Ansible

Purpose

Automate configuration management, application deployment, and infrastructure orchestration using Ansible playbooks, roles, and modules with idempotency and security best practices.

Agent Protocol

Trigger

Exact user phrases: "Ansible", "ansible-playbook", "playbook", "inventory", "role", "task", "ansible-galaxy", "ansible-vault", "Ansible Tower", "AWX", "Ansible Automation Platform".

Input Context

Before activating, verify:

• Managed node OS (RHEL, Debian, Windows, network devices) — affects module selection.
• Inventory source (static INI/YAML, dynamic from cloud/inventory plugin).
• Authentication method (SSH key, password with sshpass, WinRM, API token).
• Ansible control node version (2.9 vs 2.14+ changes module behavior).
• Execution mode (ad-hoc, playbook, pull-mode, Tower/AWX workflow).