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Kubernetes deployment workflow for container orchestration, Helm charts, service mesh, and production-ready K8s configurations.

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Kubernetes Deployment Workflow

Overview

Specialized workflow for deploying applications to Kubernetes including container orchestration, Helm charts, service mesh configuration, and production-ready K8s patterns.

When to Use This Workflow

Use this workflow when:

  • Deploying to Kubernetes
  • Creating Helm charts
  • Configuring service mesh
  • Setting up K8s networking
  • Implementing K8s security

Workflow Phases

Phase 1: Container Preparation

Skills to Invoke
  • docker-expert - Docker containerization
  • k8s-manifest-generator - K8s manifests
Actions
  1. Create Dockerfile
  2. Build container image
  3. Optimize image size
  4. Push to registry
  5. Test container
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Use @docker-expert to containerize application for K8s

Phase 2: K8s Manifests

Skills to Invoke
  • k8s-manifest-generator - Manifest generation
  • kubernetes-architect - K8s architecture
Actions
  1. Create Deployment
  2. Configure Service
  3. Set up ConfigMap
  4. Create Secrets
  5. Add Ingress
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Use @k8s-manifest-generator to create K8s manifests

Phase 3: Helm Chart

Skills to Invoke
  • helm-chart-scaffolding - Helm charts
Actions
  1. Create chart structure
  2. Define values.yaml
  3. Add templates
  4. Configure dependencies
  5. Test chart
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Use @helm-chart-scaffolding to create Helm chart

Phase 4: Service Mesh

Skills to Invoke
  • istio-traffic-management - Istio
  • linkerd-patterns - Linkerd
  • service-mesh-expert - Service mesh
Actions
  1. Choose service mesh
  2. Install mesh
  3. Configure traffic management
  4. Set up mTLS
  5. Add observability
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Use @istio-traffic-management to configure Istio

Phase 5: Security

Skills to Invoke
  • k8s-security-policies - K8s security
  • mtls-configuration - mTLS
Actions
  1. Configure RBAC
  2. Set up NetworkPolicy
  3. Enable PodSecurity
  4. Configure secrets
  5. Implement mTLS
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Use @k8s-security-policies to secure Kubernetes cluster

Phase 6: Observability

Skills to Invoke
  • grafana-dashboards - Grafana
  • prometheus-configuration - Prometheus
Actions
  1. Install monitoring stack
  2. Configure Prometheus
  3. Create Grafana dashboards
  4. Set up alerts
  5. Add distributed tracing
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Use @prometheus-configuration to set up K8s monitoring

Phase 7: Deployment

Skills to Invoke
  • deployment-engineer - Deployment
  • gitops-workflow - GitOps
Actions
  1. Configure CI/​CD
  2. Set up GitOps
  3. Deploy to cluster
  4. Verify deployment
  5. Monitor rollout
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Use @gitops-workflow to implement GitOps deployment

Quality Gates

  • Containers working
  • Manifests valid
  • Helm chart installs
  • Security configured
  • Monitoring active
  • Deployment successful

Related Workflow Bundles

  • cloud-devops - Cloud/​DevOps
  • terraform-infrastructure - Infrastructure
  • docker-containerization - Containers

Limitations

  • Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
  • Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
  • Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.