YAML Overlay Drift Check

Merge YAML overlays, sort keys for determinism, then diff revisions for drift.

Intermediate~3 minyamlcomparisonoperations

Use case

Use this for environment config reviews where overlay order and key ordering can hide meaningful changes.

Workflow overview3 steps0 / 3 completed~3 min

What to expect

Follow the steps from left to right for a quick overview, then use the inline stepper below to run each tool.

Merge YAML overlays, sort keys for determinism, then diff revisions for drift.

Current focusStep 1 · YAML Merge Tool

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Step 1yaml-tools Waiting

YAML Merge Tool

YAML → YAML

Merge YAML

Deep-merged YAML where objects merge recursively and arrays concatenate.

Step 2yaml-tools Waiting

YAML Sort Keys

YAML → YAML

Sort YAML keys

Review the result here before moving to the next step.

Step 3yaml-tools Waiting

YAML Diff Tool

YAML → TEXT

Compare YAML

Path-based differences between left and right YAML.

Workflow steps

Run this workflow inline

Work through each tool step here. Running a step automatically prepares the next step with the correct handoff value.

Workflow shortcut

Next unlocked step: Step 1 · YAML Merge Tool

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Step 1Ready to runyaml-tools

YAML Merge Tool

Merge multiple YAML files into one document.

Open full tool

Merge input (JSON envelope)

Provide { "left": "yaml...", "right": "yaml..." }.

Merged YAML

Deep-merged YAML where objects merge recursively and arrays concatenate.

Run this step to process the current input and prepare the next workflow stage.

Step 2Lockedyaml-tools

YAML Sort Keys

Sort YAML mapping keys alphabetically, recursively.

Open full tool

Complete the previous step first

This step unlocks automatically after all earlier workflow steps are completed successfully.

YAML input

Provide yaml input for this workflow step.

YAML output

Review the result here before moving to the next step.

Run this step to process the current input and prepare the next workflow stage.

Step 3Lockedyaml-tools

YAML Diff Tool

Compare two YAML documents and report differences.

Open full tool

Complete the previous step first

This step unlocks automatically after all earlier workflow steps are completed successfully.

Diff input (JSON)

Provide { "left": "yaml...", "right": "yaml..." }.

Diff result

Path-based differences between left and right YAML.

Run this step to process the current input and prepare the next workflow stage.