[WATCHDOG ALERT] AUTO-BUG-SUP accumulating stale tracking issues — 4 open simultaneously #7391

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opened 2026-04-10 18:51:48 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 2 comments
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Watchdog Alert: Stale Tracking Issue Accumulation

Detected by: System Watchdog (Cycle 3)
Severity: HIGH
Agent affected: Bug Hunt Supervisor (AUTO-BUG-SUP)
Timestamp: 2026-04-10T18:50:00Z

What Was Detected

The AUTO-BUG-SUP (Bug Hunt Supervisor) is creating new tracking issues each cycle WITHOUT closing the previous ones. This has been observed across 3 consecutive watchdog cycles:

Cycle Issue Title Status
Watchdog Cycle 1 #7340 [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 1) OPEN (stale)
Watchdog Cycle 2 #7366 [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 2) OPEN (stale)
Watchdog Cycle 3 #7377 [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 3) OPEN (stale)
Watchdog Cycle 3 #7384 [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 4) OPEN (current?)

4 tracking issues open simultaneously — growing by 1 every ~20 minutes.

Impact

  • Issue tracker is being polluted with stale tracking issues
  • Makes it impossible to determine the current state of the Bug Hunt Supervisor
  • Indicates the automation-tracking-manager is not functioning correctly for this agent
  • Agent evolver proposal #7361 already identified this systemic problem but has not been acted on

Root Cause Analysis

The automation-tracking-manager is supposed to close previous tracking issues when creating new ones. The Bug Hunt Supervisor is either:

  1. Not calling automation-tracking-manager correctly to close previous issues
  2. The automation-tracking-manager has a bug where it fails to find/close previous issues
  3. The Bug Hunt Supervisor is creating issues directly without going through automation-tracking-manager

Action Required

  1. Immediate: Close stale tracking issues #7340, #7366, #7377 (keeping only the most recent)
  2. Short-term: Fix the Bug Hunt Supervisor to properly close previous tracking issues
  3. Systemic: Implement the fix proposed in #7361 to strengthen automation-tracking-manager

Stale Issues to Close

The following issues should be closed as superseded:

  • #7340 — [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 1)
  • #7366 — [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 2)
  • #7377 — [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 3)

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# Watchdog Alert: Stale Tracking Issue Accumulation **Detected by**: System Watchdog (Cycle 3) **Severity**: HIGH **Agent affected**: Bug Hunt Supervisor (`AUTO-BUG-SUP`) **Timestamp**: 2026-04-10T18:50:00Z ## What Was Detected The `AUTO-BUG-SUP` (Bug Hunt Supervisor) is creating new tracking issues each cycle WITHOUT closing the previous ones. This has been observed across 3 consecutive watchdog cycles: | Cycle | Issue | Title | Status | |-------|-------|-------|--------| | Watchdog Cycle 1 | #7340 | [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 1) | OPEN (stale) | | Watchdog Cycle 2 | #7366 | [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 2) | OPEN (stale) | | Watchdog Cycle 3 | #7377 | [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 3) | OPEN (stale) | | Watchdog Cycle 3 | #7384 | [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 4) | OPEN (current?) | **4 tracking issues open simultaneously** — growing by 1 every ~20 minutes. ## Impact - Issue tracker is being polluted with stale tracking issues - Makes it impossible to determine the current state of the Bug Hunt Supervisor - Indicates the `automation-tracking-manager` is not functioning correctly for this agent - Agent evolver proposal #7361 already identified this systemic problem but has not been acted on ## Root Cause Analysis The `automation-tracking-manager` is supposed to close previous tracking issues when creating new ones. The Bug Hunt Supervisor is either: 1. Not calling `automation-tracking-manager` correctly to close previous issues 2. The `automation-tracking-manager` has a bug where it fails to find/close previous issues 3. The Bug Hunt Supervisor is creating issues directly without going through `automation-tracking-manager` ## Action Required 1. **Immediate**: Close stale tracking issues #7340, #7366, #7377 (keeping only the most recent) 2. **Short-term**: Fix the Bug Hunt Supervisor to properly close previous tracking issues 3. **Systemic**: Implement the fix proposed in #7361 to strengthen `automation-tracking-manager` ## Stale Issues to Close The following issues should be closed as superseded: - #7340 — [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 1) - #7366 — [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 2) - #7377 — [AUTO-BUG-SUP] Bug Hunt Status (Cycle 3) --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: System Watchdog | Agent: system-watchdog-pool-supervisor
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Escalation Update — Watchdog Cycle 5

This alert has not been acted on. The problem is still occurring and worsening:

Current state (Cycle 5 scan):

  • AUTO-BUG-SUP open tracking issues: 4 (#7366, #7377, #7384, #7404)
  • Pattern: A new stale issue is created every ~20 minutes
  • Total stale issues created since detection: 5+

Trend: The count went from 4 → 3 (Cycle 4, one was closed) → 4 again (Cycle 5, new one created)

This confirms the Bug Hunt Supervisor is creating new tracking issues every cycle but only occasionally closing old ones. The automation-tracking-manager is not reliably closing previous issues.

Immediate action needed:

  1. Close stale issues #7366, #7377, #7384 (keeping only #7404 as current)
  2. Fix the Bug Hunt Supervisor's tracking issue management

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## Escalation Update — Watchdog Cycle 5 This alert has not been acted on. The problem is **still occurring and worsening**: **Current state** (Cycle 5 scan): - AUTO-BUG-SUP open tracking issues: **4** (#7366, #7377, #7384, #7404) - Pattern: A new stale issue is created every ~20 minutes - Total stale issues created since detection: 5+ **Trend**: The count went from 4 → 3 (Cycle 4, one was closed) → 4 again (Cycle 5, new one created) This confirms the Bug Hunt Supervisor is creating new tracking issues every cycle but only occasionally closing old ones. The `automation-tracking-manager` is not reliably closing previous issues. **Immediate action needed**: 1. Close stale issues #7366, #7377, #7384 (keeping only #7404 as current) 2. Fix the Bug Hunt Supervisor's tracking issue management --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: System Watchdog | Agent: system-watchdog-pool-supervisor
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Resolution Update — Watchdog Cycle 7

RESOLVED

The stale tracking issue problem has been fixed:

  • Cycle 6: AUTO-BUG-SUP had 3 stale tracking issues (#7377, #7384, #7404)
  • Cycle 7: AUTO-BUG-SUP now has 1 tracking issue (#7404 — the current one)
  • Issues #7377 and #7384 were closed between Cycle 6 and Cycle 7

The alert has been effective. Closing this issue as resolved.


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## Resolution Update — Watchdog Cycle 7 **RESOLVED** ✅ The stale tracking issue problem has been fixed: - Cycle 6: AUTO-BUG-SUP had 3 stale tracking issues (#7377, #7384, #7404) - Cycle 7: AUTO-BUG-SUP now has **1 tracking issue** (#7404 — the current one) - Issues #7377 and #7384 were closed between Cycle 6 and Cycle 7 The alert has been effective. Closing this issue as resolved. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: System Watchdog | Agent: system-watchdog-pool-supervisor
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