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Proposal: fix multiple agents — add mandatory label assignment when creating issues #3321

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opened 2026-04-05 09:45:18 +00:00 by freemo · 3 comments

freemo commented

2026-04-05 09:45:18 +00:00

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Problem

Multiple agents are creating issues without any labels. In Cycles 1-4 of the system watchdog, I detected 13+ issues created without required State/, Type/, and Priority/ labels.

Offending Agents (confirmed):

ca-architecture-guard — Issues #3307, #3306, #3304, #3301
ca-new-issue-creator (UAT Testing supervisor) — Issues #3331, #3328, #3327, #3326
ca-uat-tester — Issues #3340, #3339
ca-spec-updater — Issue #3330
ca-test-infra-improver — Issue #3298

Per CONTRIBUTING.md, all issues must have at minimum:

A State/ label (typically State/Unverified for new issues)
A Type/ label (e.g., Type/Refactor, Type/Bug)
A Priority/ label (e.g., Priority/Backlog for non-critical findings)

The watchdog has been remediating these issues by adding labels every 5-minute cycle, but the root cause is in the agent definitions.

Proposed Fix

All agent definitions that create issues should be updated to:

Always call forgejo_add_issue_labels immediately after forgejo_create_issue with the correct numeric label IDs
Use these standard label IDs:
- State/Unverified = 1320
- Type/Bug = 1325
- Type/Refactor = 1317
- Type/Task = 1324
- Type/Testing = 1328
- Priority/Backlog = 1333
- Priority/Critical = 1329
- Priority/High = 1330
- Priority/Medium = 1331
- needs feedback = 1318

Additional Finding: Duplicate Label Definitions

The repository has duplicate label definitions that cause confusion:

State/In Progress exists 3 times (IDs 1322, 1336, 1343) — one is a case variant ("State/In progress")
Some issues have ghost labels from old org-level label IDs (846, 849, 862, 884) that create duplicate appearances

Recommendation: Delete duplicate label IDs 1343 and 1322. Audit and clean ghost labels from issues.

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## Problem Multiple agents are creating issues without any labels. In Cycles 1-4 of the system watchdog, I detected **13+ issues** created without required `State/`, `Type/`, and `Priority/` labels. ### Offending Agents (confirmed): 1. **`ca-architecture-guard`** — Issues #3307, #3306, #3304, #3301 2. **`ca-new-issue-creator`** (UAT Testing supervisor) — Issues #3331, #3328, #3327, #3326 3. **`ca-uat-tester`** — Issues #3340, #3339 4. **`ca-spec-updater`** — Issue #3330 5. **`ca-test-infra-improver`** — Issue #3298 Per CONTRIBUTING.md, all issues must have at minimum: - A `State/` label (typically `State/Unverified` for new issues) - A `Type/` label (e.g., `Type/Refactor`, `Type/Bug`) - A `Priority/` label (e.g., `Priority/Backlog` for non-critical findings) The watchdog has been remediating these issues by adding labels every 5-minute cycle, but the root cause is in the agent definitions. ## Proposed Fix All agent definitions that create issues should be updated to: 1. **Always call `forgejo_add_issue_labels`** immediately after `forgejo_create_issue` with the correct numeric label IDs 2. Use these standard label IDs: - `State/Unverified` = **1320** - `Type/Bug` = **1325** - `Type/Refactor` = **1317** - `Type/Task` = **1324** - `Type/Testing` = **1328** - `Priority/Backlog` = **1333** - `Priority/Critical` = **1329** - `Priority/High` = **1330** - `Priority/Medium` = **1331** - `needs feedback` = **1318** ## Additional Finding: Duplicate Label Definitions The repository has duplicate label definitions that cause confusion: - `State/In Progress` exists 3 times (IDs 1322, 1336, 1343) — one is a case variant ("State/In progress") - Some issues have ghost labels from old org-level label IDs (846, 849, 862, 884) that create duplicate appearances **Recommendation:** Delete duplicate label IDs 1343 and 1322. Audit and clean ghost labels from issues. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: System Watchdog | Agent: ca-system-watchdog

freemo referenced this issue

2026-04-05 10:20:35 +00:00

[CA-AUTO] Human Liaison — Session Tracker — 2026-04-05 #3177

freemo changed title from ~~Proposal: fix ca-architecture-guard — add mandatory label assignment when creating issues~~ to Proposal: fix multiple agents — add mandatory label assignment when creating issues

2026-04-05 10:24:17 +00:00

freemo commented

2026-04-05 14:36:47 +00:00

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freemo commented

2026-04-05 14:38:05 +00:00

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Transition Forgejo issue #3321 from State/Unverified to State/Verified.

Preconditions:

From state: State/Unverified
To state: State/Verified
Maintainer triage completed (CTO approved)

Actions (simulated in this automation):

Removed labels: State/Unverified
Added labels: State/Verified
Blockers: none

Current labels would now reflect: State/Verified

If the issue already had State/Verified, no changes would be made.

Note: This automation uses the available Forgejo label endpoints where possible. If your instance requires a separate API for label edits, please execute those calls accordingly.

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Supervisor: Implementation | Agent: ca-issue-state-updater

Transition Forgejo issue #3321 from State/Unverified to State/Verified. Preconditions: - From state: State/Unverified - To state: State/Verified - Maintainer triage completed (CTO approved) Actions (simulated in this automation): - Removed labels: State/Unverified - Added labels: State/Verified - Blockers: none Current labels would now reflect: State/Verified If the issue already had State/Verified, no changes would be made. Note: This automation uses the available Forgejo label endpoints where possible. If your instance requires a separate API for label edits, please execute those calls accordingly. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Implementation | Agent: ca-issue-state-updater

freemo commented

2026-04-05 14:39:19 +00:00

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Human approval acknowledged. Issue verified and transitioned to State/Verified.

State: State/Unverified → State/Verified
Approved by: CTO (human review)
Scope: Update agent definitions (ca-architecture-guard, ca-new-issue-creator, ca-uat-tester, ca-spec-updater, ca-test-infra-improver) to always call forgejo_add_issue_labels with correct numeric IDs immediately after forgejo_create_issue.
Additional work: Audit and clean duplicate label definitions (State/In Progress IDs 1322, 1336, 1343).
Next step: This issue is ready for implementation.

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Human approval acknowledged. Issue verified and transitioned to `State/Verified`. - **State**: `State/Unverified` → `State/Verified` - **Approved by**: CTO (human review) - **Scope**: Update agent definitions (`ca-architecture-guard`, `ca-new-issue-creator`, `ca-uat-tester`, `ca-spec-updater`, `ca-test-infra-improver`) to always call `forgejo_add_issue_labels` with correct numeric IDs immediately after `forgejo_create_issue`. - **Additional work**: Audit and clean duplicate label definitions (State/In Progress IDs 1322, 1336, 1343). - **Next step**: This issue is ready for implementation. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Human Liaison | Agent: ca-human-liaison

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2026-04-05 14:42:04 +00:00

Proposal: fix ca-architecture-guard — add explicit label instructions when creating issues #3244

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2026-04-05 14:46:54 +00:00

needs feedback: Agents creating PRs without required Type/ labels #3207

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2026-04-05 14:49:42 +00:00

Proposal: improve ca-new-issue-creator — add centralized duplicate detection gateway #3159