A pull-based GitOps reconciler (for example Flux or Argo CD) runs inside the cluster, watches the Git repository, and applies any new manifests it finds. Because the agent already has a ServiceAccount, the CI system does not need to keep kubeconfigs or tokens. The agent continuously compares live state to the repository and rolls back any manual changes, so the repo remains the authoritative source and drift is self-healed. Push-based alternatives-whether driven by a CI job, Terraform Cloud, or a manual bastion host-require external storage of cluster credentials and run only when triggered, so they do not meet the security team's credential or drift-detection requirements.
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