{"slug":"gitops-workflow-2","title":"gitops-workflow","summary":"Implement GitOps workflows with ArgoCD and Flux for automated, declarative Kubernetes deployments with continuous reconciliation. Use when implementing GitOps practices, automating Kubernetes deployments, or setting up declarative infrastructure management.","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-01T18:59:33.968337Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/wshobson/agents","stars":40003,"forks":4267,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-26T19:54:17Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: gitops-workflow\ndescription: Implement GitOps workflows with ArgoCD and Flux for automated, declarative Kubernetes deployments with continuous reconciliation. Use when implementing GitOps practices, automating Kubernetes deployments, or setting up declarative infrastructure management.</h2>\n<h1>GitOps Workflow</h1>\n<p>Complete guide to implementing GitOps workflows with ArgoCD and Flux for automated Kubernetes deployments.</p>\n<h2>Purpose</h2>\n<p>Implement declarative, Git-based continuous delivery for Kubernetes using ArgoCD or Flux CD, following OpenGitOps principles.</p>\n<h2>When to Use This Skill</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Set up GitOps for Kubernetes clusters</li>\n<li>Automate application deployments from Git</li>\n<li>Implement progressive delivery strategies</li>\n<li>Manage multi-cluster deployments</li>\n<li>Configure automated sync policies</li>\n<li>Set up secret management in GitOps</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>OpenGitOps Principles</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Declarative</strong> - Entire system described declaratively</li>\n<li><strong>Versioned and Immutable</strong> - Desired state stored in Git</li>\n<li><strong>Pulled Automatically</strong> - Software agents pull desired state</li>\n<li><strong>Continuously Reconciled</strong> - Agents reconcile actual vs desired state</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>ArgoCD Setup</h2>\n<h3>1. Installation</h3>\n<pre><code># Create namespace\nkubectl create namespace argocd\n\n# Install ArgoCD\nkubectl apply -n argocd -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/argoproj/argo-cd/stable/manifests/install.yaml\n\n# Get admin password\nkubectl -n argocd get secret argocd-initial-admin-secret -o jsonpath=\"{.data.password}\" | base64 -d\n</code></pre>\n<p><strong>Reference:</strong> See <code>references/argocd-setup.md</code> for detailed setup</p>\n<h3>2. Repository Structure</h3>\n<pre><code>gitops-repo/\n├── apps/\n│   ├── production/\n│   │   ├── app1/\n│   │   │   ├── kustomization.yaml\n│   │   │   └── deployment.yaml\n│   │   └── app2/\n│   └── staging/\n├── infrastructure/\n│   ├── ingress-nginx/\n│   ├── cert-manager/\n│   └── monitoring/\n└── argocd/\n    ├── applications/\n    └── projects/\n</code></pre>\n<h3>3. Create Application</h3>\n<pre><code># argocd/applications/my-app.yaml\napiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1\nkind: Application\nmetadata:\n  name: my-app\n  namespace: argocd\nspec:\n  project: default\n  source:\n    repoURL: https://github.com/org/gitops-repo\n    targetRevision: main\n    path: apps/production/my-app\n  destination:\n    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc\n    namespace: production\n  syncPolicy:\n    automated:\n      prune: true\n      selfHeal: true\n    syncOptions:\n      - CreateNamespace=true\n</code></pre>\n<h3>4. App of Apps Pattern</h3>\n<pre><code>apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1\nkind: Application\nmetadata:\n  name: applications\n  namespace: argocd\nspec:\n  project: default\n  source:\n    repoURL: https://github.com/org/gitops-repo\n    targetRevision: main\n    path: argocd/applications\n  destination:\n    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc\n    namespace: argocd\n  syncPolicy:\n    automated: {}\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Flux CD Setup</h2>\n<h3>1. Installation</h3>\n<pre><code># Install Flux CLI\ncurl -s https://fluxcd.io/install.sh | sudo bash\n\n# Bootstrap Flux\nflux bootstrap