mainframe-ai

Overview

Use this skill when a task involves AI-assisted IBM z/OS or mainframe analysis, operations support, or modernization planning. The upstream project, W00t3k/mainframe-ai, is oriented around mainframe assistant workflows.

Compatibility: IBM z/OS, COBOL, JCL, and mainframe operations.

Workflow

1. Establish the operating context: z/OS subsystem, batch job, dataset, CICS transaction, Db2 object, VSAM file, or COBOL program.
2. Gather read-only evidence first, including JCL, PROC definitions, SYSOUT snippets, job history, abend codes, copybooks, and runbooks.
3. Translate mainframe artifacts into explicit operational facts: job purpose, inputs, outputs, schedules, dependencies, and failure modes.
4. For modernization tasks, map each artifact to a target disposition: retain, document, wrap, automate, convert, or retire.
5. Produce operator-safe next steps with commands or code clearly separated from analysis.

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