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+# AGENTS.md
+
+This file provides guidance to AI coding agents when working with code in this repository.
+
+## Project Overview
+
+Ansible automation for the entire Fedora Project infrastructure. Manages hundreds of bare-metal hosts, VMs, and OpenShift 4 applications across production and staging environments. The control host is **batcave01** (`/srv/web/infra/ansible` public, `/srv/private/ansible` private).
+
+Repository is hosted at https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/ansible
+
+## Linting
+
+Run yamllint on changed files:
+```sh
+yamllint path/to/file.yml
+```
+
+Run ansible-lint on changed files:
+```sh
+ansible-lint path/to/file.yml
+```
+
+CI runs both linters on changed files only (Forgejo Actions on `quay.io/fedora/fedora:latest`). The `community.zabbix` collection is installed before ansible-lint runs.
+
+### Linting configuration
+
+- **yamllint** (`.yamllint.yaml`): 2-space indentation (warning level), line-length disabled, octal values forbidden, truthy values restricted to `true/false/yes/no`, templates directories ignored.
+- **ansible-lint** (`.ansible-lint`): Runs in offline mode. Skipped rules: `yaml`, `role-name[path]`, `var-naming[no-role-prefix]`, `no-changed-when`, `ignore-errors`. Uses `mock_modules` and `mock_roles` to pass syntax checks without all dependencies.
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Directory structure
+
+- `playbooks/groups/` — One playbook per service group (multi-host). Filename should be descriptive.
+- `playbooks/hosts/` — One playbook per unique host. Filename MUST be `FQDN.yml`.
+- `playbooks/openshift-apps/` — ~60 OCP4 application deployments.
+- `playbooks/manual/` — Admin-only playbooks, never run by cron.
+- `playbooks/include/` — Shared playbook fragments (proxy, virt, cert).
+- `roles/` — 134 roles. Flat structure with some namespacing (`openshift/`, `openshift-apps/`, `awx/`, `rabbit/`).
+- `roles/base/` — Applied to ALL managed hosts. Changes here have maximum blast radius.
+- `inventory/` — Host definitions, `group_vars/` (150 files), `host_vars/`, and `zzz-inventory.config` (constructed inventory plugin, loads last due to `zzz-` prefix).
+- `vars/all/` — Fedora release cycle variables. Changed every ~6 months during branching/release. Incorrect values break builds across the entire infrastructure.
+- `vars/global.yml` — Global vars (paths, SSL, base packages).
+- `tasks/` — Reusable task snippets included in playbooks.
+- `library/` — Custom Ansible modules (`delete_old_oci_images.py`, `virt_boot`, etc.).
+- `callback_plugins/` — Custom callbacks (`fedora_messaging_callback.py`, `logdetail.py`). Don't suggest replacing these.
+- `main.yml` — Master playbook importing all group/host playbooks. Used with `-t tag` to run specific tags across all hosts. Nightly `--check --diff` cron runs all playbooks.
+
+### Two main deployment patterns
+
+**OpenShift app pattern** (dominant for new services):
+1. Playbook in `playbooks/openshift-apps/<app>.yml` targets `os_control[0]:os_control_stg[0]`
+2. Uses composable `openshift/*` roles: `project`, `object`, `keytab`, `secret-file`, `imagestream`, `route`, `rollout`
+3. App templates in `roles/openshift-apps/<app>/templates/`
+4. Uses `gather_facts: false` (runs `oc` commands on control node, not on apps)
+
+**Group playbook pattern** (traditional VM services):
+1. Playbook in `playbooks/groups/<group>.yml` with `hosts:` matching inventory group
+2. Must include standard vars_files (see below)
+
+### Staging vs Production
+
+Same inventory, not separate inventories. Staging hosts use `_stg` suffixed group_vars files. Controlled by:
+- `env` — `"production"` or `"staging"`
+- `env_suffix` — `""` for prod, `".stg"` for staging
+
+## Fedora AI-Assisted Contribution Policy
+
+This repository is part of the Fedora Project and subject to the [Fedora AI-Assisted Contributions Policy](https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/council/policy/ai-contribution-policy/). Key requirements:
+
+- **Accountability**: The human contributor is always the author and is fully accountable for the entirety of AI-assisted contributions. All submissions must meet project standards for quality, license compliance, and utility.
+- **Transparency**: Use of AI tools MUST be disclosed when the significant part of the contribution is taken from a tool without changes. For git contributions, use an `Assisted-by:` commit message trailer (e.g., `Assisted-by: ChatGPTv5` or `Assisted-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>`).
+- **No AI-only judgments**: AI MUST NOT be used as the sole or final arbiter for substantive or subjective judgments on contributions, nor for evaluating a person's standing in the community. Automated objective validation (CI/CD, testing, linting) is permitted.
+
+When generating commit messages, always include the `Assisted-by:` trailer naming the specific AI model and version used.
+
+## Coding Conventions
+
+### Required vars_files in all group/host playbooks
+```yaml
+vars_files:
+  - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+  - "{{ private }}/vars.yml"
+  - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+```
+These hardcoded paths are the production layout on batcave01. Do not make them relative or configurable.
+
+### Style rules
+- Use `.yml` not `.yaml` for file extensions. Exception: `vars/all/*.yaml` is historical — don't "fix" this.
+- Add `.j2` extension to all Jinja2 templates. A `.yml` file in `templates/` without `.j2` won't render Jinja expressions.
+- 2-space YAML indentation. Line length is not enforced.
+- Prefer readable multi-line module args over single-line `module: name=x arg=y` format.
+- Standard tags: `packages` (installs/removes packages), `config` (installs config files).
+- `build` and `rollout` tags use `never` to prevent accidental execution.
+- All playbooks must be **idempotent** — they can be run at any time by the nightly cron.
+
+### Common pitfalls
+- Forgetting to update multiple files in `vars/all/` together during release transitions (e.g., branching requires `FedoraBranched.yaml`, `00-FedoraCycleNumber.yaml`, `FedoraBranchedBodhi.yaml`, and `Frozen.yaml`).
+- Breaking idempotency — generates noise in nightly `--check --diff` and masks real drift.
+- OpenShift apps must target `os_control[0]:os_control_stg[0]`, not all control nodes.
+
+### Domain terminology
+- **batcave01** — Ansible control host
+- **FAS/IPA** — Fedora Account System (identity provider)
+- **Koji** — Build system (VM-based, not OpenShift)
+- **Bodhi** — Update management (runs on OpenShift)
+- **dist-git/src.fedoraproject.org** — Package source repositories
+- **fedora-messaging/RabbitMQ** — AMQP message bus connecting services