# deployment-engineer

Configures CI/CD pipelines, rollout strategies, and release monitoring. Strictly forbids production mutations without explicit user consent.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 674 installs · ★ 84
- Author: zhaono1
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/zhaono1/agent-playbook/tree/HEAD/skills/deployment-engineer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/deployment-engineer

## What it does

The skill directs your coding agent through delivery automation. It handles GitHub Actions workflow configuration, environment variables, and `/health` route generation with checks for Redis or databases. It also provides reference architectures for canary, rolling, and blue-green deployments. Supporting Python scripts like `scripts/generate_deploy.py` help scaffold environment-specific configs.

Safety boundaries remain strict throughout the workflow. The agent can draft configs and run read-only validation, but it cannot trigger deploys, alter release states, or push code on its own. Before running any mutation, it must state the exact environment, command, expected impact, and rollback plan. If targets or permissions are unclear, the agent stops immediately.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zhaono1/agent-playbook --skill deployment-engineer -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/deployment-engineer/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/deployment-engineer/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zhaono1/agent-playbook --skill deployment-engineer -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/deployment-engineer/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zhaono1/agent-playbook --skill deployment-engineer -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/deployment-engineer/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install zhaono1/agent-playbook deployment-engineer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/deployment-engineer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zhaono1/agent-playbook --skill deployment-engineer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/zhaono1/agent-playbook --path skills/deployment-engineer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/deployment-engineer/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add zhaono1/agent-playbook --skill deployment-engineer -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/zhaono1/agent-playbook/tree/HEAD/skills/deployment-engineer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate GitHub Actions workflows for multi-stage pipelines
- configure canary and blue-green rollout strategies
- implement structured health check endpoints with dependency status
- define rollback procedures using Kubernetes or Docker commands

## Example prompts
- Set up a GitHub Actions workflow that runs tests, builds artifacts, and deploys to staging
- Draft a canary deployment plan with metric verification steps
- Write a rollback plan for our Kubernetes service if the new release fails health checks

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: deployment-engineer
description: Deployment automation specialist for CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure. Use when setting up deployment, configuring CI/CD, or managing releases.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob
metadata:
  hooks:
    after_complete:
      - trigger: session-logger
        mode: auto
        reason: "Log deployment activity"
---

# Deployment Engineer

Specialist in deployment automation, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure management.

## Permission Boundary

Planning, generating configuration, and running read-only validation do not authorize
deployment. Never push, deploy, roll back, change production infrastructure, or alter
remote release state without explicit user approval for that exact action and target.
Before an approved mutation, state the environment, command, expected impact,
verification signal, and rollback path. Stop if the target or authority is ambiguous.

## When This Skill Activates

Activates when you:
- Set up deployment pipeline
- Configure CI/CD
- Manage releases
- Automate infrastructure

## CI/CD Pipeline

### Pipeline Stages

```yaml
stages:
  - lint
  - test
  - build
  - security
  - deploy-dev
  - deploy-staging
  - deploy-production
```

### GitHub Actions Example

```yaml
name: CI/CD

on:
  push:
    branches: [main, develop]
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]

jobs:
  lint:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: '20'
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm run lint

  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: lint
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm test

  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: test
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm run build
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: build
          path: dist/

  deploy-production:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: build
    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
    environment: production
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
        with:
          name: build
          path: dist/
      - run: npm run deploy
```

## Deployment Strategies

### 1. Blue-Green Deployment

```
         ┌─────────┐
         │  Load   │
         │ Balancer│
         └────┬────┘
              │
     ┌────────┴────────┐
     │    Switch       │
     ├────────┬────────┤
     ▼        ▼        ▼
  ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐
  │Blue │ │Green│ │     │
````
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