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Signed Image is a GitOps term for a container image with cryptographic proof attached to the artifact. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.

“The team used Signed Image before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

SBOM Gate is a GitOps term for a release check that requires software bill of materials evidence before promotion. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.

“The team used SBOM Gate before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Supply Chain Policy is a GitOps term for rules that decide which code, images, dependencies, and sources can be released. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.

“The team used Supply Chain Policy before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Policy as Code is a GitOps term for security, compliance, or release rules written as versioned machine-readable code. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.

“The team used Policy as Code before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Admission Policy is a GitOps term for a rule that evaluates resources before they are accepted by the cluster. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: Kubernetes controller pattern.

“The team used Admission Policy before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

OPA Gatekeeper is a GitOps term for a Kubernetes policy system often used to enforce admission constraints. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: Kubernetes controller pattern.

“The team used OPA Gatekeeper before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Kyverno Policy is a GitOps term for a Kubernetes-native policy rule for validating, mutating, or generating resources. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: Kubernetes controller pattern.

“The team used Kyverno Policy before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Secret Sealing is a GitOps term for encrypting a secret so it can be safely stored in a repository. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: Argo CD documentation; Flux documentation.

“The team used Secret Sealing before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Sealed Secrets is a GitOps term for encrypted Kubernetes secrets that a controller can decrypt inside the cluster. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: Argo CD documentation; Flux documentation.

“The team used Sealed Secrets before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

External Secrets is a GitOps term for a pattern that syncs secrets from a protected external store into the runtime. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: Argo CD documentation; Flux documentation.

“The team used External Secrets before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

SOPS is a GitOps term for a file encryption workflow used to protect secrets in GitOps repositories. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: Flux documentation.

“The team used SOPS before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Cluster Bootstrap is a GitOps term for the first GitOps setup that installs controllers and base configuration. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: Argo CD documentation; Flux documentation.

“The team used Cluster Bootstrap before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Bootstrap Repository is a GitOps term for the repository that contains the starting configuration for a cluster or fleet. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: Flux documentation.

“The team used Bootstrap Repository before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Platform Repository is a GitOps term for a repository that stores shared platform services, policies, and add-ons. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.

“The team used Platform Repository before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Tenant Repository is a GitOps term for a repository where one team or tenant owns its application configuration. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.

“The team used Tenant Repository before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Infrastructure Repository is a GitOps term for a repository containing infrastructure definitions and environment state. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.

“The team used Infrastructure Repository before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Monorepo GitOps is a GitOps term for a GitOps layout where many services or environments live in one repository. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.

“The team used Monorepo GitOps before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Repo Per Environment is a GitOps term for a GitOps layout where each environment has its own repository boundary. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.

“The team used Repo Per Environment before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Environment Branch is a GitOps term for a branch used to represent or promote a specific environment state. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.

“The team used Environment Branch before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Pull Request Gate is a GitOps term for a required review or check before source state can change. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.

“The team used Pull Request Gate before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”