Kubernetes Policy Checker — Free Online Tool

Analyze Kubernetes YAML offline for Pod Security risks, mutable images, host namespace access, hostPath volumes, missing resources, and missing probes.

Use this free online Kubernetes Policy Checker directly in your browser. No signup required, no data leaves your device. Part of Utilier — a collection of 133+ developer utilities.

What is Kubernetes Policy Checker?

Kubernetes Policy Checker is an offline manifest review tool for developers, DevOps engineers, platform teams, and cloud operations teams. It scans pasted Kubernetes YAML for common production and security risks before the manifest reaches kubectl, CI, admission control, or a policy engine.

  • Pod security review: Flags privileged containers, host namespace access, hostPath volumes, and root-running signals.
  • Release safety: Detects mutable image tags such as nginx:latest that make deployments non-reproducible.
  • Production readiness: Highlights missing resource requests/limits and missing liveness/readiness probes.

Why use kubernetes policy checker?

Use it as a fast local pre-review before committing or applying Kubernetes YAML.

  • Works offline: No cluster credentials, API access, or cloud calls are required.
  • Actionable findings: Each finding includes severity, rule ID, and a suggested fix.
  • Complements policy engines: Useful before deeper checks with Kyverno, OPA Gatekeeper, kube-score, or admission controllers.

When to use kubernetes policy checker

Use before shipping workload manifests.

  • Reviewing Deployment, Pod, Service, or Ingress YAML before a pull request.
  • Checking generated manifests from Helm, Kustomize, or internal templates.
  • Teaching Kubernetes production-readiness and Pod Security basics.

How to use kubernetes policy checker

Paste YAML and analyze.

  1. Paste Kubernetes YAML: Paste one or more manifest documents into the input area.
  2. Analyze: Click Analyze to run local heuristic checks.
  3. Review fixes: Prioritize high severity findings, then address medium and low production-readiness gaps.

Key features

  • Offline analysis: Runs entirely in the browser.
  • Security heuristics: Checks risky Kubernetes settings commonly blocked by Pod Security policies.
  • No dependencies: Designed for the toolbox runtime without external services.

Privacy and availability

  • Runs entirely in your browser — zero server processing
  • No signup or account required
  • Works offline once loaded
  • Fast, lightweight, no external dependencies
  • Available as a browser extension for Chrome and Firefox