CI/CD and Automation
Sets up or modifies CI/CD build and deployment pipelines with quality gates.
Test report
- Verdict
- Works with setup
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 11, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 118456f
Verbatim install (git clone + cp of a single SKILL.md) worked with no surgery; strict-YAML frontmatter is valid and there are no bundled scripts or external dependencies. A/B test on a realistic task (author a fail-fast GitHub Actions CI workflow with caching for a Node/TS project) showed the skill and bare model produce equivalent-quality pipelines — the skill supplies solid templates and checklists but no capability the model lacks. Description triggers accurately, though the body claims broader scope (CI-failure debugging, cross-references to sibling skills) than the frontmatter advertises, and 'Automates CI/CD pipeline setup' oversells a pure guidance/reference document.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 4/5
- Output vs. baseline 5/10
- Docs & honesty 4/5
What CI/CD and Automation does
Automates CI/CD pipeline setup. Use when setting up or modifying build and deployment pipelines. Use when you need to automate quality gates, configure test runners in CI, or establish deployment strategies.
How to install CI/CD and Automation
git clone https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills
cd agent-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/ci-cd-and-automation ~/.claude/skills/ci-cd-and-automation
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger CI/CD and Automation
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/ci-cd-and-automationSets up or modifies CI/CD build and deployment pipelines with quality gates.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Set up a CI pipeline that runs tests on every PR -
Add a deployment stage to our GitHub Actions workflow -
Configure quality gates in the build pipeline
Frequently asked questions
- Is the CI/CD and Automation skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from addyosmani/agent-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does CI/CD and Automation work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 11, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. Verbatim install (git clone + cp of a single SKILL.md) worked with no surgery; strict-YAML frontmatter is valid and there are no bundled scripts or external dependencies. A/B test on a realistic task (author a fail-fast GitHub Actions CI workflow with caching for a Node/TS project) showed the skill and bare model produce equivalent-quality pipelines — the skill supplies solid templates and checklists but no capability the model lacks. Description triggers accurately, though the body claims broader scope (CI-failure debugging, cross-references to sibling skills) than the frontmatter advertises, and 'Automates CI/CD pipeline setup' oversells a pure guidance/reference document.
- What is the CI/CD and Automation SkillProof Score?
- 7.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 4/5, output vs. baseline 5/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
- How do I install CI/CD and Automation?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use CI/CD and Automation with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.