| name | argocd-advanced |
| description | Advanced ArgoCD operations beyond the core CLI/API — multi-cluster ApplicationSet generators, automated image updates, new-cluster bootstrapping, and workload onboarding via templated ApplicationSets. USE WHEN working with ApplicationSet CRDs (list, cluster, git, matrix, merge, SCM, pull request, plugin generators), configuring ArgoCD Image Updater (semver/digest/newest-build update strategies + git write-back), bootstrapping a new Kubernetes cluster into a multi-repo GitOps setup, registering clusters with proper labels for ApplicationSet targeting, onboarding a new workload via the standard ApplicationSet template, or troubleshooting any of these. For routine app sync/status/diff work use the core `argocd` skill instead. |
ArgoCD Advanced
Routing entrypoint for advanced/automation-oriented ArgoCD operations. Each sub-area has its own deep reference, preserved verbatim from the pre-consolidation skills, under References/.
Scope routing
| If you need to… | Read |
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| Implement multi-cluster app propagation with ApplicationSet generators (list / cluster / git / matrix / merge / SCM / pull-request / plugin) | References/applicationset.md plus References/applicationset/ for deep-dive reference docs |
| Automate container image updates for ArgoCD-managed workloads (update strategies, ImageUpdater CRD, git write-back) | References/image-updater.md + References/image-updater/ + References/ArgocdImageUpdater/ + Samples/image-updater/ |
| Bootstrap a new Kubernetes cluster into the multi-repo GitOps environment | References/cluster-bootstrapping.md + References/cluster-bootstrapping/ + References/ArgocdClusterBootstrapping/ |
| Onboard a new workload via the standardized ApplicationSet template | References/application-install.md + Workflows/application-install/ + Tools/application-install/ |
Decision tree
Need new cluster registered with ArgoCD? -> cluster-bootstrapping
Need new service deployed to existing clusters? -> application-install
Need to fan one app definition across N clusters? -> applicationset
Need images to roll forward automatically? -> image-updater
Gotchas
- ApplicationSet generators are ordered. With matrix/merge generators, the parent generator's result is the input to the child — get the order wrong and you get an empty parameter set with no error.
- Image Updater + git write-back requires a write credential. A read-only repo cred will silently leave images stuck on the original version. Check Image Updater pod logs for
permission denied on push.
- Bootstrap cluster secrets must carry the labels your ApplicationSet generators select on. A cluster registered without the expected label key/value is invisible to existing ApplicationSets — and there is no error, just zero apps.
application-install ships a your organization/ExampleApp-specific template. The Workflows assume the multi-repo layout. If you're not in that environment, treat it as a reference pattern, not a runnable recipe.- CRD versions matter. ApplicationSet ships with ArgoCD 2.3+; certain generators (SCM, pull request) need 2.5+. Read
References/applicationset.md Version Compatibility before adopting.
