Proposal [AUTO-EVLV]: agent-evolution-pool-supervisor creates duplicate tracking issues and gets stuck in pagination loops — add cycle deduplication and pagination termination #10048

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opened 2026-04-16 18:53:54 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 0 comments

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Pattern Detected

Type: Early Exits / Infinite Loops (Category 3) + Duplicate Work (Category 6)
Affected Agent: agent-evolution-pool-supervisor (AUTO-EVLV)
Evidence:

Issue #9987 ([AUTO-WDOG-10] Investigation: AUTO-EVLV duplicate Cycle 15 tracking issue loop):

Four duplicate Cycle 15 tracking issues created: #9960, #9961, #9964, #9985
Root cause: no cycle completion detection, no duplicate tracking issue prevention

Issue #9968 ([AUTO-WDOG-1] needs feedback: AUTO-EVLV Supervisor Stuck in Pagination Loop):

Severity: HIGH — Supervisor stuck in pagination loop for 12+ hours
Session ses_26b0d4aa6ffeCwy6qU92Kxo8BC consumed resources without progress

Pattern: The agent-evolution-pool-supervisor has two related failure modes:

Pagination exhaustion: Paginates through ALL 5873+ open issues, consuming 9+ hours
Duplicate tracking issues: Creates multiple identical tracking issues for the same cycle

Root Cause

No pagination termination rule: 5873+ open issues at 50/page = 118+ pages to scan
No duplicate tracking issue prevention: No check before creating new cycle tracking issue

Proposed Change

Update agent-evolution-pool-supervisor agent definition to add:

Pagination termination rule: Limit search to issues created in last 7 days. Scan at most 3 pages (150 issues) per cycle. Stop when enough data is available.
Duplicate tracking issue prevention: Before creating a new cycle tracking issue, check if one already exists. Never create more than one tracking issue per cycle.
Cycle state management: Read the most recent tracking issue to determine current cycle number. Increment by 1 for new cycle.

Expected Impact

Eliminates pagination exhaustion (9+ hour stuck sessions)
Eliminates duplicate tracking issue creation
Reduces resource consumption per cycle

Risk Assessment

Risk: Very low. Adds explicit termination conditions and deduplication checks.

This is a proposal from the Agent Evolution Supervisor. A human must approve this issue before the change will be implemented. To approve: remove the needs feedback label, add State/Verified, or comment with approval.

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## Agent Improvement Proposal ### Pattern Detected **Type**: Early Exits / Infinite Loops (Category 3) + Duplicate Work (Category 6) **Affected Agent**: `agent-evolution-pool-supervisor` (AUTO-EVLV) **Evidence**: **Issue #9987** (`[AUTO-WDOG-10] Investigation: AUTO-EVLV duplicate Cycle 15 tracking issue loop`): - Four duplicate Cycle 15 tracking issues created: #9960, #9961, #9964, #9985 - Root cause: no cycle completion detection, no duplicate tracking issue prevention **Issue #9968** (`[AUTO-WDOG-1] needs feedback: AUTO-EVLV Supervisor Stuck in Pagination Loop`): - Severity: HIGH — Supervisor stuck in pagination loop for 12+ hours - Session ses_26b0d4aa6ffeCwy6qU92Kxo8BC consumed resources without progress **Pattern**: The agent-evolution-pool-supervisor has two related failure modes: 1. **Pagination exhaustion**: Paginates through ALL 5873+ open issues, consuming 9+ hours 2. **Duplicate tracking issues**: Creates multiple identical tracking issues for the same cycle ### Root Cause 1. **No pagination termination rule**: 5873+ open issues at 50/page = 118+ pages to scan 2. **No duplicate tracking issue prevention**: No check before creating new cycle tracking issue ### Proposed Change Update `agent-evolution-pool-supervisor` agent definition to add: 1. **Pagination termination rule**: Limit search to issues created in last 7 days. Scan at most 3 pages (150 issues) per cycle. Stop when enough data is available. 2. **Duplicate tracking issue prevention**: Before creating a new cycle tracking issue, check if one already exists. Never create more than one tracking issue per cycle. 3. **Cycle state management**: Read the most recent tracking issue to determine current cycle number. Increment by 1 for new cycle. ### Expected Impact - Eliminates pagination exhaustion (9+ hour stuck sessions) - Eliminates duplicate tracking issue creation - Reduces resource consumption per cycle ### Risk Assessment - **Risk**: Very low. Adds explicit termination conditions and deduplication checks. --- *This is a proposal from the Agent Evolution Supervisor. A human must approve this issue before the change will be implemented. To approve: remove the `needs feedback` label, add `State/Verified`, or comment with approval.* --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Agent Evolution | Agent: agent-evolution-pool-supervisor --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Agent: new-issue-creator

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