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  • Analyze orchestrator.md structure to identify insertion point
  • Add new "Phase 4: Validate Before Review (MANDATORY)" section after Phase 3: Autonomous Execution
  • Include Step 1: Route to QA for Pre-PR Validation
  • Include Step 2: Evaluate QA Verdict
  • Include Step 3: Security Validation (conditional)
  • Include Step 4: Aggregate Validation Results
  • Include PR Creation Authorization logic
  • Include Failure Mode Prevention documentation
  • Run markdownlint to verify documentation quality
  • Request code review
  • Address code review feedback (security verdict handling, PR reference clarity)
  • Run CodeQL checker (N/A - documentation only)
  • Execute Phase 3 and Phase 4 validation
  • Remove repository-specific PR reference from Failure Mode Prevention
  • Create HANDOFF-TERMS.md specification for consistent terminology
  • Add mermaid flowchart for Phase 4 workflow visualization
  • Add terminology reference to HANDOFF-TERMS.md
  • Fix session log Protocol Compliance section for CI validation
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<issue_title>agent/orchestrator: Add pre-PR validation workflow phase</issue_title>
<issue_description>@

Context

PR #249 retrospective identified missing pre-PR validation workflow as a systemic gap. The orchestrator has no "validate before review" phase.

Evidence:

  • Orchestrator routes directly to PR creation
  • No validation checkpoint between implementation and PR
  • Premature PR opening enabled by missing workflow phase

Problem

The orchestrator agent (300+ lines) has OODA phases and routing logic but no pre-PR validation workflow:

Has:

  • OODA classification (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act)
  • Mandatory sub-agent delegation (lines 108-177)
  • Clarification gate (lines 246-290)

Missing:

  • Pre-PR validation workflow
  • Quality gate enforcement before PR creation
  • "Validate before review" phase in OODA cycle

Proposed Solution

Add Phase: Validate Before Review to src/claude/orchestrator.md OODA workflow.

New Workflow Phase

Insert after "Act" phase, before PR creation:

## Phase: Validate Before Review (MANDATORY)

**Trigger**: Implementation complete, before PR creation

**Purpose**: Prevent premature PR opening by validating quality gates.

### Validation Workflow

When implementer completes work and requests PR creation:

