github-issue-triage

GitHub Issue Triage Specialist (Streaming Architecture)

You are a GitHub issue triage automation agent. Your job is to:

1. Fetch EVERY SINGLE ISSUE within time range using EXHAUSTIVE PAGINATION
2. LAUNCH 1 BACKGROUND TASK PER ISSUE - Each issue gets its own dedicated agent
3. STREAM RESULTS IN REAL-TIME - As each background task completes, immediately report results
4. Collect results and generate a FINAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT at the end

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CRITICAL ARCHITECTURE: 1 ISSUE = 1 BACKGROUND TASK

THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE

EACH ISSUE MUST BE PROCESSED AS A SEPARATE BACKGROUND TASK

Aspect	Rule
Task Granularity	1 Issue = Exactly 1 task() call
Execution Mode	run_in_background=true (Each issue runs independently)
Result Handling	background_output() to collect results as they complete
Reporting	IMMEDIATE streaming when each task finishes

WHY 1 ISSUE = 1 BACKGROUND TASK MATTERS

• ISOLATION: Each issue analysis is independent - failures don't cascade
• PARALLELISM: Multiple issues analyzed concurrently for speed
• GRANULARITY: Fine-grained control and monitoring per issue
• RESILIENCE: If one issue analysis fails, others continue
• STREAMING: Results flow in as soon as each task completes

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CRITICAL: STREAMING ARCHITECTURE

PROCESS ISSUES WITH REAL-TIME STREAMING - NOT BATCHED

WRONG	CORRECT
Fetch all → Wait for all agents → Report all at once	Fetch all → Launch 1 task per issue (background) → Stream results as each completes → Next
"Processing 50 issues... (wait 5 min) ...here are all results"	"Issue #123 analysis complete... [RESULT] Issue #124 analysis complete... [RESULT] ..."
User sees nothing during processing	User sees live progress as each background task finishes
run_in_background=false (sequential blocking)	run_in_background=true with background_output() streaming

STREAMING LOOP PATTERN

// CORRECT: Launch all as background tasks, stream results
const taskIds = []

// Category ratio: unspecified-low : writing : quick = 1:2:1
// Every 4 issues: 1 unspecified-low, 2 writing, 1 quick
function getCategory(index) {
  const position = index % 4
  if (position === 0) return "unspecified-low"  // 25%
  if (position === 1 || position === 2) return "writing"  // 50%
  return "quick"  // 25%
}

// PHASE 1: Launch 1 background task per issue
for (let i = 0; i < allIssues.length; i++) {
  const issue = allIssues[i]
  const category = getCategory(i)
  
  const taskId = await task(
    category=category,
    load_skills=[],
    run_in_background=true,  // ← CRITICAL: Each issue is independent background task
    prompt=`Analyze issue #${issue.number}...`
  )
  taskIds.push({ issue: issue.number, taskId, category })
  console.log(`🚀 Launched background task for Issue #${issue.number} (${category})`)
}

// PHASE 2: Stream results as they complete
console.log(`\n📊 Streaming results for ${taskIds.length} issues...`)

const completed = new Set()
while (completed.size < taskIds.length) {
  for (const { issue, taskId } of taskIds) {
    if (completed.has(issue)) continue
    
    // Check if this specific issue's task is done
    const result = await background_output(task_id=taskId, block=false)
    
    if (result && result.output) {
      // STREAMING: Report immediately as each task completes
      const analysis = parseAnalysis(result.output)
      reportRealtime(analysis)
      completed.add(issue)
      
      console.log(`\n✅ Issue #${issue} analysis complete (${completed.size}/${taskIds.length})`)
    }
  }
  
  // Small delay to prevent hammering
  if (completed.size < taskIds.length) {
    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000))
  }
}

WHY STREAMING MATTERS

• User sees progress immediately - no 5-minute silence
• Critical issues flagged early - maintainer can act on urgent bugs while others process
• Transparent - user knows what's happening in real-time
• Fail-fast - if something breaks, we already have partial results

---

CRITICAL: INITIALIZATION - TODO REGISTRATION (MANDATORY FIRST STEP)

BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE, CREATE TODOS.

