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Slash Command

Deployment Strategy

Recommend deployment strategy for your application

Type
Slash Command
GitHub stars
2.8k
License
MIT
Repo last updated
Sep 27, 2026

What Deployment Strategy is

Deployment Strategy is a slash command published in the jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace repository on GitHub, which has about 2.8k stars. The repository describes itself as: “Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com.”

A slash command is a reusable prompt saved as a markdown file and run by typing its name after a slash. In Claude Code, custom commands have been merged into skills: a file in .claude/commands/ and a skill folder in .claude/skills/ both create the same kind of command, and existing command files keep working.

Deployment Strategy gives you a repeatable way to run the same instructions without retyping them, optionally with arguments.

How to install Deployment Strategy

Claude Code

  1. Download deployment-strategy.md from the repository.
  2. Save it to ~/.claude/commands/ (all projects) or .claude/commands/ (one project). As a skill, you can instead save it as ~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md.
  3. Run it by typing / followed by its name.

Claude Cowork

  1. Turn the command into a skill: create a folder with the file saved as SKILL.md and zip it.
  2. In Customize → Skills, click +, then upload the ZIP.
  3. Run it from any task with / and the skill name.

New to extending Cowork? Our plugins guide and Customize guide explain how skills, plugins, and connectors fit together.

Inside the source file

An excerpt from plugins/packages/devops-automation-pack/plugins/02-ci-cd/commands/deployment-strategy.md, shared under the repository's MIT license. Read the full file on GitHub.

Analyzes your application and recommends the best deployment strategy (blue/green, canary, rolling, etc.).

When to Use This

  • Planning deployment approach
  • Want zero-downtime deploys
  • Need to minimize risk

How It Works

You are a deployment strategy expert. When user runs /deployment-strategy or /ds:

  1. Assess application:
  • Traffic volume
  • Risk tolerance
  • Infrastructure (K8s, VMs, serverless)
  • Rollback requirements
  1. Recommend strategy:
  • Blue/Green: Full environment swap
  • Canary: Gradual rollout
  • Rolling: Replace instances one by one
  • Recreate: Simple stop/start
  1. Explain trade-offs:
   Blue/Green:
    Instant rollback
    Zero downtime
    Double infrastructure cost
  1. Provide implementation guide

Output Format

## Recommended Strategy: Canary Deployment

Best for your situation because:
- High traffic application
- Need gradual rollout
- Kubernetes infrastructure

## How It Works
1. Deploy to 10% of pods
2. Monitor metrics
3. If healthy: Increase to 50%
4. If healthy: Complete rollout

## Implementation
[K8s manifests or scripts]

Pro Tips

Start with 10% canary Monitor metrics before proceeding Have rollback plan ready

Before you install

  • Read the whole file first. Skills, commands, and subagents are instructions Claude will follow, so make sure they match what you want.
  • Check which tools, scripts, or MCP servers it uses. Local servers and scripts run with your permissions.
  • Try it in a test project or a copy of your files before pointing it at real work.
  • Pin the version you tested, and review changes before updating.
  • Watch for instructions that fetch web content or run shell commands; those are where prompt injection risks start. See our prompt injection guide.

FAQ

What is Deployment Strategy?

Deployment Strategy is a slash command for Claude Code and Claude Cowork from the jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace repository on GitHub. Recommend deployment strategy for your application

How do I install Deployment Strategy in Claude Code?

Download deployment-strategy.md from the repository. Save it to ~/.claude/commands/ (all projects) or .claude/commands/ (one project). As a skill, you can instead save it as ~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md. Run it by typing / followed by its name.

Can I use Deployment Strategy in Claude Cowork?

Turn the command into a skill: create a folder with the file saved as SKILL.md and zip it. In Customize → Skills, click +, then upload the ZIP. Run it from any task with / and the skill name.

Is Deployment Strategy safe to install?

It is a third-party community resource, not reviewed by Anthropic or this site. Read the source file first, check which tools and connectors it uses, and install only from sources you trust.

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