diff --git a/stacks/freshrss/.terraform.lock.hcl b/stacks/freshrss/.terraform.lock.hcl
index a1ca7484..fabbc047 100644
--- a/stacks/freshrss/.terraform.lock.hcl
+++ b/stacks/freshrss/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ provider "registry.terraform.io/cloudflare/cloudflare" {
   ]
 }
 
+provider "registry.terraform.io/goauthentik/authentik" {
+  version     = "2024.12.1"
+  constraints = "~> 2024.10"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:roBMd+gi+TGgikH/bMzEI8JfvJiMAQWt+8FmokCrQIs=",
+  ]
+}
+
 provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/helm" {
   version = "3.1.1"
   hashes = [
diff --git a/stacks/freshrss/providers.tf b/stacks/freshrss/providers.tf
index b337a2e9..012af700 100644
--- a/stacks/freshrss/providers.tf
+++ b/stacks/freshrss/providers.tf
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ terraform {
       source  = "cloudflare/cloudflare"
       version = "~> 4"
     }
+    authentik = {
+      source  = "goauthentik/authentik"
+      version = "~> 2024.10"
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/stacks/linkwarden/.terraform.lock.hcl b/stacks/linkwarden/.terraform.lock.hcl
index e8910be1..7959dc66 100644
--- a/stacks/linkwarden/.terraform.lock.hcl
+++ b/stacks/linkwarden/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ provider "registry.terraform.io/cloudflare/cloudflare" {
   ]
 }
 
+provider "registry.terraform.io/goauthentik/authentik" {
+  version     = "2024.12.1"
+  constraints = "~> 2024.10"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:roBMd+gi+TGgikH/bMzEI8JfvJiMAQWt+8FmokCrQIs=",
+  ]
+}
+
 provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/helm" {
   version = "3.1.1"
   hashes = [
diff --git a/stacks/linkwarden/providers.tf b/stacks/linkwarden/providers.tf
index b337a2e9..012af700 100644
--- a/stacks/linkwarden/providers.tf
+++ b/stacks/linkwarden/providers.tf
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ terraform {
       source  = "cloudflare/cloudflare"
       version = "~> 4"
     }
+    authentik = {
+      source  = "goauthentik/authentik"
+      version = "~> 2024.10"
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/stacks/navidrome/providers.tf b/stacks/navidrome/providers.tf
index b337a2e9..012af700 100644
--- a/stacks/navidrome/providers.tf
+++ b/stacks/navidrome/providers.tf
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ terraform {
       source  = "cloudflare/cloudflare"
       version = "~> 4"
     }
+    authentik = {
+      source  = "goauthentik/authentik"
+      version = "~> 2024.10"
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/stacks/openclaw/.terraform.lock.hcl b/stacks/openclaw/.terraform.lock.hcl
index 0fa50ca1..c9d4fa23 100644
--- a/stacks/openclaw/.terraform.lock.hcl
+++ b/stacks/openclaw/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ provider "registry.terraform.io/cloudflare/cloudflare" {
   ]
 }
 
+provider "registry.terraform.io/gavinbunney/kubectl" {
+  version     = "1.19.0"
+  constraints = "~> 1.14"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:9QkxPjp0x5FZFfJbE+B7hBOoads9gmdfj9aYu5N4Sfc=",
+  ]
+}
+
 provider "registry.terraform.io/goauthentik/authentik" {
   version     = "2024.12.1"
   constraints = "~> 2024.10"
@@ -86,22 +94,22 @@ provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/kubernetes" {
 }
 
 provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/random" {
-  version = "3.8.1"
+  version = "3.9.0"
   hashes = [
-    "h1:Eexl06+6J+s75uD46+WnZtpJZYRVUMB0AiuPBifK6Jc=",
-    "h1:u8AKlWVDTH5r9YLSeswoVEjiY72Rt4/ch7U+61ZDkiQ=",
-    "zh:08dd03b918c7b55713026037c5400c48af5b9f468f483463321bd18e17b907b4",
-    "zh:0eee654a5542dc1d41920bbf2419032d6f0d5625b03bd81339e5b33394a3e0ae",
-    "zh:229665ddf060aa0ed315597908483eee5b818a17d09b6417a0f52fd9405c4f57",
-    "zh:2469d2e48f28076254a2a3fc327f184914566d9e40c5780b8d96ebf7205f8bc0",
-    "zh:37d7eb334d9561f335e748280f5535a384a88675af9a9eac439d4cfd663bcb66",
-    "zh:741101426a2f2c52dee37122f0f4a2f2d6af6d852cb1db634480a86398fa3511",
+    "h1:UlBuNVuCGJ39tTv2c5gz2NRZnQbXfbIWbTzWcth5o74=",
+    "zh:161ad0bd9a75768c82f53fb6e7172a9d8be2d4889b012645a34795031aaf1bf1",
+    "zh:19dc9a5b17729725ccfc4f45b0500af0ee5bc6b6b160c7adb8f2bf617d2c80ea",
+    "zh:269eda8fe42daa7974d5a34d166c3ba9defe80cde86c01e4dadcfdf2e1f05e5f",
+    "zh:373f7c65566f8f2cc7f45d698654feb9d988996957e1266a69ca00c52d6d16d0",
+    "zh:5599d16804c41c83009ec621b6d6b6f74e102f5827678a4750f8809055546b61",
+    "zh:583be0440469a22bff70dcfa56593b01566860b29607437264adb51060cf46fc",
+    "zh:5f211d8ec3f2e1f414870d9584bfe26e6995560ef81c748f8447a48164767398",
     "zh:78d5eefdd9e494defcb3c68d282b8f96630502cac21d1ea161f53cfe9bb483b3",
-    "zh:a902473f08ef8df62cfe6116bd6c157070a93f66622384300de235a533e9d4a9",
-    "zh:b85c511a23e57a2147355932b3b6dce2a11e856b941165793a0c3d7578d94d05",
-    "zh:c5172226d18eaac95b1daac80172287b69d4ce32750c82ad77fa0768be4ea4b8",
-    "zh:dab4434dba34aad569b0bc243c2d3f3ff86dd7740def373f2a49816bd2ff819b",
-    "zh:f49fd62aa8c5525a5c17abd51e27ca5e213881d58882fd42fec4a545b53c9699",
+    "zh:7b547fd16216761ef86efc3ed516ac5ac0c5c42b7c7eb24a08cef2d93f69ed5e",
+    "zh:7e7c0679daf2a382151d05068c8c3f0dae6b7b7dccf818827b73dd08638df2ef",
+    "zh:8089dec888a8038b9b4fb23b3df7e1057293dbc5b60b42cc47ff690d69d4b61b",
+    "zh:c51f15a031edfd6f23ce8ced3446ca7f8d8d647e2499890d7d5d10d5016d7257",
+    "zh:c94784f005708890dc6895afd53636ec00ec1e430b15d41e5aebfb1d4b39bd04",
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/stacks/openclaw/providers.tf b/stacks/openclaw/providers.tf
index 012af700..d5469984 100644
--- a/stacks/openclaw/providers.tf
+++ b/stacks/openclaw/providers.tf
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ terraform {
       source  = "goauthentik/authentik"
       version = "~> 2024.10"
     }
+    # kubectl (gavinbunney) — workaround for hashicorp/kubernetes
+    # `kubernetes_manifest` panics on Kyverno CRDs. See beads code-e2dp.
+    # Declared for all stacks but only used where opted-in.
+    kubectl = {
+      source  = "gavinbunney/kubectl"
+      version = "~> 1.14"
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -35,3 +42,8 @@ provider "vault" {
   address          = "https://vault.viktorbarzin.me"
   skip_child_token = true
 }
+
+provider "kubectl" {
+  config_path      = var.kube_config_path
+  load_config_file = true
+}
diff --git a/stacks/tandoor/.terraform.lock.hcl b/stacks/tandoor/.terraform.lock.hcl
index e8910be1..7959dc66 100644
--- a/stacks/tandoor/.terraform.lock.hcl
+++ b/stacks/tandoor/.terraform.lock.hcl
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ provider "registry.terraform.io/cloudflare/cloudflare" {
   ]
 }
 
+provider "registry.terraform.io/goauthentik/authentik" {
+  version     = "2024.12.1"
+  constraints = "~> 2024.10"
+  hashes = [
+    "h1:roBMd+gi+TGgikH/bMzEI8JfvJiMAQWt+8FmokCrQIs=",
+  ]
+}
+
 provider "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/helm" {
   version = "3.1.1"
   hashes = [
diff --git a/stacks/tandoor/providers.tf b/stacks/tandoor/providers.tf
index b337a2e9..012af700 100644
--- a/stacks/tandoor/providers.tf
+++ b/stacks/tandoor/providers.tf
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ terraform {
       source  = "cloudflare/cloudflare"
       version = "~> 4"
     }
+    authentik = {
+      source  = "goauthentik/authentik"
+      version = "~> 2024.10"
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/stacks/vault/providers.tf b/stacks/vault/providers.tf
index 012af700..d5469984 100644
--- a/stacks/vault/providers.tf
+++ b/stacks/vault/providers.tf
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ terraform {
       source  = "goauthentik/authentik"
       version = "~> 2024.10"
     }
+    # kubectl (gavinbunney) — workaround for hashicorp/kubernetes
+    # `kubernetes_manifest` panics on Kyverno CRDs. See beads code-e2dp.
+    # Declared for all stacks but only used where opted-in.
+    kubectl = {
+      source  = "gavinbunney/kubectl"
+      version = "~> 1.14"
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -35,3 +42,8 @@ provider "vault" {
   address          = "https://vault.viktorbarzin.me"
   skip_child_token = true
 }
+
+provider "kubectl" {
+  config_path      = var.kube_config_path
+  load_config_file = true
+}