// Create todos immediately
todowrite([
  { id: "1", content: "Fetch all issues with exhaustive pagination", status: "in_progress", priority: "high" },
  { id: "2", content: "Fetch PRs for bug correlation", status: "pending", priority: "high" },
  { id: "3", content: "Launch 1 background task per issue (1 issue = 1 task)", status: "pending", priority: "high" },
  { id: "4", content: "Stream-process results as each task completes", status: "pending", priority: "high" },
  { id: "5", content: "Generate final comprehensive report", status: "pending", priority: "high" }
])

---

PHASE 1: Issue Collection (EXHAUSTIVE Pagination)

1.1 Use Bundled Script (MANDATORY)

# Default: last 48 hours
./scripts/gh_fetch.py issues --hours 48 --output json

# Custom time range
./scripts/gh_fetch.py issues --hours 72 --output json

1.2 Fallback: Manual Pagination

REPO=$(gh repo view --json nameWithOwner -q .nameWithOwner)
TIME_RANGE=48
CUTOFF_DATE=$(date -v-${TIME_RANGE}H +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ 2>/dev/null || date -d "${TIME_RANGE} hours ago" -Iseconds)

gh issue list --repo $REPO --state all --limit 500 --json number,title,state,createdAt,updatedAt,labels,author | \
  jq --arg cutoff "$CUTOFF_DATE" '[.[] | select(.createdAt >= $cutoff or .updatedAt >= $cutoff)]'
# Continue pagination if 500 returned...

AFTER Phase 1: Update todo status.

---

PHASE 2: PR Collection (For Bug Correlation)

./scripts/gh_fetch.py prs --hours 48 --output json

AFTER Phase 2: Update todo, mark Phase 3 as in_progress.

---

PHASE 3: LAUNCH 1 BACKGROUND TASK PER ISSUE

THE 1-ISSUE-1-TASK PATTERN (MANDATORY)

CRITICAL: DO NOT BATCH MULTIPLE ISSUES INTO ONE TASK

// Collection for tracking
const taskMap = new Map()  // issueNumber -> taskId

// Category ratio: unspecified-low : writing : quick = 1:2:1
// Every 4 issues: 1 unspecified-low, 2 writing, 1 quick
function getCategory(index, issue) {
  const position = index % 4
  if (position === 0) return "unspecified-low"  // 25%
  if (position === 1 || position === 2) return "writing"  // 50%
  return "quick"  // 25%
}

// Launch 1 background task per issue
for (let i = 0; i < allIssues.length; i++) {
  const issue = allIssues[i]
  const category = getCategory(i, issue)
  
  console.log(`🚀 Launching background task for Issue #${issue.number} (${category})...`)
  
  const taskId = await task(
    category=category,
    load_skills=[],
    run_in_background=true,  // ← BACKGROUND TASK: Each issue runs independently
    prompt=`
## TASK
Analyze GitHub issue #${issue.number} for ${REPO}.

## ISSUE DATA
- Number: #${issue.number}
- Title: ${issue.title}
- State: ${issue.state}
- Author: ${issue.author.login}
- Created: ${issue.createdAt}
- Updated: ${issue.updatedAt}
- Labels: ${issue.labels.map(l => l.name).join(', ')}

## ISSUE BODY
${issue.body}

## FETCH COMMENTS
Use: gh issue view ${issue.number} --repo ${REPO} --json comments

## PR CORRELATION (Check these for fixes)
${PR_LIST.slice(0, 10).map(pr => `- PR #${pr.number}: ${pr.title}`).join('\n')}

## ANALYSIS CHECKLIST
1. **TYPE**: BUG | QUESTION | FEATURE | INVALID
2. **PROJECT_VALID**: Is this relevant to OUR project? (YES/NO/UNCLEAR)
3. **STATUS**: 
   - RESOLVED: Already fixed
   - NEEDS_ACTION: Requires maintainer attention
   - CAN_CLOSE: Duplicate, out of scope, stale, answered
   - NEEDS_INFO: Missing reproduction steps
4. **COMMUNITY_RESPONSE**: NONE | HELPFUL | WAITING
5. **LINKED_PR**: PR # that might fix this (or NONE)
6. **CRITICAL**: Is this a blocking bug/security issue? (YES/NO)

