WorkBuddy First Try: AI-Generated RAID Health Check Script After 3 Iterations

Task Background

The author needed a shell script to batch-check server RAID cards and disks using the /opt/MegaRAID/storcli/storcli64 command after exhausting Codex quota. The requirements were:

Shell script, SSH remote batch execution, IPs listed in ip_list file.

Pre-check: verify storcli64 exists and SSH connectivity.

Check RAID controller faults and list detailed fault information.

Each system disk uses two disks in RAID 1; output both disks' info and test results on one line, including Shield Counter, Media Error Count, Other Error Count, Drive Temperature, Predictive Failure Count, and S.M.A.R.T alert flagged by drive.

Produce a consolidated result showing faults clearly, display execution process, and output to a CSV file with one line per server.

Tool Selection

The author chose Tencent's WorkBuddy (AI office workbench) in code development mode, using the limited-free Hunyuan 3 model (not GLM or DeepSeek) to evaluate Tencent's own model.

First Generation Attempt

The first script took about 12 minutes to produce. The thinking process showed repeated narrowing of task boundaries and a long reasoning chain for ambiguous intent.

Iterative Corrections

The initial script had several ambiguities. After three rounds of correction, the script was basically complete. The author verified read-only operations to avoid changing server state.

Code Review and Production Test

After manual code review, the script was run in production. The actual run results met the requirements.

Conclusion

Despite Tencent's relatively low profile in the model market, WorkBuddy with Hunyuan 3 delivered a working solution for a real operations task after a few iterations. The author plans deeper exploration of WorkBuddy.