lgbarn/devops-skills

Use when generating documentation for Terraform modules, infrastructure, or runbooks. Creates READMEs, operational guides, and architecture docs.

Use before any Terraform or AWS operation to verify correct credentials and profile are active. Prevents cross-environment accidents.

You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.

Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies

Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints

Use when implementation is complete, all tests pass, and you need to decide how to integrate the work - guides completion of development work by presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup

Use when analyzing git history and past changes to identify patterns, recurring issues, and lessons learned from infrastructure changes.

Use when analyzing Terraform provider or module upgrades for breaking changes, deprecations, and migration requirements.

Use when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or technically questionable - requires technical rigor and verification, not performative agreement or blind implementation

Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session

Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes

Use when detecting infrastructure drift between Terraform state and actual AWS resources. Identifies out-of-band changes.

Use when analyzing terraform/tofu plan output for risks, security issues, and potential service disruptions. Required before any apply operation.

Use when performing Terraform state surgery - state mv, import, rm operations. Requires extra safety measures.

Use when implementing any feature or bugfix, before writing implementation code

Use when starting feature work that needs isolation from current workspace or before executing implementation plans - creates isolated git worktrees with smart directory selection and safety verification

Use when about to claim work is complete, fixed, or passing, before committing or creating PRs - requires running verification commands and confirming output before making any success claims; evidence before assertions always

Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code

Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment