Skip to content

AGENT_AUTOMATION.md

Latest commit

 

History

History
485 lines (352 loc) · 24.8 KB

AGENT_AUTOMATION.md

File metadata and controls

485 lines (352 loc) · 24.8 KB

Agent Automation Guide

This guide covers how to automate cja_auto_sdr in CI/CD pipelines, scheduled jobs, and agent frameworks.

Table of Contents

  1. Why Automate
  2. Prerequisites
  3. Agent-Friendly CLI Features
  4. --agent-mode Flag
  5. Advisories Block
  6. Machine-Interface Decision Matrix
  7. Tool Manifests
  8. Configuration for Automation
  9. Config Preflight Surfaces
  10. Exact-ID Guidance
  11. Scheduling Patterns
  12. Agent Framework Integration
  13. Notification Integration
  14. Security Considerations
  15. Troubleshooting

Why Automate

Use Case Recommended Cadence
SDR generation for governance Weekly
Data quality monitoring Daily
Drift detection Daily or on deploy
Multi-org audits Weekly
Change audit trail Event-driven or nightly
Full SDR regeneration (all views) Quarterly
Cross-org governance review Quarterly
Snapshot pruning & baseline rotation Quarterly
Compliance documentation export Quarterly or on audit

Prerequisites

  • Service account credentials: An Adobe IMS OAuth server-to-server service account with CJA read access.
  • Auth via environment variables: Automation must supply credentials through env vars (ORG_ID, CLIENT_ID, SECRET, SCOPES), not config.json. See Configuration for Automation.
  • Python + uv: Python 3.14+ and uv installed on the runner/agent. Run uv sync once after checkout.
  • Adobe API access: The service account must have the CJA product profile assigned in Adobe Admin Console.

Agent-Friendly CLI Features

Machine-readable output

# Discovery JSON to stdout — parse with jq, Python json.loads(), etc.
uv run cja_auto_sdr --list-dataviews --format json --output -

# Org-report JSON to stdout
uv run cja_auto_sdr --org-report --format json --output -

# Structured run summary (includes per-DV status, failure codes, output paths)
uv run cja_auto_sdr <dv_id> --format json --run-summary-json -

--output - implies --quiet, so stdout contains only the payload and stderr contains any log output. Single-SDR generation currently writes auto-named artifacts under --output-dir rather than streaming the SDR payload to stdout.

Exit codes

Agents should branch on exit codes rather than parsing human-readable output:

Code Meaning Recommended action
0 Success Consume output, continue pipeline
1 Error Abort; parse stderr JSON for diagnosis
2 Policy violation Notify; open issue or alert
3 Warn threshold exceeded Log warning; optionally escalate
130 Interrupted Retry or mark as cancelled

Pre-flight validation

Always run config validation before your first API call in a new environment:

# Non-interactive config + connectivity check
uv run cja_auto_sdr --validate-config
echo "exit: $?"

# Dry-run without generating output
uv run cja_auto_sdr <dv_id> --dry-run

--agent-mode Flag

--agent-mode is a convenience preset that configures the CLI for unattended, machine-readable operation.

What it expands to

--agent-mode sets the following defaults when those options are not explicitly provided on the command line:

Option Default applied
--format json
--output - (stdout)
--log-format json

If you explicitly pass any of these options, your explicit value takes precedence — --agent-mode only fills in options you did not supply.

Examples by command family

# SDR generation — preset/logging apply, artifact still lands under output_dir
uv run cja_auto_sdr dv_abc123 --agent-mode --output-dir ./reports

# Batch generation — preset/logging apply, artifacts still land under output_dir
uv run cja_auto_sdr dv_abc123 dv_def456 --agent-mode --continue-on-error --output-dir ./reports

# Org-wide governance report
uv run cja_auto_sdr --org-report --agent-mode

# Org-report with governance gate
uv run cja_auto_sdr --org-report --agent-mode --duplicate-threshold 5 --fail-on-threshold

# Diff — compare two data views
uv run cja_auto_sdr --diff dv_abc123 dv_def456 --agent-mode

# Diff against snapshot
uv run cja_auto_sdr dv_abc123 --diff-snapshot ./snapshots/dv_abc123.json --agent-mode

# Discovery
uv run cja_auto_sdr --list-dataviews --agent-mode

# Config status (machine-readable)
uv run cja_auto_sdr --config-status --config-json --agent-mode

--agent-mode command-family applicability

Command family --agent-mode supported Notes
SDR generation (single) Limited Preset applies, but current generation still writes auto-named artifacts under --output-dir
Batch SDR generation Limited Preset applies, but per-data-view artifacts still land under --output-dir
Discovery / inspection (--list-*, --describe-dataview) Yes JSON to stdout for machine-readable flows; prefer exact IDs for unattended inspection
Org-report (--org-report) Yes JSON to stdout; advisories block included; --format console --output - is also valid for human-readable stdout
Diff family (--diff, --diff-snapshot, --compare-with-prev, --compare-snapshots) Yes JSON to stdout; advisories block included
Validation / preflight (--validate-config, --config-status) Partial Use --config-status --config-json for JSON state; --validate-config is primarily exit-code driven
Fast-path flags (--version, --completion) Partial Informational fast paths tolerate --agent-mode, but the preset itself is not applied before exit
Interactive mode (--interactive) No Interactive prompts are not suitable for unattended pipelines

