Azure Bicep Skill
timothywarner-org/claude-code
A skill your agent uses when authoring, reviewing, or refactoring Azure Bicep code.
Create an application-specific production parity skill by inspecting an app's docs, source, tests, CI, deployment, infrastructure, config, auth, and environment setup, then asking targeted harness…
Install Production Parity Skill Builder
$ npx skills add citypaul/.dotfiles --skill production-parity-skill-builder -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install citypaul/.dotfiles production-parity-skill-builder --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder .claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "production-parity-skill-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles/tree/main/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder into .claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "production-parity-skill-builder", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles/tree/main/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builderType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add citypaul/.dotfiles --skill production-parity-skill-builder -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install citypaul/.dotfiles production-parity-skill-builder --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder .agents/skills/production-parity-skill-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "production-parity-skill-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles/tree/main/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder into .agents/skills/production-parity-skill-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "production-parity-skill-builder", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add citypaul/.dotfiles --skill production-parity-skill-builder -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install citypaul/.dotfiles production-parity-skill-builder --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder .cursor/skills/production-parity-skill-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "production-parity-skill-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles/tree/main/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder into .cursor/skills/production-parity-skill-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "production-parity-skill-builder", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles.git --path claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add citypaul/.dotfiles --skill production-parity-skill-builder -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install citypaul/.dotfiles production-parity-skill-builder --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder .gemini/skills/production-parity-skill-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "production-parity-skill-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles/tree/main/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder into .gemini/skills/production-parity-skill-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "production-parity-skill-builder", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install citypaul/.dotfiles production-parity-skill-builderInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add citypaul/.dotfiles --skill production-parity-skill-builder -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder .github/skills/production-parity-skill-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "production-parity-skill-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles/tree/main/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder into .github/skills/production-parity-skill-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "production-parity-skill-builder", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add citypaul/.dotfiles --skill production-parity-skill-builder -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install citypaul/.dotfiles production-parity-skill-builder --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder .opencode/skills/production-parity-skill-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "production-parity-skill-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles/tree/main/claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder into .opencode/skills/production-parity-skill-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "production-parity-skill-builder", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
production-parity-skill-builder- GitHub stars
- 740
- Token cost
- ~2.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,105 words
- Files
- 4
- Skills in repo
- 44
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Create an application-specific production parity skill by inspecting an app's docs, source, tests, CI, deployment, infrastructure, config, auth, and environment setup, then asking targeted harness…
- Works in 6 steps: Inspect Before Asking → Build The Parity Map → Ask Targeted Questions → …
- Other non-production environments may drift from production behavior
- SKILL.md covers Workflow and Output
- Calls rg
What it does
Production Parity Skill Builder is an agent skill from citypaul/.dotfiles. Create an application-specific production parity skill by inspecting an app's docs, source, tests, CI, deployment, infrastructure, config, auth, and environment setup, then asking targeted harness questions only for source-unanswerable decisions. Use when local, CI, PR, preview, staging, or other non-production environments may drift from production behavior; when production-only auth, config, identity-provider groups, feature flags, infrastructure, backing services, or policy differences caused bugs; or when a…
Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files (for example `resources/generated-skill-template.md`, `resources/parity-surface-catalog.md` and `resources/question-patterns.md`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Skill authoring and OAuth and OpenID Connect.
When your agent uses it
- Other non-production environments may drift from production behavior
- Production-only auth
- Identity-provider groups
- Backing services
Example prompts
- “/production-parity-skill-builder”
Requirements
- Docker
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Inspect Before Asking
- Build The Parity Map
- Ask Targeted Questions
- Generate The App-Specific Skill
- Specify Safeguards; Add Them Only When Authorized
- Validate The Generated Skill
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cd4028d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
rg
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
github.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Production Parity Skill Builder loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 166 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,105 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,105 words (~2,422 tokens).
“Build a skill for one application. The generated skill's job is to keep local and non-production environments behaviorally aligned with production, while making every intentional difference explicit and tested.”
- name
- production-parity-skill-builder
Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files in claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder of citypaul/.dotfiles.
- SKILL.md
- resources/generated-skill-template.md
- resources/parity-surface-catalog.md
- resources/question-patterns.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit cd4028d
Compare with similar skills
Production Parity Skill Builder next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production Parity Skill Builder this skillcitypaul/.dotfiles | 740 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Azure Bicep Skilltimothywarner-org/claude-code | 224 | — | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Nuget Trusted Publishingdotnet/skills | 5.6k | 2 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| GitHub Actions Docsdevantler-tech/ksail | 165 | 2 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Cut Releaselayer5io/sistent | 140 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Ksaildevantler-tech/ksail | 165 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Production Parity Skill Builder
What does Production Parity Skill Builder do?
Create an application-specific production parity skill by inspecting an app's docs, source, tests, CI, deployment, infrastructure, config, auth, and environment setup, then asking targeted harness…. dotfiles. Create an application-specific production parity skill by inspecting an app's docs, source, tests, CI, deployment, infrastructure, config, auth, and environment setup, then asking targeted harness questions only for source-unanswerable decisions.
When should I use Production Parity Skill Builder?
Production Parity Skill Builder fits situations like: other non-production environments may drift from production behavior; production-only auth; identity-provider groups; backing services.
How do I install Production Parity Skill Builder in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add citypaul/.dotfiles --skill production-parity-skill-builder -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder in citypaul/.dotfiles) into .claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Production Parity Skill Builder in Codex?
Run `npx skills add citypaul/.dotfiles --skill production-parity-skill-builder -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (claude/.claude/skills/production-parity-skill-builder in citypaul/.dotfiles) into .agents/skills/production-parity-skill-builder in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Production Parity Skill Builder in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add citypaul/.dotfiles --skill production-parity-skill-builder -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/production-parity-skill-builder, .gemini/skills/production-parity-skill-builder, .github/skills/production-parity-skill-builder and .opencode/skills/production-parity-skill-builder in your project.
What does Production Parity Skill Builder need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Production Parity Skill Builder needs the command-line tools its instructions call (rg). Our summary lists: Docker.
Does Production Parity Skill Builder access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Production Parity Skill Builder safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Production Parity Skill Builder use?
Production Parity Skill Builder has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Production Parity Skill Builder use?
About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Production Parity Skill Builder?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Production Parity Skill Builder: Azure Bicep Skill (timothywarner-org/claude-code, 224 stars), Nuget Trusted Publishing (dotnet/skills, 5.6k stars), GitHub Actions Docs (devantler-tech/ksail, 165 stars) and Cut Release (layer5io/sistent, 140 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Production Parity Skill Builder?
citypaul (a GitHub user) maintains it in citypaul/.dotfiles, which has 740 GitHub stars. The repository holds 44 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: citypaul/.dotfiles on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.