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This skill helps you automate infrastructure tasks with Bash, Python, and Go, enabling reliable CI/CD, deployment, and monitoring.

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SKILL.md
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---
name: scripting
description: DevOps scripting with Bash, Python, and Go for automation, tooling, and infrastructure management
sasmp_version: "1.3.0"
bonded_agent: 01-devops-fundamentals
bond_type: PRIMARY_BOND
---

# Scripting Skill

## MANDATORY
- Bash scripting fundamentals
- Python for DevOps automation
- Command-line argument parsing
- Error handling and logging
- File and process manipulation

## OPTIONAL
- Go for CLI tools
- PowerShell for Windows
- Regular expressions
- API interactions
- Configuration file parsing

## ADVANCED
- Building CLI tools
- Cross-platform scripting
- Performance optimization
- Testing automation scripts
- Packaging and distribution

## Assets
- See `assets/scripting-patterns.yaml` for script templates

Overview

This skill provides practical DevOps scripting expertise in Bash, Python, and Go to automate CI/CD, deployment, monitoring, and infrastructure tasks. It focuses on reliable command-line tooling, robust error handling, and repeatable patterns for production workflows. The goal is to help you write maintainable scripts that integrate with pipelines and tooling ecosystems.

How this skill works

The skill teaches fundamentals and patterns: Bash scripting basics, Python for DevOps automation, argument parsing, logging, and file/process manipulation. It also covers optional and advanced topics like Go for CLI tools, cross-platform techniques, testing automation scripts, and packaging for distribution. Templates and examples illustrate common patterns and error-handling approaches.

When to use it

  • Automating build, test, and deployment steps in CI/CD pipelines
  • Creating command-line tools for operators and developers
  • Scripting infrastructure provisioning and configuration tasks
  • Implementing monitoring, log rotation, or maintenance jobs
  • Packaging and distributing reusable automation utilities

Best practices

  • Use explicit argument parsing and clear usage/help output for every script
  • Fail fast with consistent exit codes; log structured messages for observability
  • Prefer idempotent operations to make scripts safe to re-run
  • Write tests for critical scripts and validate on multiple platforms when needed
  • Package reusable code as libraries or small CLIs instead of monolithic scripts

Example use cases

  • Bash wrapper that orchestrates build, test, and deployment steps in CI
  • Python automation that calls APIs, manages config files, and performs rollbacks
  • Go-based CLI for fast, compiled tooling distributed to teams
  • Scripts to provision cloud resources and apply configuration templates
  • Scheduled maintenance jobs that rotate logs and prune temporary files

FAQ

Which language should I choose for a new automation task?

Choose Bash for lightweight orchestration, Python for API-heavy or complex logic, and Go for high-performance, distributable CLI tools.

How do I make scripts safe for production?

Add robust error handling, atomic operations where possible, idempotency, clear logging, and automated tests; run in staging before production.