GitOps Skill
Overview
Specialized skill for GitOps-based continuous delivery using Argo CD and Flux. Provides deep expertise in declarative, Git-driven infrastructure and application deployment.
Capabilities
Argo CD Configuration
- •Create and manage Application resources
- •Configure ApplicationSet for multi-cluster/multi-tenant
- •Set up AppProject for access control
- •Implement sync policies and strategies
- •Configure resource hooks and waves
Flux Configuration
- •Set up GitRepository and HelmRepository sources
- •Create Kustomization and HelmRelease resources
- •Configure ImageUpdateAutomation
- •Implement multi-tenancy with namespaces
- •Set up Flux notifications
Sync Strategies
- •Configure automatic vs manual sync
- •Implement sync windows and freezes
- •Set up health checks and degraded detection
- •Handle sync failures and retries
- •Design progressive delivery patterns
Drift Detection
- •Configure drift detection and reconciliation
- •Set up resource diffing and comparison
- •Implement self-healing policies
- •Handle out-of-band changes
- •Configure pruning strategies
Secret Management
- •Integrate SOPS for encrypted secrets
- •Configure Sealed Secrets
- •Set up External Secrets Operator
- •Implement Vault integration
- •Handle secret rotation in GitOps
Multi-Cluster Setup
- •Configure multi-cluster deployments
- •Implement cluster generators
- •Set up cross-cluster sync
- •Handle cluster credentials securely
- •Design hub-spoke architectures
Target Processes
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cicd-pipeline-setup.js- GitOps-based deployment pipelines - •
kubernetes-setup.js- Declarative cluster management - •
idp-setup.js- Platform self-service deployment
Usage Context
This skill is invoked when processes require:
- •Setting up GitOps-based continuous delivery
- •Configuring Argo CD or Flux
- •Implementing drift detection and reconciliation
- •Managing secrets in GitOps workflows
- •Multi-cluster GitOps architectures
Dependencies
- •argocd CLI (for Argo CD)
- •flux CLI (for Flux)
- •kubectl for verification
- •Git repository access
- •SOPS/Sealed Secrets for secret management
Output Formats
- •Argo CD Application/ApplicationSet manifests
- •Flux GitRepository/Kustomization/HelmRelease manifests
- •Sync policy configurations
- •Multi-cluster setup guides
- •Secret management configurations