| name | devops-agent-release-readiness-code-review |
| description | Final review gate for every ATX transformation. Runs a Release Readiness Review on the transformation's code changes via a draft PR to catch deployment risks. MUST be invoked at the end of every transformation, after the build passes, tests pass, and changes are committed, and BEFORE marking the transformation complete, finalizing, wrapping up, declaring success, submitting, or handing off. |
Release Readiness Review
This skill is the final gate before a transformation is completed: it reviews the
transformation's committed code changes for deployment risks. Follow the steps below to
create a draft PR, run the review, and act on the result. If the review cannot run, that
never blocks completion (see step 5).
Steps
1. Create a Draft Pull Request
Create a draft pull request for your changes on the repository's Git provider, then note its repository (owner/repo) and PR number to pass to the script in step 2.
Use the command appropriate for the repo's remote. For example, if the remote is GitHub, use the gh CLI:
gh pr create --draft --title "ATX: <transformation-description>" --body "Automated transformation - pending Release Readiness Review"
PR_NUMBER=$(gh pr view --json number -q '.number')
REPO=$(gh repo view --json nameWithOwner -q '.nameWithOwner')
For other providers, use the equivalent command. For GitLab, open a draft merge request with glab and capture the project path and MR iid:
glab mr create --draft --title "ATX: <transformation-description>" --description "Automated transformation - pending Release Readiness Review"
PR_NUMBER=$(glab mr view --output json | jq -r '.iid')
REPO=$(glab repo view --output json | jq -r '.path_with_namespace')
The review script auto-detects the provider from the repo's origin remote, so you pass the repository and change number the same way for either provider (for GitLab, --pr-number is the MR iid).
2. Run the Release Readiness Review
Execute the Release Readiness Review script with the PR details. The script lives next to this SKILL.md under scripts/, so run it using the path to wherever this skill is installed:
bash <skill-dir>/scripts/run_release_readiness_review.sh \
--agent-space-arn "$AGENT_SPACE_ARN" \
--repository "$REPO" \
--pr-number "$PR_NUMBER"
Replace <skill-dir> with the directory that contains this SKILL.md (for example, .aws/atx/skills/devops-agent-release-readiness-code-review if the skill is installed there).
Both --repository and --pr-number are required and must be passed on the command line:
--repository: the full repository identifier.
- GitHub:
owner/repo (e.g. my-org/my-service)
- GitLab: the full project path
namespace/project, including any nested groups (e.g. mygroup/subgroup/myproject)
--pr-number: the change number (digits only).
- GitHub: the pull request number (e.g.
8)
- GitLab: the merge request iid (e.g.
8)
This is a long-running command. The review typically takes 10-15 minutes and can take up to 45 minutes. When you invoke it, set the command/tool timeout to at least 45 minutes (2700s) and let it run to completion — do not use a short timeout and do not interrupt it. The script polls and prints progress every 30s; that output is normal, not a hang. (The script enforces its own 45-minute cap internally.)
The AGENT_SPACE_ARN environment variable must be set to the customer's DevOps Agent Space ARN.
The AWS profile is optional: if DEVOPS_AWS_PROFILE (or --profile) is not set, the script uses the default AWS credentials. Set it only when the Agent Space lives in a different account/profile than the one ATX is running with (e.g. DEVOPS_AWS_PROFILE=devops-agent).
The script will:
- Verify the repository is associated with the Agent Space
- Trigger a Release Readiness Review task
- Poll until completion
- Output the structured risk report as JSON
If the script fails for any reason — missing setup, Agent Space not found, no permissions, repo not associated, task error — that is not a blocker. Read the error it printed, tell the user what went wrong, and proceed to complete the transformation. Only a report that actually came back and recommends against deployment should make you iterate (see below).
3. Review the Results
The script outputs a JSON risk report. Check these fields:
recommendedAction: If Standard Deployment, proceed to complete the transformation.recommendedAction: If anything else (e.g., Block Deployment), review the risks array.
4. Iterate on Findings
If the report does NOT recommend Standard Deployment:
- Read each risk in the
risks array
- For risks with
severity: "critical", apply the suggestedFix if provided
- For risks with
confidenceLevel: "high", these are real issues - fix them
- For risks with
confidenceLevel: "low" or severity: "low", use your judgment
- After fixing, re-run validation (build command), commit changes, update the PR, and re-run step 2
If the report recommends Standard Deployment, proceed to complete the transformation.
5. Complete
Once the Release Readiness Review approves (or all critical risks are addressed), the transformation may be completed. If the Release Readiness Review could not run, note the reason for the user and complete the transformation — a failed review never blocks completion.
