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CI CD Pipeline by pngdeity — Agent Skill

Name: CI CD Pipeline
Author: pngdeity

CI CD Pipeline

Workflow for designing and maintaining high-performance, vendor-decoupled CI/CD pipelines. Use when setting up new build systems or optimizing existing automation. Not for configuring specific CI providers or writing pipeline YAML directly — use Justfile (preferred) or Makefile targets instead.

pngdeity Updated Sep 17, 2026

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CI/CD Pipeline Skill

This skill governs the design of resilient and efficient automation pipelines. It prioritizes local reproducibility and fast feedback loops.

Workflow: Pipeline Construction

Interface with Task Runner:
- Check if a Makefile already exists in the project root.
- If a Makefile exists, ensure every CI step corresponds to a make target.
- If no Makefile exists (greenfield), initialize a Justfile and ensure every CI step corresponds to a just recipe.
Implement Fail-Fast: Order the jobs so that the fastest, most critical checks (linting) run first.
Configure Matrix: Use matrix strategies for High-Performance Architecture (HPA) builds.
Reference Best Practices: Adhere to the standards in references/best-practices.md.

Workflow: The "Verify-then-Publish" Gate

Mandate: Before any remote repository push, the agent MUST run the local just test (or make test) suite.
Reporting: If a local check fails, stop and fix the issue before attempting to push.

Workflow: Infrastructure Simulation

For complex deployments, use a two-tier simulation (e.g., Local Container -> Staging -> Prod) to verify environment-specific variables before final delivery.

Workflow: Error Recovery

If local checks fail: Read the failure output, fix the issue, and re-run (just test or make test). Never skip or silence a failing test.
If ci target is not defined: Create it as a just recipe (or make target) that runs lint, test, and build in sequence.
If matrix build fails for a single platform: Investigate platform-specific issues. Do not disable the failing platform without documenting the rationale.

Verification

Verify this skill produces correct pipeline configuration:

Verify every CI step has a corresponding just or make target.
Confirm fail-fast ordering: linting runs before tests, tests before builds.
Confirm the pipeline includes a local verification gate (just test or make test) before any remote push step.
For matrix builds, confirm at least two platform variants are configured.

---name: ci-cd-pipelinedescription: Workflow for designing and maintaining high-performance, vendor-decoupled CI/CD pipelines. Use when setting up new build systems or optimizing existing automation. Not for configuring specific CI providers or writing pipeline YAML directly — use Justfile (preferred) or Makefile targets instead.---# CI/CD Pipeline SkillThis skill governs the design of resilient and efficient automation pipelines. It prioritizes local reproducibility and fast feedback loops.## Workflow: Pipeline Construction1. **Interface with Task Runner:** - Check if a `Makefile` already exists in the project root. - If a `Makefile` exists, ensure every CI step corresponds to a `make` target. - If no `Makefile` exists (greenfield), initialize a `Justfile` and ensure every CI step corresponds to a `just` recipe.2. **Implement Fail-Fast:** Order the jobs so that the fastest, most critical checks (linting) run first.3. **Configure Matrix:** Use matrix strategies for High-Performance Architecture (HPA) builds.4. **Reference Best Practices:** Adhere to the standards in [references/best-practices.md](references/best-practices.md).## Workflow: The "Verify-then-Publish" Gate- **Mandate:** Before any remote repository push, the agent MUST run the local `just test` (or `make test`) suite.- **Reporting:** If a local check fails, stop and fix the issue before attempting to push.## Workflow: Infrastructure Simulation- For complex deployments, use a two-tier simulation (e.g., Local Container -> Staging -> Prod) to verify environment-specific variables before final delivery.## Workflow: Error Recovery- **If local checks fail:** Read the failure output, fix the issue, and re-run (`just test` or `make test`). Never skip or silence a failing test.- **If `ci` target is not defined:** Create it as a `just` recipe (or `make` target) that runs lint, test, and build in sequence.- **If matrix build fails for a single platform:** Investigate platform-specific issues. Do not disable the failing platform without documenting the rationale.## VerificationVerify this skill produces correct pipeline configuration:1. Verify every CI step has a corresponding `just` or `make` target.2. Confirm fail-fast ordering: linting runs before tests, tests before builds.3. Confirm the pipeline includes a local verification gate (`just test` or `make test`) before any remote push step.4. For matrix builds, confirm at least two platform variants are configured.

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