diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/dump/hypershift-dump-chain.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/dump/hypershift-dump-chain.yaml
index 3c334621e614c..f68ca708d05e4 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/dump/hypershift-dump-chain.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/dump/hypershift-dump-chain.yaml
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ chain:
       documentation: The type of managed service the HyperShift Operator is installed on.
     timeout: 15m0s
   - ref: hypershift-debug
+  - ref: hypershift-k8sgpt
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/OWNERS b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0e5c211132276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+approvers:
+- csrwng
+- enxebre
+- sjenning
+- LiangquanLi930
+- bryan-cox
+- jparrill
+- mgencur
+options: {}
+reviewers:
+- csrwng
+- enxebre
+- sjenning
+- LiangquanLi930
+- bryan-cox
+- jparrill
+- mgencur
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/hypershift-k8sgpt-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/hypershift-k8sgpt-commands.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..04d104ff3b7bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/hypershift-k8sgpt-commands.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+EXPLAIN="${EXPLAIN:-false}"
+JUNIT_REPORT="${JUNIT_REPORT:-false}"
+
+OS="$(uname -s)_$(uname -m)"
+K8SGPT_VERSION=${K8SGPT_VERSION:-0.4.25}
+K8SGPT_DIR=${K8SGPT_DIR:-/tmp}
+
+download_binary(){
+  local url="https://github.com/k8sgpt-ai/k8sgpt/releases/download/v${K8SGPT_VERSION}/k8sgpt_${OS}.tar.gz"
+  curl --fail --retry 8 --retry-all-errors -sS -L "${url}" | tar -xzC "${K8SGPT_DIR}/"
+  chmod +x "${K8SGPT_DIR}/k8sgpt"
+}
+
+function set_proxy () {
+    if test -s "${SHARED_DIR}/proxy-conf.sh" ; then
+        echo "setting the proxy"
+        echo "source ${SHARED_DIR}/proxy-conf.sh"
+        # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+        source "${SHARED_DIR}/proxy-conf.sh"
+    else
+        echo "no proxy setting."
+    fi
+}
+
+if [ -f "${SHARED_DIR}/kubeconfig" ] ; then
+    export KUBECONFIG=${SHARED_DIR}/kubeconfig
+fi
+
+set_proxy
+
+download_binary
+
+export PATH="${K8SGPT_DIR}:${PATH}"
+
+k8sgpt version
+
+explain_arg=""
+if [[ "${EXPLAIN}" == "true" ]]; then
+    explain_arg="--explain"
+    openai_token=$(cat "/var/run/vault/tests-private-account/openai-token")
+    k8sgpt auth add --model gpt-3.5-turbo --backend openai --password "${openai_token}" || true
+fi
+
+all_filters=(Ingress CronJob Node MutatingWebhookConfiguration Pod Deployment ReplicaSet \
+ValidatingWebhookConfiguration ConfigMap PersistentVolumeClaim Service StatefulSet)
+# Service and ValidatingWebhookConfiguration filters cause false negatives for hosted clusters.
+# ConfigMap filters cause false positives, reporting unused configmaps.
+excluded_filters=(Service ValidatingWebhookConfiguration ConfigMap)
+active_filters=()
+for filter in "${all_filters[@]}"; do
+    if [[ ! ${excluded_filters[*]} =~ ${filter} ]]; then
+        active_filters+=("$filter")
+    fi
+done
+
+active_filters_str=$(echo "${active_filters[@]}" | tr ' ' ',')
+
+common_params=(--output json --anonymize --with-doc "$explain_arg" --filter "$active_filters_str")
+
+mkdir -p "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/namespaces" "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/hostedcluster"
+
+CLUSTER_NAME="$(echo -n $PROW_JOB_ID|sha256sum|cut -c-20)"
+HOSTED_CLUSTER_NS=$(oc get hostedcluster -A -ojsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.namespace}')
+
+mgmt_fail=false
+# Collect only hypershift-related namespaces from the management cluster.
