How to Build Golden Paths in Platform Engineering
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Summary: A golden path is a supported, self-service route for a common task. Use your ticket data to find the slow, frequent requests; build paths for those first, keep inputs minimal and bake policy into the template. Then run each path as a product: an owner, semantic versions, a changelog, a deprecation date. Agents use the same paths through an API or MCP server, with scoped identities and approval gates for production.
Who should read it: platform teams whose catalog has grown faster than anyone maintains it. Measure adoption before DORA metrics.