/nw-devops

name: nw-devops
description: "Designs CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, observability, and deployment strategy. Use when preparing platform readiness for a feature."
user-invocable: true
argument-hint: '[deployment-target] - Optional: --environment=[staging|production] --validation=[full|smoke]'

NW-DEVOPS: Platform Readiness and Infrastructure Design

**Wave**: DEVOPS (wave 4 of 6) | **Agent**: Apex (nw-platform-architect) | **Command**: `/nw-devops`

Overview

Execute DEVOPS wave: platform readiness|CI/CD pipeline setup|observability design|infrastructure preparation. Positioned between DESIGN and DISTILL (DISCOVER > DISCUSS > SPIKE > DESIGN > DEVOPS > DISTILL > DELIVER), ensures infrastructure is ready before acceptance tests and code.

Apex translates DESIGN architecture decisions into operational infrastructure: CI/CD pipelines|logging|monitoring|alerting|observability.

Output Tiers (per D2)

Provenance: feature `lean-wave-documentation` — D2 (schema-typed sections), D10 (one-line expansion descriptions). Tier-1 [REF] sections (always emitted) + Tier-2 EXPANSION CATALOG items (lazy, on-demand) are the two output bands. Full contract: `nWave/skills/nw-density-resolution-contract/SKILL.md`.

Tier-1 [REF] — always emitted

Under `## Wave: DEVOPS / [REF] <Section>` headings:

• Environment matrix — table of target environments with platform + preconditions
• CI/CD pipeline outline — stage list with trigger rules per branch
• Monitoring contracts — KPI-to-instrument mapping (one row per outcome KPI)
• Deployment strategy — chosen strategy + rollback contract (one paragraph)
• Mutation testing strategy — selected mode (per-feature/nightly-delta/pre-release/disabled)
• Observability stack — chosen tools per signal class (logs/metrics/traces)
• Branching strategy — selected model + CI trigger alignment
• Coexistence matrix — tools that must continue to work alongside deployment
• Pre-requisites — DESIGN constraints the platform must satisfy

Tier-2 EXPANSION CATALOG — lazy, on-demand (per D10)

Rendered under `## Wave: DEVOPS / [WHY|HOW] <Section>` only when requested via `--expand <id>` (DDD-2), the broad wave-end menu (`expansion_prompt = "ask"`), a declared trigger under `expansion_prompt = "ask-intelligent"`, `mode = "full"` auto-expansion, or an ad-hoc user request mid-session.

| Expansion ID | Tier label | One-line description | |---|---|---| | `infra-cost-analysis` | [WHY] | Per-environment monthly cost estimate with vendor pricing assumptions | | `alternative-deploy-targets` | [WHY] | Cloud/on-prem/hybrid options weighed and rejected with one-paragraph reason | | `observability-deep-dive` | [HOW] | Detailed metric/log/trace schemas, alert thresholds, dashboard layouts | | `runbook-drafts` | [HOW] | Incident response runbooks for the top failure modes | | `kpi-instrumentation-recipes` | [HOW] | Per-KPI data collection recipe (event names, log fields, metric labels) | | `ci-pipeline-yaml` | [HOW] | Full CI/CD pipeline YAML with comments per stage | | `disaster-recovery-plan` | [HOW] | Backup, restore, and DR procedures with RPO/RTO targets | | `expansion-catalog-rationale` | [WHY] | Why this set of expansions, why these defaults, why D10 enforces one-line descriptions |

Density resolution (per D12)

Call `resolve_density(global_config)` from `scripts/shared/density_config.py` after reading `~/.nwave/global-config.json` (missing/malformed = empty dict). Returns `mode` (`"lean"` | `"full"`) + `expansion_prompt` (`"ask"` | `"ask-intelligent"` | `"always-skip"` | `"always-expand"` | `"smart"`) per the D12 cascade (resolver-internal, DDD-5 — do NOT replicate locally). Branch on `density.mode` for what to emit; branch on `density.expansion_prompt` at wave end for menu behaviour. DEVOPS declares no `ask-intelligent` triggers: emit no menu and the shared-contract no-trigger skip event; do not invent triggers. Full cascade detail, branch semantics, ad-hoc override workflow: `nWave/skills/nw-density-resolution-contract/SKILL.md`.

Telemetry (per D4 + DDD-6)

Every expansion choice emits a `DocumentationDensityEvent` (dataclass at `src/des/domain/telemetry/documentation_density_event.py`) via `event.to_audit_event()` → `JsonlAuditLogWriter().log_event(...)`. Schema fields per D4: `feature_id`, `wave`, `expansion_id`, `choice`, `timestamp`. For this wave the schema declares `"wave": "DEVOPS"`. Use helper `scripts/shared/telemetry.py:write_density_event(...)` — do NOT write JSONL directly.

Wave-specific signal: DISTILL consuming a lean DEVOPS environment matrix — downstream `--expand` requests for runbook drafts or alternative deploy targets indicate the `[REF]` baseline was insufficient. Full emission rules: `nWave/skills/nw-density-resolution-contract/SKILL.md`.

Interactive Decision Points

Before proceeding, the orchestrator asks:

Decision 1: Deployment Target

**Question**: What is the deployment target? **Options**: 1. Cloud-native -- AWS, GCP, Azure managed services 2. On-premise -- self-hosted infrastructure 3. Hybrid -- mix of cloud and on-premise 4. Edge -- distributed edge deployment 5. Other -- user provides custom input

Decision 2: Container Orchestration

**Question**: Container orchestration approach? **Options**: 1. Kubernetes -- full orchestration 2. Docker Compose -- lightweight container management 3. Serverless -- function-as-a-service, no containers 4. None -- bare metal or VM-based deployment

Decision 3: CI/CD Platform

**Question**: CI/CD platform preference? **Options**: 1. GitHub Actions 2. GitLab CI 3. Jenkins 4. Azure DevOps 5. Other -- user provides custom input

Decision 4: Existing Infrastructure

**Question**: Is there existing infrastructure or CI/CD to integrate with? **Options**: 1. Yes, both -- describe existing infrastructure and CI/CD (user provides details) 2. Existing infra only -- infrastructure exists, CI/CD is greenfield 3. Existing CI/CD only -- CI/CD exists, infrastructure is greenfield 4. No -- greenfie