I would start by using AI to port the tangled mess into as much a tidy IaC as possible, with git backed declarative config tools, to prepare the safe ground where agents have context, can get loose and easily review, lint/check or test in throwaway VM before applying it.
A fleet of Openclaws (or equivalent) with control of machines for 100% hands off management seems like a russian roulette to me as of today, but a 90% handoff to AI for reviewing current config of X in our system, reading docs and configuring a deterministic tool is achievable and somewhat safe as you can easily review and trace what has been done.
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I would start by using AI to port the tangled mess into as much a tidy IaC as possible, with git backed declarative config tools, to prepare the safe ground where agents have context, can get loose and easily review, lint/check or test in throwaway VM before applying it.
A fleet of Openclaws (or equivalent) with control of machines for 100% hands off management seems like a russian roulette to me as of today, but a 90% handoff to AI for reviewing current config of X in our system, reading docs and configuring a deterministic tool is achievable and somewhat safe as you can easily review and trace what has been done.