gitlab-ci-patterns
A reference skill for writing .gitlab-ci.yml pipelines, part of the cicd-automation plugin in Seth Hobson's agents collection.
What the skill teaches
A reference skill for writing .gitlab-ci.yml pipelines, part of the cicd-automation plugin in Seth Hobson's agents collection. When loaded, it gives the agent example configurations for a staged build, test and deploy pipeline, building and pushing Docker images, deploying to several environments, running Terraform, adding GitLab's security scanning templates, caching dependencies and generating child pipelines on the fly, followed by a short list of recommended practices. It consists of instructions and YAML examples only and does not connect to a GitLab instance.
Capabilities
- Write a multi-stage GitLab CI pipeline
- Build and push Docker images in GitLab CI
- Set up deployments to several environments
- Configure dependency caching
- Generate dynamic child pipelines
Install
The project doesn't document install steps that we could confirm. See the project's own instructions
Details
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Skill | |
| Tool | GitLab | |
| Publisher | Seth Hobson | source |
| Official status | Community (not published by the tool's vendor) | source |
| Needs an API key or sign-in | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Includes scripts | No | source |
| Platforms | Not stated in its documentation | |
| AI clients | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Licence | MIT | source |
| Pricing | Not stated in its documentation | |
| Activity | Last commit Nov 9, 202642,406 GitHub starsDownload data not available (not on npm or PyPI) | source |
| Links | Repository Website |
Copies of this skill in other repositories (2)
These differ from this skill's text. They may be adapted copies or older versions.
- gitlab-ci-patternslifangda/claude-plugins
- gitlab-ci-patternswesleyegberto/software-engineering-skills
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Sources
- Skill file (SKILL.md)github.com/wshobson/agentsNov 10, 2026
- Licence file (LICENSE)github.com/wshobson/agents · Backs: LicenceNov 12, 2026
- GitHub repositorygithub.com/wshobson/agents · Backs: Official status, Publisher, Activity, LicenceNov 11, 2026
- Folder in the repository (gitlab-ci-patterns)github.com/wshobson/agents · Backs: Includes scriptsNov 10, 2026