Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) Operations

MCP Server

• Repository: sibilleb/AAP-Enterprise-MCP-Server
• Transport: stdio (Python via uv run eda.py)
• Install: git clone + uv sync (or pip install -e .)
• Requires: EDA_URL, EDA_TOKEN

Available Tools (12)

Activation Management (7)

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | list_activations | List all activations in EDA | | get_activation | Retrieve details for a specific activation by ID | | create_activation | Create a new activation | | enable_activation | Enable a disabled activation | | disable_activation | Disable an active activation | | restart_activation | Restart an activation | | delete_activation | Delete an activation |

Rulebooks & Environments (3)

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | list_rulebooks | List all rulebooks in EDA | | get_rulebook | Retrieve details of a specific rulebook | | list_decision_environments | List all decision environments |

Event Streams & Environments (2)

| Tool | What It Does | |------|-------------| | create_decision_environment | Add a new decision environment | | list_event_streams | List all event streams |

Key Concepts

| Concept | What It Means | |---------|---------------| | EDA | Event-Driven Ansible — reactive automation triggered by events | | Activation | A running instance of a rulebook processing events | | Rulebook | YAML-defined rules mapping events to Ansible actions | | Decision Environment | Container image with collections and dependencies for EDA | | Event Stream | Source of events fed into EDA for processing |

Workflow: Activation Management

1. List activations: list_activations — see all current activations and their state
2. Inspect: get_activation — review activation details (rulebook, decision env, status)
3. Lifecycle: enable_activation, disable_activation, restart_activation as needed
4. Report: Activation health summary

Workflow: Event-Driven Automation Audit

1. List activations: list_activations — enumerate all EDA activations
2. List rulebooks: list_rulebooks — review available automation rules
3. Check environments: list_decision_environments — verify container images
4. Monitor streams: list_event_streams — confirm event sources are active
5. Report: EDA health, dormant activations, orphaned rulebooks

Integration with Other Skills

| Skill | How They Work Together | |-------|----------------------| | aap-automation | EDA triggers → AAP job template execution | | aap-lint | Validate rulebook playbook actions before activation | | servicenow-change-workflow | ServiceNow CR before enabling EDA activations in production | | gait-session-tracking | Audit trail for EDA lifecycle changes | | slack-network-alerts | EDA event notifications via Slack |

Environment Variables

• EDA_URL — EDA API endpoint (e.g., https://aap.example.com/api/eda/v1)
• EDA_TOKEN — EDA API token (can match AAP_TOKEN)

Important Rules

• Activations process events in real-time — disabling/enabling affects live automation
• ServiceNow CR — gate activation changes behind change requests in production
• Record in GAIT — log all EDA operations for audit trail