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deployment-analysis

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Analyze a repository to determine ecosystem, deployment targets, ports, build commands, and monorepo structure. Use when starting a new deployment, onboarding a repository, or when the user asks what stack or framework a project uses.

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Deployment Analysis

When analyzing a repository for deployment, follow this sequence using workspace tools.

Step 1: Project structure

Run list_directory on the repo root. Look for:

FileMeaning
package.jsonNode.js (check engines, scripts.start, scripts.build)
go.modGo
requirements.txt / pyproject.toml / PipfilePython
Cargo.tomlRust
pom.xml / build.gradleJava
GemfileRuby
mix.exsElixir
DockerfileAlready containerized
docker-compose.yml / docker-compose.yamlMulti-service
.env.example / .env.sampleEnv vars documented

Step 2: Detect ecosystem and framework

Read the manifest file to identify the framework:

Node.js — read package.json:

  • dependencies.next → Next.js. Default port 3000. Build: npm run build. Start: npm start.
  • dependencies.nuxt → Nuxt. Default port 3000.
  • dependencies.react-scripts → Create React App. Static build. Port 80 (nginx).
  • dependencies.vite → Vite app. Build outputs to dist/. Static or SSR depending on config.
  • dependencies.express or dependencies.fastify or dependencies.hono → API server. Check scripts.start for port.
  • dependencies.@remix-run/node → Remix. Port 3000.
  • dependencies.astro → Astro. Check if SSR or static.

Go — read go.mod: Check module path. Look for main.go or cmd/ directory. Default port 8080.

Python — read requirements.txt or pyproject.toml:

  • django → Django. Default port 8000. Start: gunicorn or python manage.py runserver.
  • flask → Flask. Default port 5000. Start: gunicorn app:app.
  • fastapi → FastAPI. Default port 8000. Start: uvicorn main:app.

Rust — read Cargo.toml: Check [dependencies] for actix-web, axum, rocket. Default port 8080.

Step 3: Detect port

Priority order for port detection:

  1. Dockerfile — look for EXPOSE directive
  2. docker-compose.yml — look for ports: mapping
  3. .env.example — look for PORT=
  4. Manifest file — check start script for --port, -p, or PORT references
  5. Source code — grep("listen|EXPOSE|PORT", repoRoot) for hardcoded ports
  6. Framework default (see table above)

Step 4: Monorepo detection

Signs of a monorepo:

  • apps/ or packages/ or services/ directories at root
  • turbo.json or nx.json or lerna.json or pnpm-workspace.yaml
  • Multiple package.json files in subdirectories
  • Multiple Dockerfile files in subdirectories

For monorepos:

  • Each service under apps/ or services/ is a separate deployment target
  • Check each service's manifest for its own port and build command
  • docker-compose.yml is likely needed
  • Check for shared dependencies in root package.json

Step 5: Build command detection

EcosystemInstallBuildStart
Node (npm)npm installnpm run buildnpm start
Node (yarn)yarn installyarn buildyarn start
Node (pnpm)pnpm installpnpm buildpnpm start
Gogo mod downloadgo build -o app ./..../app
Python (pip)pip install -r requirements.txtn/agunicorn/uvicorn
Python (poetry)poetry installn/apoetry run
Rustn/acargo build --release./target/release/<name>
Java (Maven)mvn installmvn packagejava -jar target/*.jar
Java (Gradle)gradle buildgradle buildjava -jar build/libs/*.jar

Detect package manager: check for yarn.lock (yarn), pnpm-lock.yaml (pnpm), package-lock.json (npm), bun.lockb (bun).

Output

After analysis, you should know:

  • Ecosystem and framework
  • Port number
  • Build and start commands
  • Whether a Dockerfile exists
  • Whether docker-compose is needed
  • What env vars are required

Related Skills

  • env-detection — After analysis, detect required environment variables
  • dockerfile-generation — Generate a Dockerfile based on the detected ecosystem
  • pre-deploy-checklist — Validate deployment readiness before triggering a build
  • Language-specific skills (node-deploy, python-deploy, go-deploy, etc.) — Detailed build and deploy instructions for the detected ecosystem