A three-act framework for agentic platform engineering using GitHub Copilot, progressing from knowledge accessibility to automated enforcement to autonomous Kubernetes operations. Act 1 embeds tribal knowledge into the platform via Copilot-aware agents. Act 2 enforces standards automatically on every push using GitHub Actions and prompt files. Act 3 introduces a 'Cluster Doctor' agent that integrates Argo CD webhooks, GitHub Issues, MCP servers, and kubectl to autonomously diagnose and propose fixes for cluster failures, with humans retaining approval authority. A companion repository with agent definitions, workflows, and Argo CD manifests is provided.
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The Paradox of Choice Copy linkA Story in Three Acts Copy linkAct One: The Platform is growing faster than the Team Copy linkAct Two: Standards Exist, but They’re Not Enforced Copy linkAct Three: Kubernetes Operations Don’t Scale Linearly Copy linkFrom Reactive to Adaptive Copy linkWhat This Means for Your Platform Copy linkSort: