infrastructure-as-code-ansible

name	infrastructure-as-code-ansible
description	Use for any Ansible-related tasks including playbook development, shell script conversion, debugging failures, or interactive setup. This is the parent skill that provides access to specialized Ansible workflows.

Ansible Skills

This skill provides access to specialized Ansible workflows for automation tasks. When activated, you can leverage four focused sub-skills for different Ansible scenarios.

Available Workflows

Playbook Development

Use the playbook skill when:

• Creating new playbooks, roles, or inventory files
• Automating infrastructure with Ansible
• Encountering YAML syntax errors, module failures, or variable precedence issues

Shell Script Conversion

Use the convert skill when:

• Converting shell scripts to Ansible playbooks
• Migrating bash automation, manual procedures, or Dockerfiles
• Transforming imperative commands to declarative Ansible tasks

Debugging & Troubleshooting

Use the debug skill when:

• Playbooks fail with UNREACHABLE, permission denied, or MODULE FAILURE errors
• SSH connections fail or sudo password is missing
• Encountering undefined variable or template rendering errors

Interactive Setup & Teaching

Use the interactive skill when:

• Guiding someone through Ansible setup step-by-step
• Starting a new Ansible project from scratch
• Teaching Ansible through hands-on development with continuous validation

Quick Start

Identify your Ansible task category: - **Development**: Creating or modifying playbooks → use `playbook` skill - **Migration**: Converting scripts to Ansible → use `convert` skill - **Troubleshooting**: Fixing errors or failures → use `debug` skill - **Learning**: Setting up or teaching Ansible → use `interactive` skill Bob will automatically activate the appropriate sub-skill based on your request, or you can explicitly request a specific skill by name. Follow the step-by-step workflow provided by the activated skill to complete your task systematically.

Core Principles

All Ansible skills follow these principles:

• Idempotency: Operations can be run multiple times safely
• Declarative: Define desired state, not imperative commands
• FQCN: Use fully qualified collection names (e.g., ansible.builtin.copy)
• Validation: Test with --check --diff before execution
• Incremental: Build and test one component at a time

Reference

For detailed module usage, command syntax, and troubleshooting patterns, refer to the supporting documentation within each skill directory.