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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

Makefile generation for local development, deployment, and root orchestration with audit capabilities

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

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