Extend the playbook metadata convention with a namespaced `# steward:<key>:`
comment block:
- steward:category — free-text grouping label, shown as a badge in the browse
list and on the run form.
- steward:confirm — true/yes/1/on marks a playbook destructive; the run form
then requires a confirmation tick (required checkbox in the shared vars
fragment) before it can launch.
sources.discover_playbook_meta() parses description + category + confirm (first
match per key; `# description:` still primary, `# steward:description:` alias).
discover_playbook_description() now delegates to it. The browse list reads
per-playbook meta to show category badges + descriptions; the run-form and
playbook-vars fragments render the badge + confirm gate.
Bundled playbooks tagged: docker_prune → category maintenance + confirm true;
provision/install/update → category host-agent.
Docs: docs/reference/playbook-authoring.md updated (keys now implemented) and a
quick reference added next to the code at steward/ansible/PLAYBOOK_CONVENTIONS.md.
Tests added for category/confirm/alias parsing.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
A self-contained guide (docs/reference/playbook-authoring.md) to the contract
between a playbook and Steward's run UI — the `# description:` comment,
vars/vars_prompt → fill-in fields, secret naming, hosts: all targeting,
managed credentials, and idempotency. Includes a "what Steward reads" summary
table, the metadata/extensibility note (only `# description:` today; reserved
`# steward:<key>:` namespace for future keys), and an annotated example.
Meant to be fed to another session authoring Steward-friendly playbooks.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>