ci-tools-standalone

Standalone CI tools extracted from openshift/ci-tools. Each tool has minimal dependencies and runs independently.

Tools

Tool	Description
backport-verifier	Prow plugin that verifies backport PRs carry the correct labels and approvals
cluster-manifest-verifier	Validates openshift/release cluster manifest PRs against Argo CD (generate + dry-run sync)
ci-scheduling-webhook	Kubernetes mutating admission webhook for CI workload scheduling and prioritization
determinize-peribolos	Deterministically formats Peribolos org configuration YAML
gpu-scheduling-webhook	Kubernetes mutating admission webhook for GPU/KVM workload scheduling
helpdesk-faq	Web service that serves helpdesk FAQ items from Kubernetes ConfigMaps
pipeline-controller	Kubernetes controller that manages CI pipeline resources
pr-reminder	Sends Slack reminders to team members about PRs awaiting review
publicize	Prow plugin that mirrors private PR merges to public repositories
retester	Periodically retests GitHub PRs based on configurable policies

Building

# Build all tools
make build-all

# Build a single tool
make build-backport-verifier

# Install all binaries to $GOPATH/bin
make production-install

Testing

# Run all unit tests
make test

# Check Go source formatting
make format

# Run linter (uses golangci-lint via container locally, directly in CI)
make lint

# Verify Go modules are tidy
make validate-modules

Container images

# Build a container image for a specific tool
make image-cluster-manifest-verifier

Repository layout

cmd/                    One subdirectory per tool
internal/               Repo-private shared packages
  gzip/                 Gzip decompression utility
  helpdeskfaq/          Helpdesk FAQ client and types
  prreminder/           PR reminder Rover types
  retester/             Retester logic and caches
images/                 Dockerfiles per tool
hack/                   Build and CI scripts