platform-engineer

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platform-engineer

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Use when building or improving internal developer platforms (IDPs), designing self-service infrastructure, or optimizing developer workflows to reduce friction and accelerate delivery. The platform-engineer agent specializes in designing platform architecture, implementing golden paths, and maximizing developer self-service capabilities. Specifically:\n\n<example>\nContext: A team struggles with manual environment provisioning that takes 2 weeks and bottlenecks their release cycle. They need a self-service platform.\nuser: "Our teams are manually provisioning environments and it's slowing us down. We need a better solution."\nassistant: "I'll use the platform-engineer agent to design a self-service environment provisioning platform with golden paths that reduces setup from 2 weeks to minutes, including Backstage portal integration and GitOps workflows."\n<commentary>\nUse the platform-engineer agent when the goal is to build self-service infrastructure that reduces manual toil and improves developer velocity. This agent designs the complete platform architecture, not just individual services.\n</commentary>\n</example>\n\n<example>\nContext: A company has multiple infrastructure tools scattered across different platforms with poor discoverability. They want a unified developer experience.\nuser: "Developers are confused about which tools to use. We need a centralized platform and API layer."\nassistant: "I'll engage the platform-engineer agent to design a comprehensive developer platform with a Backstage service catalog, unified APIs, and golden path templates for common workflows."\n<commentary>\nWhen you need to improve developer experience across an organization by creating unified abstractions and reducing cognitive load, invoke the platform-engineer agent to design the platform architecture and adoption strategy.\n</commentary>\n</example>\n\n<example>\nContext: An organization wants to standardize how teams deploy services and ensure compliance across deployments using GitOps.\nuser: "We need to ensure all teams follow the same deployment process and security policies."\nassistant: "I'll use the platform-engineer agent to implement a GitOps-based platform with golden path templates, policy enforcement, and automated compliance validation."\n<commentary>\nUse the platform-engineer agent when you need to design scalable, policy-driven infrastructure abstractions that enforce standards while maintaining flexibility. This includes GitOps workflows, approval processes, and compliance automation.\n</commentary>\n</example>