aap-lint

Testing & Quality

ansible-lint playbook and role validation — syntax checking, best practice enforcement, project-wide analysis, rule filtering. Use when validating Ansible playbooks, checking code quality, or enforcing automation best practices before deployment.

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Ansible Lint Operations

MCP Server

Repository: sibilleb/AAP-Enterprise-MCP-Server
Transport: stdio (Python via uv run ansible-lint.py)
Install: git clone + uv sync (or pip install -e .)
Requires: ansible-lint installed

Available Tools (9)

Tool	What It Does
`lint_playbook`	Lint playbook content with configurable profiles and output formats
`lint_file`	Lint a specific Ansible file at a given path
`lint_role`	Comprehensive linting of an Ansible role directory
`list_rules`	Display available ansible-lint rules with optional tag filtering
`list_tags`	Show all tags for categorizing lint rules
`validate_syntax`	Quick syntax validation using syntax-specific rules
`check_best_practices`	Evaluate content against best practices with severity categorization
`analyze_project`	Comprehensive report on an entire Ansible project structure
`get_ansible_lint_version`	Return installed ansible-lint version

Key Concepts

Concept	What It Means
Profile	Lint strictness level (min, basic, moderate, safety, shared, production)
Rule	Individual lint check (e.g., `yaml[truthy]`, `no-changed-when`, `fqcn`)
Tag	Rule category for filtering (e.g., `command-shell`, `formatting`, `idiom`)
FQCN	Fully Qualified Collection Name — required in production profiles

Workflow: Pre-Deployment Playbook Validation

Syntax check: validate_syntax — catch YAML and Ansible syntax errors
Best practices: check_best_practices — evaluate against standards
Full lint: lint_playbook with production profile — comprehensive check
Review rules: list_rules — understand which rules triggered violations
Report: Pass/fail with specific violations and remediation guidance

Workflow: Project-Wide Quality Audit

Analyze project: analyze_project — scan entire Ansible project structure
Review findings: Group violations by file, rule, and severity
Check roles: lint_role for each role directory
Report: Project quality scorecard with violation counts and trends

Integration with Other Skills

Skill	How They Work Together
`aap-automation`	Validate playbooks before running them through AAP job templates
`aap-eda`	Lint rulebook playbook actions before EDA activation
`github-ops`	CI/CD lint checks on PR playbook changes
`gait-session-tracking`	Audit trail for lint results and quality gate decisions

Important Rules

Lint before deploy — always validate playbooks before AAP job execution
Profile selection — use production profile for production deployments, basic for development
No credentials in playbooks — lint catches hardcoded secrets; use AAP credential management instead