AWS transform documentation change

Service: transform · 2026-07-01 · Documentation low

File: transform/latest/userguide/custom-workflows.md

Summary

Added documentation for ATX_GIT_COMMITTER_NAME and ATX_GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL environment variables to configure checkpoint commit authorship.

Security assessment

Configuring commit author identity improves auditability but doesn't address vulnerabilities or security features. No security implications or threat mitigation mentioned.

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diff --git a/transform/latest/userguide/custom-workflows.md b/transform/latest/userguide/custom-workflows.md
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@@ -277,0 +278,8 @@ Disable automatic version checks and update notifications during command executi
+**ATX_GIT_COMMITTER_NAME and ATX_GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL**
+
+Configure the author identity used for the checkpoint commits that AWS Transform custom creates in your repository as it applies changes during a transformation. When these variables are not set, checkpoint commits are attributed to a default identity (`ATX Bot <[email protected]>`). Set both variables to attribute checkpoints to a specific author.
+    
+    
+    export ATX_GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="Jane Developer"
+    export ATX_GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="[email protected]"
+