Several changes here

roles/inventory/linode/tasks/main.yml

@@ -123,14 +123,96 @@
     label: "{{ item.key }}"
   when: linode_inventory_data._meta.hostvars | length > 0
 
-- name: Create JSON inventory file for AWX
-  ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: linode_hosts.json.j2
-    dest: "{{ linode_inventory_output_dir }}/linode_hosts.json"
+- name: Create inventory directory in project
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "/runner/project/inventory"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Create JSON inventory file in project
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    content: "{{ linode_inventory_data | to_nice_json }}"
+    dest: "/runner/project/inventory/linode_hosts.json"
     mode: '0644'
   delegate_to: localhost
   when: linode_inventory_data is defined
 
+- name: Configure Git user for commits
+  ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    cd /runner/project
+    git config --local user.email "awx@ewnix.net"
+    git config --local user.name "AWX Automation"
+    # Ensure we're using SSH for the remote
+    git remote set-url origin git@git.ewnix.net:phlux/ewnix-automation.git
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Ensure SSH key is available for Git operations
+  ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    # Add git.ewnix.net to known hosts to avoid interactive prompts
+    ssh-keyscan -t rsa git.ewnix.net >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null || true
+    # Test SSH connection
+    ssh -T git@git.ewnix.net -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=10 2>&1 || echo "SSH test completed"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Commit inventory back to Git
+  ansible.builtin.shell: |
+    cd /runner/project
+    git add inventory/linode_hosts.json
+    if git diff --staged --quiet; then
+      echo "No changes to commit"
+      exit 0
+    else
+      git commit -m "Update Linode inventory - $(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') [AWX]"
+      # Use SSH to push
+      GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=30" git push origin HEAD
+      echo "Inventory committed and pushed to git@git.ewnix.net:phlux/ewnix-automation"
+    fi
+  register: git_commit_result
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  ignore_errors: true
+  when: 
+    - linode_inventory_data is defined
+    - push_to_git | default(true)
+
+- name: Display Git operation result
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: |
+      Git operation result:
+      Return code: {{ git_commit_result.rc }}
+      Output: {{ git_commit_result.stdout }}
+      Error: {{ git_commit_result.stderr | default('None') }}
+  when: git_commit_result is defined
+
+- name: Trigger AWX project sync (if AWX API available)
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    url: "{{ awx_host | default('https://localhost') }}/api/v2/projects/{{ awx_project_id }}/update/"
+    method: POST
+    headers:
+      Authorization: "Bearer {{ awx_token }}"
+      Content-Type: "application/json"
+    body_format: json
+    body: {}
+    status_code: [200, 201, 202]
+    validate_certs: false
+  register: project_sync_result
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  ignore_errors: true
+  when: 
+    - awx_api_integration | default(false)
+    - awx_token is defined
+    - awx_project_id is defined
+
+- name: Display project sync result
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: |
+      AWX Project sync triggered:
+      Status: {{ project_sync_result.status | default('Not attempted') }}
+      Response: {{ project_sync_result.json | default('No response') }}
+  when: project_sync_result is defined
+
 - name: Clean up temporary script
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: "{{ linode_inventory_output_dir }}/linode_inventory.py"