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crictl is missing from the host, making container runtime troubleshooting difficult. This adds it to the existing download-cri-binaries bootstrap step alongside containerd and runc.

Proto changes

  • Added crictl_version to DownloadCRIBinariesSpec (field 3)
  • Added crictl_download_url and crictl_path to DownloadCRIBinariesStatus (fields 5–6)
  • Regenerated action.pb.go

Download logic (components/cri/v20260301/download.go)

Follows the same pattern as runc/containerd:

  • defaultCrictlURLTemplate — cri-tools GitHub releases tar.gz (marked FIXME to confirm endpoint)
  • downloadCrictl() — extracts crictl from the tar; returns an error if the binary is absent in the archive
  • crictlVersionMatch() — idempotency check via crictl --version
  • constructCrictlDownloadURL() — arch-aware URL construction

Config

  • DefaultCrictlVersion = "1.33.0" added to pkg/config/defaults.go (marked FIXME to confirm version)
  • CrictlConfig struct + Crictl CrictlConfig field added to Config, mirroring RuncConfig
  • Bootstrapper wires cfg.Crictl.Version (with DefaultCrictlVersion fallback) into the spec builder
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<issue_title>Install crictl on the host</issue_title>
<issue_description>We should also include the crictl tool on the host for troubleshooting. This can be part of the cri binaries download task.</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>please start a minimal change for this. We will come back later and provide the correct values / endpoints</agent_instructions>

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Copilot AI assigned Copilot and bcho Mar 5, 2026
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Install crictl on the host as part of CRI binaries download
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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add crictl tool for troubleshooting on host Install crictl on the host as part of CRI binaries download Mar 5, 2026
Copilot finished work on behalf of bcho March 5, 2026 01:41
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