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+name: ansible-smoke
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+  smoke:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Ansible
+        run: |
+          python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install ansible
+          ansible --version
+
+      - name: Ping inventory (optional)
+        run: |
+          ansible -i inventory/lan.yml all -m ping
+        env:
+          ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING: "False"