# DD-WORKFLOW-011 Implementation Summary

**Date**: 2025-11-15  
**Status**: ✅ Approved for v1.0  
**Confidence**: 100%  

---

## Decision Summary

**APPROVED**: Use Tekton Pipeline OCI Bundles for workflow execution in Kubernaut v1.0.

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## Key Benefits

1. **Simpler Workflow Engine** - No generic Pipeline management needed
2. **Atomic Versioning** - Pipeline + container versioned together (no mismatch)
3. **Future Flexibility** - Easy to add validation/verification tasks
4. **Industry Standard** - OCI bundles widely adopted in Kubernetes ecosystem
5. **100% Confidence** - Verified with official Tekton documentation

---

## What Changed

### Before (Generic Pipeline Approach)
- Workflow Engine maintains generic "playbook-executor" Pipeline
- Complex parameter marshaling
- Container images stored separately from Pipeline
- Version mismatch risk

### After (OCI Bundle Approach)
- Playbooks stored as Tekton Pipeline OCI Bundles
- Workflow Engine creates PipelineRun with bundle reference
- Tekton pulls Pipeline from bundle and executes
- Atomic versioning (Pipeline + container together)

---

## Operator Workflow

```bash
# 1. Build container image (UNCHANGED)
docker build -t quay.io/kubernaut/playbook-oomkill-scale-down-container:v1.0.0 .
docker push quay.io/kubernaut/playbook-oomkill-scale-down-container:v1.0.0

# 2. Create pipeline.yaml wrapper (NEW - simple template, 10-20 lines)
cat > pipeline.yaml << 'YAML'
apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
kind: Pipeline
metadata:
  name: oomkill-scale-down
spec:
  params:
    - name: TARGET_RESOURCE_KIND
    - name: TARGET_RESOURCE_NAME
    - name: TARGET_NAMESPACE
    - name: SCALE_TARGET_REPLICAS
  tasks:
    - name: execute-playbook
      taskSpec:
        params:
          - name: TARGET_RESOURCE_KIND
          - name: TARGET_RESOURCE_NAME
          - name: TARGET_NAMESPACE
          - name: SCALE_TARGET_REPLICAS
        steps:
          - name: run-remediation
            image: quay.io/kubernaut/playbook-oomkill-scale-down-container:v1.0.0
            env:
              - name: TARGET_RESOURCE_KIND
                value: $(params.TARGET_RESOURCE_KIND)
              - name: TARGET_RESOURCE_NAME
                value: $(params.TARGET_RESOURCE_NAME)
              - name: TARGET_NAMESPACE
                value: $(params.TARGET_NAMESPACE)
              - name: SCALE_TARGET_REPLICAS
                value: $(params.SCALE_TARGET_REPLICAS)
YAML

# 3. Push OCI bundle (NEW - one command)
tkn bundle push quay.io/kubernaut/playbook-oomkill-scale-down:v1.0.0 \
  -f pipeline.yaml \
  -f playbook-schema.json

# 4. Register workflow (v1.0: manual SQL, v1.1: CRD)
kubectl apply -f playbook-registration.yaml
```

**Additional Effort**: ~5 minutes per playbook

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## Prerequisites (One-Time Setup)

1. **Enable Tekton OCI Bundles feature flag**:
```bash
kubectl edit configmap feature-flags -n tekton-pipelines
```

Set:
```yaml
data:
  enable-tekton-oci-bundles: "true"
```

2. **Verify Tekton Pipelines version >= v0.18**:
```bash
kubectl get deployment tekton-pipelines-controller -n tekton-pipelines \
  -o jsonpath='{.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image}'
```

3. **Configure OCI registry credentials** (if private registry):
```bash
kubectl create secret docker-registry regcred \
  --docker-server=quay.io \
  --docker-username=<username> \
  --docker-password=<password> \
  -n kubernaut-system
```

