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GitLab CI Pipeline Designer

Design, optimize, and scale GitLab CI/CD pipelines for any project size. Produces production-ready .gitlab-ci.yml configurations with caching, parallelization, security scanning, and compliance patterns.

Gold
v1.0.00 activationsDevOps & InfrastructureEngineeringintermediate

SupaScore

83.65
Research Quality (15%)
8.5
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.4
Practical Utility (15%)
8.5
Completeness (10%)
8.3
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.2
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.3

Best for

  • Create production-ready .gitlab-ci.yml files with optimized stage structure
  • Design DAG pipelines using needs: for monorepo builds with selective job execution
  • Implement comprehensive caching strategies with branch-aware cache keys
  • Build compliance pipelines with SAST/DAST scanning and security gates
  • Architect multi-project pipelines with parent-child triggers for microservices

What you'll get

  • Complete .gitlab-ci.yml with 5 optimized stages, branch-specific cache keys, and parallel test execution using needs: dependencies
  • DAG pipeline configuration with fan-out build jobs, security scanning gates, and environment-specific deployment rules
  • Multi-project pipeline setup with parent-child triggers, shared templates via include:, and compliance scanning integration
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Setting up GitLab instance infrastructure or runner provisioning
  • ×Writing application code or implementing business logic within jobs
  • ×Configuring GitLab server settings or user permissions management
  • ×Debugging runner hardware issues or network connectivity problems
Expects

Project context including language/framework, deployment targets, team size, compliance requirements, and current CI/CD pain points.

Returns

Complete .gitlab-ci.yml configuration with optimized job definitions, caching strategies, security scanning integration, and performance tuning recommendations.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

gitlab-cicicdpipeline-designdevopscontinuous-deliveryyamlrunnerdag-pipelinecompliancesastcontainer-scanningdeploymentautomation

Research Foundation: 8 sources (3 official docs, 3 books, 2 industry frameworks)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

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Common Workflows

Secure CI/CD Pipeline Implementation

End-to-end secure pipeline setup from branching strategy through security scanning to production monitoring

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