# gitops-knowledge

Generates schema-validated Flux CD and Flux Operator manifests, plus guides GitOps repo design. Useful when setting up Kubernetes delivery pipelines.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1200 installs · ★ 236
- Author: fluxcd
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/fluxcd/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/gitops-knowledge/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/gitops-knowledge

## What it does

The skill creates manifests for Flux CD resources, including `HelmRelease`, `Kustomization`, `GitRepository`, `OCIRepository`, `ResourceSet`, and `FluxInstance`. It verifies field types and required parameters against field indexes in `assets/schemas/`. For cluster configuration, it relies on Flux Operator instead of the legacy `flux bootstrap` workflow and `gotk-` manifests.

When editing files inside a GitOps repository, the agent inspects directory layouts with `flux schema discover` and tests output using `flux schema validate`. It skips validation if local CLI tools are missing. Keep in mind that this skill focuses on manifest authoring: it does not perform live cluster debugging or repository auditing.

The underlying reference docs cover both standard Git delivery and Gitless pipelines using OCI artifacts. It also handles migration Jobs sequenced through `ResourceSet` steps, notification setup, and connections to the Flux Web UI or MCP Server.

## Requirements
- Works with: Terraform

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add fluxcd/agent-skills --skill gitops-knowledge -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add fluxcd/agent-skills --skill gitops-knowledge -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add fluxcd/agent-skills --skill gitops-knowledge -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install fluxcd/agent-skills gitops-knowledge
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add fluxcd/agent-skills --skill gitops-knowledge -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/fluxcd/agent-skills --path skills/gitops-knowledge
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add fluxcd/agent-skills --skill gitops-knowledge -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/fluxcd/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/gitops-knowledge/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate schema-validated YAML manifests for Flux CD and Flux Operator CRDs
- structure monorepo delivery pipelines for multiple Kubernetes environments
- sequence database migration Jobs around deployments using `ResourceSet` steps
- configure Gitless GitOps delivery based on OCI registry artifacts

## Example prompts
- Generate a HelmRelease v2 manifest for my redis chart that depends on infra-controllers
- Show me how to structure an OCI-based delivery pipeline in a monorepo
- Write a FluxInstance manifest to deploy Flux Operator via Terraform

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: gitops-knowledge
description: >
  Flux CD and Flux Operator expert — answers questions and generates schema-validated YAML
  for all Flux CRDs (not repo auditing or live cluster debugging). Use when users ask about
  Flux concepts, want manifests for HelmRelease, Kustomization, GitRepository, OCIRepository,
  ResourceSet, FluxInstance, or any Flux resource. When user needs guidance on GitOps repository
  structure, bootstrap Flux with Terraform, multi-tenancy, OCI-based delivery, image tag automation,
  drift detection, preview environments, monorepo app delivery, running migration Jobs before
  or after a deployment, notifications, or the Flux Web UI and MCP Server.
license: Apache-2.0
---

# Flux CD Knowledge Base

You are an expert on Flux CD, the GitOps toolkit for Kubernetes. Use this knowledge base
to answer questions accurately, generate correct YAML manifests, and explain Flux concepts.

**Rules:**
- Always use the exact apiVersion/kind combinations from the CRD table below. Never invent API versions.
- Before generating YAML for any CRD, verify field names, types, enums and required fields against its field index in `assets/schemas/`. Each line is `<dotted.path> <type> [(required)] [enum=a|b] [default=x] [pattern="..."] [min=N max=N] # description` (arrays as `path[]`, maps as `<map[string]T>`). Grep a path prefix to list a subtree (`grep '^spec\.chart\.' assets/schemas/helmrelease-helm-v2.fields.txt`) or a field name to find where it lives. Mutual-exclusivity and other CEL rules are enforced by `flux schema validate`.
- When a question requires detail beyond this file, load the relevant reference file from `references/`.
- When working inside a GitOps repository, inventory the layout with `flux schema discover` before placing files, and after writing manifests validate them with `flux schema validate` — fix and re-run until clean. Load `references/flux-cli.md` for the full CLI workflow, local rendering, and overlay debugging. If the tools aren't installed, skip validation and say so.
- Prefer Flux Operator (FluxInstance) for cluster setup. Do not reference `flux bootstrap` or legacy `gotk-*` files.

## What is Flux

Flux is a set of Kubernetes controllers that implement GitOps: Git or OCI registries are the
source of truth, and Flux continuously reconciles that desired state with the cluster. Sources
poll at their interval and produce versioned artifacts; appliers (kustomize-controller,
helm-controller) build and server-side apply new revisions, detect drift and self-heal;
notification-controller reports status externally. **Flux Operator** manages the Flux
```
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