tiltup

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Tilt Up

Principles (Always Active)

These apply whenever working with Tiltfiles, Tilt errors, or dev environment bootstrap:

Fix the Tiltfile, Not the Symptoms

  • Fix the source config directly - Tiltfile, Dockerfile, k8s manifest, or helm values
  • Never add shell workarounds - no wrapper scripts, no || true, no try/except pass
  • Never hard-code ports, paths, hostnames, image tags, or container names that should be dynamic
  • Never add fallbacks that mask the real error - if a resource fails, the failure must be visible
  • Never add sleep/retry loops for flaky dependencies - fix dependency ordering via resource_deps() or k8s_resource(deps=)
  • Never add polling for readiness that Tilt already handles - use k8s_resource(readiness_probe=) or probe configs

Express Dependencies Declaratively

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Feb 13, 2026