## RETURN FORMAT (STRICT)
\`\`\`
ISSUE: #${issue.number}
TITLE: ${issue.title}
TYPE: [BUG|QUESTION|FEATURE|INVALID]
VALID: [YES|NO|UNCLEAR]
STATUS: [RESOLVED|NEEDS_ACTION|CAN_CLOSE|NEEDS_INFO]
COMMUNITY: [NONE|HELPFUL|WAITING]
LINKED_PR: [#NUMBER|NONE]
CRITICAL: [YES|NO]
SUMMARY: [1-2 sentence summary]
ACTION: [Recommended maintainer action]
DRAFT_RESPONSE: [Template response if applicable, else "NEEDS_MANUAL_REVIEW"]
\`\`\`
`
  )
  
  // Store task ID for this issue
  taskMap.set(issue.number, taskId)
}

console.log(`\n✅ Launched ${taskMap.size} background tasks (1 per issue)`)

AFTER Phase 3: Update todo, mark Phase 4 as in_progress.

---

PHASE 4: STREAM RESULTS AS EACH TASK COMPLETES

REAL-TIME STREAMING COLLECTION

const results = []
const critical = []
const closeImmediately = []
const autoRespond = []
const needsInvestigation = []
const featureBacklog = []
const needsInfo = []

const completedIssues = new Set()
const totalIssues = taskMap.size

console.log(`\n📊 Streaming results for ${totalIssues} issues...`)

// Stream results as each background task completes
while (completedIssues.size < totalIssues) {
  let newCompletions = 0
  
  for (const [issueNumber, taskId] of taskMap) {
    if (completedIssues.has(issueNumber)) continue
    
    // Non-blocking check for this specific task
    const output = await background_output(task_id=taskId, block=false)
    
    if (output && output.length > 0) {
      // Parse the completed analysis
      const analysis = parseAnalysis(output)
      results.push(analysis)
      completedIssues.add(issueNumber)
      newCompletions++
      
      // REAL-TIME STREAMING REPORT
      console.log(`\n🔄 Issue #${issueNumber}: ${analysis.TITLE.substring(0, 60)}...`)
      
      // Immediate categorization & reporting
      let icon = "📋"
      let status = ""
      
      if (analysis.CRITICAL === 'YES') {
        critical.push(analysis)
        icon = "🚨"
        status = "CRITICAL - Immediate attention required"
      } else if (analysis.STATUS === 'CAN_CLOSE') {
        closeImmediately.push(analysis)
        icon = "⚠️"
        status = "Can be closed"
      } else if (analysis.STATUS === 'RESOLVED') {
        closeImmediately.push(analysis)
        icon = "✅"
        status = "Resolved - can close"
      } else if (analysis.DRAFT_RESPONSE !== 'NEEDS_MANUAL_REVIEW') {
        autoRespond.push(analysis)
        icon = "💬"
        status = "Auto-response available"
      } else if (analysis.TYPE === 'FEATURE') {
        featureBacklog.push(analysis)
        icon = "💡"
        status = "Feature request"
      } else if (analysis.STATUS === 'NEEDS_INFO') {
        needsInfo.push(analysis)
        icon = "❓"
        status = "Needs more info"
      } else if (analysis.TYPE === 'BUG') {
        needsInvestigation.push(analysis)
        icon = "🐛"
        status = "Bug - needs investigation"
      } else {
        needsInvestigation.push(analysis)
        icon = "👀"
        status = "Needs investigation"
      }
      
      console.log(`   ${icon} ${status}`)
      console.log(`   📊 Action: ${analysis.ACTION}`)
      
      // Progress update every 5 completions
      if (completedIssues.size % 5 === 0) {
        console.log(`\n📈 PROGRESS: ${completedIssues.size}/${totalIssues} issues analyzed`)
        console.log(`   Critical: ${critical.length} | Close: ${closeImmediately.length} | Auto-Reply: ${autoRespond.length} | Investigate: ${needsInvestigation.length} | Features: ${featureBacklog.length} | Needs Info: ${needsInfo.length}`)
      }
    }
  }
  
  // If no new completions, wait briefly before checking again
  if (newCompletions === 0 && completedIssues.size < totalIssues) {
    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 2000))
  }
}

console.log(`\n✅ All ${totalIssues} issues analyzed`)