Advisories Block

Starting in v3.5.0, JSON output for org-report and diff commands includes an advisories block with structured findings and a recommended_actions registry. Agents should read advisories.recommended_actions to determine follow-up steps.

Advisories block structure

{
  "advisories": {
    "advisories_version": "1.0",
    "severity": "critical",
    "summary": {
      "total_findings": 2,
      "by_severity": {"critical": 1, "warning": 1}
    },
    "findings": [
      {
        "type": "governance_threshold_breach",
        "severity": "critical",
        "message": "One or more governance thresholds have been exceeded.",
        "details": { "count": 3, "violations": [...] },
        "recommended_actions": ["review_governance_thresholds", "remediate_threshold_breach"]
      }
    ],
    "recommended_actions": ["review_governance_thresholds", "remediate_threshold_breach"]
  }
}

The top-level recommended_actions list is a deduplicated union of all finding-level actions, ordered by first appearance.

Org-report recommended_actions registry

Action token Triggered by finding type Meaning
review_overlap_pairs high_overlap Inspect the flagged data view pairs for intentional overlap
verify_intentional_duplicates high_overlap Confirm duplicates are deliberate (e.g. regional variants)
review_isolated_views isolated_review Examine data views with many isolated components
add_descriptions metadata_hygiene Add missing descriptions to flagged data views
review_stale_views metadata_hygiene Review stale data views and confirm they are still needed
review_governance_thresholds governance_threshold_breach Review which thresholds are configured and why they fired
remediate_threshold_breach governance_threshold_breach Take corrective action on breached governance thresholds
investigate_fetch_failures fetch_failures Diagnose why specific data views could not be fetched
review_drift_activity drift_activity Inspect which data views are drifting and by how much
compare_recent_reports drift_activity Run --compare-org-report against a recent baseline

metadata_hygiene can emit one or both of add_descriptions and review_stale_views, depending on which underlying recommendations are present.

Diff recommended_actions registry

Action token Triggered by finding type Meaning
review_breaking_changes breaking_changes Inspect removed components before merging or deploying
update_downstream_dependencies breaking_changes Update any analytics or BI tools that reference removed fields
review_schema_changes schema_changes Review modified component definitions for unintended changes
validate_mappings schema_changes Re-validate field mappings in downstream consumers
acknowledge_additive_change additions_only Confirm additions are expected; no breaking changes detected

Severity levels

Severity Meaning
critical Immediate action required; may block CI gates
warning Review recommended; does not fail unless gated
info Informational; no action strictly required

Machine-Interface Decision Matrix

Need Use
Direct JSON payload from CLI --agent-mode or --format json --output -
Structured run metadata (exit code, counts, paths) --run-summary-json <file> (use - for stdout)
Batched SDR/discovery from Python scripts/orchestrator.py
LLM agent tool calling tools/*.json manifests
Config validation before pipeline step --validate-config or --config-status --config-json
Structured advisories on org / diff results advisories block in JSON output (--agent-mode)

Tool Manifests

tools/ contains OpenAI-style JSON function definitions (tool manifests) for integrating cja_auto_sdr into agent frameworks (OpenAI function calling, Anthropic tool use, LangChain, etc.). These manifests are the authoritative tool-schema surface for agent integration.

File Tool name Purpose
tools/cja_sdr_generate.json cja_sdr_generate Single data view SDR generation
tools/cja_sdr_discover.json cja_sdr_discover Discovery and resource inspection
tools/cja_sdr_config.json cja_sdr_config Config preflight and status checks
tools/cja_sdr_diff.json cja_sdr_diff Snapshot comparison and drift detection
tools/cja_sdr_governance.json cja_sdr_governance Org-wide governance reporting

See tools/README.md for full parameter documentation, command-family applicability notes, and example tool-calling sequences.

Note: Any inline tool JSON shown elsewhere in this documentation is illustrative only. Always use the manifests in tools/ as the authoritative schema source.

