How does it handle project security during initialization?

It sets up a dedicated secrets directory with restricted permissions, configures .gitignore for sensitive files, and installs pre-commit hooks to prevent accidental secret commits.

What is the primary goal of the GitLab Stack Creator?

The primary goal is to automate the creation of Docker stack projects that follow strict GitLab organizational patterns, ensuring consistent structure, security, and validation.

When is a stack creation considered complete by the skill?

Creation is complete only when the stack-validator, secrets-manager, and docker-validation skills all report zero issues and all validation scripts execute successfully.

Can I use this skill on existing projects?

Yes, the skill checks for existing setups and asks for explicit permission before proceeding, making it useful for standardizing or migrating existing projects to the GitLab pattern.

GitLab Stack Creator

Name: GitLab Stack Creator
Author: rknall

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Deployment & DevOps

Automates the initialization of standardized GitLab Docker stack projects with robust directory structures, git hooks, and multi-layered validation.

The GitLab Stack Creator skill provides expert assistance in bootstrapping new projects following the GitLab Stack Management patterns. It automates the setup of standardized directory hierarchies—including dedicated config, secrets, and temporary folders—while configuring Git with best-practice merge strategies and security hooks. By integrating with validation tools for Docker and secrets, it ensures that every project starts with a secure, production-ready foundation, eliminating manual setup errors and enforcing strict ownership and documentation standards from day one.

Key Features

01Comprehensive documentation scaffolding including architecture decision records (ADRs)

02Automated Git initialization with pre-commit hooks and fast-forward-only merge policies

03Template generation for Docker Compose, environment files, and service-specific configurations

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05Standardized directory scaffolding including config, secrets, and transient storage

06Integrated validation scripts that verify stack integrity and Docker best practices

Use Cases

01Standardizing project structures across a team to ensure DevOps consistency

02Bootstrapping a new microservice stack with built-in security and validation hooks

03Initializing Docker-based projects with strict secret management and non-root file ownership

What are Skills?·How to Install

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