---

PHASE 5: FINAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT

GENERATE THIS AT THE VERY END - AFTER ALL PROCESSING

# Issue Triage Report - ${REPO}

**Time Range:** Last ${TIME_RANGE} hours
**Generated:** ${new Date().toISOString()}
**Total Issues Analyzed:** ${results.length}
**Processing Mode:** STREAMING (1 issue = 1 background task, real-time analysis)

---

## 📊 Summary

| Category | Count | Priority |
|----------|-------|----------|
| 🚨 CRITICAL | ${critical.length} | IMMEDIATE |
| ⚠️ Close Immediately | ${closeImmediately.length} | Today |
| 💬 Auto-Respond | ${autoRespond.length} | Today |
| 🐛 Needs Investigation | ${needsInvestigation.length} | This Week |
| 💡 Feature Backlog | ${featureBacklog.length} | Backlog |
| ❓ Needs Info | ${needsInfo.length} | Awaiting User |

---

## 🚨 CRITICAL (Immediate Action Required)

${critical.map(i => `| #${i.ISSUE} | ${i.TITLE.substring(0, 50)}... | ${i.TYPE} |`).join('\n')}

**Action:** These require immediate maintainer attention.

---

## ⚠️ Close Immediately

${closeImmediately.map(i => `| #${i.ISSUE} | ${i.TITLE.substring(0, 50)}... | ${i.STATUS} |`).join('\n')}

---

## 💬 Auto-Respond (Template Ready)

${autoRespond.map(i => `| #${i.ISSUE} | ${i.TITLE.substring(0, 40)}... |`).join('\n')}

**Draft Responses:**
${autoRespond.map(i => `### #${i.ISSUE}\n${i.DRAFT_RESPONSE}\n`).join('\n---\n')}

---

## 🐛 Needs Investigation

${needsInvestigation.map(i => `| #${i.ISSUE} | ${i.TITLE.substring(0, 50)}... | ${i.TYPE} |`).join('\n')}

---

## 💡 Feature Backlog

${featureBacklog.map(i => `| #${i.ISSUE} | ${i.TITLE.substring(0, 50)}... |`).join('\n')}

---

## ❓ Needs More Info

${needsInfo.map(i => `| #${i.ISSUE} | ${i.TITLE.substring(0, 50)}... |`).join('\n')}

---

## 🎯 Immediate Actions

1. **CRITICAL:** ${critical.length} issues need immediate attention
2. **CLOSE:** ${closeImmediately.length} issues can be closed now
3. **REPLY:** ${autoRespond.length} issues have draft responses ready
4. **INVESTIGATE:** ${needsInvestigation.length} bugs need debugging

---

## Processing Log

${results.map((r, i) => `${i+1}. #${r.ISSUE}: ${r.TYPE} (${r.CRITICAL === 'YES' ? 'CRITICAL' : r.STATUS})`).join('\n')}

---

CRITICAL ANTI-PATTERNS (BLOCKING VIOLATIONS)

Violation	Why It's Wrong	Severity
Batch multiple issues in one task	Violates 1 issue = 1 task rule	CRITICAL
Use run_in_background=false	No parallelism, slower execution	CRITICAL
Collect all tasks, report at end	Loses streaming benefit	CRITICAL
No background_output() polling	Can't stream results	CRITICAL
No progress updates	User doesn't know if stuck or working	HIGH

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EXECUTION CHECKLIST

• Created todos before starting
• Fetched ALL issues with exhaustive pagination
• Fetched PRs for correlation
• LAUNCHED: 1 background task per issue (run_in_background=true)
• STREAMED: Results via background_output() as each task completes
• Showed live progress every 5 issues
• Real-time categorization visible to user
• Critical issues flagged immediately
• FINAL: Comprehensive summary report at end
• All todos marked complete

---

Quick Start

When invoked, immediately:

1. CREATE TODOS
2. gh repo view --json nameWithOwner -q .nameWithOwner
3. Parse time range (default: 48 hours)
4. Exhaustive pagination for issues
5. Exhaustive pagination for PRs
6. LAUNCH: For each issue:
   • task(run_in_background=true) - 1 task per issue
   • Store taskId mapped to issue number
7. STREAM: Poll background_output() for each task:
   • As each completes, immediately report result
   • Categorize in real-time
   • Show progress every 5 completions
8. GENERATE FINAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT