Skills gitlab-ci-patterns
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gitlab-ci-patterns

Safe 🌐 Network access⚙️ External commands

Build GitLab CI pipeline patterns

Teams often struggle to design reliable GitLab CI workflows at scale. This skill provides proven pipeline patterns for builds, tests, deployments, caching, and security scanning.

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Using "gitlab-ci-patterns". Show a GitLab CI pipeline for build, test, and deploy with caching

Expected outcome:

  • Stages are build, test, and deploy in order
  • Build job uses node:20 and caches node_modules
  • Test job runs lint and tests with coverage reporting
  • Deploy job applies Kubernetes manifests and waits for rollout

Using "gitlab-ci-patterns". How do I set up Docker builds in GitLab CI?

Expected outcome:

  • Use docker:24 image with docker:24-dind service
  • Login to registry using CI_REGISTRY_USER and CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD variables
  • Build and push images with tags for both SHA and latest
  • Trigger on main branch and tags only

Using "gitlab-ci-patterns". Create a security scanning stage

Expected outcome:

  • Include GitLab's built-in security scanning templates
  • Add Trivy vulnerability scanning for container images
  • Set exit-code 1 for HIGH and CRITICAL severity findings
  • Allow job to fail so scanning does not block merges

Security Audit

Safe
v4 • 1/17/2026

This is a pure documentation skill containing only static GitLab CI YAML examples and DevOps guidance. No executable code, scripts, network calls, or file access behavior is present. All 32 static findings are false positives: hash values, YAML frontmatter, markdown code block delimiters, and placeholder URLs were misidentified as security risks.

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Risk Factors

🌐 Network access (4)
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Quality Score

38
Architecture
100
Maintainability
85
Content
21
Community
100
Security
91
Spec Compliance

What You Can Build

Standardize CI templates

Create consistent GitLab CI patterns for multiple repositories and teams.

Add deployment stages

Extend an existing pipeline with Kubernetes deployment jobs.

Speed up pipelines

Apply caching and artifact patterns to reduce build times.

Try These Prompts

Starter pipeline 
Create a simple GitLab CI pipeline with build, test, and deploy stages for a Node.js service.
Docker build push 
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Terraform workflow 
Generate validate, plan, and apply stages for Terraform with manual apply.
Multi-env deploy 
Design staging and production deploy jobs using kubectl with a shared template.

Best Practices

  • Use specific image tags for reproducible builds
  • Cache dependencies with stable keys to speed up jobs
  • Use manual approval gates for production deployments

Avoid

  • Using latest image tags in production pipelines
  • Skipping artifacts for build outputs needed downstream
  • Deploying to production without an approval gate

Frequently Asked Questions

Which GitLab versions are supported?
Patterns target standard GitLab CI features and work on recent GitLab versions.
Are there limits on pipeline size?
Limits depend on your GitLab plan and runner capacity, not on this skill.
Can this integrate with existing runners?
Yes, examples assume standard GitLab runners and can be adapted to your setup.
Is any sensitive data collected?
No, content is static documentation without file, environment, or network access.
What if a job fails after using this?
Check runner logs, image availability, and variable configuration, then adjust.
How does this compare to GitHub Actions?
Focuses on GitLab CI syntax and features instead of GitHub Actions workflows.

Developer Details

Author

wshobson

License

MIT

Repository

https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/main/plugins/cicd-automation/skills/gitlab-ci-patterns

Ref

main

File structure

📄 SKILL.md