# CI CD Pipeline

> Procedural knowledge for designing and configuring continuous integration and deployment pipelines. Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/ci-cd-pipeline-8` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/ci-cd-pipeline-8`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/ci-cd-pipeline-8/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/ci-cd-pipeline-8

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# Skill: CI/CD Pipeline Design

> Procedural knowledge for designing and configuring 
> continuous integration and deployment pipelines.

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## Purpose

Enable the Architect and Developer roles to build automated, secure, and reliable pipelines for testing, building, and deploying code.

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## Prerequisites

- [ ] CI/CD platform identified (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)
- [ ] Target deployment environment identified (AWS, Vercel, Kubernetes, etc.)

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## Procedures

### 1. Continuous Integration (CI)

```markdown
Step 1: Quality Gates
- Configure automated linting and formatting checks.
- Run static analysis (SAST) and dependency vulnerability scans.
- Execute unit and integration test suites.

Step 2: Build & Artifacts
- Build the application or Docker image.
- Cache dependencies to optimize build times.
- Tag artifacts with git commit SHA or semantic version.
```

### 2. Continuous Deployment (CD)

```markdown
Step 1: Deployment Strategy
- Define deployment targets (Staging, Production).
- Require manual approval gates for Production if necessary.
- Configure safe deployment mechanisms (Blue/Green, Canary).

Step 2: Security & Secrets
- Inject secrets via environment variables securely.
- Ensure the pipeline runner operates with the principle of least privilege (OIDC preferred over long-lived keys).
```

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## Invocation

```markdown
"Apply the ci-cd-pipeline skill from .ace/skills/ci-cd-pipeline/SKILL.md
to design the GitHub Actions workflow for this repository."
```

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> Source: [jonnabio/ace-framework](https://github.com/jonnabio/ace-framework) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).
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