Identify why an Argo CD application is OutOfSync and resolve safely.
SkillScore91Maintained
Automatic
◆DevOps & SRE pack
Last verified 8/3/2026
What it changes
Passed 20 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 19 of 22 without it.
Without skill86%
With skill91%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Identifies manual hotfixes as expected drift
Verifies the state remains stable across refreshes
Identifies controller mutations as unexpected drift
2 fixed18 passed either way1 still failing1 broke
Pass-rate lift
+5 pp
Tokens
-23%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-41%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/3/2026v120 of 22 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 2 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 2
Prompt
When triaging drift on an Argo CD application `search-indexer`, what two distinct categories of drift must be distinguished before deciding on remediation?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Identifies manual hotfixes as expected drift
Missed
Passed
Identifies controller mutations as unexpected drift
Missed
Passed
case-14 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/3/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md43 linessingle file
When to use
Use when Argo CD shows an application as OutOfSync and you need to understand the drift.
Preconditions
You can access Argo CD (CLI or UI) and the target cluster.
Procedure
Confirm what resources are OutOfSync and whether the app is Healthy.
Determine whether drift is expected (manual hotfix) or unexpected (controller mutation).
Inspect diffs and identify the owning source (Helm/Kustomize/raw manifests).
If drift is expected, capture it and move the change back to Git.
If drift is unexpected, find the mutating actor (admission, controller, policy).
Decision points
Healthy + OutOfSync: often benign drift; decide whether to reconcile.
Degraded + OutOfSync: treat as incident; fix health first.