Ci scaffold

CI-Scaffold — CI/CD Pipeline Generator (index)

When to use

• Setting up CI/CD for a new or existing repo (GitHub Actions or Forgejo Actions).
• Choosing a release automation strategy, security gate, and OIDC vs token secrets posture.
• Scaffolding .github/workflows/*.yml or .forgejo/workflows/*.yml from scratch.

See _blocks/pipeline-5phase-template.md for the 5-phase wizard contract and _blocks/rule-pure-click-contract.md for the AskUserQuestion rule. Skill-specific phase tables are inline below.

You are converting "I need CI for repo X" into a reviewable, concrete plan plus generated workflow files: which platform (GH Actions vs Forgejo), what build matrix, how secrets flow (OIDC vs PAT), which release tool, and which security scanners block merge. Every decision is a click; the only typed input is the Phase 1 intake paragraph.

This skill scaffolds workflow YAML. It does NOT commit on the user's behalf and NEVER writes secret values. After Phase 5 it runs _primitives/kei-ci-lint.sh and walks the user through any violations via AskUserQuestion (fix / skip / abort).

The skill reads four companion blocks heavily — every phase references at least one:

• _blocks/ci-github-actions.md — GH Actions: OIDC, matrix, cache, reusable, least-privilege token.
• _blocks/ci-forgejo-actions.md — Forgejo (GH-compat) self-hosted runner, Tailscale-only admin.
• _blocks/ci-release-automation.md — release-please / changesets / cargo-release / goreleaser.
• _blocks/ci-security-gate.md — gitleaks, cargo-audit, npm/pip-audit, syft SBOM, semgrep, licenses.

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Pipeline overview (5 phases, ≥5 AskUserQuestion calls)

Phase	File	Purpose	AskUserQuestion
1	phase-1-intake.md	Platform / languages / deploy target / release strategy	4×
2	phase-2-matrix.md	Build matrix: OS × version × target	1×
3	phase-3-workflows.md	Generate .github/workflows/*.yml or .forgejo/workflows/*.yml	1×
4	phase-4-secrets.md	OIDC vs PAT; RULE 0.8 env-var scaffold	1×
5	phase-5-verify.md	Run kei-ci-lint; fix/skip/abort on each finding	1× per finding (≥0)

Minimum AskUserQuestion count across a full session: 8 (4 Phase 1 + 1 each Phases 2–5). Exceeds the ≥5 hub-and-spoke contract. Phase 5 adds one AskUserQuestion PER lint finding — typically 0–3.

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Variables the pipeline produces

Name	Set in	Meaning
REPO	Phase 1	Free-text one-liner: stack + deploy target
PLATFORM	Phase 1	github-actions / forgejo-actions / both
LANGS	Phase 1	subset of {rust, node, python, go, flutter, swift}
DEPLOY	Phase 1	none / aws-oidc / gcp-oidc / cloudflare / modal / docker-registry / custom
RELEASE	Phase 1	release-please / changesets / cargo-release / goreleaser / none
MATRIX	Phase 2	{os, lang-version, target} tuple list
WORKFLOWS	Phase 3	list of generated YAML filenames
SECRETS	Phase 4	env var NAMES + storage path; NEVER values
LINT	Phase 5	pass / warn-with-overrides / fail

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Final report (emit after Phase 5)

=== CI-SCAFFOLD REPORT ===
Repo:       <REPO one-liner>
Platform:   <PLATFORM>
Languages:  <LANGS>
Deploy:     <DEPLOY>
Release:    <RELEASE tool>
Matrix:     <os count> × <version count> × <target count> = N cells
Workflows:  <list of generated file paths>
Secrets:    <N> env VAR names written to secrets/ci.env scaffold (RULE 0.8)
Lint:       <kei-ci-lint status> (<N findings, M fixed, K skipped>)
Next:       review diff → commit → push to feat/<name>-ci branch

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Rules (apply throughout)

• Pure-click contract. Only Phase 1 intake is typed. Every other decision is AskUserQuestion.
• RULE 0.8 Secrets SSoT. Emit env VARIABLE NAMES only (AWS_ROLE_ARN, CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN, ...). NEVER echo a token value. Storage path is <repo>/secrets/ci.env per _blocks/domain-has-secrets.md.
• RULE 0.4 NO HALLUCINATION. Every uses: value cites a real repo — tags used are those actually published on the action's release page at scaffold time (actions/checkout@v4, actions/cache@v4, Swatinem/rust-cache@v2, etc.). If unsure, prefer pin-by-SHA with a comment; never invent a version.
• ** NO GITHUB PUSH.** If PLATFORM=forgejo-actions the skill REFUSES to also emit .github/workflows/ files. Mixed posture allowed only with explicit user confirmation.
• NO DOWNGRADE. If a Phase-5 finding blocks, the skill returns 2–3 constructive fixes (not "skip it").
• Fail-closed default. Unknown stack → no matrix generated until user clicks; missing OIDC role → block deploy job scaffold with a typed TODO.
• Surgical scope. Writes ONLY under .github/workflows/ or .forgejo/workflows/ and prints the secrets/ci.env scaffold to chat (never writes secrets/*.env itself).

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References

• _blocks/ci-github-actions.md, _blocks/ci-forgejo-actions.md, _blocks/ci-release-automation.md, _blocks/ci-security-gate.md.
• _blocks/domain-has-secrets.md — storage path + loading convention.
• _blocks/rule-pre-dev-gate.md — analogue check before inventing a new workflow.
• _primitives/kei-ci-lint.sh — workflow YAML validator (R1–R7 rules).
• Evidence grade [E2] — mirrors GitHub Actions security hardening guide + Forgejo Actions docs as of 2026-04-21.