github \\\n  --owner=org \\\n  --repository=gitops-repo \\\n  --branch=main \\\n  --path=clusters/production \\\n  --personal\n</code></pre>\n<h3>2. Create GitRepository</h3>\n<pre><code>apiVersion: source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1\nkind: GitRepository\nmetadata:\n  name: my-app\n  namespace: flux-system\nspec:\n  interval: 1m\n  url: https://github.com/org/my-app\n  ref:\n    branch: main\n</code></pre>\n<h3>3. Create Kustomization</h3>\n<pre><code>apiVersion: kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1\nkind: Kustomization\nmetadata:\n  name: my-app\n  namespace: flux-system\nspec:\n  interval: 5m\n  path: ./deploy\n  prune: true\n  sourceRef:\n    kind: GitRepository\n    name: my-app\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Sync Policies</h2>\n<h3>Auto-Sync Configuration</h3>\n<p><strong>ArgoCD:</strong></p>\n<pre><code>syncPolicy:\n  automated:\n    prune: true # Delete resources not in Git\n    selfHeal: true # Reconcile manual changes\n    allowEmpty: false\n  retry:\n    limit: 5\n    backoff:\n      duration: 5s\n      factor: 2\n      maxDuration: 3m\n</code></pre>\n<p><strong>Flux:</strong></p>\n<pre><code>spec:\n  interval: 1m\n  prune: true\n  wait: true\n  timeout: 5m\n</code></pre>\n<p><strong>Reference:</strong> See <code>references/sync-policies.md</code></p>\n<h2>Progressive Delivery</h2>\n<h3>Canary Deployment with ArgoCD Rollouts</h3>\n<pre><code>apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1\nkind: Rollout\nmetadata:\n  name: my-app\nspec:\n  replicas: 5\n  strategy:\n    canary:\n      steps:\n        - setWeight: 20\n        - pause: { duration: 1m }\n        - setWeight: 50\n        - pause: { duration: 2m }\n        - setWeight: 100\n</code></pre>\n<h3>Blue-Green Deployment</h3>\n<pre><code>strategy:\n  blueGreen:\n    activeService: my-app\n    previewService: my-app-preview\n    autoPromotionEnabled: false\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Secret Management</h2>\n<h3>External Secrets Operator</h3>\n<pre><code>apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1\nkind: ExternalSecret\nmetadata:\n  name: db-credentials\nspec:\n  refreshInterval: 1h\n  secretStoreRef:\n    name: aws-secrets-manager\n    kind: SecretStore\n  target:\n    name: db-credentials\n  data:\n    - secretKey: password\n      remoteRef:\n        key: prod/db/password\n</code></pre>\n<h3>Sealed Secrets</h3>\n<pre><code># Encrypt secret\nkubeseal --format yaml &lt; secret.yaml &gt; sealed-secret.yaml\n\n# Commit sealed-secret.yaml to Git\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Best Practices</h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Use separate repos or branches</strong> for different environments</li>\n<li><strong>Implement RBAC</strong> for Git repositories</li>\n<li><strong>Enable notifications</strong> for sync failures</li>\n<li><strong>Use health checks</strong> for custom resources</li>\n<li><strong>Implement approval gates</strong> for production</li>\n<li><strong>Keep secrets out of Git</strong> (use External Secrets)</li>\n<li><strong>Use App of Apps pattern</strong> for organization</li>\n<li><strong>Tag releases</strong> for easy rollback</li>\n<li><strong>Monitor sync status</strong> with alerts</li>\n<li><strong>Test changes</strong> in staging first</li>\n</ol>\n<h2>Troubleshooting</h2>\n<p><strong>Sync failures:</strong></p>\n<pre><code>argocd app get my-app\nargocd app sync my-app --prune\n</code></pre>\n<p><strong>Out of sync status:</strong></p>\n<pre><code>argocd app diff my-app\nargocd app sync my-app --force\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Related Skills</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><code>k8s-manifest-generator</code> - For creating manifests</li>\n<li><code>helm-chart-scaffolding</code> - For packaging applications</li>\n</ul>\n","files":[{"path":"references/argocd-setup.md","sizeBytes":2946,"isText":true},{"path":"references/sync-policies.md","sizeBytes":2794,"isText":true},{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":5929,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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