| name | harness-step-schema |
| description | Creates or updates pipeline step schemas in the harness-schema repository. Use when the user wants to add a new step, modify an existing step's fields, or make a step available in different stages. Triggers for requests about "create step", "add step", "new step schema", "update step", or "step available in stage". |
Harness Pipeline Step Schema Management
This skill helps create or update pipeline step schemas in the harness-schema repository.
Before Starting - Ask These Questions
When creating a new step, gather this information from the user:
Step name: PascalCase name (e.g.,
FmeFlagDelete,MyCustomStep)Step category: Where to place it?
cd- CD (Continuous Deployment) specific stepsci- CI (Continuous Integration) specific stepscommon- Shared across multiple stagescustom- Custom steps (approvals, FME flags, HTTP, etc.)cvng- Continuous Verification stepsiacm- Infrastructure as Code Management stepsidp- Internal Developer Portal steps
Step fields: What properties does the step spec need?
- Field name, type, required/optional, description
- Should fields support runtime input (
<+input>) and expressions?
Target stages: Which stages should have this step? (select multiple)
approval- Approval stagecd- Deployment stagecf- Feature Flag stageci- Build/CI stagecustom- Custom stageiacm- IACM stageidp- IDP stagesecurity- Security stage
Note: Steps can be added to multiple stages. For example, FME flag steps are available in cd, cf, and custom stages simultaneously.
Include in templates?: Should this step be available as a step template?
File Structure
Each step requires these files:
1. Step Info YAML
v0/pipeline/steps/{category}/{step-name}-step-info.yaml
Defines the step's spec properties.
2. Step Node YAML
v0/pipeline/steps/{category}/{step-name}-step-node.yaml
Defines the step wrapper with type, identifier, name, timeout, etc.
3. Stage Execution Configs
v0/pipeline/stages/{stage}/execution-wrapper-config.yaml
Add reference to make step available in each target stage.
4. Template Config (if templates enabled)
v0/template/template_config.yaml
Add to step_template_types: list.
5. Bundled JSON Files
v0/pipeline.json- Add definitions + stage referencesv0/template.json- Add definitions + template/stage references
Step Creation Process
- Create
{step-name}-step-info.yamlinv0/pipeline/steps/{category}/ - Create
{step-name}-step-node.yamlinv0/pipeline/steps/{category}/ - Add reference to each target stage's
execution-wrapper-config.yaml - Add to
v0/template/template_config.yamlif templates enabled - Add definitions to
v0/pipeline.json:{StepName}StepNodedefinition{StepName}StepInfodefinition- References in stage ExecutionWrapperConfig oneOf arrays
- Add definitions to
v0/template.json:{StepName}StepNode_templatedefinition (no identifier/name required){StepName}StepNodedefinition{StepName}StepInfodefinition- Reference in step template spec oneOf
- References in stage ExecutionWrapperConfig oneOf arrays
Reference Files
See TEMPLATES.md for YAML/JSON templates. See EXAMPLES.md for existing step examples.