diff --git a/.github/scripts/verify-kustomize-builds.py b/.github/scripts/verify-kustomize-builds.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d44335b
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+++ b/.github/scripts/verify-kustomize-builds.py
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Verify that all rhoso-gitops components build successfully with kustomize.
+
+Discovers components dynamically under components/rhoso/ and example/,
+runs kustomize build for each, and reports a summary table. Fails only at
+the end if any component failed.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import yaml
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+KUSTOMIZATION_FILES = ("kustomization.yaml", "kustomization.yml", "Kustomization")
+RHOSO_COMPONENTS_ROOT = Path("components/rhoso")
+EXAMPLES_ROOT = Path("example")
+BUILD_TEST_DIR = Path(".build-test")
+
+
+@dataclass
+class BuildTestCase:
+    """A single component or overlay to test."""
+
+    id: str
+    component_paths: list[Path]
+    build_dir_name: str
+    # If set, build directly from this directory (e.g. examples). Otherwise generate kustomization.
+    source_directory: Path | None = None
+
+
+@dataclass
+class BuildResult:
+    """Result of running kustomize build on a test case."""
+
+    test_case: BuildTestCase
+    success: bool
+    error_message: str = ""
+
+
+def discover_rhoso_components(repo_root: Path) -> list[BuildTestCase]:
+    """Discover all buildable components under components/rhoso/."""
+    cases: list[BuildTestCase] = []
+    rhoso_root = repo_root / RHOSO_COMPONENTS_ROOT
+
+    if not rhoso_root.exists():
+        return cases
+
+    for kustomization_path in _find_kustomization_files(rhoso_root):
+        rel_path = kustomization_path.relative_to(rhoso_root).parent
+        path_parts = rel_path.parts
+
+        # Service pattern: .../services/<name>/ requires parent as base
+        if "services" in path_parts:
+            services_idx = path_parts.index("services")
+            parent_parts = path_parts[:services_idx]
+            parent_path = rhoso_root.joinpath(*parent_parts)
+
+            if parent_path.exists() and (parent_path / "kustomization.yaml").exists():
+                components = [
+                    repo_root / RHOSO_COMPONENTS_ROOT / Path(*parent_parts),
+                    repo_root / RHOSO_COMPONENTS_ROOT / rel_path,
+                ]
+            else:
+                components = [repo_root / RHOSO_COMPONENTS_ROOT / rel_path]
+        else:
+            components = [repo_root / RHOSO_COMPONENTS_ROOT / rel_path]
+
+        id_str = str(rel_path).replace("\\", "/")
+        slug = id_str.replace("/", "-")
+        cases.append(
+            BuildTestCase(
+                id=f"rhoso/{id_str}",
+                component_paths=components,
+                build_dir_name=f"rhoso-{slug}",
+            )
+        )
+
+    return cases
+
+
+def discover_examples(repo_root: Path) -> list[BuildTestCase]:
+    """Discover all example overlays. No filtering - test every example as committed."""
+    cases: list[BuildTestCase] = []
+    examples_root = repo_root / EXAMPLES_ROOT
+
+    if not examples_root.exists():
+        return cases
+
+    for example_dir in sorted(examples_root.iterdir()):
+        if not example_dir.is_dir():
+            continue
+
+        if _find_kustomization_in_dir(example_dir) is None:
+            continue
+
+        rel_example = example_dir.relative_to(repo_root)
+        id_str = str(rel_example).replace("\\", "/")
+        slug = id_str.replace("/", "-")
+        cases.append(
+            BuildTestCase(
+                id=id_str,
+                component_paths=[],  # Unused: we build directly from source_directory
+                build_dir_name=f"example-{slug}",
+                source_directory=example_dir,
+            )
+        )
+
+    return cases
+
+
+def _find_kustomization_files(root: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    """Find all kustomization files under root."""
+    results: list[Path] = []
+    for f in root.rglob("*"):
+        if f.is_file() and f.name in KUSTOMIZATION_FILES:
+            results.append(f)
+    return sorted(results)
+
+
+def _find_kustomization_in_dir(directory: Path) -> Path | None:
+    """Return the kustomization file in dir, or None."""
+    for name in KUSTOMIZATION_FILES:
+        path = directory / name
+        if path.exists():
+            return path
+    return None
+
+
+def generate_kustomization(
+    build_dir: Path, component_paths: list[Path], repo_root: Path
+) -> None:
+    """Write a minimal kustomization.yaml referencing the given components."""
