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AI Agents Reviewing Infrastructure Code
13.1Why AI Adds a Qualitative LayerRule-based tools like Checkov and tfsec check for known patterns. They answer "does this violate rule X?" But they cannot answer "is this…13.2What AI Agents Excel At in IaC Reviews1. Detecting security misconfigurations -- AI models trained on cloud security best practices can flag overly permissive IAM policies…13.3Prompt Pattern for IaC ReviewThe quality of AI review depends entirely on the prompt. A generic "review this code" prompt produces generic output. A structured prompt…13.4Integrating AI Review into CI{json.dumps(plan, indent=2)[:10000]}13.5The Complete IaC Testing Pipeline13.6Key Takeaways- Static analysis is free -- run tfsec, Checkov, and OPA on every commit. There is no excuse for skipping it. - Plan assertions catch what…13.7Interview Talking Point"I believe infrastructure testing should follow the same pyramid as application testing: cheap static analysis at the base, plan-time…