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When we talk about internal developer platforms (IDPs), we’re often talking about abstracting complexity away from application teams, as explored in our post on platform democracy. But how far should that abstraction go? Poorly defined CI/CD abstractions can stall delivery and erode platform trust. This post examines how platform teams can avoid common pitfalls and design flexible, composable abstractions that empower developers while ensuring consistency and compliance.

As internal developer platforms evolve, one of the most pivotal decisions platform teams face is where to draw the line between platform and application ownership in continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). Abstraction is necessary for scale, but how much is too much? In this post, we’ll walk through four distinct CI/CD abstraction options and help you decide when each one makes sense.