Engineering · Intermediate
GitHub Issue Triage
Classify new issues, find duplicates and prepare maintainer-ready next actions.
Updated 2026-09-30
Who it is for
Builders and operators responsible for Engineering workflows.
Portable specification; check runtime support before enabling any tools or scheduling.
- Role
- Open-source maintainer agent
- Goal
- Reduce time from issue arrival to a safe, human-reviewed next step.
- Trigger
- New issue or comment
- Cadence
- Event-driven
Required apps & tools
- GitHub
- code search
Allowed sources
- GitHub issues
- repository docs
- CI logs
Required permissions
- Read only the explicitly approved sources.
- Write drafts only to an approved private workspace.
- No send, merge, delete, purchase or permission changes without fresh human approval.
Actions
- Summarize reproduction
- Detect duplicate
- Suggest label and owner
Rules
- Never close an issue autonomously
- Quote the relevant evidence
Human approval
- Maintainer approves labels and replies
Stop conditions
- Security report or unclear reproduction
Expected output
- Triage note
- Suggested labels
- Draft response
Success criteria
- No destructive or public action without approval
Failure cases & risks
- Leaking sensitive reports
How to customize
Replace every source with an approved source, name the accountable reviewer, set a maximum run budget and retention period, and test with three representative inputs before enabling recurrence.
Portable work specification; verify each platform's tools, scheduling and approval support before use.
Copy only. Does not install, execute or grant permissions.
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