A spec without implementers is just a document. When KEP-5339 introduced the plugin specification for SIG-Multicluster's Cluster Inventory API, there were zero official plugins, no usage examples, and no implementation guidance.
In this session, I'll share how I became the first plugin implementer: building a Secret Reader plugin based on the KEP spec, designing a kubeconfig secret reader plugin that went beyond the spec, driving improvements back to the KEP itself, and eventually earning maintainership. I'll cover the design decisions I made, the mistakes I didn't avoid, and how I built trust with existing maintainers along the way.
You'll walk away with concrete patterns for earning trust in a Kubernetes SIG and enough knowledge to start writing your own Cluster Inventory API plugin. You'll also see how a project with no implementers can grow into an ecosystem when the community shows up.
