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name: al-110-find-and-fix-configuration-drift-on-critical-devices
description: "Have an agent compare running configs to the last-known-good baseline, flag out-of-band changes, and prepare a restore plan with an audit trail for approval, like SolarWinds Avior's goal-oriented agents for remediating configuration drift and continuous policy audits in hybrid IT estates. Use when the user wants help with configuration management (it & internal help) for a small business."
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# Find and fix configuration drift on critical devices

Have an agent compare running configs to the last-known-good baseline, flag out-of-band changes, and prepare a restore plan with an audit trail for approval, like SolarWinds Avior's goal-oriented agents for remediating configuration drift and continuous policy audits in hybrid IT estates.

## Inputs to collect first
Ask the user for anything below that they haven't already given you. Don't guess missing facts.

- Last-known-good configs or policy
- Which devices must stay correct
- Policy
- Your own material (text, notes or data)

## Instructions

Do the task below with the user's inputs in place of each [bracket].

Check these devices for configuration drift. Inventory / device list: [paste or attach]. Baseline: [last-known-good configs or policy]. Criticality: [which devices must stay correct]. For each device: (1) diff running config vs baseline, (2) flag out-of-band or unexpected changes, (3) note compliance gaps against [policy], (4) propose a restore or remediation step with risk level. Produce an audit-friendly table and a restore plan that requires my approval. Don't push configs, reboot, or lock anyone out.

## Safety checks (share these with the user)

- Anything legal, tax or compliance-related is a first draft for a qualified person to check. It is not professional advice, and clause references and deadlines must be checked against the source.
- Check names, dates, numbers and any claim against your own source material before you use the answer. AI can misread or invent details.
- Say clearly which parts need a person to review or approve before anything is sent, paid, posted or filed.

## About this skill

- Works with: ChatGPT, Claude, SolarWinds Avior, Ansible, network CLI
- Based on this real-world example: https://www.solarwinds.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/solarwinds-unveils-avior-bringing-deterministic-agentic-ai-to-enterprise-it
- Free prompt from AgentPlaybook Real Estate: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/prompt/al-110-find-and-fix-configuration-drift-on-critical-devices/
- To install in an agent that supports Agent Skills, save this file as SKILL.md in a folder with the same name as `name` above (for example in your skills directory). Install steps for Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor and Codex: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/skills/