packer-infra

name	packer-infra
description	Infrastructure and CI/CD around Packer VM builds. Covers HCP Packer Registry integration, artifact management, automated build pipelines, multi-platform orchestration, image versioning and rollout strategies.
invocation_policy	automatic

Packer Infrastructure & CI/CD Skill

Infrastructure and CI/CD around Packer VM builds. Covers HCP Packer Registry integration, artifact management, automated build pipelines, multi-platform orchestration, image versioning and rollout strategies.

This skill complements the user-facing packer-hcl and packer-vm-baking skills. It focuses on the operational layer around Packer builds:

• CI/CD pipeline design for automated image builds
• HCP Packer Registry integration for image lifecycle management
• Artifact management (storage, cleanup, promotion between environments)
• Multi-platform orchestration (cross-cloud, cross-region builds)
• Image versioning strategies and rollout workflows

Configuration

The Packer Infrastructure skill directory is the directory containing this file. Feature files are in the features/ subdirectory.

Capabilities

CI/CD & Automation

When designing or reviewing CI/CD pipelines for Packer image builds:

1. Load features/ci-cd-and-automation.md for pipeline architecture, trigger strategies, build orchestration, artifact management, and rollout workflows

HCP Packer Registry

When integrating with HCP Packer Registry for image lifecycle management:

1. Load features/hcp-packer-registry.md for registry integration, channel management, versioning strategies, and metadata handling

Cross-Referencing

When a task spans multiple domains, load the primary feature first, then additional features as needed. Features reference each other for cross-cutting topics.

For Packer HCL template design and provisioning, reference packer-hcl and packer-vm-baking.

For Go tooling that wraps Packer builds (custom builders, provisioners, post-processors), reference the Go skill.