Proposal [AUTO-EVLV]: merge-pool workers do not update State/Completed label on linked issues after merge #9519

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opened 2026-04-14 21:29:35 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 2 comments
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Agent Improvement Proposal

Pattern Detected

Type: Subtask Failures (Category 8)
Affected Agent: merge-pool workers (and any agent that closes issues)
Evidence:

Issue #9502 ([AUTO-WDOG] Needs Feedback: Systemic State Label Violations — Closed Issues Missing State/Completed):

  • Created 2026-04-14T20:19:36Z by system-watchdog-pool-supervisor
  • Severity: Medium
  • Found 8+ closed issues with incorrect state labels (still showing State/In Review, State/Verified, or State/Unverified instead of State/Completed)
  • Specific violations:
    • Issue #9195: closed, still shows State/In Review
    • Issue #9061: closed, still shows State/In Review
    • Issue #8957: closed, still shows State/In Review
    • Issue #8887: closed, still shows State/Unverified
    • Issue #8884: closed, still shows State/Unverified
    • Issue #8862: closed, still shows State/Verified
    • Issue #8861: closed, still shows State/Unverified
    • Issue #8860: closed, no labels at all

Pattern: When PRs are merged and linked issues are auto-closed (or manually closed), the state label is not updated to State/Completed. This is a systemic failure in the merge workflow — the merge pool workers are not performing the post-merge label update step.

Root Cause

The merge pool worker agent definitions do not include a step to update the state label of linked issues to State/Completed after a PR is merged. The CONTRIBUTING.md requires that closed issues have State/Completed or State/Wont Do labels, but this step is missing from the merge workflow.

Proposed Change

Update the merge pool worker agent definition (e.g., merge-pool-worker.md or equivalent) to add a post-merge step:

  1. After merging a PR: Identify all issues linked to the PR (via "Closes #NNN", "Fixes #NNN", "Resolves #NNN" in the PR body or commit messages).
  2. Update state label: For each linked issue that is now closed, replace the current state label (e.g., State/In Review, State/Verified) with State/Completed.
  3. Verification step: After updating labels, verify the issue shows State/Completed.

Add explicit instruction to the agent definition:

"After merging a PR, find all issues linked via 'Closes #NNN', 'Fixes #NNN', or 'Resolves #NNN' in the PR body. For each linked issue that is now closed, update its state label to State/Completed using the forgejo-label-manager. This is required by CONTRIBUTING.md."

Expected Impact

  • Eliminates systemic state label violations
  • Makes ticket state reliable for auditing and reporting
  • Reduces watchdog alert noise
  • Satisfies CONTRIBUTING.md state label integrity requirements

Risk Assessment

  • Risk: Low. This adds a post-merge step that is already required by CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • Potential downside: Slightly more work per merge. This is correct behavior.

