torque

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torque

Build, verify, plan, apply

Agent-first Kubernetes delivery CLI.

torque is CI in a box for Kubernetes delivery: a file-first loop to build, verify, plan, apply, capture evidence, and inspect what happened. Captures, verifier reports, and chart archives are portable SQLite artifacts for CI, review, and later debugging without a running service.

curl -fsSL https://ingresslabs.github.io/torque/install.sh | sh

Canary and blue-green release promotion
Complex DAG stack orchestration

torque complex DAG stack orchestration workflow

Ship subcommand release flow

torque ship subcommand build verify plan apply explain workflow

DAG performance scheduling

torque DAG performance scheduling workflow

Sandboxed builds and secrets

torque sandboxed build and secret handling workflow

Helmer archives and verifier gates
Helmer HTML plan reports
Kubernetes logs and evidence capture

torque Kubernetes logging, event, and evidence capture workflow

Remote agent mirror sessions

torque remote agent MirrorService session workflow

Capture explain drilldown

torque explain capture drilldown workflow

Secret-safe build and log evidence

torque secret-safe build and log evidence workflow

Drift and plan comparison

torque drift and plan comparison workflow

Stack resume and rerun failed

torque stack resume and rerun failed workflow

Sandboxing Docker like a Pro.

A deeper build systems note on nsjail sandbox profiles, BuildKit and Docker builder topology, S3 cache import/export, cache warming, hermetic mode, Docker auth boundaries, and agent-safe build evidence.

Atlassian Data Center as a Torque stack.

A field note on taking the Atlassian Data Center Helm charts through stack orchestration, secret:// references, verifier gates, Helmer plans, custom image builds, and proof-backed promotion examples.

One Torque talking to another.

The MCP and S3 cache showcase moved into a dedicated blog entry: a shorter field note on agent-driven delivery, the symbolic remote bridge, and the S3 BuildKit cache advisor path.

Secret-safe delivery path

torque secret-safe delivery path architecture diagram

Verifier and agent safety matrix

torque verifier policy coverage and agent safety matrix architecture diagram