diff --git a/config/kubernetes_secret_backend_role/kubernetes/au/syd1/agent-observability.yaml b/config/kubernetes_secret_backend_role/kubernetes/au/syd1/agent-observability.yaml
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+++ b/config/kubernetes_secret_backend_role/kubernetes/au/syd1/agent-observability.yaml
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+allowed_kubernetes_namespaces:
+  - "vm-system"
+  - "observability"
+  - "logging"
+kubernetes_role_type: "Role"
+extra_labels: {}
diff --git a/policies/kubernetes/au/syd1/creds/agent-observability.yaml b/policies/kubernetes/au/syd1/creds/agent-observability.yaml
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+++ b/policies/kubernetes/au/syd1/creds/agent-observability.yaml
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+# Allow access to agent-observability Kubernetes credentials
+---
+rules:
+  - path: "kubernetes/au/syd1/creds/agent-observability"
+    capabilities:
+      - update
+
+auth:
+  ldap:
+    - kubernetes_au_syd1_cluster_operator
+  approle:
+    - agents
diff --git a/resources/secret_backend/kubernetes/au/syd1/roles/agent-observability.yaml b/resources/secret_backend/kubernetes/au/syd1/roles/agent-observability.yaml
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+++ b/resources/secret_backend/kubernetes/au/syd1/roles/agent-observability.yaml
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+---
+rules:
+  # Verbs are listed explicitly rather than "*": delete on a VLCluster reclaims
+  # its cephrbd-fast-delete PVCs, destroying the log store.
+  - apiGroups:
+      - "operator.victoriametrics.com"
+    resources:
+      - "*"
+    verbs:
+      - "get"
+      - "list"
+      - "watch"
+      - "create"
+      - "patch"
+      - "update"
+  - apiGroups:
+      - "apps"
+    resources:
+      - "deployments"
+      - "statefulsets"
+      - "daemonsets"
+    verbs:
+      - "get"
+      - "list"
+      - "watch"
+      - "patch"
+      - "update"
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - "pods"
+    verbs:
+      - "get"
+      - "list"
+      - "watch"
+      - "delete"
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - "pods/log"
+    verbs:
+      - "get"
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - "services"
+      - "configmaps"
+      - "endpoints"
+      - "events"
+    verbs:
+      - "get"
+      - "list"
+      - "watch"
+  - apiGroups:
+      - "gateway.networking.k8s.io"
+    resources:
+      - "gateways"
+      - "httproutes"
+    verbs:
+      - "get"
+      - "list"
+      - "watch"