+for namespace in hypershift "${HOSTED_CLUSTER_NS}" "${HOSTED_CLUSTER_NS}-${CLUSTER_NAME}"; do
+    mkdir -p "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/namespaces/$namespace"
+    # Run the scan on the management cluster
+    result_file="${ARTIFACT_DIR}/namespaces/$namespace/result.json"
+    k8sgpt --kubeconfig="$KUBECONFIG" analyze --namespace "$namespace" "${common_params[@]}" | \
+        tee "$result_file" || true
+    if [[ -f "$result_file" ]]; then
+        if ! grep "problems\": 0" "$result_file" &>/dev/null; then
+            mgmt_fail=true
+        fi
+    fi
+done
+
+guest_fail=false
+# Run the scan on the guest cluster
+if [[ -f "${SHARED_DIR}/nested_kubeconfig" ]]; then
+    k8sgpt --kubeconfig="${SHARED_DIR}/nested_kubeconfig" analyze "${common_params[@]}" | \
+        tee "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/hostedcluster/result.json" || true
+    if ! grep "problems\": 0" "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/hostedcluster/result.json" &>/dev/null; then
+        guest_fail=true
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Optionally generate a JUnit report.
+if [[ "${JUNIT_REPORT}" == "false" ]]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/junit"
+
+testcase_mgmt="<testcase name=\"scanning management cluster\"/>"
+testcase_guest="<testcase name=\"scanning guest cluster\"/>"
+
+failures=0
+
+if [[ "${mgmt_fail}" == "true" ]]; then
+    failures=$((failures + 1))
+    result_mgmt=""
+    for namespace in hypershift "${HOSTED_CLUSTER_NS}" "${HOSTED_CLUSTER_NS}-${CLUSTER_NAME}"; do
+        result_mgmt+=$(cat "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/namespaces/$namespace/result.json")
+    done
+    testcase_mgmt=$(cat <<EOF
+<testcase name="scanning management cluster">
+    <failure message="">problems detected</failure>
+    <system-out>
+${result_mgmt}
+    </system-out>
+</testcase>
+EOF
+    )
+fi
+
+if [[ "${guest_fail}" == "true" ]]; then
+    failures=$((failures + 1))
+    result_guest=$(cat "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/hostedcluster/result.json")
+    testcase_guest=$(cat <<EOF
+<testcase name="scanning guest cluster">
+    <failure message="">problems detected</failure>
+    <system-out>
+${result_guest}
+    </system-out>
+</testcase>
+EOF
+    )
+fi
+
+cat <<EOF >"${ARTIFACT_DIR}/junit/k8sgpt-result.xml"
+<testsuite name="hypershift-k8sgpt" tests="2" failures="${failures}">
+    ${testcase_mgmt}
+    ${testcase_guest}
+</testsuite>
+EOF
+
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/hypershift-k8sgpt-ref.metadata.json b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/hypershift-k8sgpt-ref.metadata.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ec19cb4729746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/hypershift-k8sgpt-ref.metadata.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+	"path": "hypershift/k8sgpt/hypershift-k8sgpt-ref.yaml",
+	"owners": {
+		"approvers": [
+			"csrwng",
+			"enxebre",
+			"sjenning",
+			"LiangquanLi930",
+			"bryan-cox",
+			"jparrill",
+			"mgencur"
+		],
+		"reviewers": [
+			"csrwng",
+			"enxebre",
+			"sjenning",
+			"LiangquanLi930",
+			"bryan-cox",
+			"jparrill",
+			"mgencur"
+		]
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/hypershift-k8sgpt-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/hypershift-k8sgpt-ref.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7f2ca82c75bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/hypershift/k8sgpt/hypershift-k8sgpt-ref.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+ref:
+  as: hypershift-k8sgpt
+  cli: latest
+  env:
+  - name: EXPLAIN
+    default: "false"
+    documentation: "Whether to explain the results by AI."
+  - name: JUNIT_REPORT
+    default: "false"
+    documentation: "Whether to generate a JUnit report."
+  grace_period: 10m
+  commands: hypershift-k8sgpt-commands.sh
+  from: hypershift-operator
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 100Mi
+  credentials:
+  - namespace: test-credentials
+    name: tests-private-account
+    mount_path: /var/run/vault/tests-private-account
+  documentation: |-
+    Scanning clusters, diagnosing, and triaging issues by calling AI.