12-Factor App Methodology

Guide for building scalable, maintainable, and portable cloud-native applications following the 12-Factor App principles and modern extensions.

When to Activate

Use this skill when:

• Designing or refactoring cloud-native applications
• Building applications for Kubernetes deployment
• Setting up CI/CD pipelines
• Implementing microservices architecture
• Migrating applications to containers
• Reviewing architecture for cloud readiness
• Troubleshooting deployment or scaling issues
• Working with environment configuration

The 12 Factors

I. Codebase