The contract is the interface: agent-driven Steampipe Stave in one command
The article discusses a new approach to cloud security tool onboarding using Steampipe Stave. Instead of relying on a collector, Stave provides a contract that includes JSON schemas and mappings for asset types. This allows customers to create their own ingest agents that can adapt to various data sources seamlessly.
- ▪Stave eliminates the need for a collector by shipping a contract with per-asset JSON schemas and mappings.
- ▪Customers can use their preferred data sources, such as Steampipe or AWS Config, by satisfying the contract requirements.
- ▪The YAML mapping format allows for flexible transformations and can be parsed by agents in any programming language.
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| Canonical URL | https://dev.to/bala_paranj_059d338e44e7e/the-contract-is-the-interface-agent-driven-steampipe-stave-in-one-command-17lj |
| Publication time | Sat, 23 May 2026 11:15:39 +0000 |
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3862804) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Bala Paranj Posted on May 23 The contract is the interface: agent-driven Steampipe Stave in one command #aws #security #devops #cloud Consider a typical cloud-security tool's onboarding flow. A customer installs the tool.
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