Scope
This skill:
- ✅ Guides architecture decisions
- ✅ Provides provisioning commands for user to run
- ✅ Documents infrastructure patterns
User-driven model:
- User provides cloud credentials when needed
- User runs provisioning commands
- Skill guides decisions and generates commands
This skill does NOT:
- ❌ Store or access cloud credentials directly
- ❌ Run provisioning commands automatically
- ❌ Modify infrastructure without user confirmation
For implementation: User runs commands skill provides, or uses server skill for execution.
Quick Reference
| Topic | File |
|---|---|
| Architecture patterns | patterns.md |
| Provider commands | providers.md |
| Backup strategies | backups.md |
Core Rules
1. User Runs Commands
Skill generates commands, user executes:
Agent: "To create the server, run:
hcloud server create --name web1 --type cx21 --image ubuntu-24.04
This requires HCLOUD_TOKEN in your environment."
User: [runs command]
2. Required Tools (User Installs)
| Provider | Tool | Install |
|---|---|---|
| Hetzner | hcloud |
brew install hcloud |
| AWS | aws |
brew install awscli |
| DigitalOcean | doctl |
brew install doctl |
| Docker | docker |
Docker Desktop |
3. Credential Handling
- User sets credentials in their environment
- Skill never stores or logs credential values
- Commands reference env vars:
$HCLOUD_TOKEN,$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
4. Architecture Guidance
| Stage | Recommended |
|---|---|
| MVP | Single VPS + Docker Compose |
| Growth | Dedicated DB + load balancer |
| Scale | Multi-region + CDN |
5. Decision Framework
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How to structure infra? | ✅ This skill |
| Should I add another server? | ✅ This skill |
| How to configure nginx? | Use server skill |
| How to write Dockerfile? | Use docker skill |
6. Backup Strategy
| Data | Method | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Database | pg_dump → S3/B2 | Daily |
| Volumes | Snapshots | Weekly |
| Config | Git | Every change |