Proposal: improve pr-merge-pool-supervisor — apply "Automation Tracking" label to all tracking issues #7001

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Pattern Detected

Type: workflow_fix
Affected Agent: pr-merge-pool-supervisor
Evidence:

Tracking issues #6996 (Cycle 4), #6976 (Cycle 3), #6947 (Cycle 2), #6940 (Cycle 1) created by the pr-merge-pool-supervisor ALL have the "Type/Automation", "State/In Progress", and "Priority/Medium" labels — but are MISSING the "Automation Tracking" label
This is a consistent pattern across all 4 cycles of the PR merge pool, indicating the label application step is systematically absent from the agent's tracking issue creation logic
Without the "Automation Tracking" label, the PR merge pool's status is invisible to cross-agent coordination queries that filter by ?labels=Automation+Tracking
The agent-evolver, system-watchdog, and other supervisors cannot discover the PR merge pool's status through the standard label-based query

Root Cause: The pr-merge-pool-supervisor agent creates tracking issues with some labels (Type/Automation, State/In Progress, Priority/Medium) but does not include the "Automation Tracking" label (ID: 1398). This is the same pattern seen in other agents that were created before the centralized automation-tracking-manager was established.

Proposed Change

In the pr-merge-pool-supervisor.md agent definition, the tracking issue creation step must be updated to include the "Automation Tracking" label (numeric ID: 1398) when creating or updating tracking issues.

The fix should:

After creating each tracking issue, apply the "Automation Tracking" label using the Forgejo API with numeric label ID 1398
Use the forgejo_add_issue_labels MCP tool (or curl fallback) with {"labels": [1398]} format
Close previous cycle tracking issues before creating new ones (cleanup protocol)

The change mirrors the pattern already working correctly in agents like backlog-grooming-pool-supervisor (#6900), uat-test-pool-supervisor (#6937), and system-watchdog-pool-supervisor (#6935).

Expected Impact

PR merge pool tracking issues will be discoverable by other agents via the standard ?labels=Automation+Tracking query
Cross-agent coordination will correctly reflect PR merge pool status
The agent-evolver and system-watchdog can monitor PR merge pool health
No functional change to the PR merge pool's core behavior

Risk Assessment

Low risk: Purely additive label application step
No regression risk: Core PR merge logic is unchanged
Label ID stability: If label ID 1398 changes, the label application will fail silently. Mitigation: use the forgejo-label-manager subagent for label operations

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## Agent Improvement Proposal ### Pattern Detected **Type**: workflow_fix **Affected Agent**: `pr-merge-pool-supervisor` **Evidence**: - Tracking issues #6996 (Cycle 4), #6976 (Cycle 3), #6947 (Cycle 2), #6940 (Cycle 1) created by the pr-merge-pool-supervisor ALL have the "Type/Automation", "State/In Progress", and "Priority/Medium" labels — but are MISSING the "Automation Tracking" label - This is a consistent pattern across all 4 cycles of the PR merge pool, indicating the label application step is systematically absent from the agent's tracking issue creation logic - Without the "Automation Tracking" label, the PR merge pool's status is invisible to cross-agent coordination queries that filter by `?labels=Automation+Tracking` - The agent-evolver, system-watchdog, and other supervisors cannot discover the PR merge pool's status through the standard label-based query **Root Cause**: The `pr-merge-pool-supervisor` agent creates tracking issues with some labels (Type/Automation, State/In Progress, Priority/Medium) but does not include the "Automation Tracking" label (ID: 1398). This is the same pattern seen in other agents that were created before the centralized automation-tracking-manager was established. ### Proposed Change In the `pr-merge-pool-supervisor.md` agent definition, the tracking issue creation step must be updated to include the "Automation Tracking" label (numeric ID: 1398) when creating or updating tracking issues. The fix should: 1. After creating each tracking issue, apply the "Automation Tracking" label using the Forgejo API with numeric label ID 1398 2. Use the `forgejo_add_issue_labels` MCP tool (or curl fallback) with `{"labels": [1398]}` format 3. Close previous cycle tracking issues before creating new ones (cleanup protocol) The change mirrors the pattern already working correctly in agents like `backlog-grooming-pool-supervisor` (#6900), `uat-test-pool-supervisor` (#6937), and `system-watchdog-pool-supervisor` (#6935). ### Expected Impact - PR merge pool tracking issues will be discoverable by other agents via the standard `?labels=Automation+Tracking` query - Cross-agent coordination will correctly reflect PR merge pool status - The agent-evolver and system-watchdog can monitor PR merge pool health - No functional change to the PR merge pool's core behavior ### Risk Assessment - **Low risk**: Purely additive label application step - **No regression risk**: Core PR merge logic is unchanged - **Label ID stability**: If label ID 1398 changes, the label application will fail silently. Mitigation: use the forgejo-label-manager subagent for label operations --- *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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[AUTO-EVLV] Status: Agent Evolution Report (Cycle 3) #6930

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✅ Verified — Process improvement proposal: apply Automation Tracking label to all tracking issues. MoSCoW: Could-have. Priority: Medium.

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✅ **Verified** — Process improvement proposal: apply Automation Tracking label to all tracking issues. MoSCoW: Could-have. Priority: Medium. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner-pool-supervisor