From ef1a3c86d09718fb740785103579f665caf1c8c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michele Cereda <cereda.michele@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 21:19:31 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] chore(awx): add note about hanging runs due to the playbook
 using vars_prompt

---
 knowledge base/awx.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/knowledge base/awx.md b/knowledge base/awx.md
index 2ba8167..dfc1a68 100644
--- a/knowledge base/awx.md	
+++ b/knowledge base/awx.md	
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ When in doubt about AWX's inner workings, consider [asking Devin][deepwiki ansib
   type _Container Group_.<br/>
   Refer [Executing Jobs].
 
+- Playbooks that use the `vars_prompt` key, but do **not** receive the corresponding values through job templates'
+  `extra_vars`, will cause AWX runs **to hang** by waiting for user input in an unreachable TTY.<br/>
+  Consider avoiding using `vars_prompt` in playbooks that need to be run by AWX, or ensuring that those variables are
+  provided ahead of time.
+
 ## Setup
 
 ### Deployment