Kubernetes Deployment Workflow

Overview

When to Use This Workflow

• 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

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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

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