process_issues

Process Issues

Use this skill to work the Neotoma issue queue end-to-end.

For each open issue, the skill should create or update one or more plan entities, then do one of three things:

• Open a PR for a public-release reproduction.
• Create a local worktree for a local commit or branch reproduction.
• Post an add_issue_message asking for missing context when the reproduction environment is unclear.
• Close any clearly test-only issues that the queue surfaces.
• Open a related GitHub security advisory when the issue is a security issue.

Workflow

1. Discover open issues with neotoma issues list --state open (or the current CLI equivalent when the flag shape differs).
2. Honor reporting mode before any execution:
   • off -> generate and store plans only
   • consent -> ask before executing a per-issue plan
   • proactive -> execute safe plans autonomously
3. Filter queue artifacts before reproduction work:
   • Exclude open PRs or PR URLs accidentally surfaced by the queue command; do not route them through the issue workflow.
   • Identify clearly test-only issues using queue context such as labels like test, test-flow, test-cleanup, or live-issues-tooling, and titles/descriptions that indicate sample/live/public test issues rather than product bugs.
   • For each test-only issue, create or update a cleanup plan entity, then honor reporting mode:
     • off -> store the cleanup plan only
     • consent -> ask before closing
     • proactive -> close the issue immediately with a brief cleanup comment
   • Report closed test issues in the final aggregate output.
4. Spawn parallel subagents with a default concurrency cap of 4, one non-test issue per subagent.
5. Per issue:
   • Load the issue snapshot, conversation thread, and any reporter environment fields.
   • Classify the reproduction environment as public_release, local_commit, local_branch, or unknown.
   • Classify whether the issue is a security issue based on labels, title/body, affected surface, or prior issue/advisory context.
   • If the environment is missing, conflicting, or still unreproducible, call add_issue_message with a structured request for the missing detail and mark the plan awaiting_input.
   • Otherwise, synthesize and store a plan entity linked to the source issue and relevant conversation_message rows.
   • If the issue is a security issue, create a related GitHub security advisory before publishing other public artifacts:
     • Reuse an existing related advisory when one already exists.
     • Otherwise open a new draft advisory with a minimal, redacted summary, affected versions/surfaces, reproduction notes, and mitigation status.
     • Record the advisory URL or identifier in the plan and include it in the final aggregate report.
   • If the plan touches schema, security, foundation docs, or an ambiguous architectural boundary, stop and ask instead of executing.
   • If execution is safe and allowed by reporting mode:
     • public_release -> branch from main, implement and test the change, then open a PR. Public issues may include Fixes #<github_number>; private issues must use neutral wording with no private identifiers.
     • local_commit or local_branch -> create a detached git worktree, initialize it, implement and test the change there, then report the worktree_path.
6. Aggregate subagent outcomes and report created plans, closed test issues, advisories, worktrees, PRs, and outstanding information requests.
7. Summarize comprehensively for the user after each /process-issues run:
   • Include the set of issues reviewed in the run.
   • For each issue, state the current status, classification, and the concrete action taken so far.
   • For security issues, state whether a related advisory was created, reused, or is still blocked.
   • Call out any blocker, missing context, or user decision needed to make more forward progress.
   • Separate "completed / no further action needed now" issues from "still active / blocked" issues.
   • End with a concise "What I need from you" section when any issue requires user input, branch guidance, reproduction detail, environment confirmation, or prioritization.