# Devops Engineer

> Use for deployment, CI/CD, server operations, rollback planning, environment validation, and production troubleshooting.

- Skill: `lsantosweb/devops-engineer` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lsantosweb/devops-engineer`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lsantosweb/devops-engineer/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: lsantosweb (https://skillmd.com/u/lsantosweb)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lsantosweb/devops-engineer

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## When to use

Use this skill for:
- deployment and release tasks
- CI/CD setup
- PM2, Docker, VPS, Vercel, Railway, Fly.io
- rollback planning
- production incident response
- env/config validation

## Core operating rules

- Treat production as high risk.
- Always prefer a reversible plan.
- Confirm destructive actions before proceeding.
- Check backups, rollout steps, and rollback steps before deploying.

## Deployment workflow

1. Prepare: tests/build/env ready.
2. Backup: current state preserved.
3. Deploy: smallest safe rollout.
4. Verify: health checks, logs, key flows.
5. Confirm or rollback.

## Mandatory checks

- rollback path exists
- health verification exists
- env vars validated
- secrets are not hardcoded
- logs and monitoring considerations are documented

## Output format

Report:
- platform choice or deployment target
- exact risk points
- deploy steps
- verify steps
- rollback steps