Configuration for Automation

Environment variable setup

export ORG_ID="XXXXXXXX@AdobeOrg"
export CLIENT_ID="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
export SECRET="p8e-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
export SCOPES="openid,AdobeID,read_organizations,additional_info.projectedProductContext"

Secrets managers

Inject credentials from your secrets manager before invoking the tool:

# AWS Secrets Manager
export SECRET=$(aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id cja/prod/secret --query SecretString --output text)

# HashiCorp Vault
export SECRET=$(vault kv get -field=secret secret/cja/prod)

# GitHub Actions — use environment secrets (see Scheduling Patterns)

Rules

  • Never hardcode credentials in scripts, config files, or source control.
  • Never commit config.json containing live credentials.
  • Use short-lived tokens or rotate secrets on a defined schedule.
  • Scope service accounts to read-only CJA access.

Config Preflight Surfaces

Two CLI surfaces support pre-flight validation in automated pipelines:

--validate-config

Performs a lightweight credential resolution and API ping without generating any SDR output. Use this as the first step in any pipeline to catch auth and connectivity issues early.

uv run cja_auto_sdr --validate-config
# Exit 0 → credentials resolved and API reachable
# Exit 1 → configuration or connectivity error (parse stderr JSON)

--config-status --config-json

Emits the effective resolved configuration as a JSON object. Useful for audit logging and pipeline diagnostics. Credentials are masked in the output.

uv run cja_auto_sdr --config-status --config-json
# stdout: JSON object with resolved profile, org_id (masked), workers, cache settings, etc.

Combine with --agent-mode for consistent JSON log output:

uv run cja_auto_sdr --config-status --config-json --agent-mode

Recommended preflight sequence for automated pipelines:

# 1. Validate credentials and connectivity
uv run cja_auto_sdr --validate-config || { echo "Config validation failed"; exit 1; }

# 2. Log effective config for audit trail
uv run cja_auto_sdr --config-status --config-json >> pipeline_audit.jsonl

# 3. Proceed with primary command
uv run cja_auto_sdr dv_abc123 --agent-mode --run-summary-json run_summary.json

Exact-ID Guidance

Always use exact data view IDs (e.g. dv_abc123xyz) in unattended automation, never display names.

  • Display names are not guaranteed to be unique across an org. Two data views can share the same name in different connections.
  • Name-based resolution requires an extra list API call and may match the wrong data view silently.
  • IDs beginning with dv_ are stable CJA identifiers that do not change when a data view is renamed.

To enumerate available data view IDs before an automated run:

uv run cja_auto_sdr --list-dataviews --format json --output - | jq '[.[] | {id, name}]'

Or use the cja_sdr_discover tool manifest with command: "list_dataviews" in agent frameworks.

Scheduling Patterns

Shell script (cron / systemd timer)

See examples/automation/weekly_sdr.sh for a reference weekly SDR generation script covering:

  • Env var injection from a secrets file
  • Drift detection with --diff-snapshot
  • Exit code branching
  • Slack notification on policy violation (exit 2)

GitHub Actions

See examples/github-actions/cja-sdr-audit.yml for a reference workflow covering:

  • Scheduled weekly trigger
  • Credential injection from repository secrets
  • Artifact upload of generated SDR files
  • Snapshot commits when the job has contents: write

Multi-org orchestration

See scripts/orchestrator.py for a Python orchestration script that:

  • Forwards --profile / --config-file into wrapped CLI calls
  • Uses explicit IDs, DATA_VIEWS, or --discover for data view selection
  • Anchors uv project resolution to this repository without changing caller-relative file semantics
  • Emits a consolidated JSON report with aggregated exit codes
  • Uses a per-command timeout of 300 seconds by default; pass --timeout SECONDS for larger orgs or slower environments

Agent Framework Integration

Tool manifests vs. orchestrator

The repo exposes two distinct automation surfaces:

Surface Best for
tools/*.json manifests LLM agent frameworks (OpenAI function calling, Anthropic tool use, LangChain)
scripts/orchestrator.py Python-native batch pipelines, CI scripts, subprocess orchestration

scripts/orchestrator.py is currently strongest for batched SDR generation and discovery workflows. It is not the primary integration point for org-report and diff-family flows in agent frameworks — use the tools/cja_sdr_governance.json and tools/cja_sdr_diff.json manifests for those.

Root AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md vs. docs/agent-playbooks/

Document Purpose
AGENTS.md (repo root) Primary tool contract: complete command syntax, exit codes, output format guidance, file conventions. Start here for any agent integration.
CLAUDE.md (repo root) Developer instructions for Claude Code: project architecture, test conventions, version bump checklist. Not an agent tool contract.
docs/agent-playbooks/ Scenario-specific playbooks (SDR auditor, diff reviewer, quality monitor, snapshot manager, onboarding guide). Use these for task-scoped agent configuration.
docs/AGENT_AUTOMATION.md Scheduling patterns, agent framework integration, advisories, security. The document you are reading.

