DevOps & Deployment for Claude Code

Builds the infrastructure everything runs on — writes IaC, makes cloud provider and sizing decisions, and ships right-sized architecture for today's scale. Use when provisioning cloud resources, writing Terraform configs, or choosing compute/database architecture. Trigger with \"provision infrastructure\", \"write Terraform for this\".

Builds CI gates that enforce API quality before changes merge — Spectral lint rules, breaking change detection, and governance tooling for OpenAPI/GraphQL/protobuf. Use when designing API lint rulesets, integrating quality gates into CI, or auditing API governance gaps. Trigger with \"design API lint rules\", \"add API quality gate to CI\".

Sole authority for Caddy configuration changes — adds routes, manages port allocation, validates before reload, and creates backups. Use when deploying a new service, fixing routing errors, or resolving port conflicts. Trigger with "add a Caddy route", "fix 502 on this path".

Fast early-warning health checker that pings critical services, checks disk/memory, and produces an all-clear or alert report in under 60 seconds. Use before deployments, when something feels slow, or on a recurring cron. Trigger with "run canary check", "spot-check the services".

Synchronizes admin dashboards, registers new services for persistence via service_manager.py, and verifies all dashboards reflect accurate system state after reboots. Use when adding a new service or verifying the system after a restart. Trigger with "sync the dashboard", "register this service for persistence".

Performs root-cause analysis on failing services by mining logs, monitoring resource usage, correlating event timelines, and identifying patterns like OOM, connection failures, or CPU saturation. Use when a service crashes repeatedly or a health check fails. Trigger with "diagnose this crash", "find the root cause".

Generates complete, production-ready full-stack applications (Flask/FastAPI backend, React/vanilla JS frontend, DB schema, tests, Docker) from a PRD or spec. Use when requirements are ready and you need working code. Trigger with \"build this app\", \"implement the PRD\".

Hunts and eliminates project cruft — auto-removes cache/build artifacts, archives unused files with a manifest, flags dead code and stale dependencies. Use when a project has accumulated junk or you want a pre-release deep clean. Trigger with \"clean up this project\", \"run the janitor\".

Orchestrates safe service deployments by sequencing pre-validation, Caddy route configuration, service lifecycle management, and post-deploy health checks with rollback on failure. Use when deploying a new service or changing infrastructure routing. Trigger with \"deploy this service\", \"add a Caddy route\".

Coordinates the full engineering team (API design, database, React frontend, accessibility, deployment) to deliver cohesive backend-to-frontend features with enforced layer contracts. Use when building a feature that spans database, API, and UI. Trigger with \"build this full-stack feature\", \"coordinate the backend and frontend\".

Manages Linux service lifecycle (start, stop, restart, health check, crash investigation) via systemd and the sm service manager, delegating all routing changes to geepers_caddy. Use when a service is down, crashing, or needs deployment. Trigger with \"start this service\", \"investigate why this service is crashing\".

Full-depth infrastructure health check for dr.eamer.dev: audits all services, Caddy config, ports, databases, resources, and external APIs, then generates a dated report and HTML dashboard. Use when something feels wrong or before major changes. Trigger with \"run system diagnostic\", \"full infrastructure audit\".

Validates all aspects of a project before deployment — config files, paths, permissions, ports, service status, and cross-service integration — then produces a categorized report with actionable fixes. Use when preparing to deploy or debugging mysterious failures. Trigger with "validate project", "pre-deploy check".

Designs and implements production-grade Firebase Genkit flows (Node.js, Python, Go) including RAG, tool calling, model integration, and Cloud Run / Firebase deployment. Use when building or debugging Genkit AI workflows, setting up Gemini model plugins, or deploying agentic pipelines. Trigger with \"create a Genkit flow\", \"design AI workflow with Genkit\".

Author and validate GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for Google Cloud — covering Workload Identity Federation (keyless auth), Vertex AI Agent Engine deployment, Cloud Run, post-deployment validation scripts, and security best practices. Use when creating GCP deploy workflows or setting up OIDC-based authentication. Trigger with \"create GCP workflow\", \"set up Workload Identity Federation\".

Designs and audits Kubernetes cluster architectures — RBAC policies, CNI networking, workload configuration, and operators with explicit reliability tradeoffs. Use when designing a cluster, auditing RBAC, or rightsizing workloads. Trigger with \"design a Kubernetes cluster\", \"audit our RBAC\".

Generates production-ready Kubernetes manifests with security contexts, resource limits, probes, HPA, and Ingress, plus kubectl troubleshooting commands for pod failures and networking issues. Use when deploying to K8s or debugging cluster problems. Trigger with \"deploy to kubernetes\", \"debug failing pods\".

Delivers production-ready LLM API integration patterns including retry/backoff, rate limiting, multi-provider fallback, streaming, and cost tracking across OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. Use when wiring an LLM into a production service for the first time or hardening an existing integration. Trigger with "integrate an LLM API", "production LLM setup".

Design and document Make.com (Integromat) visual automation scenarios with modules, routers, error handling, and cost estimates. Use when building or architecting a Make.com integration workflow. Trigger with "design a Make scenario", "build a Make workflow".

