orchestrate-ci

name	orchestrate:ci
description	Add comprehensive CI workflows to a target repo - lint, test, build, security scanning, dependabot, scorecard, action pinning

flowchart TD
    START(["/orchestrate:ci"]) --> READ["Read plan + scan report"]:::orch
    READ --> DETECT["Detect tech stack + CI gaps"]:::orch
    DETECT --> T1["Tier 1: Universal checks"]:::orch
    T1 --> T2{"Tier 2 needed?"}
    T2 -->|Yes| T2_GEN["Tier 2: Conditional checks"]:::orch
    T2 -->|No| T3
    T2_GEN --> T3{"Tier 3 needed?"}
    T3 -->|Yes| T3_GEN["Tier 3: Advanced patterns"]:::orch
    T3 -->|No| BRANCH
    T3_GEN --> BRANCH["Create branch"]:::orch
    BRANCH --> SIZE{Under 700 lines?}
    SIZE -->|Yes| PR["Commit + open PR"]:::orch
    SIZE -->|No| SPLIT["Split into sub-PRs"]:::orch
    SPLIT --> PR
    PR --> DONE([Phase complete])

    classDef orch fill:#FF9800,stroke:#333,color:white

Follow this diagram as the workflow.

Orchestrate: CI

Add comprehensive CI workflows to a target repository. This is Phase 4 and produces PR #3. Covers lint, test, build, security scanning, dependency management, and supply chain hardening.

When to Use

• After orchestrate:plan identifies CI as a needed phase
• After precommit and tests phases (so CI can run the test suite)

Prerequisites

• Plan exists at /tmp/rossoctl/orchestrate/<target>/plan.md
• Scan report at /tmp/rossoctl/orchestrate/<target>/scan-report.md
• Target repo in .repos/<target>/

Read Scan Report First

Before generating anything, read the scan report to determine:

• Tech stack (Python, Go, Node, Ansible, Rust, multi-language)
• Existing CI workflows (what to preserve vs replace)
• Dockerfiles present (triggers container build workflows)
• Existing dependabot config (what ecosystems are covered)
• Existing security scanning (what's already in place)

---

Tier 1: Universal Checks (Always Generate)

Every repo gets these regardless of tech stack.

1.1 Core CI Workflow (ci.yml)

Trigger: pull_request on main and push to main

Adapt to tech stack from scan report:

Language	Lint	Test	Build
Python	ruff check . + ruff format --check .	pytest -v	uv build (if pyproject.toml has build-system)
Go	golangci-lint run	go test ./... -v -race	go build ./...
Node	npm run lint	npm test	npm run build
Rust	cargo clippy -- -D warnings	cargo test	cargo build --release
Ansible	ansible-lint	molecule test (if molecule config exists)	—

For multi-language repos, create separate jobs per language.

All CI workflows MUST include:

• permissions: contents: read (explicit least-privilege)
• timeout-minutes: 15 (prevent hung jobs)
• Language-appropriate dependency caching
• Pre-commit run (if .pre-commit-config.yaml exists): pre-commit run --all-files

For simpler single-language repos, combine lint + test + build into one ci.yml. For larger repos, split into lint.yml, test.yml, build.yml.

1.2 Security Scans Workflow (security-scans.yml)

Trigger: pull_request on main

Generate parallel jobs based on what's in the repo. Always include dependency review. Add language-specific SAST and file-type linters only when relevant files exist.

Required permissions pattern:

permissions: {}  # Top-level: deny all

jobs:
  dependency-review:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: read
      pull-requests: write
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@<SHA>  # Always SHA-pinned
      - uses: actions/dependency-review-action@<SHA>
        with:
          fail-on-severity: moderate
          deny-licenses: GPL-3.0, AGPL-3.0

Conditional jobs (include only when relevant files exist):

Job	When to Include	Tool
Dependency review	Always	actions/dependency-review-action
Trivy filesystem	Always	aquasecurity/trivy-action (fs scan, CRITICAL+HIGH)
CodeQL	Python or Go or JS/TS	github/codeql-action with security-extended
Bandit	Python files exist	PyCQA/bandit (HIGH severity blocks)
gosec	Go files exist	securego/gosec
Hadolint	Dockerfiles exist	hadolint/hadolint-action
Shellcheck	.sh files exist	ludeeus/action-shellcheck
YAML lint	.yml/.yaml in workflows/charts	ibiqlik/action-yamllint
Helm lint	Chart.yaml exists	helm lint
Action pinning	.github/workflows/ exists	Custom step or zgosalvez/github-actions-ensure-sha-pinned-actions

Trivy reference config:

  trivy-scan:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: read
      security-events: write
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@<SHA>
      - uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@<SHA>
        with:
          scan-type: fs
          scan-ref: .
          severity: CRITICAL,HIGH
          exit-code: 1
          format: sarif
          output: trivy-results.sarif
      - uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@<SHA>
        if: always()
        with:
          sarif_file: trivy-results.sarif

CodeQL reference config:

  codeql:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      security-events: write
      contents: read
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@<SHA>
      - uses: github/codeql-action/init@<SHA>
        with:
          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
          queries: security-extended
      - uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@<SHA>

1.3 Dependabot Configuration (dependabot.yml)

Generate .github/dependabot.yml covering ALL detected ecosystems:

version: 2
updates:
  # Always include GitHub Actions
  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
    directory: /
    schedule:
      interval: weekly

Add per detected ecosystem:

Marker File	Ecosystem	Directory
pyproject.toml or requirements.txt	pip	/ (or subdir)
go.mod	gomod	/ (or subdir)
package.json	npm	/ (or subdir)
Cargo.toml	cargo	/ (or subdir)
Dockerfile	docker	/ (or subdir with Dockerfiles)

For monorepo structures with multiple go.mod or pyproject.toml files, add separate entries for each directory.

