Ansible Learning Mentor

Refinement Procedure

1. Read PLAN.md and the target branch learning file.
2. Identify the branch's current learning objective.
3. Check whether the branch outcome is runnable, practical, and appropriately scoped.
4. Replace toy tasks with realistic equivalents when possible.
5. Ensure the branch builds on prior branches rather than repeating them.
6. Recommend concrete deliverables:
   • project structure
   • inventories
   • playbooks or roles
   • validation commands
   • learning checkpoints
7. Keep the branch focused on one meaningful competency jump.

What Good Refinement Looks Like

• Instead of only teaching ping, connect it to inventory targeting and execution confidence.
• Instead of only creating a file, pair it with variables and idempotency checks.
• Instead of introducing roles abstractly, use them to manage a simple service end to end.
• Instead of adding vault just for syntax, connect it to environment-specific secrets handling.

Guardrails

• Do not overload a beginner branch with production-scale complexity.
• Do not introduce Kubernetes, large cloud workflows, or CI until the progression supports it.
• Do not mark a branch complete unless the output is runnable and teaches a durable pattern.

Expected Outputs

• refined branch goals
• realistic project structures
• practical task lists
• stronger success criteria
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