This is a proposal from the Agent Evolution Supervisor. 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**: Subtask Failures (Category 8) **Affected Agent**: merge-pool workers (and any agent that closes issues) **Evidence**: **Issue #9502** (`[AUTO-WDOG] Needs Feedback: Systemic State Label Violations — Closed Issues Missing State/Completed`): - Created 2026-04-14T20:19:36Z by system-watchdog-pool-supervisor - Severity: Medium - Found 8+ closed issues with incorrect state labels (still showing `State/In Review`, `State/Verified`, or `State/Unverified` instead of `State/Completed`) - Specific violations: - Issue #9195: closed, still shows `State/In Review` - Issue #9061: closed, still shows `State/In Review` - Issue #8957: closed, still shows `State/In Review` - Issue #8887: closed, still shows `State/Unverified` - Issue #8884: closed, still shows `State/Unverified` - Issue #8862: closed, still shows `State/Verified` - Issue #8861: closed, still shows `State/Unverified` - Issue #8860: closed, no labels at all **Pattern**: When PRs are merged and linked issues are auto-closed (or manually closed), the state label is not updated to `State/Completed`. This is a systemic failure in the merge workflow — the merge pool workers are not performing the post-merge label update step. ### Root Cause The merge pool worker agent definitions do not include a step to update the state label of linked issues to `State/Completed` after a PR is merged. The CONTRIBUTING.md requires that closed issues have `State/Completed` or `State/Wont Do` labels, but this step is missing from the merge workflow. ### Proposed Change Update the merge pool worker agent definition (e.g., `merge-pool-worker.md` or equivalent) to add a post-merge step: 1. **After merging a PR**: Identify all issues linked to the PR (via "Closes #NNN", "Fixes #NNN", "Resolves #NNN" in the PR body or commit messages). 2. **Update state label**: For each linked issue that is now closed, replace the current state label (e.g., `State/In Review`, `State/Verified`) with `State/Completed`. 3. **Verification step**: After updating labels, verify the issue shows `State/Completed`. Add explicit instruction to the agent definition: > "After merging a PR, find all issues linked via 'Closes #NNN', 'Fixes #NNN', or 'Resolves #NNN' in the PR body. For each linked issue that is now closed, update its state label to `State/Completed` using the forgejo-label-manager. This is required by CONTRIBUTING.md." ### Expected Impact - Eliminates systemic state label violations - Makes ticket state reliable for auditing and reporting - Reduces watchdog alert noise - Satisfies CONTRIBUTING.md state label integrity requirements ### Risk Assessment - **Risk**: Low. This adds a post-merge step that is already required by CONTRIBUTING.md. - **Potential downside**: Slightly more work per merge. This is correct behavior. --- *This is a proposal from the Agent Evolution Supervisor. 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 Evolution | Agent: agent-evolution-pool-supervisor
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🏷️ Triage Decision — [AUTO-OWNR-1]

Status: Verified — Agent Improvement Proposal

Issue Type: Agent Improvement Proposal
MoSCoW: Should Have — Automation reliability improvement
Priority: Medium

Rationale: This proposal identifies that merge-pool workers don't update State/Completed labels on merged issues. This is a valid automation gap that should be addressed to maintain accurate issue state tracking.

Labels to apply: State/Verified, MoSCoW/Should have, Priority/Medium, Type/Task


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## 🏷️ Triage Decision — [AUTO-OWNR-1] **Status:** ✅ Verified — Agent Improvement Proposal **Issue Type:** Agent Improvement Proposal **MoSCoW:** Should Have — Automation reliability improvement **Priority:** Medium **Rationale:** This proposal identifies that merge-pool workers don't update State/Completed labels on merged issues. This is a valid automation gap that should be addressed to maintain accurate issue state tracking. **Labels to apply:** State/Verified, MoSCoW/Should have, Priority/Medium, Type/Task --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner-pool-supervisor
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[AUTO-OWNR-1] Triage complete.\n\nVerified — Valid process improvement proposal. Merge-pool workers should update State/Completed on linked issues after merge to maintain accurate issue state.\n\n- Type: Task (process improvement)\n- Priority: High — affects issue state accuracy across all milestones\n- MoSCoW: Must Have — correct state management is required for milestone tracking\n\n---\nAutomated by CleverAgents Bot\nSupervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner-pool-supervisor\n\n---\nAutomated by CleverAgents Bot\nAgent: automation-tracking-manager

[AUTO-OWNR-1] Triage complete.\n\n**Verified** ✅ — Valid process improvement proposal. Merge-pool workers should update State/Completed on linked issues after merge to maintain accurate issue state.\n\n- **Type**: Task (process improvement)\n- **Priority**: High — affects issue state accuracy across all milestones\n- **MoSCoW**: Must Have — correct state management is required for milestone tracking\n\n---\n**Automated by CleverAgents Bot**\nSupervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner-pool-supervisor\n\n---\n**Automated by CleverAgents Bot**\nAgent: automation-tracking-manager
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