# Deploy

> Deploy applications to Kubernetes clusters. Use when releasing an application.

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

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# Deploy

Handles deployment of containerized applications to Kubernetes using
Helm charts and environment-specific value overrides.

## When to Use This Skill

Use when deploying or updating services in staging or production
environments.

## Implementation Steps

### Step 1: Validate

Run `helm lint charts/` to verify the chart is syntactically valid.
Check that all required values are defined:
- `image.repository` and `image.tag`
- `replicaCount`
- `resources.limits`

### Step 2: Build and Push

Build the container image and push to the registry:
```bash
docker build -t $REGISTRY/$APP:$TAG .
docker push $REGISTRY/$APP:$TAG
```

### Step 3: Deploy

Run `helm upgrade --install` with the target namespace:
```bash
helm upgrade --install $APP charts/ \
  -f charts/values.yaml \
  -f charts/values-$ENV.yaml \
  -n $NAMESPACE --wait
```

### Step 4: Verify

Check rollout status and health endpoints:
```bash
kubectl rollout status deployment/$APP -n $NAMESPACE
curl -sf https://$APP.$DOMAIN/health
```