Phase 7: CI/CD Pipelines for AI Code · 4-6 hours · GitHub Actions · Python · YAML

Project: Building a Complete CI/CD Pipeline

Build the full pipeline: 12 gates, parallel execution, caching, deployment gates, SBOM, and hash verification. Every gate must pass. No overrides.

Real-world application: Engineers who can build a complete CI/CD pipeline with all quality gates for AI-generated code demonstrate end-to-end DevOps expertise.

What you will learn

Build a complete CI/CD pipeline with all 12+ quality gates for AI-generated code
Integrate linting, type checking, SAST, SCA, mutation testing, PBT, AI review, allowlist, lockfile, SBOM, and deployment gates
Apply parallel execution, caching, and fail-fast strategies for CI optimization
Generate release artifacts with SBOM, audit trail, and quality threshold enforcement

Introduction

Project: Building a Complete CI/CD Pipeline

Objective

Run the complete pipeline simulator with all 13 quality gates. Observe the 3-layer parallel execution, gate statuses, layer times, release status, and generated artifacts. Identify any critical failures and understand the complete workflow YAML and branch protection configuration.

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