MGMT-24835: configuring the auto mode for assisted-installer-agent

[andrej1991]

First only the cheap jobs like lint, unit-test will run. If they succeed all the required jobs will be started.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Configures OpenShift CI infrastructure to automatically trigger pipelines for the assisted-installer-agent repo via core-services/pipeline-controller, with inexpensive checks as the initial gate before required (heavier) jobs run.
• Updates the generated Prow/CI job definitions for assisted-installer-agent across master/edge, release OCM versions, and multiple v2.xx configs so key test jobs (e.g., subsystem-test, e2e-metal-assisted, e2e-ai-operator-ztp) are conditionally skipped unless relevant files change by:
  • setting always_run: false
  • renaming the change-filter control from skip_if_only_changed to pipeline_skip_if_only_changed (preserving the existing regex logic)
• Tightens branch protection for openshift/assisted-installer-agent by requiring manually triggered jobs (require_manually_triggered_jobs: true).
• References Jira issue MGMT-24835, which the CI robot noted has no target version configured even though the target branch expects version 5.0.0.

[openshift-ci-robot]

@andrej1991: This pull request references MGMT-24835 which is a valid jira issue.

Warning: The referenced jira issue has an invalid target version for the target branch this PR targets: expected the task to target the "5.0.0" version, but no target version was set.

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First only the cheap jobs like lint, unit-test will run. If they succeed all the required jobs will be started.

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Walkthrough

Assisted-installer-agent CI configurations now use pipeline_skip_if_only_changed and explicit always_run: false settings across branch, edge, release, placeholder, and version jobs. Pipeline-controller auto-triggering and manually triggered job requirements were also added.

Changes

CI job gating migration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Migrate assisted-installer-agent job gating ci-operator/config/openshift/assisted-installer-agent/*	Updated assisted-installer-agent job definitions with always_run: false and renamed skip_if_only_changed to pipeline_skip_if_only_changed, preserving existing job patterns and execution settings.
Configure repository automation core-services/pipeline-controller/config.yaml, core-services/prow/02_config/openshift/assisted-installer-agent/_prowconfig.yaml	Added automatic pipeline triggering and required manually triggered jobs for the repository.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• openshift/release#81544: Applies the same CI job gating key migration.
• openshift/release#81736: Updates similar Prow and ci-operator job scheduling fields.
• openshift/release#82079: Applies the same gating updates to assisted-installer configurations.

Suggested reviewers: deepsm007

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 15

✅ Passed checks (15 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Stable And Deterministic Test Names	✅ Passed	Diff only changes CI/job YAML and branch-protection config; no Ginkgo test titles or dynamic test-name construction were introduced.
Test Structure And Quality	✅ Passed	No Go/Ginkgo test files changed; the PR only updates CI/prow YAML configs, so the Ginkgo test-structure review is not applicable.
Microshift Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	PR diff only changes CI/prow YAML; no Go or Ginkgo test files were added, so MicroShift test compatibility is not implicated.
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	PR only changes CI/prow YAML in config dirs; no Go/Ginkgo test files were added or modified, so SNO compatibility is not applicable.
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility	✅ Passed	PASS: The PR only changes CI/Prow config and pipeline trigger settings; no deployment/operator/controller code or scheduling constraints were modified.
Ote Binary Stdout Contract	✅ Passed	No process-level code changed; the PR only updates CI/pipeline YAML, so it doesn't introduce stdout writes in OTE binaries.
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	No new or modified Ginkgo test code was added; the PR only updates CI/job YAML and branch-trigger config, so the IPv4/public-network test check is not applicable.
No-Weak-Crypto	✅ Passed	Changed files are CI YAML only; exact searches found no MD5/SHA1/DES/RC4/3DES/Blowfish/ECB or secret-comparison code.
Container-Privileges	✅ Passed	Touched YAMLs only adjust CI/job gating; no changed file contains privileged/hostPID/hostNetwork/hostIPC/SYS_ADMIN/allowPrivilegeEscalation or root settings.
No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs	✅ Passed	Changed files are CI/pipeline YAML only; added lines are job/trigger config, and scans found no new passwords, tokens, PII, hostnames, or logging statements.
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly matches the PR’s main change: configuring auto mode for assisted-installer-agent.

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