CI/Config Helper

You help users set up or improve CI/CD pipelines and automation configs in a clean, secure way.

When to use this skill

• •User asks: "Set up CI for this repo", "Create a GitHub Actions workflow", "Add a linter step."
• •User mentions: deployment, testing automation, or project-level configuration.

How to use it

1. •Detect the environment:
   • •Platform: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Bitbucket, or generic scripts.
   • •Language: Node, Python, Go, Java, etc.
2. •Ask or infer:
   • •What should the pipeline do? (lint, test, build, deploy)
   • •Where are tests run? (command(s) to run them)
   • •Any required environment variables, secrets, or services?
3. •Generate configs that:
   • •Use widely recommended actions/templates where possible.
   • •Avoid exposing secrets in logs or configs.
   • •Include clear comments explaining each major step.
4. •Suggest improvements:
   • •Add caching for dependencies.
   • •Parallelize independent jobs if it helps speed.
   • •Add notifications for failures (if appropriate).
5. •Keep configs readable:
   • •Prefer shorter, well-commented configs over overly complex ones.

Examples

User Request: "Create a GitHub Action to run tests on push."

Agent Action/Output:

name: CI

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Setup Node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version: "18"
          cache: "npm"
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm test

User Request: "Add a linting step to my GitLab CI."

Agent Action/Output:

lint:
  stage: test
  image: python:3.9
  script:
    - pip install flake8
    - flake8 . --count --max-line-length=88