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Helm chart generation for Kubernetes workloads - batch workers, web services, CronJobs with production extras (KEDA, NetworkPolicy, PDB, ServiceMonitor)

Git workflow validation - enforces explicit file staging, conventional commits, and blocks AI footers

Design brainstorming, implementation planning with 3-file persistence, session recovery, handoff, and worktree isolation

GrepAI semantic code search setup, initialization, workspace management, MCP configuration, embedder management, and health monitoring with Docker infrastructure

Docker best practices: language-aware Dockerfile generation, compose orchestration, security auditing, and image optimization

Batch execution with subagent pipeline, TDD enforcement, code review (Claude-native and Codex-powered), verification gate, PR description, and branch completion

Codebase cleanup and hygiene - dead code detection, duplication scan, staleness check, safe removal with archiving

Parallel sub-agent research with persistent reports, evidence-backed analysis, and generic dispatch

Skill design best practices - audit existing skills and create new ones with reference file patterns, modularization, and token-aware architecture

Structured error escalation protocol - diagnose, pivot, rethink, escalate when stuck on a problem