platform-engineering
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SKILL.md
Platform Engineering
Core methodology and reference library for platform engineering work. This skill does not execute operations itself — it provides the frameworks, patterns, and reference material that a platform-engineer profile loads on demand.
When to Load
Load this skill when the task involves:
| Trigger | What's Needed |
|---|---|
| Design a CI/CD pipeline | Pipeline structure, GitOps sync strategies, release automation |
| Infrastructure as code plan | Terraform/OpenTofu module patterns, state management, Pulumi/Ansible patterns |
| Container orchestration design | K8s pod lifecycle, Helm chart conventions, Kustomize overlays, Docker Compose |
| Service networking / mesh | Traefik/nginx/Caddy config, Tailscale/Headscale ACL, WireGuard, service mesh |
| Observability strategy | Prometheus rules, Grafana dashboards-as-code, Loki logging, tracing |
| Secret management design | Vault, SOPS, External Secrets Operator patterns |
| Cloud architecture assessment | Multi-cloud patterns, provider foundations, cost governance |
| Deployment pipeline review | End-to-end delivery pipeline audit, release engineering patterns |