The Secret Weapon of Platform Teams: Why You Need a tools/ Folder
When the database is down, you don't want to Google kubectl commands. platform tools folder
# tools/find-orphaned-volumes #!/bin/bash # Lists PVCs not attached to a running pod kubectl get pvc --all-namespaces -o json | jq -r '.items[] | select(.status.phase=="Lost") | .metadata.name' Stop asking devs to install 14 different CLIs. The Secret Weapon of Platform Teams: Why You
You don’t need a new platform. You need a . executable collection of scripts
Here is why adding a dedicated tools/ directory to your platform repository is the highest leverage, lowest effort change you can make this quarter. It is not a dumping ground. It is a curated, version-controlled, executable collection of scripts, binaries, and utilities designed to operate your platform.