# Payload Autodl JSON > Schema for the autodl JSON data file produced by payload-analysis for database ingestion — you must use this skill whenever generating the autodl JSON file - Skill: `openshift-eng/payload-autodl-json` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 11 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add openshift-eng/payload-autodl-json` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/openshift-eng/payload-autodl-json/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: openshift-eng (https://skillmd.com/u/openshift-eng) - Updated: 2026-09-10 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/openshift-eng/payload-autodl-json --- # Payload Autodl JSON This skill defines the schema for the `payload-analysis-{tag}-autodl.json` file. The file is a flat denormalized table designed for database ingestion, with one row per (failed blocking job, candidate PR) pair. ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when you need to generate the autodl JSON file during `payload-analysis` (Step 8). ## File Location The file is written to the current working directory: ``` payload-analysis--autodl.json ``` The filename **must** end with `-autodl.json`. Sanitize the tag for filename safety (replace colons and slashes with hyphens). ## Schema ```json { "table_name": "payload_triage", "schema": { "payload_tag": "string", "version": "string", "stream": "string", "architecture": "string", "phase": "string", "release_controller_url": "string", "analyzed_at": "string", "rejection_streak": "int64", "total_blocking_jobs": "int64", "failed_blocking_jobs": "int64", "force_accept_recommended": "int64", "job_name": "string", "prow_url": "string", "failure_type": "string", "root_cause_summary": "string", "streak_length": "int64", "is_new_failure": "int64", "originating_payload_tag": "string", "candidate_pr_url": "string", "candidate_title": "string", "candidate_repo": "string", "candidate_confidence_score": "int64", "candidate_rationale": "string", "revert_pr_url": "string", "revert_pr_status": "string", "rhcos_change_suspected": "int64", "rhcos_suspect_packages": "string" }, "schema_mapping": null, "rows": [ { "payload_tag": "4.22.0-0.nightly-2026-02-25-152806", "version": "4.22", "stream": "nightly", "architecture": "amd64", "phase": "Rejected", "release_controller_url": "https://amd64.ocp.releases.ci.openshift.org/...", "analyzed_at": "2026-02-26T10:30:00Z", "rejection_streak": "5", "total_blocking_jobs": "42", "failed_blocking_jobs": "4", "force_accept_recommended": "0", "job_name": "periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-ci-4.22-e2e-aws-ovn", "prow_url": "https://prow.ci.openshift.org/view/gs/...", "failure_type": "test", "root_cause_summary": "OVN gateway mode selection regression", "streak_length": "5", "is_new_failure": "0", "originating_payload_tag": "4.22.0-0.nightly-2026-02-20-150000", "candidate_pr_url": "https://github.com/openshift/cno/pull/2037", "candidate_title": "Fix OVN gateway mode selection", "candidate_repo": "openshift/cluster-network-operator", "candidate_confidence_score": "95", "candidate_rationale": "Error references code changed by this PR", "revert_pr_url": "https://github.com/openshift/cno/pull/2038", "revert_pr_status": "open", "rhcos_change_suspected": "0", "rhcos_suspect_packages": "" }, { "payload_tag": "4.22.0-0.nightly-2026-02-25-152806", "version": "4.22", "stream": "nightly", "architecture": "amd64", "phase": "Rejected", "release_controller_url": "https://amd64.ocp.releases.ci.openshift.org/...", "analyzed_at": "2026-02-26T10:30:00Z", "rejection_streak": "5", "total_blocking_jobs": "42", "failed_blocking_jobs": "4", "force_accept_recommended": "0", "job_name": "periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-ci-4.22-e2e-gcp-ovn", "prow_url": "https://prow.ci.openshift.org/view/gs/...", "failure_type": "install", "root_cause_summary": "Install timeout waiting for etcd quorum", "streak_length": "2", "is_new_failure": "0", "originating_payload_tag": "4.22.0-0.nightly-2026-02-23-080000", "candidate_pr_url": "", "candidate_title": "", "candidate_repo": "", "candidate_confidence_score": "0", "candidate_rationale": "", "revert_pr_url": "", "revert_pr_status": "", "rhcos_change_suspected": "1", "rhcos_suspect_packages": "systemd,glibc" } ], "chunk_size": 0, "expiration_days": 0, "partition_column": "" } ``` ## Row Cardinality Rules | Scenario | Rows for that job | |----------|-------------------| | Failed job, no candidate | 1 row — candidate fields are `""` / `"0"` | | Failed job, 1 candidate | 1 row — candidate fields populated | | Failed job, 2+ candidates | N rows — job fields identical, candidate fields differ per candidate | | Passed job | 0 rows — not included | ## Field Rules 1. **All row values MUST be strings** — wrap every value in double quotes (e.g., `"5"` not `5`). The schema declares the downstream types. 