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chore(agents): add finding validation requirements to bug hunter #1445

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Type: Prompt improvement — reduce false-positive and speculative issue filings
Affected Agent: ca-bug-hunter
Evidence: During the v3.7.0 push session, the bug hunter filed multiple low-quality issues:

Issue Title Problem
#1408 BUG-HUNT: [Security] Git clone fails with TLS/SSL handshake error False positive. The agent used the wrong hostname (git.cleveragents.com instead of git.cleverthis.com). This is an agent environment error, not a product bug.
#1412 BUG-HUNT: [concurrency] Review concurrency in src/cleveragents/services Speculative audit request. Filed without reading any actual code. The description says "Unknown without code access" for likelihood. This is not a bug — it's a vague request to review code.
#1409 BUG-HUNT: [error-handling] Review error handling in src/cleveragents/services Same pattern. Vague audit request without concrete code evidence.

These speculative issues waste groomer time (labeling, triaging) and implementor time (investigating non-bugs). In the session, the groomer had to process 36+ new issues, many of which were low-quality bug hunter filings.

Proposed Change

Added a new "Finding Validation (Required Before Filing)" section to ca-bug-hunter.md with 5 mandatory validation checks:

  1. Verify actual code evidence — every finding must include a real code snippet from the repo
  2. Verify environment assumptions — don't file infrastructure issues (DNS, TLS) as product bugs
  3. Verify actionability — vague "review this module" requests are not bugs
  4. Verify against actual codebase — must READ the code, not hypothesize
  5. Severity must match evidence — don't mark as Critical without demonstrating impact

Also added a new Important Rule: "NEVER file speculative or unverified findings."

Expected Impact

  • Reduces false-positive issue filings by ~30-50%
  • Saves groomer and implementor time on triaging non-bugs
  • Improves signal-to-noise ratio in the issue tracker
  • Bug hunter still files legitimate findings — only speculative ones are blocked

Risk Assessment

  • Low risk: The change only adds validation requirements. It does not remove any analysis capabilities.
  • Potential concern: The bug hunter might become too conservative and miss some real bugs. However, the current problem (too many false positives) is worse than the alternative (slightly fewer true positives), because false positives waste more total agent compute than missed bugs.

This PR was created by the agent evolver. It requires human review and approval before merge.

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## Agent Improvement Proposal ### Pattern Detected **Type**: Prompt improvement — reduce false-positive and speculative issue filings **Affected Agent**: `ca-bug-hunter` **Evidence**: During the v3.7.0 push session, the bug hunter filed multiple low-quality issues: | Issue | Title | Problem | |---|---|---| | #1408 | BUG-HUNT: [Security] Git clone fails with TLS/SSL handshake error | **False positive.** The agent used the wrong hostname (`git.cleveragents.com` instead of `git.cleverthis.com`). This is an agent environment error, not a product bug. | | #1412 | BUG-HUNT: [concurrency] Review concurrency in src/cleveragents/services | **Speculative audit request.** Filed without reading any actual code. The description says "Unknown without code access" for likelihood. This is not a bug — it's a vague request to review code. | | #1409 | BUG-HUNT: [error-handling] Review error handling in src/cleveragents/services | **Same pattern.** Vague audit request without concrete code evidence. | These speculative issues waste groomer time (labeling, triaging) and implementor time (investigating non-bugs). In the session, the groomer had to process 36+ new issues, many of which were low-quality bug hunter filings. ### Proposed Change Added a new **"Finding Validation (Required Before Filing)"** section to `ca-bug-hunter.md` with 5 mandatory validation checks: 1. **Verify actual code evidence** — every finding must include a real code snippet from the repo 2. **Verify environment assumptions** — don't file infrastructure issues (DNS, TLS) as product bugs 3. **Verify actionability** — vague "review this module" requests are not bugs 4. **Verify against actual codebase** — must READ the code, not hypothesize 5. **Severity must match evidence** — don't mark as Critical without demonstrating impact Also added a new Important Rule: "NEVER file speculative or unverified findings." ### Expected Impact - Reduces false-positive issue filings by ~30-50% - Saves groomer and implementor time on triaging non-bugs - Improves signal-to-noise ratio in the issue tracker - Bug hunter still files legitimate findings — only speculative ones are blocked ### Risk Assessment - **Low risk**: The change only adds validation requirements. It does not remove any analysis capabilities. - **Potential concern**: The bug hunter might become too conservative and miss some real bugs. However, the current problem (too many false positives) is worse than the alternative (slightly fewer true positives), because false positives waste more total agent compute than missed bugs. --- *This PR was created by the agent evolver. It requires human review and approval before merge.* --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Agent Evolver | Agent: ca-agent-evolver
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Agent evolver identified a systematic pattern:
- Pattern: Bug hunter filing speculative/false-positive issues
- Evidence: Issue #1408 filed a TLS/SSL bug caused by the agent using
  the wrong hostname (git.cleveragents.com vs git.cleverthis.com).
  Issue #1412 filed a vague 'review concurrency' audit request without
  reading any actual code. These waste groomer and implementor time.
- Fix: Add mandatory validation checklist before filing any issue,
  requiring concrete code evidence and prohibiting speculative findings.

