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We tested DeepSeek, Claude, and GPT on Ansible playbook generation. Spotter caught 140 errors across all three.
September 21, 2026
We tested DeepSeek, Claude, and GPT on Ansible playbook generation. Spotter caught 140 errors across all three.
August 31, 2026
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
Governing Ansible Playbooks and Terraform configurations in the CI/CD pipeline you already have. See where Steampunk Spotter fits …
July 30, 2026
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 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 strict, commanding Compliance Inspector of the Spotter Crew. Learn how his feature, Custom Policies, keeps your …
June 12, 2026
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
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
Learn why automation needs governance — and what SWIFT's approach can teach the rest of us.
May 7, 2026
Meet Genna — the AI Generative Mind of the Spotter Crew. Genna is the mastermind of generation, transforming plain language into …
May 5, 2026
Steampunk Spotter now gives teams a unified way to scan, validate, and secure both Ansible playbooks and Terraform configurations. …
April 23, 2026
A practical guide to securing your Ansible supply chain by addressing risks across playbooks, dependencies, and infrastructure. …
April 9, 2026
A comprehensive guide to upgrading and migrating Ansible Playbooks, covering the full process from planning and refactoring to …
