feat(ui): actionable RestrictedState for RBAC-denied resources

packages/k8s-ui/src/components/resources/ResourcesView.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useState, useMemo, useEffect, useCallback, useRef, useContext, u
 import { TableVirtuoso, type TableVirtuosoHandle } from 'react-virtuoso'
 import { useRefreshAnimation } from '../../hooks/useRefreshAnimation'
 import { PaneLoader } from '../ui/PaneLoader'
+import { RestrictedState } from '../ui/RestrictedState'
 import type { TopPodMetrics, TopNodeMetrics } from '../../types'
 import {
   Search,
@@ -4505,10 +4506,12 @@ export function ResourcesView({
           {isLoading ? (
             <PaneLoader className="absolute inset-0" />
           ) : isSelectedForbidden ? (
-            <div className="absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center text-theme-text-tertiary">
-              <Shield className="w-8 h-8 text-amber-400 mb-2" />
-              <p className="text-theme-text-secondary font-medium">Access Restricted</p>
-              <p className="text-sm mt-1">Insufficient permissions to list {selectedKind.kind} resources</p>
+            <div className="absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center">
+              <RestrictedState
+                kindLabel={selectedKind.kind}
+                group={selectedKind.group}
+                resource={selectedKind.name}
+              />
             </div>
           ) : largeListGuard ? (
             <div className="absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center text-theme-text-tertiary px-6 text-center">

packages/k8s-ui/src/components/ui/RestrictedState.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import { clsx } from 'clsx'
+import { Shield, ChevronDown, Copy, Check } from 'lucide-react'
+
+// RestrictedState is the shared "you can't see this because of Kubernetes RBAC"
+// surface — distinct from EmptyState (which covers healthy / filtered / no-data).
+// It never claims WHY the SAR failed (Radar can't prove tier vs custom-role vs
+// disabled-value from a denied check); it states the fact and hands the operator
+// something to forward to whoever administers their cluster.
+//
+// Reused across the resource list, topology, search, and the per-cluster access
+// summary so the messaging can't drift.
+
+interface Props {
+  /** Display kind, e.g. "Node". */
+  kindLabel: string
+  /** API group for the kind ("" for core). Used to build the example RBAC. */
+  group?: string
+  /** Plural resource name, e.g. "nodes". When omitted the snippet uses a
+   *  placeholder the admin fills in. */
+  resource?: string
+  /** Tightens spacing for inline/embedded use (topology overlay, etc.). */
+  compact?: boolean
+  className?: string
+}
+
+function buildRbacRequest(kindLabel: string, group: string, resource: string): string {
+  const roleName = `radar-read-${resource}`
+  return [
+    `I need read access to ${kindLabel} in this Kubernetes cluster via Radar.`,
+    `Please grant my identity (user, group, or ServiceAccount) get/list/watch on "${resource}".`,
+    ``,
+    `apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1`,
+    `kind: ClusterRole`,
+    `metadata:`,
+    `  name: ${roleName}`,
+    `rules:`,
+    `  - apiGroups: ["${group}"]`,
+    `    resources: ["${resource}"]`,
+    `    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]`,
+    `---`,
+    `apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1`,
+    `kind: ClusterRoleBinding`,
+    `metadata:`,
+    `  name: ${roleName}`,
+    `roleRef:`,
+    `  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io`,
+    `  kind: ClusterRole`,
+    `  name: ${roleName}`,
+    `subjects:`,
+    `  - kind: Group        # or User / ServiceAccount`,
+    `    name: <your-identity>`,
+    `    apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io`,
+  ].join('\n')
+}
+
+export function RestrictedState({ kindLabel, group = '', resource, compact, className }: Props) {
+  const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState(false)
+  const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false)
+
+  const snippet = buildRbacRequest(kindLabel, group, resource || '<resource>')
+
+  const copy = () => {
+    navigator.clipboard.writeText(snippet).then(
+      () => {
+        setCopied(true)
+        setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 2000)
+      },
+      () => {},
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={clsx(
+        'flex flex-col items-center justify-center text-center text-theme-text-tertiary',
+        compact ? 'p-4' : 'p-6',
+        className,
+      )}
+    >
+      <Shield className="w-8 h-8 text-amber-400 mb-2" />
+      <p className="text-theme-text-secondary font-medium">You don't have access to {kindLabel}</p>
+      <p className="text-sm mt-1 max-w-md">
+        Your Kubernetes RBAC doesn't allow listing {kindLabel} in this cluster. This isn't an empty
+        cluster — Radar is hiding what your identity can't read.
+      </p>
+
+      <div className="mt-3 w-full max-w-md">
+        <button
+          onClick={() => setExpanded((v) => !v)}
+          className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mx-auto text-sm text-theme-text-secondary hover:text-theme-text-primary transition-colors"
+        >
+          <ChevronDown className={clsx('w-4 h-4 transition-transform', expanded && 'rotate-180')} />
+          How to get access
+        </button>
+
+        {expanded && (
+          <div className="mt-2 text-left">
+            <p className="text-xs text-theme-text-tertiary mb-2">
+              Send this to whoever administers your cluster (the person who manages your Radar
+              install or your cluster RBAC) — it asks them to grant your identity read access.
+            </p>
+            <div className="relative">
+              <pre className="text-xs bg-theme-base border border-theme-border rounded-md p-3 overflow-x-auto text-theme-text-secondary">
+                {snippet}
+              </pre>
+              <button
+                onClick={copy}
+                className="absolute top-2 right-2 flex items-center gap-1 text-xs px-2 py-1 rounded bg-theme-elevated hover:bg-theme-border text-theme-text-secondary hover:text-theme-text-primary transition-colors"
+              >
+                {copied ? <Check className="w-3.5 h-3.5" /> : <Copy className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />}
+                {copied ? 'Copied' : 'Copy request'}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}

packages/k8s-ui/src/components/ui/index.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export { MiddleEllipsis } from './MiddleEllipsis'
 export type { MiddleEllipsisProps } from './MiddleEllipsis'
 export { EmptyState } from './EmptyState'
 export type { EmptyStateTone, EmptyStateVariant } from './EmptyState'
+export { RestrictedState } from './RestrictedState'
 export { FetchResult } from './FetchResult'
 export { SearchBox } from './SearchBox'
 export { FilterPill } from './FilterPill'