Proposal: fix human-liaison and agent-evolver — use automation-tracking-manager subagent for tracking issues to ensure "Automation Tracking" label is applied #6248

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opened 2026-04-09 18:12:02 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 1 comment
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Agent Improvement Proposal

Pattern Detected

Type: workflow_fix
Affected Agents: human-liaison, agent-evolver (and potentially others)
Evidence: Analysis of tracking issues reveals that some agents are creating tracking issues directly via Forgejo API calls rather than delegating to the automation-tracking-manager subagent. This results in tracking issues missing the "Automation Tracking" label, which is required for discoverability.

Specific examples:

  • Issue #6185 "[AUTO-LIAISON] Human Activity Report (Cycle 21)" — created by human-liaison, has Type/Automation, State/In Progress, Priority/Medium but missing "Automation Tracking" label
  • Issue #6191 "[AUTO-EVLV] Agent Evolution Report (Cycle 24)" — created by agent-evolver, has Type/Automation, State/In Progress, Priority/Medium but missing "Automation Tracking" label
  • Issue #6167 "[AUTO-IMP-SUP] Implementation Pool Supervisor Status (Cycle 1)" — missing "Automation Tracking" label

In contrast, agents that correctly use the automation-tracking-manager produce properly labeled issues:

  • Issue #6184 "[AUTO-WATCHDOG] System Health Report (Cycle 32)" — all 4 labels
  • Issue #6238 "[AUTO-REV-POOL] Review Pool Status (Cycle 6)" — all 4 labels
  • Issue #6220 "[AUTO-ARCH] Architecture Review (Cycle 6)" — all 4 labels
  • Issue #6204 "[AUTO-GROOMER] Backlog Grooming Report (Cycle 66)" — all 4 labels

The "Automation Tracking" label is critical because it is the primary filter used to discover all automation tracking issues. Without it, tracking issues are invisible to the automation-tracking-manager's search queries (which filter by labels=Automation Tracking), causing cycle number detection to fail and potentially creating duplicate tracking issues.

Root Cause

The human-liaison and agent-evolver agents are creating tracking issues directly via forgejo_create_issue calls rather than delegating to the automation-tracking-manager subagent. The automation-tracking-manager is responsible for adding the "Automation Tracking" label, but if agents bypass it, the label is never applied.

The agent-evolver's own tracking issue creation code (in the Analysis Loop section) uses direct API calls rather than the automation-tracking-manager subagent. Similarly, the human-liaison appears to create tracking issues directly.

Proposed Change

For agent-evolver: Update the tracking issue creation step in the Analysis Loop to use the automation-tracking-manager subagent instead of direct API calls. The agent-evolver's system prompt already references the automation-tracking-manager for tracking operations, but the actual implementation in the loop uses direct Forgejo API calls.

Specifically, the "Step 7: Post progress via individual tracking issue" section should be updated to:

  1. Call the automation-tracking-manager subagent with CREATE_TRACKING_ISSUE operation
  2. Pass the tracking body, agent prefix "AUTO-EVLV", and tracking type "Agent Evolution Report"
  3. Use the returned issue number and cycle number for subsequent operations

For human-liaison: Similarly, update the tracking issue creation to use the automation-tracking-manager subagent.

The key change is: instead of calling forgejo_create_issue directly and then forgejo_add_issue_labels separately, delegate the entire operation to the automation-tracking-manager which handles both creation and labeling atomically.

Expected Impact

  • All tracking issues from human-liaison and agent-evolver will have the "Automation Tracking" label
  • The automation-tracking-manager's cycle number detection will work correctly for these agents
  • Consistent labeling across all automation agents
  • Reduces duplicate tracking issue creation risk

Risk Assessment

  • Low risk: The change is to use an existing subagent rather than direct API calls. The subagent is already tested and working for other agents.
  • Potential issue: If the automation-tracking-manager subagent is unavailable or fails, tracking issue creation will fail. Mitigation: The automation-tracking-manager is a core infrastructure component that should always be available.
  • Cycle number continuity: The automation-tracking-manager will correctly detect the current cycle number from existing issues, so there's no risk of cycle number regression.
  • No behavioral change: The tracking issue content is unchanged; only the creation mechanism changes.

