Hi everyone! I'm still pretty new to using IaC tools like Terraform, and my team is starting to use something called OpenClaw for some of our AWS setups.
I was hoping someone could explain how peer reviews work for OpenClaw changes in a real team? The title mentions automated checks—what kind of checks are those? Like, does it check for security issues or cost before merging?
I'm curious about the actual step-by-step process from making a change to getting it approved. What does a good review look for in the code? Any beginner pitfalls to avoid?
Good question. We run a similar process. The step-by-step usually looks like: developer forks the OpenClaw repo, makes changes in a feature branch, then opens a pull request. That PR triggers our CI pipeline which runs the automated checks you asked about.
Those checks typically include:
* A `terraform validate` and `terraform fmt` diff check to enforce code style.
* A security scan with something like Checkov or tfsec, which looks for misconfigurations like open security groups or unencrypted S3 buckets.
* A cost estimation step using tools like Infracost, which comments on the PR with a monthly cost delta. This is crucial for catching a new RDS instance someone accidentally set as multi-AZ.
A good review looks for more than just syntax. We check that the change aligns with our module structure patterns, that any new variables have sensible defaults and descriptions, and that the state change path is considered. A common beginner pitfall is hardcoding values that should be variable-driven, or not understanding the blast radius of a change to a shared module.