For any new agent integration, the recommended reading order is:

  1. AGENTS.md — command contract and exit codes
  2. tools/README.md — tool manifests and parameter reference
  3. docs/agent-playbooks/<scenario>.md — task-specific guidance
  4. docs/AGENT_AUTOMATION.md — scheduling, security, advisories

Structured run summary

--run-summary-json writes a JSON file after each command that includes exit code, duration, component counts, and advisory rollup. For single-SDR generation under --agent-mode, use a file path because the preset already routes primary output to stdout. Use - only when the command is not already emitting its main payload on stdout.

uv run cja_auto_sdr dv_abc123 --agent-mode --run-summary-json run_summary.json

The run summary includes an advisories rollup key when advisories are present (org-report and diff commands).

Notification Integration

Channel Mechanism Trigger condition Example
Slack Incoming webhook Exit code 2 or 3 curl -X POST $SLACK_WEBHOOK -d '{"text":"..."}'
Email SMTP / mail command Exit code 1 (error) echo "body" | mail -s "subject" ops@example.com
PagerDuty Events API v2 Exit code 2 (policy violation) curl -X POST https://events.pagerduty.com/v2/enqueue
Microsoft Teams Incoming webhook Exit code 2 or 3 curl -X POST $TEAMS_WEBHOOK -d '{"text":"..."}'
GitHub Issues gh issue create Exit code 2 (governance alert) gh issue create --title "SDR drift detected" --body "$(cat summary.json)"

Pattern:

uv run cja_auto_sdr --org-report --agent-mode --fail-on-threshold --duplicate-threshold 5 \
  --output report.json
EXIT=$?

if [ $EXIT -eq 2 ]; then
  PAYLOAD=$(jq -n --arg text "CJA governance threshold exceeded. See report.json." '{text: $text}')
  curl -s -X POST "$SLACK_WEBHOOK" \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d "$PAYLOAD"
fi

Reacting to advisories

For richer notifications, read recommended_actions from the advisories block:

ACTIONS=$(jq -r '.advisories.recommended_actions[]' report.json 2>/dev/null || echo "")

if echo "$ACTIONS" | grep -q "remediate_threshold_breach"; then
  # Page on-call for critical threshold breach
  curl -s -X POST https://events.pagerduty.com/v2/enqueue \
    -H 'Authorization: Token token='"$PD_TOKEN" \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{"routing_key":"'"$PD_KEY"'","event_action":"trigger","payload":{"summary":"CJA governance threshold breach","severity":"critical","source":"cja_auto_sdr"}}'
fi

Security Considerations

  • Env vars over files: Supply credentials through environment variables, not config.json. Env vars are process-scoped and do not persist to disk.
  • Secrets managers: Prefer AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, or your platform's native secret store over .env files in CI runners.
  • Service accounts: Create a dedicated Adobe IMS service account for automation. Do not reuse personal developer credentials.
  • Secret rotation: Rotate CLIENT_ID and SECRET on a defined schedule (quarterly minimum). Update secrets manager entries before old credentials expire.
  • Read-only scoping: Scope the service account to the minimum required product profiles. CJA read access is sufficient; do not grant admin or write privileges.
  • Audit logging: Enable structured logging with --log-format json --log-level INFO and ship logs to your SIEM or log aggregator for audit trail purposes.
  • No secrets in logs: The tool masks credentials in --config-status output, but never pass raw SECRET values as positional arguments or embed them in log messages in your wrapper scripts.

Troubleshooting

Symptom Likely Cause Fix
Exit 1 with error_type: configuration_error Missing or expired credentials Verify ORG_ID, CLIENT_ID, SECRET env vars are set and the secret has not expired
Exit 1 with error_type: api_error API connectivity failure or rate limit Check network access to Adobe IMS/CJA endpoints; implement retry with --max-retries and --retry-max-delay
Stale snapshot comparison misses changes Snapshot file is too old or wrong data view Re-run uv run cja_auto_sdr <dv_id> --snapshot <file> to refresh; check --snapshot-dir path
Git commit step fails in CI Missing git identity on runner Set git config user.email and git config user.name in the workflow before any git steps
Rate limiting (429 errors) Too many concurrent requests Reduce --workers count; increase --retry-base-delay; use --org-report --use-cache
JSON parse error on --output - Banner or progress text mixed into stdout Ensure --format json --output - is used for machine-readable stdout. Org-report --format console --output - is valid, but it is human-readable rather than JSON
--validate-config passes but SDR fails Data view ID not accessible to service account Confirm data view ID exists and the service account has the correct CJA product profile access
Exit 2 on governance run without alert --fail-on-threshold not set Add --fail-on-threshold to enable exit code 2 on threshold breach
advisories block absent from JSON output Command family or format does not emit advisories Advisories are emitted for org-report and diff commands with --format json; use --agent-mode