ci-cd

CI/CD Plugin

CI/CD pipeline design, GitHub Actions workflows, deployment automation, and release management for Claude Code.

Scope Boundary

ci-cd = Pipeline Design and Deployment Automation

This Plugin	NOT This Plugin
GitHub Actions workflow design	Git operations (see git plugin)
Deployment pipeline patterns	Infrastructure provisioning (Terraform/Pulumi)
Release automation	Container orchestration (Kubernetes)
Environment management	Cloud platform configuration
Build/test automation	Security scanning (see security plugin)

Key Differentiator: This plugin provides opinionated patterns for CI/CD pipelines, especially GitHub Actions. It focuses on the workflow and automation layer, not the infrastructure or application code.

Installation

/plugin install ci-cd@claude-code-plugins

Skills

Skill	Description
github-actions	GitHub Actions workflow design, job structure, reusable workflows
deployment-patterns	Blue-green, canary, rolling deployment strategies
release-automation	Semantic versioning, changelogs, release notes

User-Invocable Skills

Skill	Description
/ci-cd:workflow	Create or review GitHub Actions workflow
/ci-cd:deploy-pattern	Design deployment strategy for application

Features

GitHub Actions Focus

This plugin specializes in GitHub Actions because:

• Primary CI/CD platform for open source and many enterprises
• YAML-based workflows suit Claude's text generation
• Well-documented with stable patterns

Opinionated Patterns

Unlike generic CI/CD research via MCP, this plugin provides:

• Agentic-friendly workflows - Designed for Claude Code integration
• Repository-specific templates - Tailored to claude-code-plugins structure
• Progressive complexity - Simple → Reusable → Matrix builds

Workflow Examples

Basic CI

name: CI
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Build
        run: npm ci && npm run build
      - name: Test
        run: npm test

Reusable Workflow Pattern

# .github/workflows/reusable-test.yml
on:
  workflow_call:
    inputs:
      node-version:
        type: string
        default: '20'

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
        with:
          node-version: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
      - run: npm ci && npm test

Related Skills (Cross-Plugin)

Phase	Plugin	Skill	Purpose
SPECIFICATION	spec-driven-development	spec-author	Define what to build
IMPLEMENTATION	code-quality	code-review	Review code quality
DEPLOYMENT	ci-cd	github-actions	This plugin - automate build/deploy
MONITORING	(observability)	-	Monitor deployed systems

Version History

Version	Date	Changes
v1.0.0	2026-01-17	Initial release with GitHub Actions focus

License

MIT