Platform Engineering

Purpose

Design and build Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) that accelerate developer velocity through self-service capabilities, golden paths, and standardized infrastructure.

Agent Protocol

Trigger

Exact user phrases: "platform engineering", "internal developer platform", "IDP", "Backstage", "developer portal", "golden path", "developer self-service", "platform team", "inner source", "developer experience", "DX platform".

Input Context

• Existing CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Container orchestration platform (Kubernetes, Nomad, ECS)
• Cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Developer count and team structure
• Current pain points (waiting for infra, inconsistent tooling, no self-service)