Fixing Kubernetes OOMKilled Errors using Kubegrade (Out of Memory CrashLoop Fix)
4 min
overview this short demo shows how kubegrade troubleshoots and fixes a real kubernetes oomkilled (out of memory) error end to end kubegrade automates kubernetes troubleshooting by detecting issues, explaining root causes, and fixing them through gitops pull requests scenario a pod is terminated with exit code 137 after exceeding its memory limit, causing repeated restarts what happens in the demo identify an oomkilled pod in argo cd confirm exit code 137 in pod status open kubegrade cluster and namespace visualization select the affected namespace as context for the ai agent ai performs root cause analysis memory limits misconfiguration is identified ai proposes remediation options memory limits are increased automatically kubegrade generates a git pull request with the fix changes are reviewed and merged argo cd applies the update pod recovers and returns to a healthy running state no manual resource tuning no trial and error limit changes no kubectl memory forensics this is one example the same workflow applies to oomkilled pods exit code 137 errors memory and cpu misconfigurations resource limits and requests tuning runtime instability caused by under provisioning