+    rel_paths: list[str] = []
+    for comp in component_paths:
+        resolved = (repo_root / comp).resolve() if not comp.is_absolute() else comp
+        rel = Path("..") / ".." / resolved.relative_to(repo_root)
+        rel_paths.append(str(rel).replace("\\", "/"))
+
+    kustomization = {
+        "apiVersion": "kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1",
+        "kind": "Kustomization",
+        "components": rel_paths,
+    }
+
+    out_path = build_dir / "kustomization.yaml"
+    out_path.write_text(
+        yaml.dump(kustomization, default_flow_style=False, sort_keys=False)
+    )
+
+
+def run_kustomize_build(build_dir: Path) -> tuple[bool, str]:
+    """Run kustomize build in build_dir. Return (success, error_message)."""
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ["kustomize", "build", "."],
+            cwd=build_dir,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            timeout=60,
+        )
+        if result.returncode == 0:
+            return True, ""
+        return False, result.stderr or result.stdout or f"Exit code {result.returncode}"
+    except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+        return False, "Command timed out after 60s"
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return False, "kustomize not found in PATH"
+    except Exception as e:
+        return False, str(e)
+
+
+def build_and_collect(
+    test_case: BuildTestCase, repo_root: Path, build_base: Path
+) -> BuildResult:
+    """Generate kustomization (or use source dir), run build, return result."""
+    if test_case.source_directory is not None:
+        # Build directly from the example directory (tests refs, patches, etc. as committed)
+        build_dir = test_case.source_directory
+    else:
+        build_dir = build_base / test_case.build_dir_name
+        build_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        generate_kustomization(build_dir, test_case.component_paths, repo_root)
+
+    success, error = run_kustomize_build(build_dir)
+
+    return BuildResult(
+        test_case=test_case,
+        success=success,
+        error_message=error[:300] if error else "",
+    )
+
+
+def format_results_table(results: list[BuildResult]) -> str:
+    """Format results as a readable table."""
+    lines: list[str] = []
+    col_width = 45
+    status_width = 10
+
+    header = f"| {'Component':<{col_width}} | {'Status':<{status_width}} |"
+    separator = f"|{'-' * (col_width + 2)}|{'-' * (status_width + 2)}|"
+    lines.append(header)
+    lines.append(separator)
+
+    for r in results:
+        status = "OK" if r.success else "FAILED"
+        id_display = (
+            r.test_case.id[:col_width]
+            if len(r.test_case.id) <= col_width
+            else r.test_case.id[: col_width - 3] + "..."
+        )
+        lines.append(f"| {id_display:<{col_width}} | {status:<{status_width}} |")
+
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def format_failures_summary(results: list[BuildResult]) -> str:
+    """Format detailed failure messages."""
+    failed = [r for r in results if not r.success]
+    if not failed:
+        return ""
+
+    lines: list[str] = ["", "Failed components:", ""]
+    for r in failed:
+        lines.append(f"  {r.test_case.id}")
+        if r.error_message:
+            for err_line in r.error_message.strip().split("\n")[:5]:
+                lines.append(f"    {err_line}")
+        lines.append("")
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    """Discover components, run builds, report results. Returns 1 if any failed."""
+    repo_root = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
+
+    test_cases: list[BuildTestCase] = []
+    test_cases.extend(discover_rhoso_components(repo_root))
+    test_cases.extend(discover_examples(repo_root))
+
+    if not test_cases:
+        print("No components to test.")
+        return 0
+
+    build_base = repo_root / BUILD_TEST_DIR
+    build_base.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+
+    results: list[BuildResult] = []
+    for tc in test_cases:
+        result = build_and_collect(tc, repo_root, build_base)
+        results.append(result)
+        status = "OK" if result.success else "FAIL"
+        print(f"  [{status}] {tc.id}", flush=True)
+
+    print()
+    print(format_results_table(results))
+    print(format_failures_summary(results))
+
+    failed_count = sum(1 for r in results if not r.success)
+    if failed_count > 0:
+        print(f"\n{failed_count} component(s) failed.")
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kustomize-build.yml b/.github/workflows/kustomize-build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70e0e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/kustomize-build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+name: kustomize-build
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - "components/rhoso/**"
+      - "example/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/kustomize-build.yml"
+      - ".github/scripts/verify-kustomize-builds.py"
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - "components/rhoso/**"
+      - "example/**"
+      - ".github/workflows/kustomize-build.yml"
+      - ".github/scripts/verify-kustomize-builds.py"
+jobs:
+  kustomize-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      KUSTOMIZE_VERSION: "5.4.1"
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.13"
+
+      - name: Install Kustomize
+        run: |
+          curl -sLf "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/releases/download/kustomize%2Fv${KUSTOMIZE_VERSION}/kustomize_v${KUSTOMIZE_VERSION}_linux_amd64.tar.gz" | tar -xzf -
+          sudo mv kustomize /usr/local/bin/
+
+      - name: Install PyYAML
+        run: pip install pyyaml
+
+      - name: Verify Kustomize builds
+        run: python .github/scripts/verify-kustomize-builds.py
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index daf3313..1d04a85 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 environments/*
+.build-test/
+.venv-lint/