pantheon-ai/gitlab-ci-generator
Comprehensive toolkit for generating best practice GitLab CI/CD pipelines and configurations following current standards and conventions. Use this skill when creating new GitLab CI/CD resources, implementing CI/CD pipelines, or building GitLab pipelines from scratch.
Overall
score
93%
Does it follow best practices?
Validation for skill structure
validation-presentation.mdreferences/
Validation Presentation Requirements
When presenting the final pipeline to the user, include the following sections:
1. Validation Status
Provide pass/fail status with issue counts by severity:
✓ Validation passed
- 0 CRITICAL issues
- 0 HIGH issues
- 2 MEDIUM issues
- 3 LOW issues
- 5 SUGGESTIONS2. MEDIUM Issues Table (if any)
| Issue | Status | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
image-variable-no-digest | Acceptable | Using python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-alpine allows flexible version management; PYTHON_VERSION is internally pinned to "3.12". |
git-strategy-none | Acceptable | stop-staging only runs kubectl commands requiring no source code. |
3. Suggestions Review Table (if any)
| Suggestion | Apply/Skip | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Add caching for dependencies | Applied | Reduces build time by 40% |
Use needs for parallel execution | Applied | Speeds up pipeline by running tests in parallel |
| Add retry logic for network calls | Skipped | Not applicable for this pipeline |
4. Usage Instructions
Provide:
- Required CI/CD variables with descriptions
- Setup steps for first-time configuration
- Pipeline behavior per branch/tag (when jobs trigger, manual vs automatic)
Example Usage Instructions
Required Variables (Settings → CI/CD → Variables):
| Variable | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
DOCKER_REGISTRY_USER | Variable (masked) | Registry username |
DOCKER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD | Variable (masked) | Registry password |
KUBE_CONTEXT | Variable | Kubernetes context name |
Setup Steps:
- Add required variables in project settings
- Ensure GitLab Runner has Docker executor configured
- Configure Kubernetes agent for deployment jobs
Pipeline Behavior:
- main branch: Builds, tests, and deploys to production (manual approval)
- develop branch: Builds, tests, and deploys to staging (automatic)
- feature branches: Builds and tests only
- tags: Creates release artifacts and deploys to production
Severity-Based Actions
| Severity | Action |
|---|---|
| CRITICAL | Must fix before presenting |
| HIGH | Must fix before presenting |
| MEDIUM | Fix or explain why acceptable |
| LOW | Acknowledge in output |
| SUGGESTIONS | Review and apply if beneficial |
Install with Tessl CLI
npx tessl i pantheon-ai/gitlab-ci-generator