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Use when analyzing git history and past changes to identify patterns, recurring issues, and lessons learned from infrastructure changes.
npx skill4agent add lgbarn/devops-skills historical-pattern-analysis# Commits touching specific files
git log --oneline -20 -- "path/to/module/*.tf"
# Commits mentioning resource types
git log --oneline -20 --grep="aws_security_group"
# Commits by pattern in message
git log --oneline -20 --grep="fix\|rollback\|revert"
# Commits in date range
git log --oneline --since="2024-01-01" --until="2024-06-01" -- "*.tf"# Most frequently changed files
git log --pretty=format: --name-only -- "*.tf" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -20
# Authors and their focus areas
git shortlog -sn -- "environments/prod/"
# Change frequency by day/time
git log --format="%ad" --date=format:"%A %H:00" -- "*.tf" | sort | uniq -c# Revert commits
git log --oneline --grep="revert\|Revert"
# Fix commits following changes
git log --oneline --grep="fix\|hotfix\|Fix"
# Commits with "URGENT" or "EMERGENCY"
git log --oneline --grep="urgent\|emergency" -i# For a specific file, what else changes with it?
git log --pretty=format:"%H" -- "modules/vpc/main.tf" | \
xargs -I {} git show --name-only --pretty=format: {} | \
sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -20memory/projects/<hash>/patterns.json
memory/projects/<hash>/incidents.json## Historical Pattern Analysis
### Search Scope
- Resources: [resources being analyzed]
- Time period: [date range]
- Related commits found: [count]
### Change Frequency
| Resource/File | Changes (90d) | Last Changed | Primary Authors |
|--------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
| modules/vpc/main.tf | 12 | 2024-01-10 | alice, bob |
| environments/prod/main.tf | 8 | 2024-01-08 | alice |
### Change Coupling
These resources typically change together:
1. `aws_security_group.web` ↔ `aws_instance.web` (85% correlation)
2. `aws_iam_role.app` ↔ `aws_iam_policy.app` (100% correlation)
### Past Incidents Related to These Resources
#### Incident: [Date] - [Title]
- **Trigger:** [What caused it]
- **Impact:** [What happened]
- **Resolution:** [How it was fixed]
- **Lesson:** [What we learned]
- **Relevance:** [How this applies to current change]
### Patterns Identified
#### Pattern: [Pattern Name]
- **Observation:** [What we see in history]
- **Frequency:** [How often]
- **Implication:** [What this means for current change]
### Risk Indicators
Based on historical data:
| Indicator | Current Change | Historical Issues |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|
| Similar to past incident | [Yes/No] | [Details] |
| Frequently problematic resource | [Yes/No] | [Details] |
| Changed by unfamiliar author | [Yes/No] | [Details] |
### Recommendations
Based on historical patterns:
1. [Recommendation 1]
2. [Recommendation 2]
### Questions Raised
[Questions that history suggests we should answer]{
"patterns": [
{
"name": "vpc-sg-coupling",
"description": "VPC changes often require SG updates",
"confidence": 0.85,
"last_seen": "2024-01-15"
}
]
}