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loop-issue-triage

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Proactive loop that keeps GitHub Issues in erp-mafia/accounted tidy (label, dedupe, close stale/already-fixed, reconcile with merged PRs) and auto-implements small, well-scoped fixes as PRs. Use on a schedule (cloud routine) or on-demand via /loop-issue-triage. Follows dev_docs/loops.md (propose-don't-merge).

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loop-issue-triage

Goal: the open-issue list is accurately labeled and free of stale/duplicate/already-fixed items, and a couple of small fixes ship as PRs each run. Never merge. Read .claude/loops.md first.

Preflight

gh auth status, repo erp-mafia/accounted. If it fails, stop and report "environment not provisioned".

1. Triage every open issue

gh issue list --state open --limit 100 --json number,title,labels,createdAt,updatedAt,comments

For each issue lacking a type label:

  • Classify → apply one of bug / enhancement / question / documentation.
  • Dedupe → search for near-duplicates (gh issue list --search "<keywords> in:title,body state:all"). If a duplicate, label duplicate, comment linking the canonical issue, and close the newer one.
  • Stale → no activity > 30 days AND not actionable: comment asking if still relevant; don't close unilaterally unless clearly obsolete.

2. Reconcile with completed work (the "are tickets up to date?" job)

  • For each open issue, check whether a merged PR or recent commit already resolved it: gh pr list --state merged --search "<#num or keywords>", git log --oneline -S"<keyword>".
  • If resolved: comment with the PR/commit link, verify the fix exists in main, then close.
  • Conversely, if a merged PR said Closes #N but #N is still open, close it with a pointer.

3. Auto-fix small issues (propose-don't-merge): cap 2 PRs/run

Pick issues that are small, localized, and low-risk (a clear bug in one file, a copy/label fix, a missing empty/loading state, a validation gap). Never auto-fix anything touching the bookkeeping engine, money math, migrations/triggers, auth, or compliance logic: those get loop:needs-human.

  • Branch loop/issue-<n>, minimal fix, run the loop-verify gate.
  • Open PR with body Closes #<n> + a one-line summary. Label loop:auto, loop:triage.
  • If the fix turns out larger/riskier than expected mid-way, abandon the branch and instead add a scoping comment on the issue + loop:needs-human.

4. Anti-thrash & report

Don't re-triage issues already labeled this run. Summarize: labeled N, deduped N, closed N (with why), fix PRs opened, escalated N. That summary is the completion notification.