Load Balancer Skill

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name: load-balancer

version: "1.0.0"

description: "Manage load balancer configurations and server pools using CLI tools. Use when you need to create, test, or rotate backend server pools."

author: BytesAgain

homepage: https://bytesagain.com

source: https://github.com/bytesagain/ai-skills

tags: [load-balancer, infrastructure, devops, networking, server-pool]

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# Load Balancer Skill

Manage load balancer configurations, server pools, health checks, and traffic routing from the command line. Supports multiple balancing algorithms (round-robin, least-connections, weighted, ip-hash) with full CRUD operations on balancer instances and backend servers.

All data is persisted locally in JSONL format at `~/.load-balancer/data.jsonl`.

Prerequisites

Commands

All commands are executed via `scripts/script.sh <command> [arguments...]`.

`create`

Create a new load balancer configuration.

scripts/script.sh create --name <name> --algorithm <round-robin|least-conn|weighted|ip-hash> [--port <port>] [--protocol <http|https|tcp>]

`add-server`

Add a backend server to an existing load balancer.

scripts/script.sh add-server --lb <lb-name> --host <host> --port <port> [--weight <weight>]

`remove-server`

Remove a backend server from a load balancer.

scripts/script.sh remove-server --lb <lb-name> --host <host>

`list`

List all load balancers or servers within a specific balancer.

scripts/script.sh list [--lb <lb-name>] [--format <table|json>]

`health`

Run health checks against backend servers in a load balancer.

scripts/script.sh health --lb <lb-name> [--timeout <seconds>]

`stats`

Display traffic and performance statistics for a load balancer.

scripts/script.sh stats [--lb <lb-name>] [--period <hour|day|week>]

`config`

View or update configuration for a load balancer.

scripts/script.sh config --lb <lb-name> [--set <key=value>]

`export`

Export load balancer configuration to various formats.

scripts/script.sh export --lb <lb-name> --format <nginx|haproxy|json|yaml>

`test`

Simulate traffic distribution across backend servers.

scripts/script.sh test --lb <lb-name> [--requests <count>]

`rotate`

Rotate backend servers (drain and cycle for maintenance).

scripts/script.sh rotate --lb <lb-name> --host <host> [--drain-time <seconds>]

`status`

Show overall system status and summary of all load balancers.

scripts/script.sh status

`help`

Display help information and usage examples.

scripts/script.sh help

`version`

Display the current version of the skill.

scripts/script.sh version

Examples

# Create a new load balancer with round-robin algorithm
scripts/script.sh create --name web-pool --algorithm round-robin --port 443 --protocol https

# Add backend servers
scripts/script.sh add-server --lb web-pool --host 10.0.1.10 --port 8080 --weight 3
scripts/script.sh add-server --lb web-pool --host 10.0.1.11 --port 8080 --weight 2

# Check health of all servers
scripts/script.sh health --lb web-pool

# Export as nginx config
scripts/script.sh export --lb web-pool --format nginx

# Simulate 500 requests
scripts/script.sh test --lb web-pool --requests 500

# Rotate a server for maintenance
scripts/script.sh rotate --lb web-pool --host 10.0.1.10 --drain-time 60

Data Storage

All data is stored in `~/.load-balancer/data.jsonl`. Each line is a JSON object with a `type` field (`balancer` or `server`) and relevant metadata including timestamps.

Error Handling

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