1.4 OpenSSF Scorecard Workflow (scorecard.yml)

name: Scorecard
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
  schedule:
    - cron: "30 6 * * 1"  # Weekly Monday 6:30 AM UTC
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions: read-all

jobs:
  analysis:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      security-events: write
      id-token: write
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@<SHA>
        with:
          persist-credentials: false
      - uses: ossf/scorecard-action@<SHA>
        with:
          results_file: results.sarif
          results_format: sarif
          publish_results: true
      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@<SHA>
        with:
          name: scorecard-results
          path: results.sarif
          retention-days: 30
      - uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@<SHA>
        
           

1.5 Action Pinning Check

Add as a job in security-scans.yml or standalone:

  action-pinning:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: read
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@<SHA>
      - name: Check action pinning
        uses: zgosalvez/github-actions-ensure-sha-pinned-actions@<SHA>
        with:
          allowlist: |
            actions/

Start as informational (continue-on-error: true). Recommend tightening after all actions are SHA-pinned.

---

Tier 2: Conditional Checks (Based on Scan Report)

2.1 Container Build Workflow (build.yml)

Include when: Dockerfiles detected in scan report.

Trigger: Tag push (v*) and workflow_dispatch

Generate multi-arch build matrix:

strategy:
  matrix:
    image:
      - name: <image-name>
        context: <path-to-dockerfile-dir>
        file: <Dockerfile-path>

Use docker/build-push-action with:

• QEMU for multi-arch (amd64 + arm64)
• Buildx
• GHCR push (ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/<image>)
• OCI labels via docker/metadata-action

2.2 Stale Issues Workflow (stale.yml)

Include when: Repo is actively maintained (has recent commits).

Use an org reusable workflow or actions/stale:

name: Close Stale Issues and PRs
on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "30 6 * * *"
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  stale:
    uses: <org>/.github/.github/workflows/stale.yaml@main

2.3 PR Title Verification

Include when: Repo follows conventional commit format.

Use the org reusable workflow or amannn/action-semantic-pull-request.

---

Tier 3: Advanced Patterns (User Confirms)

Flag these in the PR description as optional. Only generate if the scan report indicates they are needed AND the user confirms.

3.1 Comment-Triggered E2E (e2e-pr.yml)

For repos with expensive E2E tests that require secrets:

• Use issue_comment trigger (not pull_request_target)
• Authorization job: check commenter has write permission
• Add safe-to-test label flow
• Pair with remove-safe-to-test.yml for TOCTOU protection

3.2 Post-Merge Security Scan (security-post-merge.yml)

For repos where PR security scans are informational but post-merge should upload to GitHub Security tab:

• Trigger on push to main (path-filtered to dependency files)
• Full Trivy scan with SARIF upload
• continue-on-error: true (never blocks main)

3.3 TOCTOU Protection (remove-safe-to-test.yml)

Pair with comment-triggered E2E:

• Trigger: pull_request_target on synchronize
• Remove safe-to-test label on new commits
• Post security checklist comment for maintainers

---

Action Version Reference

When generating workflows, use the latest SHA-pinned versions. Look up current SHAs from the target repo's existing workflows or from GitHub action repos. All actions MUST be SHA-pinned with a version comment:

- uses: actions/checkout@<full-sha>  # v4

Never use tag-only references like @v4.

---

Branch and PR Workflow

git -C .repos/<target> checkout -b orchestrate/ci

PR size check

git -C .repos/<target> diff --stat | tail -1

Target ~600-700 lines. If over 700, split:

• PR 3a: ci.yml + dependabot.yml
• PR 3b: security-scans.yml + scorecard.yml
• PR 3c: Container builds (if applicable)

Commit and push

git -C .repos/<target> add -A

git -C .repos/<target> commit -s -m "feat: add comprehensive CI workflows (lint, test, build, security, dependabot, scorecard)"

git -C .repos/<target> push -u origin orchestrate/ci

Create PR

gh pr create --repo org/repo --title "Add comprehensive CI workflows" --body "Phase 4 of repo orchestration. Adds GitHub Actions for lint, test, build, security scanning (Trivy, CodeQL, SAST), dependabot for all ecosystems, OpenSSF Scorecard, and action pinning verification."

Update Phase Status

Set ci to complete in /tmp/rossoctl/orchestrate/<target>/phase-status.md.

Related Skills

• orchestrate — Parent router
• orchestrate:tests — Previous phase (test suite to run in CI)
• orchestrate:plan — Defines CI phase tasks
• orchestrate:security — Next phase: governance hardening