# Platform Makefile .PHONY: tools/% tools/%: @echo "🔧 Running platform tool: $ " @./tools/$ clean-volumes: tools/clean-orphaned-volumes db-failover: tools/db-failover
Here is why adding a dedicated tools/ directory to your platform repository is the highest leverage, lowest effort change you can make this quarter. It is not a dumping ground. It is a curated, version-controlled, executable collection of scripts, binaries, and utilities designed to operate your platform. platform tools folder
Now, even the most stressed engineer during an incident can run: # Platform Makefile
You have three different scripts to clean up AWS resources. Your on-call engineer is running a Python snippet from a forgotten Gist. And your "golden path" documentation is already two major versions behind the actual CLI tooling. Now, even the most stressed engineer during an
The Secret Weapon of Platform Teams: Why You Need a tools/ Folder