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## Workflow Engine Implementation

```go
func (w *WorkflowEngine) createPipelineRunFromBundle(
    workflow *Playbook,
    params map[string]string,
) error {
    // Convert parameters to Tekton format
    tektonParams := make([]tektonv1.Param, 0, len(params))
    for name, value := range params {
        tektonParams = append(tektonParams, tektonv1.Param{
            Name:  name,
            Value: tektonv1.ParamValue{Type: "string", StringVal: value},
        })
    }
    
    // Create PipelineRun referencing OCI bundle
    pipelineRun := &tektonv1.PipelineRun{
        ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
            Name:      generatePipelineRunName(playbook.ID),
            Namespace: w.namespace,
        },
        Spec: tektonv1.PipelineRunSpec{
            PipelineRef: &tektonv1.PipelineRef{
                ResolverRef: tektonv1.ResolverRef{
                    Resolver: "bundles",
                    Params: []tektonv1.Param{
                        {
                            Name:  "bundle",
                            Value: tektonv1.ParamValue{
                                Type:      "string",
                                StringVal: playbook.TektonBundle,
                            },
                        },
                        {
                            Name:  "name",
                            Value: tektonv1.ParamValue{
                                Type:      "string",
                                StringVal: playbook.PipelineName,
                            },
                        },
                        {
                            Name:  "kind",
                            Value: tektonv1.ParamValue{
                                Type:      "string",
                                StringVal: "Pipeline",
                            },
                        },
                    },
                },
            },
            Params: tektonParams,
        },
    }
    
    // Create PipelineRun in cluster
    return w.tektonClient.TektonV1beta1().
        PipelineRuns(w.namespace).
        Create(context.Background(), pipelineRun, metav1.CreateOptions{})
}
```

---

## Implementation Timeline

**Total Effort**: 1-2 weeks for v1.0

### Phase 1: Infrastructure Setup (1 day)
- Enable `enable-tekton-oci-bundles` in Tekton
- Document OCI bundle creation process
- Create pipeline.yaml template

### Phase 2: Workflow Engine Implementation (2 days)
- Implement `createPipelineRunFromBundle` function
- Update workflow registration schema (add `tekton_bundle` field)
- Add Tekton client to Workflow Engine

### Phase 3: Operator Tooling (2 days)
- Create automation script for bundle creation
- Update documentation with examples
- Create workflow registration templates

### Phase 4: Migration (1 day per playbook)
- Create pipeline.yaml wrapper for each existing playbook
- Push OCI bundles to registry
- Update workflow registrations

### Phase 5: Testing (2-3 days)
- Test OCI bundle execution
- Validate parameter injection
- Verify monitoring and observability
- Performance testing

---

## Trade-offs (Accepted)

1. **Operator Learning Curve** (LOW IMPACT)
   - Must learn basic Tekton Pipeline syntax
   - Mitigation: Provide template + documentation

2. **Additional Build Step** (LOW IMPACT)
   - Must create pipeline.yaml + push bundle
   - Mitigation: Provide automation script
   - ~5 minutes per playbook

3. **Tekton Dependency** (MEDIUM IMPACT)
   - Playbooks tied to Tekton
   - Mitigation: Container images still portable
   - Acceptable for Kubernetes-native platform

4. **OCI Bundle Feature Flag** (LOW IMPACT)
   - Must enable `enable-tekton-oci-bundles`
   - Mitigation: One-time cluster configuration
   - Feature is GA (stable)

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## Verification

**Source**: Official Tekton Documentation (https://tekton.dev/docs/pipelines/pipelineruns/)

**Confirmed Capabilities**:
1. ✅ Tekton Pipelines can be stored as OCI artifacts
2. ✅ Pipelines can be executed directly from OCI bundles
3. ✅ Parameters can be provided at execution time
4. ✅ Feature is GA (production-ready since v0.18)

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## Related Documents

- [DD-WORKFLOW-011-tekton-oci-bundles.md](DD-WORKFLOW-011-tekton-oci-bundles.md) - Full design decision
- [DD-WORKFLOW-003-parameterized-actions.md](DD-WORKFLOW-003-parameterized-actions.md) - Single remediation workflow pattern
- [DD-WORKFLOW-008-version-roadmap.md](DD-WORKFLOW-008-version-roadmap.md) - Feature roadmap

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## Next Steps

1. ✅ DD-WORKFLOW-011 created and approved
2. ✅ DD-WORKFLOW-008 updated to reference DD-WORKFLOW-011
3. ✅ DD-WORKFLOW-003 updated to reference DD-WORKFLOW-011
4. ⏳ Commit changes to Git
5. ⏳ Begin Phase 1 implementation (infrastructure setup)

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## Success Metrics

1. **Workflow Engine Complexity**: <50 lines of code for PipelineRun creation
2. **Operator Onboarding**: <10 minutes to create first workflow bundle
3. **Version Management**: 0% version mismatch incidents
4. **Execution Success**: >95% of PipelineRuns execute successfully
5. **Observability**: 100% of Pipeline executions visible in Tekton UI