2. **Empty/missing values** are empty strings (`""`). For int64 fields with no value, use `"0"`. 3. **`is_new_failure`**: `"1"` for true, `"0"` for false. 4. **`candidate_confidence_score`**: Integer 0-100, e.g. `"95"`. `"0"` when no candidate. 5. **`revert_pr_url`**: URL of the revert PR — either a pre-existing revert discovered during analysis, or one created by `stage-payload-reverts`. `""` if no revert exists. 6. **`revert_pr_status`**: `"open"`, `"merged"`, `"draft"`, `"closed"`, or `""` if no revert. 7. **`schema_mapping`** is always `null`. 8. **`chunk_size`**, **`expiration_days`**, and **`partition_column`** are always `0`, `0`, and `""`. ## Field Descriptions ### Payload-level fields (denormalized across all rows) | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `payload_tag` | string | Full payload tag | | `version` | string | OCP version (e.g., `"4.22"`) | | `stream` | string | Canonical stream type: `"nightly"` or `"ci"`. For OKD payloads (e.g. `okd-scos-nightly`, `okd-scos`), map to the base type: `okd-scos-nightly` → `"nightly"`, `okd-scos` → `"ci"`. | | `architecture` | string | `"amd64"`, `"arm64"`, `"multi"`, etc. | | `phase` | string | Payload phase: `"Rejected"`, `"Accepted"`, `"Ready"` | | `release_controller_url` | string | URL to the payload on the release controller | | `analyzed_at` | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of when the analysis was performed | | `rejection_streak` | int64 | Number of consecutive rejected payloads leading up to the target | | `total_blocking_jobs` | int64 | Total number of blocking jobs in the payload | | `failed_blocking_jobs` | int64 | Number of failed blocking jobs | | `force_accept_recommended` | int64 | `1` if all failures are temporary infrastructure, no more than 2 blocking jobs failed, and no payload accepted in 18+ hours; `0` otherwise | ### Job-level fields | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `job_name` | string | Full periodic job name | | `prow_url` | string | Prow URL for the failing run | | `failure_type` | string | `"test"`, `"install"`, `"upgrade"`, or `"infra"` | | `root_cause_summary` | string | Brief description of the failure mode | | `streak_length` | int64 | Consecutive payloads this job has been failing | | `is_new_failure` | int64 | `1` if the job first started failing in the target payload, `0` otherwise | | `originating_payload_tag` | string | The payload where this job first started failing in the current streak | ### Candidate-level fields | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `candidate_pr_url` | string | GitHub PR URL, or `""` if no candidate | | `candidate_title` | string | PR title, or `""` | | `candidate_repo` | string | GitHub `org/repo`, or `""` | | `candidate_confidence_score` | int64 | 0-100 confidence score, `0` when no candidate | | `candidate_rationale` | string | Explanation of why this PR is a candidate, or `""` | | `revert_pr_url` | string | URL of a revert PR if one exists, or `""` | | `revert_pr_status` | string | `"open"`, `"merged"`, `"draft"`, `"closed"`, or `""` | ### RHCOS suspect fields | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `rhcos_change_suspected` | int64 | `"1"` if RHCOS RPM changes are suspected to contribute to this job's failure, `"0"` otherwise | | `rhcos_suspect_packages` | string | Comma-separated RPM package names suspected as causes (e.g., `"kernel,systemd"`), or `""` when not suspected | ## Operations ### Create (used by `payload-analysis`) Generate the full autodl JSON file with all rows populated from the analysis results. Each failed blocking job produces at least one row. Candidate fields are populated when a PR is correlated to the failure, otherwise they are empty strings / `"0"`. ### Update Revert Status (used by `stage-payload-reverts`) After staging reverts, find rows matching `candidate_pr_url` and set: - `revert_pr_url`: URL of the revert PR (created or pre-existing) - `revert_pr_status`: `"open"` (or `"draft"` if draft) ### Update Experiment Status (used by `payload-experimental-reverts`) **Phase 1 (dispatch):** After creating draft revert PRs, find rows matching `candidate_pr_url` and set: - `revert_pr_url`: URL of the draft revert PR - `revert_pr_status`: `"draft"` **Phase 2 (collection):** After collecting experiment results, find rows matching `candidate_pr_url` and update: - **PASS** (confirmed cause): `revert_pr_status`: `"open"` - **FAIL** (innocent): `revert_pr_url`: `""`, `revert_pr_status`: `""` (draft was closed) ## See Also - Validator: run `python3 plugins/ci/skills/payload-autodl-json/scripts/validate.py ` to check generated JSON for correctness. - Related Skill: `payload-analysis` — creates this file in Step 8 - Related Skill: `stage-payload-reverts` — updates revert fields after staging reverts - Related Skill: `payload-experimental-reverts` — updates revert fields after experiments - Related Skill: `payload-results-yaml` — the YAML results file for downstream agentic actions