Structure a fast, honest CI pipeline

Steps

1. 1Fail cheapest first: format+lint under 2 minutes before anything heavy
2. 2Parallelize independent suites; cache dependencies by lockfile hash
3. 3Run builds with strict env mirroring production
4. 4Gate deploys on required checks only; no manual memory of 'it passed locally'
5. 5Upload artifacts (coverage, bundles) visible in PR checks
6. 6Keep total pipeline under 10 min p95; split flaky suites out for quarantine

Common Pitfalls

• ▲Everything sequential behind one slow integration suite
• ▲Cache keys ignoring lockfiles causing phantom dependency bugs

Success Signals

• ✓p95 pipeline under 10 minutes
• ✓Flake rate below 1%

Commands

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill ci-cd-pipeline-stages

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill ci-cd-pipeline-stages -g

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