Have you created direct manifests for deploying objects in Kubernetes?

Yes, direct manifests for deploying objects in Kubernetes are YAML files that describe the necessary resources (Pod, Deployment, Service, etc.).

Example of a simple Deployment manifest:

apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: nginx-deployment
spec:
  replicas: 3
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: nginx
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: nginx
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: nginx
        image: nginx:1.14.2
        ports:
        - containerPort: 80

This manifest can be applied with the command:

kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml

Creating and editing such manifests is standard practice for managing infrastructure in Kubernetes.