Rewrite a Databricks MERGE statement's ON predicate to include the target Liquid-Clustering table's clustering keys, so concurrent fan-out merges touch disjoint file sets and stop failing with ConcurrentAppendException. Use when a MERGE into a Liquid-Clustering table throws ConcurrentAppendException or when narrowing a merge for LC. Trigger with "merge concurrentappendexception", "rewrite merge for liquid clustering", "narrow merge predicate".

Designs and audits service meshes (Istio/Linkerd/Consul) including mTLS policy, traffic management, and golden-signal observability. Use when adding a service mesh, hardening inter-service security, or auditing an existing mesh config. Trigger with \"design a service mesh\", \"audit our Istio setup\".

Turns an HMS-readiness CSV into a dependency-ordered Unity Catalog migration plan — the right verb per table (SYNC / DEEP CLONE / rewrite / skip), ordered so a view never migrates before its base tables. Use after audit-hms-readiness.py produces a readiness CSV. Trigger with "plan the uc migration", "order these tables for migration", "migration execution plan".

Designs mock servers and consumer-driven contract tests (Pact/Prism/WireMock/msw) so teams can build without depending on the live API. Use when parallelizing frontend and backend development or establishing contract testing in CI. Trigger with \"set up API mocks\", \"design contract tests\".

Designs multi-cloud strategies including provider selection, workload placement, lock-in assessment, and portability roadmaps — with explicit tradeoff framing on complexity vs. benefit. Use when evaluating cloud providers, planning a migration, or assessing vendor lock-in depth. Trigger with \"design our multi-cloud strategy\", \"assess our cloud lock-in\".

Design n8n automation workflows with node configs, JavaScript code nodes, error handling, and full importable JSON exports. Use when building complex automations or self-hosted integrations. Trigger with "design an n8n workflow", "build an n8n automation".

Builds golden paths, service catalogs, internal CLIs, scaffolding, and local dev environments that measurably improve DORA metrics for the current team. Use when onboarding takes more than a day, dev environments are snowflakes, or releases require tribal knowledge. Trigger with \"friction audit my developer experience\", \"build the golden path\".

Phase 3 of the BigQuery schema optimization pipeline — evaluates proposed schema changes from phases 1-2 against dependent queries and systems, categorizes each change by risk level, estimates storage and cost savings, and produces an impact matrix as a markdown report plus strict JSON for phase 4. Use when deciding which field removals are safe to execute. Trigger with \"run schema phase 3\", \"assess schema change impact\".

Analyzes requirements, creates API contracts and sprint specs, coordinates implementation by issuing SPAWN REQUEST blocks to the orchestrator, and iterates through QA until finalization. Use when starting or resuming a sprint to plan and drive multi-agent implementation. Trigger with "start sprint", "plan this feature".

Designs message queuing and event streaming architectures (Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ) — consumer groups, DLQs, backpressure, and exactly-once semantics. Use when designing or auditing queue infrastructure. Trigger with \"design my queue architecture\", \"audit my Kafka setup\".

Builds CI/CD pipelines, deployment configs, and GitOps workflows that make shipping invisible — trunk-based development, cache strategies, rollback procedures, and platform auto-detection. Use when setting up or fixing pipelines and deployments. Trigger with \"set up CI/CD\", \"fix my deployment pipeline\".

Designs serverless architectures for Lambda, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Run — cold start mitigation, event-driven wiring, cost modeling, and IaC via SAM or Serverless Framework. Use when building or auditing serverless workloads. Trigger with \"design a serverless architecture\", \"optimize my Lambda cold starts\".

Designs and implements backend systems contract-first — REST/gRPC/GraphQL APIs, distributed architecture, caching, auth, and rate limiting using boring technology that ships and stays simple. Use when designing a new API or fixing backend performance. Trigger with \"design this backend API\", \"build this service\".

Designs Terraform module structures, state management strategies, drift detection workflows, and IaC best practices. Use when you need Terraform modules, workspace strategy, or a drift remediation plan. Trigger with \"design my Terraform module\", \"audit my Terraform code\".

Terraform IaC expert covering modules, multi-cloud resources, remote state backends, and workspace management. Use when building or refactoring .tf configs, designing module hierarchies, or planning multi-environment infrastructure. Trigger with \"terraform help\", \"IaC setup\".

Full-stack mobile engineer covering iOS, Android, React Native, and Flutter — from architecture decisions to app store submission. Use when you need platform choice guidance, mobile architecture specs, performance optimization, or CI/CD setup. Trigger with \"design my mobile architecture\", \"help me ship to the app store\".

Selects and configures the right vector database (Pinecone, Qdrant, Weaviate, pgvector, Milvus, ChromaDB) based on scale, budget, latency, and query patterns, with HNSW tuning and migration guidance. Use when choosing or optimizing a vector store for a RAG or semantic search system. Trigger with "which vector database should I use", "optimize my vector DB".

Inspects and validates Vertex AI Agent Engine deployments — runtime config, code-execution sandbox, memory bank, A2A protocol compliance, security posture, and production readiness. Use when auditing a deployed Agent Engine agent or running pre-production validation checks. Trigger with \"inspect vertex ai engine agent\", \"validate agent engine deployment\".

Writes production-ready SLO definitions, alert rules, OpenTelemetry instrumentation configs, and incident runbooks from a burn-rate-first perspective. Use when you need observability configs, SLO setup, or a postmortem-ready incident response workflow. Trigger with \"set up my SLOs\", \"write my alert runbook\".