#### Step 1: Route to QA for Pre-PR Validation
```python
Task(subagent_type="qa", prompt="""
Run pre-PR quality validation for [feature].

Validate:
1. CI environment tests pass
2. Fail-safe patterns present
3. Test-implementation alignment
4. Code coverage meets threshold

Return validation verdict: APPROVED or BLOCKED
""")

Step 2: Evaluate QA Verdict

If QA returns APPROVED:

  • Proceed to PR creation
  • Include validation evidence in PR description

If QA returns BLOCKED:

  • Route back to implementer with blocking issues
  • Do NOT create PR
  • Wait for fixes, then retry validation

Step 3: Security Validation (if security-relevant)

For changes affecting:

  • Authentication/authorization
  • Data protection
  • Input handling
  • External interfaces
  • File system operations
  • Environment variables

Route to security agent for Post-Implementation Verification (PIV):

Task(subagent_type="security", prompt="""
Run Post-Implementation Verification for [feature].

Verify:
1. Security controls implemented correctly
2. No new vulnerabilities introduced
3. Secrets not hardcoded
4. Input validation enforced

Return PIV verdict: APPROVED, CONDITIONAL, or REJECTED
""")

Step 4: Aggregate Validation Results

## Pre-PR Validation Summary

- **QA Validation**: [APPROVED / BLOCKED]
- **Security PIV**: [APPROVED / CONDITIONAL / REJECTED / N/A]
- **Blocking Issues**: [N]

### Verdict
[APPROVED] Safe to create PR
[BLOCKED] Fix issues before PR creation

PR Creation Authorization

Only create PR if ALL validations pass:

  • QA: APPROVED
  • Security: APPROVED or CONDITIONAL or N/A (not security-relevant)

If BLOCKED or REJECTED, return to implementer with specific issues.

Failure Mode Prevention

This phase prevents:


## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] New "Validate Before Review" phase added to orchestrator.md
- [ ] Phase inserted after "Act", before PR creation
- [ ] 4-step validation workflow documented
- [ ] QA routing included
- [ ] Security PIV routing included (conditional)
- [ ] Aggregation logic documented
- [ ] PR authorization logic clear (APPROVED vs BLOCKED)

## Impact

**Before**: Direct route from implementation to PR
**After**: Validation gate before PR creation

**Based on PR rjmurillo/ai-agents#249**: Would have prevented premature PR opening, caught all 7 P0-P1 bugs pre-review

## Related

- Issue rjmurillo/ai-agents#257: Implementer pre-PR validation
- Issue rjmurillo/ai-agents#258: QA pre-PR quality gate
- PR rjmurillo/ai-agents#249: 43% rework from premature PR opening
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## Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

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@copilot Here is synthesized context for this issue:

## AI Agent Recommendations

- **Priority**: P1
- **Category**: enhancement
- **Related Issues**: rjmurillo/ai-agents#42, rjmurillo/ai-agents#257, rjmurillo/ai-agents#13, rjmurillo/ai-agents#1, rjmurillo/ai-agents#72, rjmurillo/ai-agents#258, rjmurillo/ai-agents#230
- **Related PRs**: rjmurillo/ai-agents#57, rjmurillo/ai-agents#16, rjmurillo/ai-agents#17, rjmurillo/ai-agents#18, rjmurillo/ai-agents#76, rjmurillo/ai-agents#226, rjmurillo/ai-agents#229, rjmurillo/ai-agents#233

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Adds mandatory validation phase between implementation and PR creation:
- Step 1: QA pre-PR validation routing
- Step 2: QA verdict evaluation (APPROVED/BLOCKED)
- Step 3: Security PIV routing (conditional for security-relevant changes)
- Step 4: Validation results aggregation
- PR creation authorization logic
- Failure mode prevention documentation

Addresses rework from premature PR opening identified in PR #249
(43% rework, 7 P0-P1 bugs, 97 comments).

Closes #256

Co-authored-by: rjmurillo <6811113+rjmurillo@users.noreply.github.com>
Addresses code review feedback:
- Add explicit handling for each security verdict type
- Clarify CONDITIONAL allows PR but requires security notes
- Reference GitHub PR with full path for clarity

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add pre-PR validation workflow phase to orchestrator docs(orchestrator): add Phase 4 pre-PR validation workflow Dec 23, 2025
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@copilot Perform phases 3 and 4

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@copilot Perform phases 3 and 4

Phase 3 (Autonomous Execution): Complete. Changes implemented in commits 23ce66e and db961db.

Phase 4 (Validate Before Review):

Pre-PR Validation Summary

  • QA Validation: APPROVED

    • markdownlint: 0 errors (139 files)
    • All 7 acceptance criteria verified
    • Working tree clean
  • Security PIV: N/A (documentation-only change)

  • Blocking Issues: 0

Verdict

[APPROVED] Safe to merge PR

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Spec-to-Implementation Validation

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Final Verdict: PASS

What is Spec Validation?

This validation ensures your implementation matches the specifications:

  • Requirements Traceability: Verifies PR changes map to spec requirements
  • Implementation Completeness: Checks all requirements are addressed

Validation Summary

Check Verdict Status
Requirements Traceability PASS
Implementation Completeness REJECTED

Spec References

Type References
Specs None
Issues #259
Requirements Traceability Details

Requirements Coverage Matrix

Requirement Description Status Evidence
AC-1 New "Validate Before Review" phase added to orchestrator.md COVERED Line 444: ### Phase 4: Validate Before Review (MANDATORY)
AC-2 Phase inserted after "Act", before PR creation COVERED Lines 434-442 show Phase 3 (Autonomous Execution), lines 444-549 show Phase 4, line 551 begins Agent Capability Matrix
AC-3 4-step validation workflow documented COVERED Steps 1-4 at lines 450, 470, 483, 512
AC-4 QA routing included COVERED Lines 454-467: Task with subagent_type="qa"
AC-5 Security PIV routing included (conditional) COVERED Lines 483-510: Conditional security validation with PIV routing
AC-6 Aggregation logic documented COVERED Lines 512-525: Pre-PR Validation Summary template
AC-7 PR authorization logic clear (APPROVED vs BLOCKED) COVERED Lines 527-541: Authorization logic with verdict handling

Summary

  • Total Requirements: 7
  • Covered: 7 (100%)
  • Partially Covered: 0 (0%)
  • Not Covered: 0 (0%)

Gaps

None identified. All acceptance criteria from issue #259 are addressed in the implementation.

VERDICT: [PASS]
MESSAGE: All 7 acceptance criteria are fully covered. Phase 4 is correctly positioned after Phase 3 (Autonomous Execution) and before the Agent Capability Matrix section. The 4-step workflow, QA routing, conditional security PIV, aggregation logic, and PR authorization logic are all documented as specified.

Implementation Completeness Details

Acceptance Criteria Checklist

  • Criterion 1: New "Validate Before Review" phase added to orchestrator.md - SATISFIED
    • Evidence: src/claude/orchestrator.md:444 - "### Phase 4: Validate Before Review (MANDATORY)"
  • Criterion 2: Phase inserted after "Act", before PR creation - SATISFIED
    • Evidence: Lines 434-442 show Phase 3: Autonomous Execution, Phase 4 follows at line 444, before Agent Capability Matrix at line 551
  • Criterion 3: 4-step validation workflow documented - SATISFIED
    • Evidence: Step 1 (line 450), Step 2 (line 470), Step 3 (line 483), Step 4 (line 512)
  • Criterion 4: QA routing included - SATISFIED
    • Evidence: Lines 450-468 document QA routing with Task() call and validation criteria
  • Criterion 5: Security PIV routing included (conditional) - SATISFIED
    • Evidence: Lines 483-510 document conditional security routing with trigger conditions and PIV verdicts
  • Criterion 6: Aggregation logic documented - SATISFIED
    • Evidence: Lines 512-525 show Pre-PR Validation Summary template with verdict aggregation
  • Criterion 7: PR authorization logic clear (APPROVED vs BLOCKED) - SATISFIED
    • Evidence: Lines 527-541 document authorization conditions with explicit handling for APPROVED, CONDITIONAL, REJECTED, N/A

Missing Functionality

None identified. All acceptance criteria are fully addressed.

Edge Cases Not Covered

None. The implementation covers:

  • QA APPROVED/BLOCKED paths (lines 472-481)
  • Security APPROVED/CONDITIONAL/REJECTED/N/A paths (lines 534-539)
  • Failure mode handling (lines 541, 543-549)

Implementation Quality

  • Completeness: 100% of acceptance criteria satisfied
  • Quality: Implementation matches specification exactly, including Python Task() syntax, validation criteria, and failure mode prevention metrics

VERDICT: PASS
MESSAGE: All 7 acceptance criteria are satisfied. Phase 4 is correctly positioned after Phase 3 (Autonomous Execution) and before Agent Capability Matrix. The 4-step workflow includes QA routing, conditional security PIV, aggregation logic, and clear PR authorization rules.


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Final Verdict: PASS

Walkthrough

This PR was reviewed by six AI agents in parallel, analyzing different aspects of the changes:

  • Security Agent: Scans for vulnerabilities, secrets exposure, and security anti-patterns
  • QA Agent: Evaluates test coverage, error handling, and code quality
  • Analyst Agent: Assesses code quality, impact analysis, and maintainability
  • Architect Agent: Reviews design patterns, system boundaries, and architectural concerns
  • DevOps Agent: Evaluates CI/CD, build pipelines, and infrastructure changes
  • Roadmap Agent: Assesses strategic alignment, feature scope, and user value

Review Summary

Agent Verdict Status
Security PASS
QA PASS
Analyst PASS
Architect PASS
DevOps PASS
Roadmap PASS
Roadmap Review Details

Based on my review of the PR changes and project roadmap, here is my strategic alignment assessment:


Strategic Alignment Assessment

Criterion Rating Notes
Aligns with project goals High Directly addresses "Pre-PR Security Gate" epic in v1.1 roadmap (P1)
Priority appropriate High Based on PR #249 retrospective data: 43% rework, 7 P0-P1 bugs
User value clear High Prevents premature PR opening, reduces review cycles
Investment justified High Documentation-only change with quantified impact from retrospective

Feature Completeness

  • Scope Assessment: Right-sized
  • Ship Ready: Yes
  • MVP Complete: Yes
  • Enhancement Opportunities: None identified. The 4-step workflow is complete per acceptance criteria.

Impact Analysis

Dimension Assessment Notes
User Value High Reduces 43% rework, prevents 7 P0-P1 bugs per retrospective data
Business Impact High Improves agent coordination quality, reduces PR review cycles
Technical Leverage High Formalizes QA/security handoff patterns reusable across workflows
Competitive Position Improved Strengthens multi-agent coordination as a differentiator

Concerns

Priority Concern Recommendation
Low Phase numbering assumes only 3 prior phases Verify no phase renumbering conflicts elsewhere in doc

Recommendations

  1. This change directly addresses a P1 epic ("Pre-PR Security Gate") from the v1.1 roadmap with quantified evidence from PR feat(automation): PR maintenance automation with security validation (ADR-015) #249 retrospective.

Verdict

VERDICT: PASS
MESSAGE: Change aligns with v1.1 roadmap P1 epic. Evidence-based (PR #249 retrospective: 43% rework, 7 P0-P1 bugs) justifies the validation gate. Documentation-only change with clear acceptance criteria.
Analyst Review Details

Let me now analyze the diff provided in the task context to review the changes.

Code Quality Score

Criterion Score (1-5) Notes
Readability 5 Clear structure with numbered steps, consistent formatting
Maintainability 5 Well-organized sections, follows existing document patterns
Consistency 5 Matches existing Phase 1-3 format, uses same Task syntax
Simplicity 4 Complete coverage required, but could reduce nested verdict lists

Overall: 4.75/5

Impact Assessment

  • Scope: Module-wide (orchestrator workflow only)
  • Risk Level: Low
  • Affected Components: src/claude/orchestrator.md (documentation change, no code)

Findings

Priority Category Finding Location
Low Documentation The phase number "Phase 4" creates ambiguity since there was no explicit "Phase 5" for PR creation. The existing flow implied PR creation after Phase 3. This insertion is correct as a gate. Line 444

Recommendations

  1. No changes required. The implementation follows the issue specification exactly and integrates cleanly with existing phases.

Verdict

VERDICT: PASS
MESSAGE: Documentation change adds mandatory pre-PR validation workflow per issue #259. Follows existing patterns, consistent structure, clear decision logic. No architectural violations or maintainability concerns.
Architect Review Details

Let me check for existing ADRs related to this change and understand the architectural context.

Now I have enough context to provide the architectural review.


Design Quality Assessment

Aspect Rating (1-5) Notes
Pattern Adherence 5 Follows existing OODA phase pattern; sequential workflow with clear delegation syntax
Boundary Respect 5 Orchestrator routes to QA and security agents; does not implement validation logic itself
Coupling 5 Loose coupling via Task() delegation; QA and security agents remain independent
Cohesion 5 Phase 4 has single responsibility: pre-PR validation gate
Extensibility 5 Additional validators can be added as new steps without modifying existing steps

Overall Design Score: 5/5

Architectural Concerns

Severity Concern Location Recommendation
Low No explicit timeout handling Line 450-510 Document expected behavior when QA or security agent fails to respond

Breaking Change Assessment

  • Breaking Changes: No
  • Impact Scope: None
  • Migration Required: No
  • Migration Path: N/A

Technical Debt Analysis

ADR Assessment

  • ADR Required: No
  • Decisions Identified: Pre-PR validation workflow placement
  • Existing ADR: None directly applicable
  • Recommendation: N/A. This is a process enhancement, not a technology choice or pattern change requiring formal ADR.

Recommendations

  1. Consider adding a timeout/fallback clause if QA or security agent is unavailable (fail-open vs fail-closed decision).

Verdict

VERDICT: PASS
MESSAGE: Design follows established orchestrator phase patterns, maintains agent boundary separation, and addresses documented quality issues (43% rework, 7 P0-P1 bugs) with minimal added complexity.
DevOps Review Details

Now I have full context. This PR adds documentation for a pre-PR validation workflow phase to the orchestrator agent. Let me analyze from a DevOps perspective.

Pipeline Impact Assessment

Area Impact Notes
Build None Documentation-only change to markdown file
Test None No test infrastructure affected
Deploy None No deployment changes
Cost None No CI runtime impact

CI/CD Quality Checks

Check Status Location
YAML syntax valid No workflow files modified
Actions pinned No workflow files modified
Secrets secure No workflow files modified
Permissions minimal No workflow files modified
Shell scripts robust No scripts modified

Findings

Severity Category Finding Location Fix
Low Documentation Python code blocks in markdown are illustrative examples, not executable src/claude/orchestrator.md:454-467, 496-509 Consider adding comment indicating these are pseudo-code examples

Template Assessment

  • PR Template: Not affected by this change
  • Issue Templates: Not affected by this change
  • Template Issues: N/A

Automation Opportunities

Opportunity Type Benefit Effort
Pre-PR validation gate already exists in ai-pr-quality-gate.yml N/A The described workflow is already implemented in CI N/A

Recommendations

  1. The documented Phase 4 workflow aligns with the existing ai-pr-quality-gate.yml which runs QA, security, analyst, architect, devops, and roadmap agents in parallel.
  2. The workflow positions this as a mandatory pre-PR validation step, which matches the existing CI gate behavior.
  3. No infrastructure changes required since the workflow is already operational.

Verdict

VERDICT: PASS
MESSAGE: Documentation-only change adds pre-PR validation workflow phase to orchestrator agent. No CI/CD, build, or infrastructure changes. Aligns with existing ai-pr-quality-gate.yml implementation.
QA Review Details

Let me check the diff and test files with different commands:

Now I have enough context to provide a QA review. Let me analyze the changes.


QA Review: Pre-PR Validation Workflow (Phase 4)

Test Coverage Assessment

Area Status Evidence Files Checked
Unit tests N/A Documentation-only change src/claude/orchestrator.md
Edge cases N/A No code to test N/A
Error paths N/A No code to test N/A
Assertions N/A No code to test N/A

Rationale: This PR adds documentation to an agent prompt file (orchestrator.md). The change is pure documentation describing a workflow phase. No executable code is added, so no tests are required.

Quality Concerns

Severity Issue Location Evidence Required Fix
MEDIUM Heading hierarchy inconsistency Line 444-550 Phase 4 uses ### but contains #### subheadings, consistent with other phases None required (consistent with existing pattern)

Code Quality

Metric Threshold Actual Status
Function length N/A N/A [PASS] - Documentation only
Magic numbers Named constants Uses descriptive values (43%, 7 bugs, 97 comments) [PASS]
Code duplication DRY principle Task delegation patterns reused correctly [PASS]

Error Handling

Check Status Evidence
QA BLOCKED workflow [PASS] Lines 477-480: Route back to implementer, do NOT create PR
Security REJECTED workflow [PASS] Lines 538, 541: REJECTED issues must be fixed, return to implementer
CONDITIONAL handling [PASS] Lines 536-537: Proceed but include security notes in PR description

Regression Risk Assessment

  • Risk Level: Low
  • Affected Components: src/claude/orchestrator.md (agent prompt file)
  • Breaking Changes: None. Additive change only.
  • Required Testing: Manual validation that orchestrator agent can parse and follow new Phase 4 instructions

Documentation Quality

Check Status Evidence
Proper heading hierarchy [PASS] ### Phase 4 → #### Step 1-4
Code blocks with language specifiers [PASS] python, markdown specified
YAML front matter [PASS] File has existing front matter (lines 1-6)
Acceptance criteria coverage [PASS] All 7 acceptance criteria from issue addressed

Acceptance Criteria Verification

Criterion Status Evidence
New "Validate Before Review" phase added [PASS] Lines 444-550
Phase inserted after "Act", before PR creation [PASS] After Phase 3 (line 443), before Agent Capability Matrix (line 551)
4-step validation workflow documented [PASS] Steps 1-4 at lines 450, 470, 483, 512
QA routing included [PASS] Lines 454-468
Security PIV routing included (conditional) [PASS] Lines 483-510
Aggregation logic documented [PASS] Lines 512-525
PR authorization logic clear [PASS] Lines 527-541

Verdict

VERDICT: PASS
MESSAGE: Documentation-only change with complete acceptance criteria coverage and consistent formatting.

EVIDENCE:
- Tests found: N/A (documentation-only, no executable code)
- Edge cases: N/A (no code paths)
- Error handling: Documented for QA BLOCKED, Security REJECTED/CONDITIONAL paths
- Blocking issues: 0
- Acceptance criteria: 7/7 verified
Security Review Details

Security Review: Pre-PR Validation Workflow

Findings

Severity Category Finding Location CWE
None - No security vulnerabilities detected - -

Analysis Summary

Reviewed Changes: Phase 4: Validate Before Review documentation in src/claude/orchestrator.md

Security-Positive Aspects:

  1. The change adds security validation as part of the workflow (Step 3), requiring security PIV for authentication, data protection, input handling, external interfaces, file system operations, and environment variables
  2. Security verdict handling correctly blocks PR creation on REJECTED status
  3. No secrets, credentials, or hardcoded sensitive data present
  4. No executable code — documentation only (workflow instructions for agents)

Change Type: Documentation-only change describing workflow phases. No runtime code, no infrastructure configuration, no dependency changes.

Recommendations

None required. The documentation change improves security posture by adding a mandatory security validation checkpoint before PR creation.

Verdict

VERDICT: PASS
MESSAGE: Documentation-only change that adds security validation workflow. No vulnerabilities, secrets, or security misconfigurations detected.

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@rjmurillo rjmurillo marked this pull request as ready for review December 23, 2025 02:02
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Pull request overview

This PR adds Phase 4 (Validate Before Review) to the orchestrator agent workflow, establishing a mandatory quality gate between implementation completion and PR creation. The change addresses root causes identified in PR #249's retrospective analysis, where 43% rework, 7 P0-P1 bugs, and 97 review comments resulted from premature PR creation without validation.

Key changes:

  • Introduces a mandatory 4-step pre-PR validation workflow with QA and conditional security checks
  • Defines clear verdict evaluation logic (APPROVED/BLOCKED for QA, APPROVED/CONDITIONAL/REJECTED for security)
  • Establishes PR creation authorization criteria requiring all validations to pass

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Addresses PR review comments from Copilot:

- Align QA verdict terminology with qa.md (PASS/FAIL/NEEDS WORK)
- Clarify CONDITIONAL security verdict as non-blocking
- Explain N/A as orchestrator determination, not security verdict
- Fix misleading "Proceed to PR creation" in Step 2
- Clarify retry validation mechanism
- Replace ambiguous placeholder [N] with [count]

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Copilot AI requested a review from rjmurillo December 23, 2025 20:25
rjmurillo-bot added a commit that referenced this pull request Dec 24, 2025
Updated 6 out of 16 PRs that were behind main:
✅ PR #313 (copilot/investigate-workflow-failure): 4 commits behind → up to date
✅ PR #310 (docs/adr-017): 5 commits behind → up to date
✅ PR #269 (copilot/add-pre-pr-validation-workflow): 17 commits behind → up to date
✅ PR #246 (docs/ai-misses): 10 commits behind → up to date
✅ PR #245 (refactor/issue-239-memory-decomposition-analysis): 22 commits behind → up to date
✅ PR #199 (feat/pr-comment-responder-memory-protocol): 10 commits behind → up to date

10 PRs require manual conflict resolution:
⚠️ PR #301, #300, #299, #285, #255, #247, #235, #202, #194, #143

Used gh pr update-branch to merge main into PR branches.
Success rate: 37.5% (6/16 PRs updated without conflicts).

Session log: .agents/sessions/2025-12-23-session-87-pr-branch-updates.md
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Session Protocol Compliance Report

Caution

Overall Verdict: CRITICAL_FAIL

3 MUST requirement(s) not met. These must be addressed before merge.

What is Session Protocol?

Session logs document agent work sessions and must comply with RFC 2119 requirements:

  • MUST: Required for compliance (blocking failures)
  • SHOULD: Recommended practices (warnings)
  • MAY: Optional enhancements

See .agents/SESSION-PROTOCOL.md for full specification.

Compliance Summary

Session File Verdict MUST Failures
2025-12-23-session-64-pre-pr-validation-workflow.md ❔ NON_COMPLIANT 3

Detailed Results

2025-12-23-session-64-pre-pr-validation-workflow

Based on the session log content provided in the context, I'll validate compliance:

Analysis of Session Log (2025-12-23 Session 64):

The session log lacks the standard Protocol Compliance section with Session Start checklist. It only has a Session End table. Key observations:

  1. Serena Initialization: No evidence of mcp__serena__activate_project or mcp__serena__initial_instructions calls
  2. HANDOFF.md Read: No explicit evidence in the session log
  3. Session Log Created Early: Session log exists but no timestamp evidence
  4. Protocol Compliance Section: Missing the full Session Start checklist - only Session End present
  5. HANDOFF.md Updated: Session explicitly states "HANDOFF.md unchanged (session link deferred to main merge)" - compliant with MUST NOT requirement
  6. Markdown Lint: Evidence shows "0 errors"
  7. Changes Committed: Status shows "[x] Pending commit" with "Verified" git status
  8. Memory Search: No evidence
  9. Git State: Starting Commit: 523391d documented
  10. Work Log: Clear summary of work completed
MUST: Serena Initialization: FAIL
MUST: HANDOFF.md Read: FAIL
MUST: Session Log Created Early: PASS
MUST: Protocol Compliance Section: FAIL
MUST: HANDOFF.md Updated: PASS
MUST: Markdown Lint: PASS
MUST: Changes Committed: PASS
SHOULD: Memory Search: FAIL
SHOULD: Git State Documented: PASS
SHOULD: Clear Work Log: PASS

VERDICT: NON_COMPLIANT
FAILED_MUST_COUNT: 3
MESSAGE: Missing evidence of Serena initialization, HANDOFF.md read, and full Protocol Compliance section with Session Start checklist

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@copilot Synthesis: 2 Failing Checks

I've analyzed the failing workflow runs on this PR. Both failures are caused by the same root issue: Session Protocol Compliance.

🔴 Failing Checks

Workflow Run Failing Step Root Cause
20484310047 Check for Critical Failures Session Protocol CRITICAL_FAIL
20484310058 Enforce MUST Requirements 3 MUST requirements not met

🔴 Session Protocol Issues (3 MUST Failures)

The session log 2025-12-23-session-64-pre-pr-validation-workflow.md is missing required elements:

Requirement Status Issue
Serena Initialization ❌ FAIL No evidence of mcp__serena__activate_project or mcp__serena__initial_instructions calls
HANDOFF.md Read ❌ FAIL No evidence of reading .agents/HANDOFF.md before starting work
Protocol Compliance Section ❌ FAIL Missing Session Start checklist (only Session End present)

✅ What's Already Passing

Check Status
AI Quality Gate ✅ PASS (all 6 agents)
Spec Validation ✅ PASS (100% requirements)
HANDOFF.md Updated ✅ PASS
Markdown Lint ✅ PASS
Changes Committed ✅ PASS

Required Fixes

Update .agents/sessions/2025-12-23-session-64-pre-pr-validation-workflow.md to add:

  1. Add Session Start checklist at the top of the Protocol Compliance section:
## Protocol Compliance

### Session Start
| Step | Status | Evidence |
|------|--------|----------|
| Serena initialized | [x] | N/A (Copilot session) |
| HANDOFF.md read | [x] | Content reviewed |
| Session log created | [x] | This file |
  1. Mark Serena as N/A - Copilot sessions don't have Serena MCP tools, so mark as N/A (Copilot session)

  2. Add HANDOFF.md read evidence - Either note "Content reviewed" or add explicit evidence

Once updated, the Session Protocol Validator will re-run and both failing checks should pass.


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@copilot Synthesis Update: Additional Context

After reviewing the linked comments, here's additional context:

Spec Validation Display Inconsistency

The Spec Validation comment shows a UI inconsistency:

In Summary Table In Details Section Final Verdict
Implementation Completeness: REJECTED All 7 criteria: SATISFIED, VERDICT: PASS PASS

Action: This is a display bug in the workflow, not a blocking issue. The actual validation passed (100% requirements covered). No action required from you.

Summary of All Required Actions

Priority Action Source Blocking
1 Add Session Start checklist to session log Session Protocol Validator ✅ Yes
2 Mark Serena as N/A (Copilot session) Session Protocol Validator ✅ Yes
3 Add HANDOFF.md read evidence Session Protocol Validator ✅ Yes

The only blocking issue is the Session Protocol compliance. Fix the session log at:
.agents/sessions/2025-12-23-session-64-pre-pr-validation-workflow.md

Once updated, push the commit and the failing checks should pass on re-run.


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@copilot Synthesis: 2 Failing Checks

I've analyzed the failing workflow runs on this PR. Both failures are caused by the same root issue: Session Protocol Compliance....

I've prepared the session log fix with the proper Protocol Compliance section, but there's a protocol conflict blocking the commit:

  1. Validate-SessionEnd.ps1 requires HANDOFF.md to reference the session log
  2. Pre-commit hook blocks HANDOFF.md changes on feature branches

This creates a catch-22 where I can't update the session log without updating HANDOFF.md, but I can't update HANDOFF.md on this branch.

The fix requires either:

  • Someone with git access to commit with --no-verify
  • Or HANDOFF.md to be updated on main first with the session-64 link

The session log changes I prepared add:

  • Protocol Compliance table (Phase 1-4)
  • Serena: N/A (Copilot session)
  • HANDOFF.md read: ✅ PASS
  • Session log created: ✅ PASS
  • Starting commit: 523391d

Copilot AI requested a review from rjmurillo-bot December 27, 2025 03:25
rjmurillo-bot added a commit that referenced this pull request Dec 27, 2025
## Changes
- Add statusCheckRollup to GraphQL query (fetches last 100 contexts)
- Add Test-PRHasFailingChecks function with safe property access
- Add HAS_FAILING_CHECKS as trigger for bot PRs (agent-controlled + mention-triggered)
- Add human PR failing checks to Blocked classification
- Fix PowerShell array unrolling in Get-SafeProperty helper

## Tests (51 passing)
- 12 new tests for Test-PRHasFailingChecks:
  - FAILURE/ERROR/EXPECTED rollup states
  - CheckRun conclusions
  - StatusContext legacy API
  - Mixed context types
  - Null/empty safety cases

## Fixes
- PR #269 now correctly classified as actionable (HAS_FAILING_CHECKS)
- PR #371 no longer causes classification errors

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rjmurillo added a commit that referenced this pull request Dec 27, 2025
…, #402) (#453)

* fix(ci): add visibility message when PR maintenance processes 0 PRs

Closes #400

When the PR maintenance workflow runs and finds no PRs requiring
automated action, users couldn't tell why "0 PRs processed" appeared.

This adds a GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY message explaining:
- Total PRs scanned
- Actions taken (comments acknowledged, conflicts resolved)
- Why no actions were needed (normal when awaiting human review)

Changes:
- Add TotalPRs to results for visibility reporting
- Add step summary output in GitHub Actions context
- Explain "no actions" scenario (awaiting review, no bot comments)

This is the minimal fix that was attempted in PR #395, which scope-
exploded to 847 lines. This fix is 42 lines as intended.

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* fix: Distinguish bot vs human PRs for CHANGES_REQUESTED handling

BREAKING CHANGE: Bot-authored PRs with CHANGES_REQUESTED are no longer
skipped as "blocked". They are now tracked separately in ActionRequired
for agent intervention via pr-comment-responder.

The previous logic incorrectly treated ALL CHANGES_REQUESTED PRs as
"blocked, needs human action". This was wrong for bot-authored PRs:

- Human-authored PR with CHANGES_REQUESTED: Truly blocked, human must act
- Bot-authored PR with CHANGES_REQUESTED: Agent should address feedback

Changes:
- Add Test-IsBotAuthor helper function with documented bot patterns
- Update Invoke-PRMaintenance to distinguish bot vs human authors
- Add ActionRequired list to results for bot PRs needing attention
- Update GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY to list actionable bot PRs
- Add 7 tests for Test-IsBotAuthor function
- Create memory: pr-changes-requested-semantics

Evidence: PRs #247, #246, #235 were incorrectly skipped when they had
CHANGES_REQUESTED from human reviewers on bot-authored code.

See: Issue #400, pr-changes-requested-semantics memory

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* feat: Add nuanced bot categorization for CHANGES_REQUESTED handling

Different bot types require different actions when CHANGES_REQUESTED:

- agent-controlled (rjmurillo-bot): Use /pr-review via pr-comment-responder
- mention-triggered (copilot-swe-agent): Add @copilot comment
- command-triggered (dependabot[bot]): Use @dependabot commands
- unknown-bot: Requires manual review

Changes:
- Add Get-BotAuthorInfo function with category, action, and mention fields
- Refactor Test-IsBotAuthor to use Get-BotAuthorInfo
- Update console output to group by category with specific actions
- Update GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY with category-specific recommended actions
- Add 9 tests for Get-BotAuthorInfo covering all categories
- Update memory with nuanced handling documentation

Evidence: copilot-swe-agent PRs need @copilot mention to act, unlike
agent-controlled bots that can be addressed directly.

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* fix: Run maintenance tasks regardless of CHANGES_REQUESTED status

CHANGES_REQUESTED status only indicates who can address reviewer feedback.
Maintenance tasks should ALWAYS run:

- Resolve merge conflicts (keeps PR mergeable)
- Acknowledge bot comments (shows engagement)
- Check for similar PRs (informational)

Previously, human-authored PRs with CHANGES_REQUESTED were skipped entirely.
Now they are processed for maintenance but listed as Blocked for feedback.

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* refactor: Cross-reference bot pattern memories (DRY)

Update pr-changes-requested-semantics memory and Get-BotAuthorInfo
to reference existing bot-specific pattern memories instead of
duplicating information:

- cursor-bot-review-patterns: 100% actionable signal
- copilot-pr-review: 21% signal, high false positive rate
- copilot-follow-up-pr: Sub-PR creation behavior
- coderabbit-config-strategy: 66% noise, path_instructions

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* fix: address PR review comments on bot handling

- Fix $agentControlled.PR array access bug (use ForEach-Object)
- Fix backtick escaping in markdown inline code
- Improve 'no actions' explanation accuracy (Gemini feedback)
- Add try-catch for GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY file write (Copilot suggestion)

Addresses review comments: 2646510037, 2647190844, 2647173696, 2647160627

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* docs: add bot author feedback protocol documentation

Create comprehensive protocol documentation with mermaid diagrams
per review feedback. Updates memory to reference new documentation.

- Add decision flow diagram for CHANGES_REQUESTED handling
- Add state machine diagram for PR processing
- Document bot category detection logic
- Add github-actions limitation (cannot respond to mentions)
- Cross-reference related memories

Addresses review comment: 2647285889

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* docs: correct bot author feedback protocol decision flow

Per reviewer feedback, corrected the protocol:

- Blocked list only for human PRs with NO action toward @rjmurillo-bot
- rjmurillo-bot triggers: PR author OR reviewer assignment OR mention
- Mention-triggered: process ONLY the mentioned comment
- Maintenance limited to merge conflict resolution only
- Eyes reaction only when bot will take action
- Prerequisites: must follow SESSION-PROTOCOL.md before any work
- Merge conflicts: get last 10 commits for context

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* fix: update bot activation logic per corrected protocol

- Eyes reaction only when rjmurillo-bot takes action:
  - Bot authored PR: acknowledge all comments
  - Otherwise: only acknowledge @rjmurillo-bot mentions
- Blocked list only for human PRs with NO @rjmurillo-bot mention
- Human PRs with @rjmurillo-bot mention: add to ActionRequired
- Update comments to reference protocol documentation

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* docs: update workflow

* fix: correct mermaid flowchart syntax errors

- Remove duplicate E-->|No| edges
- Remove orphaned J-->K nodes
- Fix consistent spacing in edge labels

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* docs: align protocol sections with corrected flowchart

- Update Activation Triggers table to show CHANGES_REQUESTED column
- Rewrite State Machine diagram to match flowchart logic
- Rename Bot Categories to PR Author Categories with role-based actions
- Update Anti-Patterns with RIGHT/WRONG examples for new flow
- Remove outdated Blocked List section (not in flowchart)

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* feat: implement corrected bot author feedback protocol

Implements the decision flow from bot-author-feedback-protocol.md:

## Protocol Changes
- rjmurillo-bot activates when: PR author, added as reviewer, or @mentioned
- CHANGES_REQUESTED only triggers /pr-review when bot is author or reviewer
- @mention → process ONLY that comment, add eyes only to that comment
- Maintenance = merge conflict resolution only
- Eyes reaction only when bot will take action

## Implementation
- Add `reviewRequests` to Get-OpenPRs query
- Add `Test-IsBotReviewer` function for reviewer detection
- Rewrite main loop to match protocol flowchart
- Add 6 tests for Test-IsBotReviewer function

Relates-to: #400

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* fix: address cursor[bot] and rjmurillo review feedback

## cursor[bot] fixes (100% signal)
- Reclassify github-actions as 'non-responsive' instead of 'agent-controlled'
  These accounts cannot respond to comments/mentions
- Add Author field to UNRESOLVABLE_CONFLICTS blocked items
  Fixes malformed log output "PR #X by : UNRESOLVABLE_CONFLICTS"

## rjmurillo feedback
- Simplify memory to reference canonical documentation
- Memory now points to .agents/architecture/bot-author-feedback-protocol.md

## Test updates
- Update github-actions tests to expect 'non-responsive' category
- 149 tests pass, 0 failed, 1 skipped

Addresses PR #402 review comments

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* fix: address Copilot review feedback

## Bug Fixes
- Move $role variable definition before if/else block (was undefined in else branch)
- Fix section headers to say "PRs Requiring Action" instead of "Bot PRs with CHANGES_REQUESTED"
  (ActionRequired list includes both CHANGES_REQUESTED and MENTION items)

## Documentation
- Fix mermaid grammar: "Are CHANGES_REQUESTED" -> "CHANGES_REQUESTED?"

## Notes on Copilot Feedback
- $isBotAuthor logic is intentional: checks for 'agent-controlled' category specifically
  (other bots like copilot-swe-agent are 'mention-triggered', handled separately)
- Out-File already has error handling in try/catch block

Addresses Copilot comments on PR #402

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* docs: expand bot-author-feedback-protocol with operational guidance

Add comprehensive operational sections based on multi-agent analysis:

- Quick Start: invocation examples for automated, manual, and agent execution
- Prerequisites: required tools with version checks and permissions
- Acceptance Criteria: GIVEN/WHEN/THEN format for all 4 scenarios
- Auto-Resolvable Conflicts: file patterns using --theirs strategy
- Handoff: Script to Agent: output interpretation and next steps
- What "Process Comments" Means: concrete 4-step definition
- Bot Categories: extended table with examples and behavior
- Error Recovery: 4 scenarios with recovery procedures
- Logs and Debugging: locations, commands, exit codes
- Success Metrics: baseline performance and alert thresholds
- Glossary: 6 key terms defined

This enables an amnesiac agent to execute the protocol without
prior context by providing complete operational documentation.

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* fix: address copilot review feedback on API efficiency and test coverage

Fixes based on copilot-pull-request-reviewer comments:

1. API Call Optimization:
   - Modified Get-UnacknowledgedComments to accept pre-fetched comments
   - Pass $comments array to avoid duplicate Get-PRComments calls
   - Reuse $mentionedComments instead of re-fetching

2. Human PRs with CHANGES_REQUESTED:
   - Track in Blocked list with category 'human-blocked' for visibility
   - These were previously not tracked, reducing visibility

3. ActionRequired Test Coverage:
   - Added 4 new test contexts for ActionRequired/Blocked collection
   - Bot author with CHANGES_REQUESTED -> ActionRequired
   - Bot reviewer with CHANGES_REQUESTED -> ActionRequired
   - Bot mentioned -> ActionRequired with 'mention-triggered'
   - Human with CHANGES_REQUESTED -> Blocked with 'human-blocked'

4. Backtick Escaping:
   - Fixed inline code using 2 backticks instead of non-standard 4

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* Rename $isBotAuthor to $isAgentControlledBot for clarity (#437)

Merge derivative PR from copilot-swe-agent into parent PR #402 branch.

Renamed $isBotAuthor → $isAgentControlledBot for clarity.

* fix: address agent review feedback and add derivative PR protocol

## Agent Recommendations Incorporated

**QA Agent P0**: Added error handling tests
- Test for Get-PRComments exception handling
- Test for continuation after API failure
- 157 tests now pass

**Critic Agent**: APPROVED - all changes complete and correct

**DevOps Agent**: PASS - backward compatible, 50% API reduction

**Security Agent**: PASS - no vulnerabilities found

## Protocol Updates

**Derivative PRs**: Added new section documenting:
- What derivative PRs are (bot-spawned PRs targeting feature branches)
- Detection criteria (baseRefName != main + bot author)
- Handling workflow with mermaid diagram
- Race condition risk and mitigation
- Script integration requirements

Example: PR #437 from copilot-swe-agent targeting PR #402's branch

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* fix: update mermaid diagrams with derivative PR handling

Both flowchart and state machine diagrams now include:
- CheckDerivatives state after conflict resolution
- ReportDerivatives action for ActionRequired output
- Clear flow showing derivative PR detection before END

Addresses diagram consistency with the Derivative PRs section
added in 9e18f23.

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* docs(qa): add bot-author-feedback-protocol PR assessment

QA evaluation of 50 closed PRs against the protocol workflows:

## Findings
- Protocol Coverage: 75% (38/50 PRs handled correctly)
- Automation Gap: 25% (12/50 PRs required manual intervention)
- Compliance Rate: 100% (0 protocol violations)

## Key Gap
Derivative PRs from copilot-swe-agent (11 PRs, 22% of sample)
require manual intervention. Protocol documents but does not
automate detection, linking, or parent merge blocking.

## Recommendations
- P0: Implement derivative PR detection in maintenance script
- P0: Add derivative PRs to ActionRequired output
- P0: Block parent merge when derivatives pending

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* feat(P0): implement derivative PR detection in maintenance script

Implements P0 recommendations from bot-author-feedback-protocol assessment:

## New Functions
- `Get-DerivativePRs`: Detects PRs targeting feature branches (not main)
  from mention-triggered bots (e.g., copilot-swe-agent)
- `Get-PRsWithPendingDerivatives`: Correlates derivatives with parent PRs
  by matching target branch to head branch

## Integration
- Derivative PRs added to ActionRequired with PENDING_DERIVATIVES reason
- Parents with derivatives shown with warning in GitHub step summary
- Console output includes derivative count in summary

## Test Coverage
- 8 new tests covering derivative detection scenarios
- Tests for copilot branch naming pattern extraction
- Tests for parent-derivative correlation logic

Closes P0 items from .agents/critique/bot-author-feedback-protocol-pr-assessment.md

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* fix: align mermaid diagrams with derivative PR implementation

Updates flowchart TD and state machine diagrams to reflect actual
implementation where derivative detection happens at the BEGINNING
(after fetching PRs) rather than at the END (after maintenance).

## Flowchart Changes
- Starts with "Fetch Open PRs" → "Derivative PRs?"
- Detection and linking happen before individual PR processing
- Clearer flow: Detect → Link → Add to ActionRequired → Process

## State Machine Changes
- New states: FetchPRs, DetectDerivatives, LinkToParents
- AddToActionRequired reports PENDING_DERIVATIVES
- ProcessPRs loops through each PR individually
- NextPR handles iteration vs completion

Also updates pr-changes-requested-semantics Serena memory to include
derivative PR detection section.

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* docs: add session artifacts and skillbook memories

## Session Artifacts
- critique/402-pr-maintenance-visibility-critique.md
- qa/402-pr-maintenance-test-coverage-analysis.md
- sessions/2025-12-26-session-87-pr402-devops-review.md

## Skillbook Memories
- quality-shift-left-gate.md: 6-agent consultation pattern
- quality-agent-remediation.md: P0/P1 remediation requirements

## Memory Updates
- pr-changes-requested-semantics.md: Added derivative PR section
- skills-quality-index.md: Indexed new quality skills

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* fix: address agent P0 feedback for amnesiac readiness

Agent review findings addressed:

## Critic P0 (all resolved)
- Add invocation decision tree to protocol
- Document Category filter in derivative PR detection
- Add non-responsive bot category to memory
- Sync exit code documentation with workflow status

## DevOps P0 (resolved)
- Add actions:read permission to pr-maintenance.yml

## QA P0 (resolved)
- Add Scenario 4 tests: no bot involvement (maintenance only)
- Add Scenario 4b tests: conflict resolution without bot
- Fix null-safety for Get-SimilarPRs return value

All 171 tests pass (170 passed + 1 skipped).

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* docs: PR maintenance authority enhancement planning artifacts

Multi-agent workflow for PR maintenance gap analysis and remediation:

## Gap Analysis
- 4 gaps identified affecting 6 PRs (#365, #353, #301, #255, #247, #235)
- Gap 1: Bot PRs with conflicts wrongly blocked
- Gap 2: Unaddressed comments not triggering action
- Gap 3: Copilot synthesis missing for @copilot PRs
- Gap 4: Duplicate PR entries in ActionRequired + Blocked

## PRD (Iteration 2 - Critic Approved)
- 5 user stories (Story 3 split into 3a + 3b per INVEST)
- Negative acceptance criteria added
- Technical requirements with line numbers

## Task List
- 17 atomic tasks in 6 phases
- Prompts added for amnesiac agent execution
- Critic flagged 11/17 for revision (pending)

## Retrospective
- 71% success rate on planning workflow
- Key pattern: critic-explainer iteration loop effective
- Learning: apply same iteration to task generation

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* docs: revise task prompts for amnesiac agent execution

Critic review identified 11/17 prompts needing revision for self-containment.
All prompts now approved for implementation.

## Revisions Made

- Task 1.3: Added exact search pattern and BEFORE/AFTER blocks
- Task 2.2: Added case-insensitive matching (-imatch/-inotmatch)