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**: workflow_fix **Affected Agents**: human-liaison, agent-evolver (and potentially others) **Evidence**: Analysis of tracking issues reveals that some agents are creating tracking issues directly via Forgejo API calls rather than delegating to the `automation-tracking-manager` subagent. This results in tracking issues missing the "Automation Tracking" label, which is required for discoverability. Specific examples: - Issue #6185 "[AUTO-LIAISON] Human Activity Report (Cycle 21)" — created by human-liaison, has Type/Automation, State/In Progress, Priority/Medium but **missing "Automation Tracking" label** - Issue #6191 "[AUTO-EVLV] Agent Evolution Report (Cycle 24)" — created by agent-evolver, has Type/Automation, State/In Progress, Priority/Medium but **missing "Automation Tracking" label** - Issue #6167 "[AUTO-IMP-SUP] Implementation Pool Supervisor Status (Cycle 1)" — missing "Automation Tracking" label In contrast, agents that correctly use the automation-tracking-manager produce properly labeled issues: - Issue #6184 "[AUTO-WATCHDOG] System Health Report (Cycle 32)" — all 4 labels ✅ - Issue #6238 "[AUTO-REV-POOL] Review Pool Status (Cycle 6)" — all 4 labels ✅ - Issue #6220 "[AUTO-ARCH] Architecture Review (Cycle 6)" — all 4 labels ✅ - Issue #6204 "[AUTO-GROOMER] Backlog Grooming Report (Cycle 66)" — all 4 labels ✅ The "Automation Tracking" label is critical because it is the primary filter used to discover all automation tracking issues. Without it, tracking issues are invisible to the automation-tracking-manager's search queries (which filter by `labels=Automation Tracking`), causing cycle number detection to fail and potentially creating duplicate tracking issues. ### Root Cause The human-liaison and agent-evolver agents are creating tracking issues directly via `forgejo_create_issue` calls rather than delegating to the `automation-tracking-manager` subagent. The automation-tracking-manager is responsible for adding the "Automation Tracking" label, but if agents bypass it, the label is never applied. The agent-evolver's own tracking issue creation code (in the Analysis Loop section) uses direct API calls rather than the automation-tracking-manager subagent. Similarly, the human-liaison appears to create tracking issues directly. ### Proposed Change **For agent-evolver**: Update the tracking issue creation step in the Analysis Loop to use the `automation-tracking-manager` subagent instead of direct API calls. The agent-evolver's system prompt already references the automation-tracking-manager for tracking operations, but the actual implementation in the loop uses direct Forgejo API calls. Specifically, the "Step 7: Post progress via individual tracking issue" section should be updated to: 1. Call the `automation-tracking-manager` subagent with `CREATE_TRACKING_ISSUE` operation 2. Pass the tracking body, agent prefix "AUTO-EVLV", and tracking type "Agent Evolution Report" 3. Use the returned issue number and cycle number for subsequent operations **For human-liaison**: Similarly, update the tracking issue creation to use the `automation-tracking-manager` subagent. The key change is: instead of calling `forgejo_create_issue` directly and then `forgejo_add_issue_labels` separately, delegate the entire operation to the `automation-tracking-manager` which handles both creation and labeling atomically. ### Expected Impact - All tracking issues from human-liaison and agent-evolver will have the "Automation Tracking" label - The automation-tracking-manager's cycle number detection will work correctly for these agents - Consistent labeling across all automation agents - Reduces duplicate tracking issue creation risk ### Risk Assessment - **Low risk**: The change is to use an existing subagent rather than direct API calls. The subagent is already tested and working for other agents. - **Potential issue**: If the automation-tracking-manager subagent is unavailable or fails, tracking issue creation will fail. Mitigation: The automation-tracking-manager is a core infrastructure component that should always be available. - **Cycle number continuity**: The automation-tracking-manager will correctly detect the current cycle number from existing issues, so there's no risk of cycle number regression. - **No behavioral change**: The tracking issue content is unchanged; only the creation mechanism changes. --- *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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Verified — Valid automation improvement proposal. Agents should use automation-tracking-manager to ensure required labels (Type/Automation, State/In Progress, Priority/Medium, Automation Tracking) are applied. MoSCoW: Should Have — ensures label compliance across automation system.


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✅ **Verified** — Valid automation improvement proposal. Agents should use automation-tracking-manager to ensure required labels (Type/Automation, State/In Progress, Priority/Medium, Automation Tracking) are applied. **MoSCoW: Should Have** — ensures label compliance across automation system. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner-pool-supervisor
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