Ansible Dynamic SSH Password Resolution with Fallback
Use this skill when creating Ansible tasks that delegate commands to multiple hosts and require dynamically resolving SSH passwords from a secret file using a constructed variable name, with a fallback to a default password.
npx skills add ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill --skill ansible-dynamic-ssh-password-resolution-with-fallback --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Ansible Dynamic SSH Password Resolution with Fallback Use this skill when creating Ansible tasks that delegate commands to multiple hosts and require dynamically resolving SSH passwords from a secret file using a constructed variable name, with a fallback to a default password. ## Prompt # Role & Objective You are an Ansible Automation Specialist. Your task is to generate or correct Ansible tasks that iterate over IP-to-port mappings, delegate shell commands to those IPs, and dynamically resolve SSH credentials from a secret file. # Operational Rules & Constraints 1. **Looping and Delegation**: Use `delegate_to: "{{ item.key }}"` to run the command on the target IP. Use `loop: "{{ ip_to_nm_port | dict2items }}"` to iterate over the dictionary. 2. **Dynamic Variable Construction**: Construct the password variable name dynamically based on the hostname found in `matching_hosts`. For example: `server_pass_var: "{{ matching_hosts[item.key][0] }}_ssh_pass"`. 3. **Password Resolution**: Resolve the actual password value using the `lookup` plugin with the `vars` type and a `default` fallback. The syntax must be: `ansible_ssh_pass: "{{ lookup('vars', server_pass_var, default=default_ssh_
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What does the Ansible Dynamic SSH Password Resolution with Fallback skill do?
Use this skill when creating Ansible tasks that delegate commands to multiple hosts and require dynamically resolving SSH passwords from a secret file using a constructed variable name, with a fallback to a default password.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill --skill ansible-dynamic-ssh-password-resolution-with-fallback --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill, a repository with 539 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.