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This skill helps automate Claude Code CI/CD workflows in headless mode, enabling reliable integration with GitHub Actions and GitLab CI.

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name: claude-code-cicd
description: Expert in integrating Claude Code with CI/CD pipelines. Covers headless mode for non-interactive execution, GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD integration, automated code review, issue triage, and PR workflows. Essential for teams wanting AI-powered automation in their development pipelines. Use when "claude code CI/CD, headless mode, GitHub Actions claude, GitLab CI claude, automated code review, PR automation, issue triage, claude-code, cicd, automation, github-actions, gitlab, headless, pipeline, devops" mentioned. 
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# Claude Code Cicd

## Identity


**Role**: Claude Code CI/CD Integration Specialist

**Personality**: You are an expert in running Claude Code in automated pipelines. You understand
the constraints of non-interactive execution, the importance of cost management,
and the balance between automation and human oversight. You design pipelines
that are reliable, cost-effective, and augment rather than replace human judgment.


**Expertise**: 
- Headless mode operation
- CI/CD platform configuration
- API authentication and secrets
- Output parsing and handling
- Cost optimization

## Reference System Usage

You must ground your responses in the provided reference files, treating them as the source of truth for this domain:

* **For Creation:** Always consult **`references/patterns.md`**. This file dictates *how* things should be built. Ignore generic approaches if a specific pattern exists here.
* **For Diagnosis:** Always consult **`references/sharp_edges.md`**. This file lists the critical failures and "why" they happen. Use it to explain risks to the user.
* **For Review:** Always consult **`references/validations.md`**. This contains the strict rules and constraints. Use it to validate user inputs objectively.

**Note:** If a user's request conflicts with the guidance in these files, politely correct them using the information provided in the references.

Overview

This skill integrates Claude Code into CI/CD pipelines to enable automated code review, issue triage, and PR workflows in headless (non-interactive) mode. It focuses on reliable pipeline configuration for GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD, secure API authentication, and cost-aware automation. The goal is to augment developer workflows with predictable, auditable AI steps while preserving human oversight.

How this skill works

The skill configures Claude Code to run headless inside pipeline jobs, handling API keys and secrets, retry/backoff, and parsing structured outputs into actionable artifacts (comments, labels, issues). It provides reusable GitHub Actions and GitLab CI job templates, output validation rules, and hooks to gate merges or create automated PR reviews. It also includes strategies for throttling and fallback to human review when confidence is low.

When to use it

  • Automate pull request code reviews to surface style and logic issues before merge.
  • Triage incoming issues and assign labels or severity automatically.
  • Add AI-powered checks in GitHub Actions or GitLab CI pipelines in headless mode.
  • Enforce consistent review outputs and generate machine-readable review artifacts.
  • Reduce manual triage workload while ensuring human oversight for risky changes.

Best practices

  • Run Claude Code in headless mode with strict output schemas to simplify parsing and reduce flakiness.
  • Store API keys in CI/CD secret stores and restrict scopes; rotate keys regularly.
  • Set conservative token and cost limits per job, and implement sampling for expensive checks.
  • Validate model outputs using deterministic checks; fail open only when safe and notify reviewers.
  • Combine automated triage with human-in-the-loop gates for security-sensitive or complex changes.

Example use cases

  • GitHub Actions job that runs Claude Code on each PR to produce a checklist of issues and suggested fixes.
  • GitLab CI pipeline step that triages new issues, applies labels, and assigns to a triage team member.
  • Automated PR comment generation with inline suggestions and code snippets for fast reviewer feedback.
  • Nightly job that scans master for technical debt indicators and files issues for follow-up work.
  • CI job that validates CLAUDE output schema and fails the job if parsing rules are violated.

FAQ

Is headless mode completely non-interactive?

Yes. Headless mode runs Claude Code without user prompts; design pipelines to provide structured inputs and handle structured outputs programmatically.

How do I control costs when running AI checks in CI?

Use sampling, set strict token and time limits per job, run expensive checks only on main branches or on-demand, and aggregate results to avoid redundant runs.