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Never Deploy Broken Playbooks Again: Ansible Automation Platform and Steampunk Spotter Integration
Imagine confidently deploying Ansible Playbooks knowing they're free of security vulnerabilities and compliance issues. The integration of …
October 15, 2026
Never Deploy Broken Playbooks Again: Ansible Automation Platform and Steampunk Spotter Integration
Imagine confidently deploying Ansible Playbooks knowing they're free of security vulnerabilities and compliance issues. The …
September 30, 2026
Red Hat Connect London 2026: See Spotter MCP Check AI-Written Code Live
Heading to Red Hat Connect London on October 8? Visit booth #6 to see Spotter MCP check AI-written Ansible and Terraform code …
September 21, 2026
AI-Generated Ansible Playbooks: What Our Q3 2026 Report Found
We tested DeepSeek, Claude, and GPT on Ansible playbook generation. Spotter caught 140 errors across all three.
August 31, 2026
The Risk Isn't AI. It's Ungoverned Automation.
AI now writes a growing share of your Ansible Playbooks and Terraform code. Here's why scanning isn't enough — and what shift-left …
August 20, 2026
Steampunk Spotter: Bringing governance into your CI/CD pipeline
Governing Ansible Playbooks and Terraform configurations in the CI/CD pipeline you already have. See where Steampunk Spotter fits …
July 30, 2026
Meet McChain: The Spotter Crew's Supply Chain Manager
Meet Rulus, the Spotter Crew's Supply Chain Manager. See how his permit/forbid lists keep unapproved dependencies out of your …
July 22, 2026
AAP 2.7 Upgrade Readiness – What to Check Before You Upgrade
AAP 2.7 is worth upgrading to — but most teams discover what breaks in their Playbooks during the migration, not before. Here's …
June 17, 2026
Meet Rulus: The Spotter Crew's Compliance Inspector
Meet Rulus — the strict, commanding Compliance Inspector of the Spotter Crew. Learn how his feature, Custom Policies, keeps your …
June 12, 2026
AI-Generated Ansible Playbooks: Where AI Helps and Where It Breaks
AI writes Ansible Playbooks fast — but 'looks right' isn't the same as 'safe to run.' Here's where AI helps, where it breaks, and …
June 4, 2026
Red Hat Summit 2026: Automation Governance Takes Center Stage
XLAB Steampunk was at Red Hat Summit 2026 in Atlanta. Here is what stood out — from the industry's shift toward AI governance to …
May 26, 2026
Inside SWIFT's plan to modernize thousands of Ansible Playbooks — and govern automation at scale
Learn why automation needs governance — and what SWIFT's approach can teach the rest of us.
May 7, 2026
Meet the Spotter Crew’s AI Generative Mind - Genna
Meet Genna — the AI Generative Mind of the Spotter Crew. Genna is the mastermind of generation, transforming plain language into …
May 5, 2026
What’s new in Spotter: Terraform Support and Extended Compliance Validation
Steampunk Spotter now gives teams a unified way to scan, validate, and secure both Ansible playbooks and Terraform configurations. …
