{
  "slug": "gcloud-container-node-pools-create-and-update-accept-consolidation-delay-1cab26063087",
  "title": "gcloud container node-pools create and update accept --consolidation-delay",
  "tools": [
    "gcloud"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When creating or updating a GKE node pool, set `--consolidation-delay` to the duration after which the Cluster Autoscaler can scale down underutilized nodes.",
    "examples": [
      "gcloud container node-pools create <pool> --cluster=<cluster> --consolidation-delay=3600s",
      "gcloud container node-pools update <pool> --cluster=<cluster> --consolidation-delay=3600s"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "NAME (`<pool>`) (required): Node pool name.",
      "--cluster (`<cluster>`): Cluster to add the pool to or update; overrides the command's `container/cluster` property.",
      "--consolidation-delay (`<duration>`): Duration after which the Cluster Autoscaler can scale down underutilized nodes; example value: `3600s`.",
      "Prerequisite: The create command creates a node pool in a running GKE cluster; update changes a node pool in a running cluster.",
      "The flag controls when the Cluster Autoscaler can scale down underutilized nodes."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Control when the Cluster Autoscaler can scale down underutilized nodes in a node pool.",
  "sources": [
    "https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/release-notes#55900_2026-03-03",
    "https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/container/node-pools/create",
    "https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/container/node-pools/update"
  ],
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  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "cloud-20261008",
    "verdict_id": "cloud-20261008:cloud-20261008-68f0f9522a5c331a-8:gate",
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    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "cloud-20261008:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.92 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.71 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}