ci-cd-patterns — Claude Code skill: GitHub Actions pipelines
A skill with GitHub Actions templates, PR checks and deployment steps. Handy when CI breaks or you are wiring it up from scratch.
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill ci-cd-patterns -a claude-codeWhat ci-cd-patterns does
The skill hands your agent ready-made GitHub Actions setups: a basic CI workflow, a separate pull request check workflow, and deployment steps. It ships YAML templates, a pre-deploy checklist, and notes on mistakes that bite most often.
There is a PR babysitting routine too. The agent reads check status with gh pr checks <number>, works out whether the failure is a flaky test, a lint error or a broken build, fixes it locally and pushes. Flaky runs get retried with gh run rerun <run-id> --failed. Merge conflicts are handled by rebasing, and auto-merge goes on with gh pr merge <number> --auto --squash. All of this leans on the gh CLI being installed and logged in.
The skill lets the agent read and edit files, search the project and run shell commands, so it can rewrite a workflow and push the change in one go. One rule worth remembering: if the same test gets re-run more than twice, the skill says stop burning runner minutes and fix the test itself. Race conditions and time-dependent assertions are the usual culprits.
What it helps with
- set up lint, test and build checks on every pull request
- find out why CI failed and patch it locally
- re-run only the failed jobs instead of the whole pipeline
- split deployment across dev, staging and prod
- walk a pre-deploy checklist before shipping to production
Example prompts for the agent
- Set up CI in GitHub Actions: lint, tests and build on every pull request
- Check the status of PR #42 and fix whatever is failing
- Re-run the failed jobs in the latest workflow run
How to install ci-cd-patterns
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill ci-cd-patterns -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/ci-cd-patterns/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/ci-cd-patterns/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill ci-cd-patterns -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/ci-cd-patterns/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill ci-cd-patterns -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/ci-cd-patterns/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install c0x12c/ai-toolkit ci-cd-patterns2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/ci-cd-patterns/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill ci-cd-patterns -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/c0x12c/ai-toolkit --path toolkit/skills/ci-cd-patternsManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/ci-cd-patterns/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill ci-cd-patterns -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about ci-cd-patterns
How do I install ci-cd-patterns in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add c0x12c/ai-toolkit --skill ci-cd-patterns -a claude-code. The skill lands at ~/.claude/skills/ci-cd-patterns/SKILL.md.
What does ci-cd-patterns do?
It supplies GitHub Actions templates for CI and PR checks, helps repair failing pipelines and set up deployment. A pre-deploy checklist and a list of common pitfalls come with it.
What does the skill need to work?
The agent is allowed Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep and Bash. The PR routines call gh commands, so the GitHub CLI has to be installed and authenticated.
