Can I implement zero-downtime deployments with this skill?

Yes, it includes detailed architectural patterns and code snippets for Blue-Green, Rolling, and Canary deployment strategies to ensure service availability.

Is security integrated into the pipeline design?

Yes, the pipeline stages specifically include security scanning, secrets management best practices, and automated verification steps.

How are approval gates handled?

It provides patterns for manual validation, time-delayed approvals, and multi-signature requirements to ensure proper governance before production releases.

Does it support automated rollbacks?

Absolutely. The skill covers automated rollback logic based on health checks, verification steps, and post-deployment monitoring metrics.

Which CI/CD platforms does this skill support?

The skill provides standardized patterns and configuration examples for major platforms including GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Azure Pipelines.

Deployment Pipeline Architect

Name: Deployment Pipeline Architect
Author: HermeticOrmus

byHermeticOrmus

Deployment & DevOps

Architects multi-stage CI/CD pipelines with automated gates, security checks, and progressive delivery strategies.

About

This skill provides specialized architecture patterns for designing robust and secure deployment workflows that balance delivery speed with system safety. It offers implementation guidance for multi-stage pipelines, sophisticated approval gate patterns (manual, time-based, and multi-approver), and detailed configurations for progressive delivery strategies including Canary, Blue-Green, and Rolling updates. Whether you are setting up GitOps practices or implementing automated rollback logic, this skill ensures your delivery infrastructure follows industry best practices for reliability and monitoring.

Key Features

Multi-stage CI/CD architecture patterns
Automated and manual approval gate configurations
0 GitHub stars
Pipeline performance and reliability metrics
Progressive delivery strategies (Canary, Blue-Green, Rolling)
Automated rollback and health verification logic

Use Cases

Implementing security scans and manual gates within GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
Designing a zero-downtime deployment strategy for high-traffic production environments
Setting up Canary rollouts with automated health checks using Kubernetes and Argo Rollouts

About

Key Features

Multi-stage CI/CD architecture patterns
Automated and manual approval gate configurations
0 GitHub stars
Pipeline performance and reliability metrics
Progressive delivery strategies (Canary, Blue-Green, Rolling)
Automated rollback and health verification logic

Use Cases

Implementing security scans and manual gates within GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
Designing a zero-downtime deployment strategy for high-traffic production environments
Setting up Canary rollouts with automated health checks using Kubernetes and Argo Rollouts