rds-analyzer-workflow

RDS Analyzer workflow skill

Use this skill when guiding users through the end-to-end workflow from cluster data to deviation reports and optional Jira follow-up. It mirrors rds-analyzer docs/full-workflow.md and matches the current openshift-kni/rds-analyzer CLI (internal/cli/root.go, README.md).

Prerequisites (workflow context)

1. Must-gather (or live cluster access via kubeconfig) — see Red Hat docs for oc adm must-gather.
2. cluster-compare (kube-compare) plugin — produces the JSON input RDS Analyzer consumes. Install per OCP docs and upstream kube-compare.
3. Telco reference — pick RAN DU, Telco Core, or Telco Hub; run comparison per product docs so output is JSON (e.g. --output json where applicable).

Upstream rds-analyzer CLI (single command)

The repo exposes one executable with no subcommands: rds-analyzer [flags]. Cobra also provides --help / -h and --version / -v.

Flag	Short	Default	Purpose
--input	-i	stdin if not set	Path to kube-compare JSON. Without -i, data must be piped to stdin; interactive stdin with no pipe fails fast.
--rules	-r	./rules.yaml	Path to one rules YAML file.
--output	-o	text	text or html only.
--output-mode	-m	simple	simple or reporting.
--target	-t	(empty)	OCP version for rules (e.g. 4.19). If empty, highest version in rules is used.
--validate-rules-only	—	false	Validate regexp patterns in rules; no JSON input; do not use with -i.

Examples (from upstream README / CLI help)

cat results.json | rds-analyzer -r /path/to/custom-rules.yaml
rds-analyzer -r ran-du-rules.yaml --validate-rules-only
rds-analyzer -i results.json -o html > report.html
rds-analyzer -i results.json -t 4.19
rds-analyzer -i results.json -r /path/to/rules.yaml
rds-analyzer -i results.json -m reporting
rds-analyzer --help
rds-analyzer --version

Container (README)

podman run --rm -v $(pwd):/data:Z quay.io/rhsysdeseng/rds-analyzer:latest \
  -i /data/results.json -r /data/rules.yaml

Workflow scenarios (map to user requests)

A. Text report (terminal)

rds-analyzer -i comparison-results.json -r example-ran-du-rules.yaml

Equivalent defaults: -o text -m simple.

B. HTML report

rds-analyzer -i comparison-results.json -r example-ran-du-rules.yaml -o html > deviation-report.html

C. Specific OCP version + rules path

rds-analyzer -i comparison-results.json -o html -t 4.21 -r /path/to/rules.yaml > deviation-report.html

D. Reporting mode (LLM / Jira prep)

rds-analyzer -i comparison-results.json -r example-ran-du-rules.yaml -m reporting

E. Stdin

cat comparison-results.json | rds-analyzer -r rules.yaml

F. Validate rules only

rds-analyzer -r ran-du-rules.yaml --validate-rules-only

Helper script (optional)

From the ai-helpers repo, after chmod +x:

plugins/rds-analyzer/scripts/run_rds_analyzer.sh

• text → -o text -m simple
• html → -o html -m simple
• reporting → -o text -m reporting
• validate-rules → --validate-rules-only (matches upstream flag name)

Example:

export RDS_ANALYZER_BIN=/path/to/rds-analyzer
./plugins/rds-analyzer/scripts/run_rds_analyzer.sh text -- -i results.json -r rules.yaml
./plugins/rds-analyzer/scripts/run_rds_analyzer.sh validate-rules -- -r rules.yaml

Reference documentation links (cluster compare / telco)

• Telco RAN DU — cluster compare
• Telco Core
• Telco Hub
• Install cluster-compare plugin

After the report: Jiras

Use deviation output to open or track issues. In ai-helpers, the jira plugin can assist with creating or structuring issues from structured text; combine reporting mode output with /jira:create or related commands when deviations require tracking or resolution.

Example rules path in rds-analyzer repo

examples/example-ran-du-rules.yaml (relative to a clone of openshift-kni/rds-analyzer).

Rules engine reminders

• Worst impact wins: Impacting > NeedsReview > NotImpacting > NotADeviation.
• Regex in rules is validated at startup; invalid patterns fail before JSON is read (unless --validate-rules-only alone).