Optimize CI/CD pipelines for speed, reliability, and efficiency. Use when improving build times, fixing pipeline failures, or enhancing deployment processes.
View on GitHubarmanzeroeight/fastagent-plugins
devops-engineer
January 21, 2026
Select agents to install to:
npx add-skill https://github.com/armanzeroeight/fastagent-plugins/blob/main/plugins/devops-engineer/skills/ci-cd-optimizer/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill ci-cd-optimizerInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/ci-cd-optimizer/# CI/CD Optimizer
Optimize CI/CD pipelines for faster builds and reliable deployments.
## Quick Start
Parallelize jobs, cache dependencies, use smaller images, implement health checks, automate rollbacks.
## Instructions
### Pipeline Optimization
**Parallel execution:**
```yaml
# GitHub Actions
jobs:
test:
strategy:
matrix:
node: [14, 16, 18]
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
- uses: actions/setup-node@v3
with:
node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
- run: npm test
```
**Caching dependencies:**
```yaml
- uses: actions/cache@v3
with:
path: ~/.npm
key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
```
**Docker layer caching:**
```dockerfile
# Order layers by change frequency
FROM node:18-alpine
WORKDIR /app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm ci
COPY . .
RUN npm run build
```
### Deployment Strategies
**Blue-green deployment:**
```yaml
deploy:
steps:
- name: Deploy to green
run: kubectl set image deployment/app app=myapp:${{ github.sha }} --record
- name: Wait for rollout
run: kubectl rollout status deployment/app
- name: Run smoke tests
run: ./smoke-tests.sh
- name: Switch traffic
run: kubectl patch service app -p '{"spec":{"selector":{"version":"green"}}}'
```
**Canary deployment:**
```yaml
- name: Deploy canary (10%)
run: kubectl set image deployment/app-canary app=myapp:${{ github.sha }}
- name: Monitor metrics
run: ./check-metrics.sh
- name: Promote to 100%
run: kubectl set image deployment/app app=myapp:${{ github.sha }}
```
### Best Practices
- Fail fast with linting/tests first
- Use matrix builds for multiple versions
- Cache dependencies and build artifacts
- Use smaller Docker images
- Implement automated rollbacks
- Add health checks
- Monitor pipeline metrics