How do you implement agentic AI for automated infrastructure drift detection and remediation?
Infrastructure drift detection agents compare actual infrastructure state against desired configurations defined in infrastructure-as-code. Configure agents with access to IaC repositories, cloud provider APIs, and configuration management databases. The agent performs periodic state comparisons between declared configurations and actual resource states. Classify drift by severity including cosmetic differences, security-impacting changes, and functional deviations. Implement automated remediation for approved drift categories that restores desired state. Route complex drift cases for human review with context about what changed and potential causes. Track drift frequency patterns to identify systemic causes like manual changes or incomplete IaC coverage. Generate drift compliance reports and trend analysis for governance review.