Deployment patterns from Kubernetes to serverless and edge functions. Use when deploying applications, setting up CI/CD, or managing infrastructure. Covers Kubernetes (Helm, ArgoCD), serverless (Vercel, Lambda), edge (Cloudflare Workers, Deno), IaC (Pulumi, OpenTofu, SST), and GitOps patterns.
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February 1, 2026
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.claude/skills/deploying-applications/# Deploying Applications Production deployment patterns from Kubernetes to serverless and edge functions. Bridges the gap from application assembly to production infrastructure. ## Purpose This skill provides clear guidance for: - Selecting the right deployment strategy (Kubernetes, serverless, containers, edge) - Implementing Infrastructure as Code with Pulumi or OpenTofu - Setting up GitOps automation with ArgoCD or Flux - Choosing serverless databases (Neon, Turso, PlanetScale) - Deploying edge functions (Cloudflare Workers, Deno Deploy) ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when: - Deploying applications to production infrastructure - Setting up CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows - Choosing between Kubernetes, serverless, or edge deployment - Implementing Infrastructure as Code (Pulumi, OpenTofu, SST) - Migrating from manual deployment to automated infrastructure - Integrating with `assembling-components` for complete deployment flow ## Deployment Strategy Decision Tree ``` WORKLOAD TYPE? ├── COMPLEX MICROSERVICES (10+ services) │ └─ Kubernetes + ArgoCD/Flux (GitOps) │ ├─ Helm 4.0 for packaging │ ├─ Service mesh: Linkerd (5-10% overhead) or Istio (25-35%) │ └─ See references/kubernetes-patterns.md ├── VARIABLE TRAFFIC / COST-SENSITIVE │ └─ Serverless │ ├─ Database: Neon/Turso (scale-to-zero) │ ├─ Compute: Vercel, AWS Lambda, Cloud Functions │ ├─ Edge: Cloudflare Workers (<5ms cold start) │ └─ See references/serverless-dbs.md and references/edge-functions.md ├── CONSISTENT LOAD / PREDICTABLE TRAFFIC │ └─ Containers (ECS, Cloud Run, Fly.io) │ ├─ ECS Fargate: AWS-native, serverless containers │ ├─ Cloud Run: GCP, scale-to-zero containers │ └─ Fly.io: Global edge, multi-region ├── GLOBAL LOW-LATENCY (<50ms) │ └─ Edge Functions + Edge Database │ ├─ Cloudflare Workers + D1 (SQLite) │ ├─ Deno Deploy + Turso (libSQL) │ └─ See references/edge-functions.md └── RAPID PROT