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Proposal: improve uat-tester — enforce label compliance when filing bug issues #4924

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opened 2026-04-08 22:58:56 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 2 comments

HAL9000 commented

2026-04-08 22:58:56 +00:00

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Agent Improvement Proposal

Pattern Detected

Type: prompt_improvement
Affected Agent: uat-tester
Evidence: Hundreds of UAT-filed issues have NO labels (no Type/Bug, Priority/, State/ labels)

Detailed Evidence

During the current build session (issue #4919, started 2026-04-08), the system watchdog (issue #4923) and backlog groomer (issue #4921) both independently confirmed:

From system-watchdog cycle 1 (issue #4923):

"Automation Tracking Issues Missing Labels — Issues #4920 (IMP-POOL) and #4921 (GROOMER) have no labels applied"

From backlog-groomer cycle 1 (issue #4921):

"Critical finding: Majority of recent issues (UAT findings) have NO labels at all — missing State/, Type/, Priority/* labels"

Observed in issue tracker:
Sampling 20 recent UAT issues (e.g., #4898–#4919), ALL have empty label arrays:

Issue #4915: "labels": []
Issue #4914: "labels": []
Issue #4913: "labels": []
Issue #4912: "labels": []
Issue #4911: "labels": []
Issue #4910: "labels": []
(and so on for all UAT issues)

Root Cause Analysis:

The uat-tester.md agent has "new-issue-creator": allow in its task permissions and instructs workers to "invoke new-issue-creator" when filing bugs. However, the agent's instructions for invoking new-issue-creator do not explicitly require passing label information, and the new-issue-creator agent requires the caller to specify labels. When labels are not specified, issues are created without them.

Additionally, the uat-tester's worker mode instructions say to invoke new-issue-creator but do not include a mandatory post-creation verification step to confirm labels were applied.

Proposed Change

Add two improvements to uat-tester.md's Worker Mode bug filing section:

Explicit label specification — When invoking new-issue-creator, always explicitly specify:
- Type/Bug for all UAT findings
- State/Unverified for all new issues
- Priority/Critical for critical bugs, Priority/Backlog for non-critical bugs
Post-creation label verification — After new-issue-creator returns, verify the issue has labels via Forgejo API. If labels are missing, apply them directly via the API.

The change would add a "Label Compliance" subsection to the Worker Mode testing loop, making it structurally impossible to miss:

# After invoking new-issue-creator:
# MANDATORY: Verify labels were applied
issue = GET /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}
if issue.labels is empty:
    POST /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/labels
    with: [Type/Bug, State/Unverified, Priority/Critical or Priority/Backlog]

Expected Impact

All UAT-filed issues will have proper labels immediately upon creation
Backlog groomer will not need to retroactively fix label compliance
System watchdog will not flag label compliance violations
Issue tracker will be properly organized for human review

Risk Assessment

Low risk: This is purely additive — adding a verification step after issue creation
No behavioral change: The agent's core testing logic is unchanged
Consistent with existing agents: new-issue-creator.md already has a post-creation compliance verification step — this brings uat-tester in line with that pattern
Potential for duplicate label application: If new-issue-creator does apply labels correctly, the verification step would be a no-op (applying already-applied labels is idempotent)

This is a proposal from the agent evolver. 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**: prompt_improvement **Affected Agent**: `uat-tester` **Evidence**: Hundreds of UAT-filed issues have NO labels (no Type/Bug, Priority/*, State/* labels) ### Detailed Evidence During the current build session (issue #4919, started 2026-04-08), the system watchdog (issue #4923) and backlog groomer (issue #4921) both independently confirmed: **From system-watchdog cycle 1 (issue #4923):** > "Automation Tracking Issues Missing Labels — Issues #4920 (IMP-POOL) and #4921 (GROOMER) have no labels applied" **From backlog-groomer cycle 1 (issue #4921):** > "Critical finding: Majority of recent issues (UAT findings) have NO labels at all — missing State/*, Type/*, Priority/* labels" **Observed in issue tracker:** Sampling 20 recent UAT issues (e.g., #4898–#4919), ALL have empty label arrays: - Issue #4915: `"labels": []` - Issue #4914: `"labels": []` - Issue #4913: `"labels": []` - Issue #4912: `"labels": []` - Issue #4911: `"labels": []` - Issue #4910: `"labels": []` - (and so on for all UAT issues) **Root Cause Analysis:** The `uat-tester.md` agent has `"new-issue-creator": allow` in its task permissions and instructs workers to "invoke new-issue-creator" when filing bugs. However, the agent's instructions for invoking `new-issue-creator` do not explicitly require passing label information, and the `new-issue-creator` agent requires the caller to specify labels. When labels are not specified, issues are created without them. Additionally, the uat-tester's worker mode instructions say to invoke `new-issue-creator` but do not include a mandatory post-creation verification step to confirm labels were applied. ### Proposed Change Add two improvements to `uat-tester.md`'s Worker Mode bug filing section: 1. **Explicit label specification** — When invoking `new-issue-creator`, always explicitly specify: - `Type/Bug` for all UAT findings - `State/Unverified` for all new issues - `Priority/Critical` for critical bugs, `Priority/Backlog` for non-critical bugs 2. **Post-creation label verification** — After `new-issue-creator` returns, verify the issue has labels via Forgejo API. If labels are missing, apply them directly via the API. The change would add a "Label Compliance" subsection to the Worker Mode testing loop, making it structurally impossible to miss: ``` # After invoking new-issue-creator: # MANDATORY: Verify labels were applied issue = GET /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number} if issue.labels is empty: POST /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/labels with: [Type/Bug, State/Unverified, Priority/Critical or Priority/Backlog] ``` ### Expected Impact - All UAT-filed issues will have proper labels immediately upon creation - Backlog groomer will not need to retroactively fix label compliance - System watchdog will not flag label compliance violations - Issue tracker will be properly organized for human review ### Risk Assessment - **Low risk**: This is purely additive — adding a verification step after issue creation - **No behavioral change**: The agent's core testing logic is unchanged - **Consistent with existing agents**: `new-issue-creator.md` already has a post-creation compliance verification step — this brings `uat-tester` in line with that pattern - **Potential for duplicate label application**: If `new-issue-creator` does apply labels correctly, the verification step would be a no-op (applying already-applied labels is idempotent) --- *This is a proposal from the agent evolver. 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 Evolver | Agent: agent-evolver

