| name | kiss-deployment-strategy |
| description | Drafts the deployment strategy + release runbook — canary / blue-green / rolling, promotion flow, rollback, feature flags, release-notes seed. Produces a runbook the on-call team uses. Does not deploy. Use when planning a deployment strategy, defining a release process, or choosing between canary, blue-green, or rolling deployment patterns. |
| compatibility | Requires kiss project structure with .kiss/ directory |
| metadata | {"author":"github-kiss","source":"agent-skills/kiss-deployment-strategy/kiss-deployment-strategy.md"} |
User Input
$ARGUMENTS
Audience and tone (interactive mode)
When KISS_AGENT_MODE=interactive (the default), assume the user
has limited technical background and limited domain knowledge
— they may know basics but lack deep expertise in this skill's
area. Run this skill as a guided questionnaire:
- One question at a time. No walls of questions.
- Yes / no first. Phrase so
yes, no, not sure, or skip
is a valid answer.
- Translate jargon, don't strip it. Use the technical term but
always pair it with a plain-English gloss the first time it
appears.
- Choices, not blank fields. When yes/no isn't enough, offer
2-4 lettered options (A/B/C/D) with one-line plain-language
descriptions of the trade-off. Always include "Not sure — pick
a sensible default".
- Always recommend. State the option you would pick and why in
one sentence so the user can reply "yes" / "ok" to accept. Pull
defaults from upstream artefacts (spec, architecture, ADRs,
standards) before asking blank.
- Show, don't ask. When upstream artefacts already imply an
answer, propose it as a pre-filled finding and ask for a
yes / no confirmation rather than asking the user to fill in a
blank.
not sure / skip triggers a sensible default, marked
"(default applied — confirm later)" in the artefact, and a debt
entry in this skill's debt file.
When KISS_AGENT_MODE=auto (or --auto), skip the questionnaire
entirely: apply sensible defaults from upstream artefacts and log
decisions to the parent agent's decision log.
Inputs
.kiss/context.yml{context.paths.docs}/operations/cicd.md{context.paths.docs}/operations/infra.md{context.paths.docs}/operations/monitoring.md{context.paths.docs}/bugs/change-register.md (for release
notes)
Outputs
{context.paths.docs}/operations/deployment.md{context.paths.docs}/operations/release-notes-<date>.md (on
each release)
Context Update
Does not mutate .kiss/context.yml.
Handoffs
kiss-project-planning references the release model in milestones.kiss-status-report references the most recent release.kiss-monitoring is consulted for canary bake thresholds.
AI authoring scope
Does: pick a release model (canary / blue-green / rolling),
draft the promotion flow across environments, specify rollback
criteria + commands, propose feature-flag usage, seed release
notes from the change register.
Does not: deploy; run kubectl / terraform / any cloud CLI;
toggle feature flags.
Usage
<SKILL_DIR> = the integration's skills root (e.g. .claude/skills/
for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Antigravity / Codex,
.cursor/skills/ for Cursor, .windsurf/workflows/ for Windsurf).
Scripts live at <SKILL_DIR>/<skill-name>/scripts/….
DP_MODEL=canary DP_CANARY_BAKE_MIN=30 bash <SKILL_DIR>/kiss-deployment-strategy/scripts/bash/draft-deployment.sh --auto
Answer keys
| Key | Default |
|---|
DP_MODEL (canary/blue-green/rolling/recreate) | canary |
DP_CANARY_BAKE_MIN | 30 |
DP_ENVIRONMENTS | dev,staging,prod |
