report-apexyard-bug
Testing & QualityReport a bug in the apexyard FRAMEWORK itself (hook misfire, skill gap, rule bug) — files a structured issue upstream to me2resh/apexyard. Distinct from /bug, which files into your own project.
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/report-apexyard-bug — Report a Framework Bug Upstream
Files a structured GitHub Issue about the apexyard framework itself to the
canonical upstream me2resh/apexyard — for when a hook misfires, a skill is
broken, a rule produces a wrong result, or the docs are wrong.
This is the framework-feedback sibling of /bug. The difference is the target:
| Skill | Reports a bug in… | Files to… |
|---|---|---|
/bug | your managed project's code | your project's own GitHub repo |
/report-apexyard-bug | the apexyard framework (hooks / skills / rules / agents / docs) | me2resh/apexyard (upstream) |
Leak protection (mandatory). This skill writes to a PUBLIC framework repo. NEVER include a registered private project's name, repo slug, or workspace path in the issue. Per
.claude/rules/leak-protection.md, describe the context generically ("a registered project", "one of the managed workspaces"). Theblock-private-refs-in-public-repos.shhook is the mechanical backstop, but scrub at authoring time — the private name is right there in your context while you write, and not referencing it takes active suppression.
Usage
/report-apexyard-bug detect-role-trigger.sh fires on the wrong path
/report-apexyard-bug /handover crashes when the repo has no README
/report-apexyard-bug require-active-ticket blocks an exempt docs edit
Process
0. Write the active-issue-skill marker (REQUIRED — me2resh/apexyard#268)
Before any gh issue create, write this skill's name to the active-issue-skill
marker so require-skill-for-issue-create.sh lets the command through. At entry:
# Resolve the ops-fork root the SAME way the hooks do (_lib-ops-root.sh):
# anchor on the .apexyard-fork marker (split-portfolio v2 — onboarding.yaml
# lives in the sibling portfolio repo, NOT the ops fork), falling back to the
# onboarding.yaml + apexyard.projects.yaml pair (single-fork v1).
ops_root="$PWD"; r="$PWD"
while [ "$r" != / ]; do
if [ -f "$r/.apexyard-fork" ] || { [ -f "$r/onboarding.yaml" ] && [ -f "$r/apexyard.projects.yaml" ]; }; then
ops_root="$r"; break
fi
r=${r%/*}
done
mkdir -p "$ops_root/.claude/session"
echo "report-apexyard-bug" > "$ops_root/.claude/session/active-issue-skill"
Remove the marker on every exit path (success, cancel, error):
rm -f "$ops_root/.claude/session/active-issue-skill"
1. Resolve the upstream repo
This skill always files upstream, regardless of the adopter's fork origin.
Resolve it (prefer the configured upstream remote; fall back to the canonical
slug):
UPSTREAM=$(git remote get-url upstream 2>/dev/null \
| sed -E 's#(git@github.com:|https://github.com/)##; s#\.git$##')
UPSTREAM="${UPSTREAM:-me2resh/apexyard}"
If $UPSTREAM doesn't look like me2resh/apexyard (a fork owner crept in via a
mis-set upstream), confirm with the user before filing, or default to the
canonical me2resh/apexyard.
2. Capture the framework version
So the maintainer knows which version the report is against, capture the version from the fork (the SessionStart upstream-drift banner shows it; otherwise derive it).
Do NOT use git describe --tags --abbrev=0. Under the release-cut branch
model, release tags (vX.Y.Z) are created on main and are NOT ancestors of
dev, so git describe from a dev checkout reports a stale version (observed:
v1.1.0 when the line is actually v2.2.0) — every issue filed from dev would
be mislabeled (#503). Derive from CHANGELOG.md instead, which /release-sync
carries main → dev, so it is always current on dev:
# Primary: top-most `## [X.Y.Z]` heading in CHANGELOG.md (carried main→dev by
# /release-sync, so always the canonical current version on dev).
FW_VERSION=$(grep -m1 -oE '^## \[v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\]' "$ops_root/CHANGELOG.md" 2>/dev/null \
| grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+')
if [ -n "$FW_VERSION" ]; then
FW_VERSION="v$FW_VERSION" # keep the `v` prefix the field renders today
else
# Fallbacks: highest semver tag across ALL refs (catches main-only release
# tags via -v:refname sort) → short HEAD → literal "unknown".
FW_VERSION=$(git -C "$ops_root" tag --sort=-v:refname 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[ -z "$FW_VERSION" ] && FW_VERSION=$(git -C "$ops_root" rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)
[ -z "$FW_VERSION" ] && FW_VERSION="unknown"
fi
3. Gather details (one question at a time)
Ask conversationally — do NOT batch. Wait for each answer.
a) What part of the framework? (which hook / skill / rule / agent / doc — e.g. detect-role-trigger.sh, /handover, .claude/rules/leak-protection.md)
b) Given / When / Then — what was the state, what did you do, what happened vs what should have happened.
c) Repro — the minimal steps. Include the exact command / skill invocation if relevant. Scrub private project names — use <project> / "a registered project".
d) Severity — blocker (can't work) / major (wrong result, workaround exists) / minor (cosmetic / docs).
e) Anything else — error output, the banner text, related issue numbers (optional).
4. Show the formatted issue for confirmation
Substitute into this body and display it for yes / edit / cancel. Re-scan the
rendered body for any private project name before showing it.
Here's the framework bug I'll file to <UPSTREAM>:
---
**[Bug] {title}**
## Affected
{hook / skill / rule / agent / doc}
## Given / When / Then
**Given** {state}
**When** {action}
**Then** {observed} — expected {expected}
## Repro
1. {step 1}
2. {step 2}
## Framework version
{FW_VERSION}
## Severity
{blocker | major | minor}
## Notes
{error output / banner / related issues, or "—"}
## Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|------|------------|
| {term} | {definition} |
---
Labels: bug
Repo: <UPSTREAM>
File this upstream? (yes / edit / cancel)
5. Handle response
- yes → create the issue
- edit / change X → update, re-show
- cancel / no → abort (and remove the marker)
6. Create the GitHub Issue
gh issue create --repo "$UPSTREAM" \
--title "[Bug] {title}" \
--label "bug" \
--body "{formatted body}"
If the bug label doesn't exist on the upstream repo, drop --label and note it
(don't fail the whole filing over a missing label — per the create-labels-first
convention, but upstream label management isn't the adopter's job).
7. Return the URL
Filed upstream: <UPSTREAM>#{number} — {title}
{url}
Rules
- One question at a time. Never batch. Wait for each answer.
- Always confirm before filing. Show the full issue, get explicit "yes".
- Scrub private project names — this writes to a PUBLIC repo. Describe context generically. See
.claude/rules/leak-protection.md. Use the<!-- private-refs: allow -->body marker ONLY on explicit user confirmation that a name must stay. - Always file upstream —
me2resh/apexyard, not the adopter's fork or a managed project. - Capture the framework version so the report is actionable.
- Label
bug. Title prefix[Bug].
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