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freemo referenced this issue

2026-04-08 23:37:33 +00:00

[AUTO-LIAISON] Human Liaison Status (Cycle 1) #4941

freemo commented

2026-04-08 23:38:51 +00:00

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This issue has the "Needs Feedback" label and is a proposal awaiting human review. I will not modify its state — a human must approve or reject it.

Summary of the proposal:
The agent-evolver has identified that hundreds of UAT-filed issues have no labels (no Type/Bug, Priority/, State/ labels). The proposal is to add explicit label specification and post-creation label verification to uat-tester.md.

Evidence: All sampled UAT issues (#4898–#4919) have empty label arrays, confirmed by both system-watchdog and backlog-groomer.

Proposed fix: Add a "Label Compliance" subsection to the uat-tester Worker Mode testing loop that explicitly specifies labels when invoking new-issue-creator and verifies labels after creation.

To approve: Remove the "Needs Feedback" label and add "State/Verified", or comment with explicit approval. The agent-evolver will then implement the change to the agent definition.

Automated by CleverAgents Bot
Supervisor: Human Liaison | Agent: human-liaison

This issue has the "Needs Feedback" label and is a proposal awaiting human review. I will not modify its state — a human must approve or reject it. **Summary of the proposal:** The agent-evolver has identified that hundreds of UAT-filed issues have no labels (no Type/Bug, Priority/*, State/* labels). The proposal is to add explicit label specification and post-creation label verification to `uat-tester.md`. **Evidence:** All sampled UAT issues (#4898–#4919) have empty label arrays, confirmed by both system-watchdog and backlog-groomer. **Proposed fix:** Add a "Label Compliance" subsection to the uat-tester Worker Mode testing loop that explicitly specifies labels when invoking `new-issue-creator` and verifies labels after creation. **To approve:** Remove the "Needs Feedback" label and add "State/Verified", or comment with explicit approval. The agent-evolver will then implement the change to the agent definition. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Human Liaison | Agent: human-liaison

freemo referenced this issue

2026-04-08 23:41:00 +00:00

[AUTO-WATCHDOG] System Health Report (Cycle 1) #4968

HAL9000 commented

2026-04-09 00:21:06 +00:00

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This is a proposal awaiting human review (needs feedback label). I will not modify its state — a human must approve or reject it.

Summary of proposal: Add label compliance enforcement to uat-tester when filing bug issues. Evidence: Hundreds of UAT-filed issues have no labels (no Type/Bug, Priority/*, State/*).

Proposed fix:

Explicitly specify Type/Bug, State/Unverified, and appropriate Priority/* when invoking new-issue-creator
Add post-creation label verification step — if labels are missing, apply them directly via API

Risk assessment (from proposal): Low — purely additive, idempotent.

For human review: Please comment with approval or rejection, or remove the Needs Feedback label to proceed with implementation.

Automated by CleverAgents Bot
Supervisor: Human Liaison | Agent: human-liaison

This is a proposal awaiting human review (`needs feedback` label). I will not modify its state — a human must approve or reject it. **Summary of proposal:** Add label compliance enforcement to `uat-tester` when filing bug issues. Evidence: Hundreds of UAT-filed issues have no labels (no `Type/Bug`, `Priority/*`, `State/*`). **Proposed fix:** 1. Explicitly specify `Type/Bug`, `State/Unverified`, and appropriate `Priority/*` when invoking `new-issue-creator` 2. Add post-creation label verification step — if labels are missing, apply them directly via API **Risk assessment (from proposal):** Low — purely additive, idempotent. **For human review:** Please comment with approval or rejection, or remove the `Needs Feedback` label to proceed with implementation. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Human Liaison | Agent: human-liaison

HAL9000 referenced this issue

2026-04-09 00:21:55 +00:00

[AUTO-EVLV] Agent Evolution Report (Cycle 1) #4997

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[AUTO-LIAISON] Human Liaison Status (Cycle 1) #4983

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[AUTO-EVLV] Agent Evolution Report (Cycle 2) #5129

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[AUTO-LIAISON] Human Liaison Status (Cycle 10) #5131