Load Balancer Configurator Skill for Local Backend Failover

Set health checks for an owned test backend pool and verify how traffic changes when one endpoint fails.

Install in Claude Code

Use two local HTTP backends and your HAProxy test configuration. Make each backend response identifiable.

Get the complete `plugins/devops/load-balancer-configurator/skills/configuring-load-balancers` directory from the pinned GitHub commit.
Copy it into the target project's `.claude/skills/`. Check `.claude/skills/configuring-load-balancers/SKILL.md`, start Claude Code at the project root, and call `/configuring-load-balancers`.

Example task

Let A and B answer with their labels. Confirm traffic reaches both, then make A's /health return 503 and observe after the configured failure threshold.

What to check

New requests reach B while A is unhealthy. A becomes eligible again after it passes recovery checks.

Original SKILL.md on GitHub · Updated 2026-11-13

Frequently asked question

Does one failed probe immediately stop traffic?

Check intervals, failure thresholds, and existing connection policy. Verify the timing in the local rehearsal.