May 5
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Explore Akuity’s Kargo’s Custom Steps → https://akuity.io/blog/kargo-custom-steps-gitops-promotion?utm_medium=video&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=2026_q2 In this video, Jacob and Jiacheng from Akuity walk through how Kargo’s Custom Steps extend the software delivery ecosystem by enabling flexible, policy-driven promotions for Argo CD applications. Through live demos, they show how teams can replace complex pipelines with a composable promotion tool that integrates directly into GitOps workflows. You’ll see how custom steps allow organizations to plug in security scans, compliance checks, and internal tooling into the promotion process—blocking risky changes before they reach production. The session also covers Akuity Intelligence, showcasing how AI-powered agents help manage incidents, automate fixes, and improve reliability across the application lifecycle. Key Takeaways - Kargo’s Custom Steps let teams extend the promotion tool with their own containers, enabling security scans, compliance checks, and custom workflows directly within GitOps pipelines. - Replace fragmented CI/CD scripts with a unified promotion layer that improves visibility, control, and reliability across Argo CD applications and environments. - Akuity Intelligence introduces AI-driven automation across the software delivery ecosystem, helping detect incidents, apply fixes, and create pull requests without leaving the workflow. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction & speakers 00:49 Akuity, Argo CD, and Kargo overview 01:23 CI/CD challenges and “messy middle” 02:15 What Kargo solves 02:33 Kargo UI walkthrough 03:47 Warehouses, freight, and artifacts 04:50 Promotion pipelines & stages 05:14 Promotion templates explained 05:50 AI promotion advisor insights 06:19 Running a production promotion 06:45 GitHub commit changes 07:07 Argo CD sync verification 07:20 Slack notifications demo 07:52 Event router configuration 09:04 Day-to-day workflow in Kargo 09:48 Limits of built-in steps 10:18 Introducing Custom Steps 10:50 How custom steps work 11:30 Security & compliance examples 12:19 Custom steps in action demo 13:05 CVE scan blocking promotion 13:46 OPA policy validation demo 14:32 Debugging failed promotion 15:20 Promotion as enforcement layer 16:05 Custom steps summary 16:29 Akuity Intelligence intro 17:04 Lifecycle beyond promotion 17:36 AI agents overview 18:37 Intelligence capabilities 20:08 Intelligence dashboard demo 21:07 Incident details & timeline 22:27 Runbooks with natural language 23:18 Automating remediation steps 24:47 GitOps for runbooks 25:20 Triggering an incident 25:51 Embedded Argo CD view 26:16 Incident detection in action 27:00 Slack incident notifications 27:23 Auto-remediation via patch 28:01 Creating pull requests automatically 29:30 Reviewing and merging PR 30:06 Syncing and resolving incident 30:39 Slack integration setup 31:19 Permissions and security model Helpful Links Learn more about the Akuity Platform → https://akuity.io/akuity-platform?utm_medium=video&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=2026_q2 Request a demo → https://akuity.io/get-in-touch?utm_medium=video&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=2026_q2 Follow Akuity on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akuityio/ If you have questions about the Akuity Platform, security and compliance documentation, or would like to request additional information, please contact us at sales@akuity.io or visit https://akuity.io/connect-with-akuity?utm_medium=video&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=2026_q2 for technical support. #GitOps #ArgoCD #DevOps #Kubernetes #CICD #PlatformEngineering