change-gate

name	change-gate
description	Pre-change gate for security and reliability, deciding go or no-go with explicit risk evidence and rollback readiness.
license	Apache-2.0
compatibility	Crush SecOps change management process.

Change Gate

When to use this skill

Use before production changes, especially security-sensitive changes.

Required tool usage

• compliance_check
• configuration_audit
• security_scan
• backup_check
• deployment_status

Workflow

1. Validate scope, target systems, and maintenance window.
2. Run security/compliance/config prechecks.
3. Verify backup and rollback paths.
4. Assign risk score and approval requirement.
5. Produce GO/NO-GO decision and blocking items.

Output contract

• Gate verdict: GO, GO-with-conditions, or NO-GO.
• Blocking items and fix owner.
• Rollback readiness checklist.
• Audit references.

Red lines

• Never bypass approvals for high-risk operations.
• No change execution in this skill; this is gate decision only.