[daily issues] Daily Issues Report - 2026-03-23

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Analyzed 1000 issues (latest repository sample) and identified 10 recurring themes using TF-IDF + K-means clustering over issue titles and bodies. The repository currently shows high throughput, with 491 issues opened in the last 7 days and an average close time of 16h 11m.

The dominant clusters center on GitHub workflow execution/safety paths, smoke-test coverage, and planning/reporting automation. Triage coverage is mixed: unlabeled issues are limited (40), but unassigned issues remain high (674), indicating assignment bottlenecks.

Charts were generated for this run at:

• /tmp/gh-aw/python/charts/issue_activity_trends.png
• /tmp/gh-aw/python/charts/issue_clusters.png

📊 Full Report Details

📈 Issue Activity Trends

Issue activity was sustained across the last 30 days (all sampled issues were opened in-window), with opened and closed series moving closely together. The 7-day moving averages indicate continued high-volume churn rather than a backlog spike.

🏷️ Issue Clusters by Theme

Cluster distribution is led by workflow/safety orchestration and execution diagnostics, followed by smoke-test and planning/report topics. This suggests operational tooling and automation reliability remain the primary focus of issue traffic.

Cluster Details

Cluster	Theme	Issue Count	Sample Issues
1	github, step, safe	213	#22510, #22494, #22469
2	github, aw, gh	201	#22484, #22468, #22467
3	github, smoke copilot, smoke	107	#22511, #22507, #22499
4	pkg, plan, aw	104	#22473, #22398, #22294
5	github, failure, agent	91	#22416, #22387, #22332
6	claude, smoke, smoke claude	89	#22513, #22504, #22501
7	contribution, contribution check, check	75	#22470, #22433, #22381
8	cross repo, cross, repo pr	44	#22270, #22269, #22233
9	parent, group, smoke	39	#22450, #22400, #22136
10	integrity, github, aw	37	#22514, #22452, #22451

📊 Key Metrics

Volume Metrics

• Total Issues Analyzed (issues_analyzed): 1000 (Scope: Last 1000 issues)
• Open Issues (open_issues): 121 (12.1%)
• Closed Issues (closed_issues): 879 (87.9%)

Time-Based Metrics

• Issues Opened (Last 7 Days) (issues_opened_7d): 491
• Issues Opened (Last 30 Days) (issues_opened_30d): 1000
• Average Time to Close: 16h 11m

Triage Metrics

• Issues Without Labels (issues_without_labels): 40
• Issues Without Assignees (issues_without_assignees): 674
• Stale Issues (30+ days) (stale_issues): 0

🏆 Top Labels

Label	Issue Count
automation	376
testing	305
cookie	244
agentic-workflows	124
community	120
contribution-report	75
ai-generated	71
plan	65
ai-inspected	57
bug	53

👥 Most Active Authors

Author	Issues Created
@app/github-actions	799
@dsyme	33
@mnkiefer	13
@johnwilliams-12	13
@lpcox	12
@samuelkahessay	9
@strawgate	9
@Mossaka	7
@arezero	7
@microsasa	6

⚠️ Issues Needing Attention

Stale Issues (No Activity 30+ Days)

• None

Unlabeled Issues

• upload-asset safe output doesn't work for private repos #22510: upload-asset safe output doesn't work for private repos
• mark_pull_request_as_ready_for_review handler uses REST API which cannot undraft PRs #22469: mark_pull_request_as_ready_for_review handler uses REST API which cannot undraft PRs
• create_code_scanning_alert may be broken #22430: create_code_scanning_alert may be broken
• conclusion job reports missing agent_output.json instead of the actual engine failure #22380: conclusion job reports missing agent_output.json instead of the actual engine failure
• safe-outputs prompt says "exactly one" even when config allows multiple calls #22364: safe-outputs prompt says "exactly one" even when config allows multiple calls
• Agentic Workflows Double Posting #22362: Agentic Workflows Double Posting
• Completely and thoroughly review and deep-clean .github/aw/*.md #22312: Completely and thoroughly review and deep-clean .github/aw/*.md
• Rename tools.github.repos to tools.github.allowed-repos #22308: Rename tools.github.repos to tools.github.allowed-repos
• Make "Custom AWF Configuration" and " Custom MCP Gateway Configuration" internal-only, remove from docs #22307: Make "Custom AWF Configuration" and " Custom MCP Gateway Configuration" internal-only, remove from docs
• Duplicate Code: HTTP MCP server lifecycle duplicated between mcp_scripts and safe_outputs servers #22077: Duplicate Code: HTTP MCP server lifecycle duplicated between mcp_scripts and safe_outputs servers

📝 Recommendations

1. Prioritize assignee coverage on high-volume workflow/safety clusters to reduce routing latency.
2. Add/standardize labels for recurring automation failure modes to improve trend segmentation.
3. Keep daily closure cadence aligned with open volume; monitor moving averages for divergence.

References:

• §23459747109

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Data source: Last 1000 issues from github/gh-aw

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