Chapter 3. Technology preview

Ansible Lightspeed intelligent assistant integration with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server is now available as a Technology Preview release. This integration enhances the user experience by delivering relevant, dynamically sourced data results to your queries. For information about how to access and use the Ansible Lightspeed intelligent assistant, see Deploying the Ansible Lightspeed intelligent assistant on OpenShift Container Platform.

A supported Ansible development workspace container image is now available as a Technology Preview release. The container image is used with Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces to create an in-browser instance of VS Code with the Ansible extension installed, so that you can use Ansible development tools to develop automation content.

For information about installing and using Ansible dev spaces, see Using Ansible development workspaces for automation content development.

This technical preview includes an overhaul of the templating system and a new feature labeled Data Tagging. These changes enable reporting of numerous problematic behaviors that went undetected in previous releases, with wide-ranging positive effects on security, performance, and user experience.

Backward compatibility has been preserved where practical, but some breaking changes were necessary. This guide describes some common problem scenarios with example content, error messages, and suggested solutions.

We recommend you test your playbooks and roles in a staging environment with this release to determine where you may need to make changes.

For further information see the Ansible Porting Guide.