Implement Kyverno policy testing with kyverno-test.yaml manifests in CI

domain: kyverno.io/docs/kyverno-cli · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Install the Kyverno CLI via `brew install kyverno` or the official release binary; verify with `kyverno version`.
  2. Create a `tests/` directory containing: the policy YAML file, sample resource YAML files (compliant and non-compliant), and a `kyverno-test.yaml` manifest.
  3. In `kyverno-test.yaml` define the `policies` list pointing to the policy file, `resources` list pointing to sample resource files, and `results` list declaring expected `pass` or `fail` outcomes per policy-rule-resource combination.
  4. Run `kyverno test tests/` from the repo root; the CLI compares declared results to actual evaluations and exits non-zero if any result mismatches.
  5. Add the `kyverno test` step to CI (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.) before any cluster deployment step to catch policy logic errors in the PR review phase.
  6. Use `kyverno test tests/ -v 5` for verbose output that shows per-rule evaluation details when debugging failing tests.

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