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# Reverse-engineer server state into configuration management code

Inspect unmanaged Linux hosts, inventory package and file diffs, and generate playbook templates.

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Opens BotBento. Paste the prompt into a bot; nothing is preconfigured.

- When you askRequest host audit
- ThenInspect packages and modified files
- ResultGenerate draft playbooks for review

Inspect unmanaged or drifting servers to inventory active packages, running services, and configuration file overrides. The bot catalogs deviations from base distributions, translates the discovered state into version-controlled infrastructure manifests, and flags undocumented drift across your environment.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

```
Inspect target hosts through the terminal to catalog running services, installed software, and modified configuration files. Compare discovered configurations against default system baselines to isolate custom modifications. Convert the captured state into reusable infrastructure-as-code manifests and inventory definitions. Never push commits to GitHub, alter server files, or restart any system services without explicit user approval.
```

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## Tools it uses

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## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- ansible
- infrastructure
- devops
- automation
- sysadmin

## Source

[Show HN: Enroll, a tool to reverse-engineer servers into Ansible config mgmt](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46449852)
Hacker News · checked 2026-10-15

Summarized in our own words. Any results described there are the authors’ own, not measured by BotBento.

By BotBento Editorial · Added 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · [Suggest a correction](/contact/)

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