Kubernetes Pod Resource Lifecycle Decision Flow charts the complete journey from pod creation through scheduler node matching, resource enforcement, and failure recovery. The scheduler matches CPU and memory requests to available nodes, placing pods in a scheduled state where runtime resource usage is continuously monitored. When CPU usage exceeds limits, CFS throttling withholds cycles; when memory exceeds limits, the OOM Killer terminates the container and Kubelet restarts the pod in a recovery loop. Fork this diagram to customize resource thresholds, add node affinity rules, or integrate with your cluster monitoring strategy.