LocalStack Blog - Platform EngineeringNews, tutorials, and insights from the LocalStack team on cloud emulation, product showcases, and local development practices.https://blog.localstack.cloud/The 7 steps between 'kubectl apply' and a running a podhttps://blog.localstack.cloud/7-steps-from-yaml-to-pod/https://blog.localstack.cloud/7-steps-from-yaml-to-pod/You've run kubectl apply a thousand times. But what actually happens? This post breaks down the full Kubernetes deployment lifecycle, every component, every handoff, and shows you how to watch it happen live with LocalStack.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTWTH Are Agent Skills? The Missing Layer Between Prompts and Real Automationhttps://blog.localstack.cloud/wth-are-ai-skills/https://blog.localstack.cloud/wth-are-ai-skills/AI agents can reason, but without structured actions they still guess at real-world workflows. This post explores the concept of AI agent skills and shows how LocalStack Skills provide deterministic, guardrailed automation for local AWS development.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT