[observability] Agentic Observability Report — 2026-03-11 to 2026-03-25

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Observability report covering the 14-day window from 2026-03-11 to 2026-03-25 for github/gh-aw. Data was collected from 25 runs across two log queries. No escalation issue was opened — no workflow crossed the two-run threshold for repeated risky behavior.

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Executive Summary

The repository's agentic workflows are broadly healthy. All 25 analyzed episodes are standalone with high confidence and no shared lineage (no orchestrator–worker DAGs detected). Zero escalation-eligible episodes were identified. The only notable finding is a single Glossary Maintainer run (2026-03-18) that produced high-severity resource-heavy and medium-severity poor-control assessments, indicating an over-broad execution that warranted attention but did not repeat within the window. Fourteen workflows consistently receive low-severity overkill_for_agentic signals, suggesting a portfolio cleanup opportunity.

No MCP failures, no blocked network requests, and no missing-tool reports were observed across the entire period.

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Key Metrics

Metric	Value
Date range	2026-03-11 → 2026-03-25
Workflows analyzed	~16 distinct
Runs analyzed	25 (20 last 7d + 5 sample prior 7d)
Episodes analyzed	25
High-confidence episodes	25 (100%)
Escalation-eligible episodes	0
Runs classified as risky	0
Medium/high resource_heavy_for_domain	1 (Glossary Maintainer, 2026-03-18)
Medium/high poor_agentic_control	1 (Glossary Maintainer, 2026-03-18)
Workflows with repeated overkill_for_agentic	12 (low severity)
Workflows compared via latest_success fallback	0 (no baselines established yet)
MCP failures	0
Blocked network requests	0

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Highest Risk Episodes

⚠️ Glossary Maintainer — 2026-03-18 (§23239757575)

• Domain: Repo Maintenance
• Behavioral fingerprint: exploratory · broad · selective_write · heavy · standalone
• Episode confidence: high
• Assessment 1 — resource_heavy_for_domain (HIGH): 19 tool types used, 1 write action, 21 turns, 15.5 minutes. Heavy execution profile for a maintenance task shape.
• Assessment 2 — poor_agentic_control (MEDIUM): Exploratory execution combined with selective_write actuation and no measurable friction signals.
• Baseline: Not found — this is the only completed run in the sample; no cohort comparison is available yet.
• Escalation eligible: No — single occurrence, threshold not crossed.
• What to watch: If the next scheduled run shows a similar profile (broad tools, exploratory style, >10 turns), it would cross the two-run threshold and warrant an escalation issue. The most recent run captured during this report was in_progress and showed a lean/directed/read_only fingerprint, which is encouraging but inconclusive.

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Episode Regressions

None. No workflow showed a degraded pattern relative to a prior successful baseline. No episode moved from read-only to write-capable posture unexpectedly. No episode showed new MCP failures or blocked-request increases.

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Recommended Actions

1. Monitor Glossary Maintainer next scheduled run: Verify whether the 2026-03-18 heavy/exploratory pattern repeats. If it does, open a scoped follow-up. A tighter prompt with explicit tool constraints and an early-exit condition would help. Route: workflow:Glossary Maintainer.

2. Establish baselines: All 25 runs show baseline_found: false. As runs accumulate, cohort comparisons will become available and regression detection will improve substantially. No action needed, but be aware that current signals are first-run impressions only.

3. Review overkill candidates (portfolio cleanup): 12+ workflows consistently show overkill_for_agentic (low severity). These are lean, directed, narrow, read_only workflows handling Issue Response and Code Fix domains. Consider whether any can be replaced with deterministic GitHub Actions steps or simple label/comment automation. This is a cleanup opportunity, not an incident.

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Per-Workflow Detail (last 7 days)

Workflow	Domain	Actuation	Resource	Turns	Tokens	Assessment
Issue Monster	Issue Response	selective_write	moderate	10	377K	—
Glossary Maintainer	Repo Maintenance	read_only (in_progress)	lean	0	0	— (in_progress at capture)
Agentic Observability Kit	Code Fix	read_only	lean	0	0	—
AI Moderator	Issue Response	read_only	lean	0	0	overkill_for_agentic (low)
Scout	Issue Response	read_only	lean	0	0	overkill_for_agentic (low)
Q	Issue Response	read_only	lean	0	0	overkill_for_agentic (low)
Archie	Issue Response	read_only	lean	0	0	overkill_for_agentic (low)
/cloclo	Issue Response	read_only	lean	0	0	overkill_for_agentic (low)
Resource Summarizer Agent	Issue Response	read_only	lean	0	0	overkill_for_agentic (low)
Plan Command	Issue Response	read_only	lean	0	0	overkill_for_agentic (low)
ACE Editor Session	Issue Response	read_only	lean	0	0	overkill_for_agentic (low)
Mergefest	Issue Response	read_only	lean	0	0	overkill_for_agentic (low)
Documentation Unbloat	Issue Response	read_only	lean	0	0	overkill_for_agentic (low)
Grumpy Code Reviewer 🔥	Code Fix	read_only	lean	0	0	—
Security Review Agent 🔒	Code Fix	read_only	lean	0	0	—
PR Nitpick Reviewer 🔍	Code Fix	read_only	lean	0	0	—

Most of the 0-turn, 0-token runs in the last 7 days appear to be skipped or early-exit runs triggered by events that did not match the workflow's activation conditions. This is expected behavior for multi-trigger workflows.

Prior week sample (2026-03-18)

Five runs sampled from 2026-03-11 to 2026-03-18:

• Glossary Maintainer — 15.5m, 21 turns, broad/exploratory/selective_write/heavy. High resource, medium control concerns. Created a PR. Network: 62 requests to api.githubcopilot.com, 0 blocked.
• Scout, Q, PR Nitpick Reviewer, ACE Editor Session — all skipped/lean, no notable signals.

Deterministic Episode Model Observations

All 25 episodes were classified as kind: standalone with reason no_shared_lineage_markers. No orchestrator–worker or workflow_run chains were detected. The edges[] array was empty across all queries.

This means either:

1. The repository does not currently run multi-step delegated DAG workflows, or
2. Lineage markers are not being propagated between runs if delegation does occur.

If delegation is expected, verify that trigger workflows pass lineage context (e.g., workflow_call_id) to child runs.

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References:

• §23239757575 — Glossary Maintainer (2026-03-18, resource-heavy run)

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