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

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

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

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

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

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

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

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

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

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

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

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

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

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

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.