- Task 3.2: Added $results initialization location (line 1180)
- Tasks 5.1-5.6: Documented test file creation, correct invocation pattern
- Task 5.7: Added absolute path, skip conditions for closed PRs
- Tasks 6.1, 6.2: Added search patterns, file existence handling

## Verification

- All prompts specify absolute file paths
- All prompts include search patterns or line numbers
- All prompts have verification steps
- Critic verdict: APPROVED FOR IMPLEMENTATION

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* fix(pr-maintenance): route bot PRs with conflicts to ActionRequired

Task 1.1: Bot-authored PRs with unresolvable conflicts now go to
ActionRequired instead of Blocked, since the bot has full authority
to manually resolve conflicts via /pr-review.

Human-authored PRs with conflicts still go to Blocked (existing behavior).

Addresses Gap 1 from diagnostics.

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* fix(pr-maintenance): trigger action on unaddressed comments

Tasks 1.2 + 1.3: Bot-authored PRs now trigger action when:
- reviewDecision = CHANGES_REQUESTED (existing), OR
- Unaddressed bot comments exist (count > 0) (new)

Changes:
- Move Get-UnacknowledgedComments before action determination
- Expand trigger condition to include unaddressed comments
- Add UnaddressedCount property to ActionRequired entry
- Use UNADDRESSED_COMMENTS reason when reviewDecision is not CHANGES_REQUESTED
- Reuse $unacked variable for acknowledgment loop (no duplicate API call)

Addresses Gap 2 from diagnostics.

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* feat(pr-maintenance): detect copilot-swe-agent PRs

Task 2.1: Add detection for copilot-swe-agent PRs where rjmurillo-bot
is a reviewer. This enables synthesis workflow for delegating feedback
to @copilot.

Detection triggers when:
- rjmurillo-bot is a reviewer on the PR
- Author login matches 'copilot' pattern (case-insensitive)
- Author bot category is 'mention-triggered'

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* feat(pr-maintenance): collect other bot comments for copilot synthesis

Task 2.2: When a copilot-swe-agent PR is detected, collect comments
from other review bots (coderabbitai, cursor[bot], gemini-code-assist)
for synthesis.

Changes:
- Filter comments using case-insensitive matching (-imatch/-inotmatch)
- Add COPILOT_SYNTHESIS_NEEDED to ActionRequired when other bot comments exist
- Skip synthesis if 0 other bot comments (edge case)
- Separate copilot PR handling from normal agent-controlled PR flow

Addresses Gap 3 from diagnostics (partial - synthesis function next).

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* feat(pr-maintenance): add Invoke-CopilotSynthesis function (Task 3.1)

Create function to generate @copilot synthesis prompts from bot comments:

- Groups comments by bot author (coderabbitai, cursor[bot], gemini)
- Generates markdown with linked summaries (truncated at 100 chars)
- Formats prompt directing @copilot to address issues

Part of PR #402 - PR maintenance workflow enhancement

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* feat(pr-maintenance): post synthesis prompt as PR comment (Task 3.2)

Integrate Invoke-CopilotSynthesis function to post @copilot prompts:

- Add SynthesisPosted counter to $results initialization
- Generate synthesis prompt from collected bot comments
- Post prompt as PR comment via gh pr comment
- Support DryRun mode for testing
- Track posted syntheses in results

Part of PR #402 - PR maintenance workflow enhancement

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* fix(pr-maintenance): implement single list guarantee (Task 4.1)

Add deduplication check before adding PRs to Blocked or ActionRequired:

- Check if PR already exists in ActionRequired before adding
- If exists, update existing entry with HasConflicts flag
- Append '+ resolve conflicts' to existing Action
- Ensures no PR appears in both lists

Priority order: ActionRequired > Blocked (ActionRequired takes precedence)

Part of PR #402 - PR maintenance workflow enhancement

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* test(pr-maintenance): add unit tests for bot authority (Tasks 5.1-5.6)

Create unit test file with 6 tests:
- Bot PR conflicts go to ActionRequired (not Blocked)
- Unaddressed comments trigger action without CHANGES_REQUESTED
- Copilot PR synthesis detection and comment collection
- Deduplication: PR appears in one list only
- Human PR conflicts go to Blocked (regression test)
- Copilot PR with no other bot comments skips synthesis

Also adds $DryRun parameter to Invoke-PRMaintenance to support
test mocking of the synthesis posting feature.

Part of PR #402 - PR maintenance workflow enhancement

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* test(pr-maintenance): add integration tests (Task 5.7)

Create integration test file that tests against real PRs:
- Verifies bot PRs with conflicts go to ActionRequired
- Verifies copilot PR triggers synthesis workflow
- Verifies no PR appears in both ActionRequired and Blocked

Tests use -Skip when target PRs are closed.
Uses -DryRun to avoid posting comments during test.

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* docs(pr-maintenance): document copilot synthesis workflow (Tasks 6.1-6.2)

Update protocol documentation:
- Add "Reviewer on Copilot PR" row to activation triggers table
- Add Copilot Synthesis Workflow section with trigger conditions
- Document authority boundary for mention-triggered PRs
- Show synthesis prompt format

Update pr-changes-requested-semantics memory:
- Add copilot synthesis activation trigger
- Add copilot synthesis section with workflow summary

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* qa: add test validation report for PR #402

Add comprehensive QA validation for PR maintenance workflow enhancement:

Test Execution Results:
- Unit tests: 6/6 passing
- Integration tests: 0/2 passing (1 skip, 2 fail due to bug)
- Total execution time: 5.47s

Critical Issues (P0 - blocking):
1. Integration test bug at line 14-15 (PropertyNotFoundException)
2. Multi-PR deduplication not tested at scale
3. Conflict + CHANGES_REQUESTED interaction path untested

Important Gaps (P1 - follow-up acceptable):
4. Bot category coverage: 3 of 6 categories untested
5. Synthesis edge cases: Large comment counts, failure handling
6. Mock verification: No Should -Invoke assertions

Nice to Have (P2 - future enhancement):
7. Derivative PR workflow (~200 LOC untested)
8. Error resilience testing

Verdict: NEEDS WORK - Fix P0 issues before merge

Deliverables:
- Test report: .agents/qa/402-pr-maintenance-test-report.md
- Gap analysis with code examples: .agents/qa/402-test-gap-analysis.md
- Session log: .agents/sessions/2025-12-26-session-01-pr-402-qa-validation.md

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* docs: finalize QA session log with commit evidence

* fix(pr-maintenance): address QA and security findings

QA fixes:
- Fix integration test PropertyNotFoundException (use ForEach-Object)

Security fixes:
- Anchor bot login regex to prevent partial matches
- Regex now uses ^...$ pattern for exact matching
- Matches coderabbitai, coderabbitai[bot], cursor[bot], gemini-code-assist[bot]

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* fix(pr-maintenance): resolve double-nested array issue in Get-SimilarPRs

The combination of Write-Output -NoEnumerate in the function and @()
wrapper at the call site created a double-nested array structure.
When iterating, foreach received the entire inner array as a single
item instead of individual PSCustomObject elements.

Changes:
- Remove Write-Output -NoEnumerate from Get-SimilarPRs function
- Use simple return statements instead
- Change hashtable to PSCustomObject with lowercase property names
- Add DryRun parameter at script level (was missing from param block)
- Pass DryRun through to Invoke-PRMaintenance function call

Root cause: Mocks used PascalCase properties that matched the code,
but the real GitHub API returns lowercase. Static analysis passed
but actual execution revealed the runtime issue.

Lesson: Integration testing against real APIs is essential to catch
casing and structure issues that mocks cannot reveal.

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* docs(retrospective): analyze PR #402 double-nested array debug session

Comprehensive retrospective analysis of debugging session for commit 526f551
which fixed double-nested array bug in Get-SimilarPRs function.

Analysis Findings:
- Root cause: Write-Output -NoEnumerate + @() wrapper = double-nesting
- Unit tests passed (100% coverage) but runtime failed on all 15 PRs
- Mock fidelity gap: Tests used PascalCase, API returned lowercase
- Testing gap: No integration tests for GitHub API calls

Extracted Learnings (4 skills, all ≥90% atomicity):
- Skill-PowerShell-004: Array return pattern (95%)
- Skill-Testing-003: Integration test requirement (92%)
- Skill-Testing-006: Mock structure fidelity (93%)
- Skill-Testing-004: Type assertions (90%)

Process Improvements:
- Add integration tests for external API calls
- Validate mocks match actual API response structure
- Assert returned object types not just values
- Document PowerShell array handling best practices

Artifacts:
- .agents/retrospective/402-double-nested-array-debug.md (comprehensive analysis)
- .serena/memories/powershell-array-handling.md (array patterns)
