gitops
Manages declarative GitOps deployments for Kubernetes clusters.
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Activation
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GitOps workflows with ArgoCD and Flux for declarative Kubernetes deployments. Use when setting up GitOps, ArgoCD sync, or Kubernetes declarative infrastructure. NOT for simple deploys (use vercel-deploy) or general CI/CD (use cicd-pipeline).Key capabilities
- →Decide between ArgoCD and Flux for Kubernetes deployments
- →Configure sync policies per environment (Manual, Auto, Prune, Self-Heal)
- →Implement secret management strategies using Sealed Secrets or External Secrets
- →Define repository structure for GitOps workflows
- →Ensure OpenGitOps compliance with four principles
How it works
The skill provides architecture and strategy for GitOps delivery, guiding decisions between ArgoCD and Flux based on criteria like UI and multi-cluster support. It defines sync policies, secret management, and repository structure to ensure declarative Kubernetes deployments.
Inputs & outputs
When to use gitops
- →Setting up ArgoCD or Flux
- →Defining GitOps sync policies
- →Managing Kubernetes secrets securely
- →Implementing declarative deployments
About this skill
GitOps Delivery
Operate Kubernetes through declarative, versioned, continuously reconciled desired state.
Workflow
- Define repository ownership, environment boundaries, approvers, and cluster trust.
- Separate application source, built artifacts, and environment configuration.
- Keep credentials out of Git; reference an approved secret-management system.
- Pin immutable artifact identities and validate manifests before promotion.
- Configure reconciliation, pruning, health, sync windows, and drift alerts by environment.
- Promote through reviewed commits; avoid out-of-band cluster mutation.
- Test rollback as a desired-state change and verify both controller and workload health.
Routing
- Read argocd-setup.md for Argo CD bootstrap and access controls.
- Read sync-policies.md for reconciliation and promotion policy.
- Read engineering-spec.md for tool choice and production gates.
Safety Gate
Block automatic pruning or broad cluster permissions until scope, preview, recovery, and monitoring are verified. Treat an unavailable controller, repository, signature check, or health signal as an incomplete deployment.
When not to use it
- →When deploying simple applications (use vercel-deploy)
- →When setting up general CI/CD pipelines (use cicd-pipeline)
- →When performing cluster modifications
Prerequisites
Limitations
- →No auto-sync to production is allowed
- →No secrets are stored in Git repositories
- →Does not handle cluster provisioning
How it compares
This approach focuses on declarative Kubernetes deployments using Git as the single source of truth and continuous reconciliation, which differs from traditional imperative deployment methods or general CI/CD pipelines.
Compared to similar skills
gitops side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gitops (this skill) | 0 | 4mo | No flags | Advanced |
| k8s-helm | 8 | 8mo | Review | Intermediate |
| gitops-workflow | 5 | 3mo | Review | Advanced |
| deployment-engineer | 4 | 5mo | No flags | Advanced |
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