Worked on the envoyproxy/gateway repository to enhance the reliability and user experience of the egctl command line tool, specifically improving status operations in Kubernetes environments with partial Gateway API CRD installations. Developed a feature in Go that allows egctl x status to gracefully skip missing CRDs during bulk status queries, preventing unexpected aborts and reducing operational friction. For explicit single-resource requests, the tool continues to provide clear error messages when resources are unavailable. The implementation also includes verbose feedback to stderr for easier troubleshooting, supporting more robust cluster-scoped workflows and enabling safer status queries across heterogeneous Kubernetes clusters.