list-teams

Productivity

List all teams from the team component mapping

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List Teams

This skill provides functionality to list all teams from the team component mapping, including rich metadata about each team (components, description, repos, team size, slack channels).

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

Display all available team names
Validate team names before using them in other commands
Get a complete list of teams with OCPBUGS components
Count how many teams are in the system
Find team names for team-based analysis

Prerequisites

Python 3 Installation
- Check if installed: which python3
- Python 3.6 or later is required
Team Component Mapping File
- The mapping file should be in the repository
- Located at: plugins/teams/team_component_map.json
- This file is committed to the repository

Implementation Steps

Step 1: Run the list-teams Script

python3 plugins/teams/skills/list-teams/list_teams.py

Step 2: Process the Output

The script outputs JSON in one of two formats:

New Format (after regeneration with updated script):

{
  "total_teams": 29,
  "teams": {
    "API Server": {
      "components": ["kube-apiserver", "openshift-apiserver", "..."],
      "description": "Team responsible for API server components",
      "team_size": 15,
      "repos": ["openshift/origin", "openshift/kubernetes"],
      "slack_channels": ["forum-apiserver"]
    },
    "Authentication": {
      "components": ["oauth-apiserver", "..."],
      "description": "...",
      "team_size": 10,
      "repos": ["..."],
      "slack_channels": ["..."]
    }
  }
}

Old Format (before regeneration):

{
  "total_teams": 29,
  "teams": [
    "API Server",
    "Authentication",
    "..."
  ]
}

Step 3: Display to User

Important: When displaying results to the user via the /teams:list-teams command:

Show only a concise list of team names
Do NOT display the full team metadata unless the user specifically asks for it
Keep the output brief and scannable

For AI Agent Use:

Full team metadata is available for answering follow-up questions
Can use components, repos, slack_channels to provide context
Can use team_size and description for additional insights

Examples

Example 1: List All Teams

python3 plugins/teams/skills/list-teams/list_teams.py

Example 2: Count Teams

python3 plugins/teams/skills/list-teams/list_teams.py | jq '.total_teams'

Notes

Team data is extracted from the committed mapping file
Team names are case-sensitive
Teams are returned in alphabetical order by team name
Very fast execution (< 100ms)
Typical count: ~29 teams (teams with OCPBUGS components only)
Script automatically detects format (new vs old) and handles both
Rich metadata includes:
- components: List of OCPBUGS components owned by the team
- description: Team's purpose/responsibility
- team_size: Number of team members (count only, no personal info)
- repos: GitHub repositories the team owns
- slack_channels: Forum-type Slack channels (names only)

Data Source

The team and component mapping data originates from:

Source: https://gitlab.cee.redhat.com/hybrid-platforms/org
Access: Requires Red Hat VPN connection
Privacy: The full org data is considered somewhat private, so this project extracts only the team and component mapping

If data looks wrong or missing:

Submit a PR to https://gitlab.cee.redhat.com/hybrid-platforms/org to correct the source data
After the PR merges, regenerate the mapping file in this repository:
```
python3 plugins/teams/generate_team_component_map.py
```
Commit the updated team_component_map.json file