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GitLab CI Patterns

Write GitLab CI/CD pipeline configs with staged builds, caching, Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform deploys

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wshobson/agents
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MIT
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What it does

When installed, the agent gets a library of ready-made GitLab CI/CD pipeline patterns. Asked to set up automated building, testing or deployment for a GitLab project, it can draft a .gitlab-ci.yml file using these examples, covering stages, caching, Docker image builds, security scanning, Kubernetes rollouts with manual production gates, and Terraform plan/apply flows. It does not run anything on its own; the pipeline runs later inside GitLab.

Great for

  • Developers setting up or tidying a GitLab CI/CD pipeline
  • Teams wanting a manual approval gate before production deploys
  • DevOps engineers starting a Kubernetes or Terraform pipeline in GitLab

Skip it if

  • Projects on GitHub Actions or Jenkins, where the syntax differs (the skill points to a separate GitHub Actions skill instead)
  • Non-technical users who have no GitLab project; the output is YAML that only makes sense inside GitLab
  • Copying examples unchanged into production: they use placeholder names (my-app, example.com) and older syntax such as 'only:', and need checking against your own setup

Try asking

  • “Create a GitLab CI pipeline that builds a Node app, runs lint and tests, and publishes a coverage report”
  • “Add a Docker build and push to GitLab's container registry on main and tags”
  • “Set up staging deploys on develop and a manual production deploy to Kubernetes on main”
  • “Write a Terraform validate, plan and manual apply pipeline for GitLab”
Step-by-step guide: how to use GitLab CI PatternsInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 1 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    gitlab-ci-patterns.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip gitlab-ci-patterns.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip gitlab-ci-patterns.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Tell the agent your language, test commands and deploy target so it replaces the placeholder names and images
  • Keep secrets in masked, protected GitLab CI variables and never paste tokens into the chat
  • Review generated YAML and test it on a branch first, since the examples use deprecated 'only:' syntax and an auto-approve Terraform apply

What's inside

  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from wshobson/agents under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.