Very cool, we're doing similar except we let agents open PRs as well + we track release metadata and agentic sessions via our ReARM system + we've recently launched an option for agents to track helm-based deployments via ReARM - https://docs.rearmhq.com/workflows/devops.html
It's not about that we should drop LLM completely from the mix, but something like AI -> LLM control -> old-school classifier control -> script / human oversight is the way. If something has potential to cause millions in damages, it should be subjected to human oversight (likelihood / impact analysis needs to happen early in the system design).
Frankly I don't buy atrophy argument at all. I (and I believe many other people) switched multiple frameworks and languages over the years. I.e., I was an expert in Chef more than 10 years ago, and nowadays I hardly remember anything about it. Calling this a cognitive decline is a significant stretch.
If you're afraid of cognitive decline - try to get to proper orchestration using multiple agents. That's a fun exercise.
I have completely opposite experience. To me Traefik is the easiest thing to work with on the market. It should be even easier now to setup using Agentic AI.