# Automate the Runbook

> A technique for turning repeated manual operational steps into a script the system runs and logs.

Record: `lexicon:automate-the-runbook`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-automate-the-runbook

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Backup](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/backup.md) and before [Autoscaling Policy](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/autoscaling-policy.md).

## Category

- [Self-Healing / Recovery / Deployment Safety](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/self-healing-recovery-deployment-safety.md)

## Refactors

- [Manual Runbook Dependency](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/manual-runbook-dependency.md)
- [Auto-Remediation](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/auto-remediation.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)
- [Self-Healing / Recovery / Deployment Safety](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-self-healing-recovery-deployment-safety.md)