cloudthinker-ai Nitric Management Skill
Manage Nitric applications, deploy services, inspect resources, and configure cloud providers.
MANDATORY: Discovery-First Pattern
Always inspect Nitric project structure and stack configuration before deploying.
Phase 1: Discovery
#!/bin/bash
echo "=== Nitric Version ==="
nitric version 2>/dev/null
echo ""
echo "=== Project Config ==="
cat nitric.yaml 2>/dev/null | head -15
echo ""
echo "=== Services ==="
ls services/ 2>/dev/null || ls functions/ 2>/dev/null | head -10
echo ""
echo "=== Stacks ==="
nitric stack list 2>/dev/null | head -10
echo ""
echo "=== Stack Files ==="
ls nitric-*.yaml 2>/dev/null || ls nitric.*.yaml 2>/dev/null
Phase 2: Analysis
#!/bin/bash
STACK="${1:-dev}"
echo "=== Stack Config ==="
cat "nitric-${STACK}.yaml" 2>/dev/null || cat "nitric.${STACK}.yaml" 2>/dev/null | head -20
echo ""
echo "=== Resource Declarations ==="
grep -rn "nitric\.\(api\|bucket\|topic\|queue\|secret\|schedule\|websocket\)" --include="*.ts" --include="*.py" --include="*.go" . 2>/dev/null | head -20
echo ""
echo "=== Deployment Status ==="
nitric stack up --stack "$STACK" --dry-run 2>&1 | tail -20
echo ""
echo "=== Deployed Resources ==="
nitric stack describe --stack "$STACK" 2>/dev/null | head -15
Output Rules
- TOKEN EFFICIENCY: Target <=50 lines per output
- Show resource declarations, not full service code
- Summarize stack configuration concisely
- List services with their resource bindings
Safety Rules
- NEVER run
nitric stack upwithout--dry-runfirst - Use
nitric startfor local development and testing - Review resource permissions before deploying
- Check provider configuration matches target cloud
- Confirm stack name before deployment to avoid wrong-environment deploys
Output Format
Present results as a structured report:
Managing Nitric Report
══════════════════════
Resources discovered: [count]
Resource Status Key Metric Issues
──────────────────────────────────────────────
[name] [ok/warn] [value] [findings]
Summary: [total] resources | [ok] healthy | [warn] warnings | [crit] critical
Action Items: [list of prioritized findings]
Target ≤50 lines of output. Use tables for multi-resource comparisons.
Anti-Hallucination Rules
- NEVER assume resource names — always discover via CLI/API in Phase 1 before referencing in Phase 2.
- NEVER fabricate metric names or dimensions — verify against the service documentation or
--helpoutput. - NEVER mix CLI commands between service versions — confirm which version/API you are targeting.
- ALWAYS use the discovery → verify → analyze chain — every resource referenced must have been discovered first.
- ALWAYS handle empty results gracefully — an empty response is valid data, not an error to retry.
Counter-Rationalizations
| Shortcut | Counter | Why |
|---|---|---|
| "I'll skip discovery and check known resources" | Always run Phase 1 discovery first | Resource names change, new resources appear — assumed names cause errors |
| "The user only asked for a quick check" | Follow the full discovery → analysis flow | Quick checks miss critical issues; structured analysis catches silent failures |
| "Default configuration is probably fine" | Audit configuration explicitly | Defaults often leave logging, security, and optimization features disabled |
| "Metrics aren't needed for this" | Always check relevant metrics when available | API/CLI responses show current state; metrics reveal trends and intermittent issues |
| "I don't have access to that" | Try the command and report the actual error | Assumed permission failures prevent useful investigation; actual errors are informative |