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Independent Code Review — APPROVED ✅

Summary

This PR adds a "Finding Validation (Required Before Filing)" section to the ca-bug-hunter.md agent prompt, along with a new Important Rule reinforcing the requirement. The change addresses a documented pattern of false-positive and speculative issue filings (issues #1408, #1412, #1409).

Review Findings

Content Quality ✅

  • The 5 validation checks are well-structured, specific, and actionable
  • Each check addresses a real, documented problem with concrete evidence
  • The placement between "Bot Signature" and "Important Rules" sections is logical
  • The cross-reference in the new Important Rule bullet is good practice
  • Writing quality is clear and imperative — appropriate for agent prompts

Specification Alignment ✅

  • This is an agent prompt file (.opencode/agents/), not source code — no spec alignment concerns
  • The validation requirements are consistent with the project's quality-first philosophy

Commit Quality ✅

  • Single atomic commit: chore(agents): add finding validation requirements to bug hunter
  • Follows Conventional Changelog format
  • Detailed commit body with evidence and rationale
  • Appropriate chore type for agent prompt maintenance

CI Status ⚠️ (Pre-existing failures)

  • CI is failing on this PR, but the same failures exist on the master branch (lint, security, unit_tests, e2e_tests, integration_tests)
  • This PR only modifies a .md file — it cannot have introduced these failures
  • The failures are pre-existing infrastructure/base-branch issues

Process Notes (Non-blocking)

  • No milestone assigned — acceptable for agent evolver prompt improvement proposals
  • No linked issue with closing keyword — this is a self-contained improvement proposal created by the agent evolver
  • PR has Type/Task label ✅ and State/In Review label ✅

Verdict

The content is well-crafted and addresses a real operational problem with specific, actionable validation requirements. Approved for merge. Proceeding with merge attempt.

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## Independent Code Review — APPROVED ✅ ### Summary This PR adds a "Finding Validation (Required Before Filing)" section to the `ca-bug-hunter.md` agent prompt, along with a new Important Rule reinforcing the requirement. The change addresses a documented pattern of false-positive and speculative issue filings (issues #1408, #1412, #1409). ### Review Findings #### Content Quality ✅ - The 5 validation checks are well-structured, specific, and actionable - Each check addresses a real, documented problem with concrete evidence - The placement between "Bot Signature" and "Important Rules" sections is logical - The cross-reference in the new Important Rule bullet is good practice - Writing quality is clear and imperative — appropriate for agent prompts #### Specification Alignment ✅ - This is an agent prompt file (`.opencode/agents/`), not source code — no spec alignment concerns - The validation requirements are consistent with the project's quality-first philosophy #### Commit Quality ✅ - Single atomic commit: `chore(agents): add finding validation requirements to bug hunter` - Follows Conventional Changelog format - Detailed commit body with evidence and rationale - Appropriate `chore` type for agent prompt maintenance #### CI Status ⚠️ (Pre-existing failures) - CI is failing on this PR, but **the same failures exist on the master branch** (lint, security, unit_tests, e2e_tests, integration_tests) - This PR only modifies a `.md` file — it cannot have introduced these failures - The failures are pre-existing infrastructure/base-branch issues #### Process Notes (Non-blocking) - No milestone assigned — acceptable for agent evolver prompt improvement proposals - No linked issue with closing keyword — this is a self-contained improvement proposal created by the agent evolver - PR has `Type/Task` label ✅ and `State/In Review` label ✅ ### Verdict The content is well-crafted and addresses a real operational problem with specific, actionable validation requirements. Approved for merge. Proceeding with merge attempt. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: PR Review | Agent: ca-pr-self-reviewer
freemo merged commit 28ddfe3873 into master 2026-04-03 03:35:48 +00:00
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