kubernetes-patterns
Kubernetes deployment patterns including Deployments, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, resource management, health checks, and horizontal pod autoscaling. Covers kubectl commands, YAML manifests, and GitOps workflows. Use when deploying to Kubernetes, managing containers, setting up services, or troubleshooting pod issues.
deployment-pipeline-design
Design multi-stage CI/CD pipelines with approval gates, security checks, and deployment orchestration. Use when architecting deployment workflows, setting up continuous delivery, or implementing GitOps practices.
argocd-cli
Complete ArgoCD CLI and REST API skill for GitOps automation. Use when working with ArgoCD for: (1) Managing Applications - create, sync, delete, rollback, get status, wait for health, view logs, (2) ApplicationSets - templated multi-cluster deployments with generators, (3) Projects - RBAC, source/destination restrictions, sync windows, roles, (4) Repositories - add/remove Git repos, Helm charts, OCI registries, credential templates, (5) Clusters - register, rotate credentials, manage multi-cluster, (6) Accounts - generate tokens, manage users, check permissions, (7) Admin operations - export/import, settings validation, RBAC testing, notifications, (8) Troubleshooting - sync issues, health problems, connection errors. Supports both REST API (curl/HTTP) and CLI approaches with bearer token authentication.
external-dns
Comprehensive guide for configuring, troubleshooting, and implementing External-DNS across Azure DNS, AWS Route53, Cloudflare, and Google Cloud DNS. Use when implementing automatic DNS management in Kubernetes, configuring provider-specific authentication (managed identities, IRSA, API tokens), troubleshooting DNS synchronization issues, setting up secure production-grade external-dns deployments, optimizing performance, avoiding rate limits, or implementing GitOps patterns with ArgoCD.
gitops-principles-skill
Comprehensive GitOps methodology and principles skill for cloud-native operations. Use when (1) Designing GitOps architecture for Kubernetes deployments, (2) Implementing declarative infrastructure with Git as single source of truth, (3) Setting up continuous deployment pipelines with ArgoCD/Flux/Kargo, (4) Establishing branching strategies and repository structures, (5) Troubleshooting drift, sync failures, or reconciliation issues, (6) Evaluating GitOps tooling decisions, (7) Teaching or explaining GitOps concepts and best practices, (8) Deploying ArgoCD on Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes or AKS with workload identity. Covers the 4 pillars of GitOps (OpenGitOps), patterns, anti-patterns, tooling ecosystem, Azure Arc integration, and operational guidance.
argocd-cluster-bootstrapping
Complete ArgoCD cluster bootstrapping skill for multi-repository GitOps environments. Use when provisioning new Kubernetes clusters, registering clusters with ArgoCD, configuring ApplicationSets, setting up cluster secrets, or troubleshooting cluster connectivity issues.
argocd-image-updater
Automate container image updates for Kubernetes workloads managed by Argo CD. USE WHEN configuring ArgoCD Image Updater, setting up automatic image updates, configuring update strategies (semver, digest, newest-build, alphabetical), implementing git write-back, troubleshooting image update issues, or working with ImageUpdater CRDs. Covers installation, configuration, authentication, and best practices.
kargo-skill
Comprehensive Kargo GitOps continuous promotion platform skill. Use when implementing progressive delivery pipelines, promotion workflows, freight management, ArgoCD integration, warehouse configuration, stage pipelines, verification templates, or any Kargo-related tasks. Covers installation, core concepts, patterns, security, and complete YAML examples.
gitops-workflows
GitOps workflows and patterns using ArgoCD and Flux for declarative Kubernetes deployments. Use when implementing CI/CD for Kubernetes, managing multi-environment deployments, or adopting declarative infrastructure practices.
terraform-cicd
Automate Terraform with CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, Atlantis, and deployment workflows
gitops
Master GitOps practices, CI/CD integration, Helm charts, Kustomize, and ArgoCD. Learn modern deployment patterns and infrastructure as code.
gitops-workflow
Implement GitOps workflows with ArgoCD and Flux for automated, declarative Kubernetes deployments with continuous reconciliation. Use when implementing GitOps practices, automating Kubernetes deployments, or setting up declarative infrastructure management.
gitops-workflows
GitOps deployment workflows with ArgoCD and Flux. Use for setting up GitOps (ArgoCD 3.x, Flux 2.7), designing repository structures (monorepo/polyrepo, app-of-apps), multi-cluster deployments (ApplicationSets, hub-spoke), secrets management (SOPS+age, Sealed Secrets, External Secrets Operator), progressive delivery (Argo Rollouts, Flagger), troubleshooting sync issues, and OCI artifact management. Covers latest 2024-2025 features: ArgoCD annotation-based tracking, fine-grained RBAC, Flux OCI artifacts GA, image automation, source-watcher.
cicd-expert
Elite CI/CD pipeline engineer specializing in GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins automation, secure deployment strategies, and supply chain security. Expert in building efficient, secure pipelines with proper testing gates, artifact management, and ArgoCD/GitOps patterns. Use when designing pipelines, implementing security gates, or troubleshooting CI/CD issues.
argocd
GitOps continuous delivery with Argo CD for Kubernetes deployments. Use when implementing GitOps workflows, application sync, multi-cluster deployments, or progressive delivery. Triggers: argocd, argo cd, gitops, application, applicationset, sync, app of apps, progressive delivery.
fluxcd
GitOps toolkit with Flux CD for Kubernetes continuous delivery. Use when implementing GitOps workflows, Helm releases, Kustomize deployments, or image automation. Triggers: fluxcd, flux, gitops, gitrepository, kustomization, helmrelease, image automation, source controller.
gitops
GitOps workflows for this repo: edit Argo CD/Kubernetes/infra manifests in version control, validate changes, and rely on Argo CD to sync. Use when tasks touch argocd/, kubernetes/, tofu/, ansible/, or deployment/runbook changes, or when asked to roll out services via GitOps.
deployment
Build, push, and deploy services via GitOps in this repo. Use when updating images, manifests, or rolling out changes with Argo CD.