cicd-skill

name	cicd-skill
description	CI/CD pipelines with Git, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and deployment strategies.
sasmp_version	1.3.0
bonded_agent	05-cicd-automation
bond_type	PRIMARY_BOND
parameters	[{"name":"platform","type":"string","required":false,"enum":["github-actions","gitlab-ci","jenkins","argocd"],"default":"github-actions"},{"name":"operation","type":"string","required":true,"enum":["build","test","deploy","rollback"]}]
retry_config	{"strategy":"exponential_backoff","initial_delay_ms":1000,"max_retries":3}
observability	{"logging":"structured","metrics":"enabled"}

CI/CD Automation Skill

Overview

Master CI/CD pipelines for automated software delivery.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
platform	string	No	github-actions	CI/CD platform
operation	string	Yes	-	Pipeline operation

Core Topics

MANDATORY

• Git workflows (trunk-based, GitFlow)
• Pull request best practices
• GitHub Actions workflows
• GitLab CI pipelines
• Deployment strategies

OPTIONAL

• Jenkins pipelines
• ArgoCD GitOps
• Artifact management
• Security scanning

ADVANCED

• Multi-environment promotion
• Feature flags
• Chaos engineering integration
• Custom actions/runners

Quick Reference

# Git
git checkout -b feature/name
git add -p
git commit -m "type: description"
git rebase -i HEAD~3
git push -u origin feature/name

# GitHub CLI
gh pr create --title "feat: add X"
gh pr checkout 123
gh pr merge --squash
gh run list
gh run view 12345 --log

# Rollback
kubectl rollout undo deployment/app
kubectl rollout history deployment/app

Deployment Strategies

Strategy	Rollback	Use Case
Rolling	Slow	Low-risk
Blue-Green	Instant	Zero-downtime
Canary	Fast	High-risk

Troubleshooting

Common Failures

Symptom	Root Cause	Solution