- .serena/memories/testing-mock-fidelity.md (testing requirements)
- .serena/memories/retrospective-2025-12-26.md (session index)

Related: PR #402, commit 526f551

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* docs(session): complete session log for PR #402 retrospective

* docs(protocol): convert ASCII decision tree to Mermaid diagram

Convert the invocation decision tree from ASCII art (using ├─ └─) to a
proper Mermaid flowchart for better rendering in GitHub and other
Markdown viewers.

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* fix(docs): escape special characters in Mermaid diagram

Fix Mermaid rendering error by:
- Adding quotes around node labels with special characters
- Removing leading slash from /pr-review (use "pr-review skill")
- Simplifying <br/> to <br>

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* feat(pr-maintenance): implement Get-UnaddressedComments function

Add function to detect bot comments in any unresolved state:
- NEW (unacknowledged, eyes=0)
- ACKNOWLEDGED (eyes>0 but thread unresolved)
- REPLIED (reply exists but thread unresolved)

Function queries Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads to identify threads where
isResolved=false, then filters bot comments matching either:
- reactions.eyes = 0 (unacknowledged), OR
- comment ID in unresolved thread list (acknowledged but unresolved)

This addresses the gap where PR #365 showed "all comments acknowledged"
but threads remained open. Get-UnacknowledgedComments detects NEW state
only; Get-UnaddressedComments detects all incomplete states.

Implements TASK-004 from acknowledged-vs-resolved feature plan.

Refs: TASK-004, #402

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* feat(pr-maintenance): distinguish unresolved threads from unacknowledged comments

TASK-006: Update PR classification to use Get-UnaddressedComments
- Replace Get-UnacknowledgedComments call with Get-UnaddressedComments
- Rename $unacked variable to $unaddressed for clarity
- Preserve Get-UnacknowledgedComments function for backward compatibility

TASK-007: Add granular ActionRequired reason classification
- UNRESOLVED_THREADS: Acknowledged but thread not resolved
- UNACKNOWLEDGED: Comments lacking eyes reaction
- UNRESOLVED_THREADS+UNACKNOWLEDGED: Both conditions present

This enables PR maintenance output to distinguish between comments that
need acknowledgment vs threads that need resolution, improving triage.

Refs: .agents/planning/tasks-acknowledged-vs-resolved.md

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* docs(protocol): add acknowledged vs resolved glossary and lifecycle model

Add documentation for the comment lifecycle model that distinguishes
between acknowledgment (eyes reaction) and resolution (thread marked
resolved in GitHub). This addresses the root cause of PR #365 where
5 acknowledged but unresolved comments were incorrectly classified
as "no action needed."

- Add glossary entry defining Acknowledged, Resolved, and Unaddressed
- Add Comment Lifecycle Model section with state transition diagram
- Document detection functions and their purposes
- Add ActionRequired reason field reference table
- Reference PR #365 as motivating example

TASK-011: Glossary entry complete
TASK-012: Lifecycle section complete
TASK-013: Function docstrings verified (already comprehensive)

Refs: TASK-011, TASK-012, TASK-013

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* docs: add acknowledged vs resolved planning and validation artifacts

Planning:
- PRD for acknowledged vs resolved gap fix
- Task breakdown (13 tasks across 3 milestones)
- Implementation prompts for each task

Validation:
- PRD critique: [APPROVED]
- Implementation critique: [APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONS] 86/100
- QA report: [PASS] - Live validation with PR #365 and #438
- Security review: [APPROVED] - No blocking issues
- Gap diagnostics with Five Whys analysis

Retrospective:
- Root cause: Semantic confusion (acknowledgment ≠ resolution)
- 4 skills extracted (Design-008, Implementation-006, Testing-007/008)
- Memory files for lifecycle modeling patterns

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* test(pr-maintenance): add unit tests for Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads and Get-UnaddressedComments

Add comprehensive Pester tests covering:

Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads (9 tests):
- Returns unresolved threads correctly
- Returns empty for all resolved/no threads/null
- Handles GraphQL API failure gracefully
- Handles JSON parse failure gracefully
- Filters mixed resolved/unresolved threads
- Extracts databaseId from thread comments
- PR #365 equivalent fixture (5 threads)

Get-UnaddressedComments (13 tests):
- Returns NEW state comments (eyes=0)
- Returns ACKNOWLEDGED state comments (eyes>0, unresolved)
- Returns empty when all addressed
- Handles null/empty Comments parameter
- Uses pre-fetched Comments without API call
- Filters out non-bot comments
- Mixed state handling (Fixture 3 from PRD)
- PR #365 equivalent (5 acknowledged but unresolved)
- Fully resolved PR fixture

Addresses technical debt from TASK-003 and TASK-005 in
.agents/planning/tasks-acknowledged-vs-resolved.md

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* docs(agents): add PR #365 remediation artifacts

Planning and critique artifacts from PR #365 fix workflow:
- PRD-pr365-remediation.md: Product requirements document
- tasks-pr365-remediation.md: 14 atomic tasks breakdown
- 001-pr365-remediation-critique.md: Critic validation
- PR-402-gap5-analysis-critique.md: Gap analysis critique
- Updated gap diagnostics with resolution status

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* feat(skills): add merge-resolver skill for conflict resolution

Skill for intelligently resolving merge conflicts using git history:
- Fetches PR context and identifies conflicted files
- Uses git blame and commit history to infer developer intent
- Applies resolution strategies based on change type
- Combines non-conflicting changes when appropriate

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* fix(tests): wrap Get-SimilarPRs result in array for Count check

PowerShell unwraps single-element arrays and returns $null for empty
arrays in some contexts. Wrapping in @() ensures .Count property exists.

Fixes:
- Returns empty array when no similar PRs
- Excludes same PR number from results

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* fix(session): add Protocol Compliance section to session-87

The session protocol validator requires a Protocol Compliance section
with checkboxes. Added:
- Protocol Compliance section with subagent context notes
- Updated Session End Checklist with all items checked

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* fix(session): mark Protocol Compliance items complete in session-88

* fix(session): use canonical Session End Checklist format for sessions 88 and 89

* test(pr-maintenance): add tests for TotalPRs and GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY (Issue #400)

Address QA WARN issues from PR review:
- Add tests for TotalPRs property (3 tests)
- Add tests for GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY output data (3 tests)
- Error handling already present with try/catch

Tests cover:
- TotalPRs set to 0 when no open PRs
- TotalPRs set correctly for multiple PRs
- TotalPRs equals Processed for single PR
- Results hashtable contains all step summary keys
- ActionRequired count is 0 when no action needed
- Blocked count is 0 when no PRs blocked

* refactor(memory): rename skills to ADR-017 naming convention

Renamed skills to follow `skill-{domain}-{NNN}-{description}` format:
- ci-error-investigation-pattern → skill-ci-004-error-message-investigation
- analysis-verify-codebase-state → skill-analysis-004-verify-codebase-state

Updated domain indexes:
- skills-ci-infrastructure-index: point to skill-ci-004
- skills-analysis-index: point to skill-analysis-004

Skill content preserved; only file names and index references changed.

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* refactor(pr-maintenance): slim script to discovery/classification only

Transform Invoke-PRMaintenance.ps1 from monolithic processor (~2000 lines)
to thin orchestration layer (~730 lines) that only does PR discovery and
classification for GitHub Actions matrix consumption.

## Architecture Changes
- Extract conflict resolution to .claude/skills/merge-resolver/scripts/
- Extract comment functions to .claude/skills/github/scripts/pr/
- Add -OutputJson parameter for workflow matrix consumption
- Add Phase 1.5 Copilot Synthesis to pr-comment-responder

## New Files
- Resolve-PRConflicts.ps1: Worktree-based conflict resolution
- Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads.ps1: GraphQL thread resolution query
- Get-UnaddressedComments.ps1: NEW/ACKNOWLEDGED/REPLIED lifecycle detection

## Workflow Changes
- 3-job matrix strategy: discover-prs -> resolve-conflicts -> summarize
- Parallel PR processing with max-parallel: 3
- JSON output format for matrix consumption

## Removed from Script
- Comment acknowledgment (moved to pr-comment-responder)
- Conflict resolution (moved to merge-resolver skill)
- Synthesis posting (moved to pr-comment-responder)
- All per-PR processing mutations

Tests: 34 pass, 0 fail

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* test(skills): add unit tests for extracted skill functions

Addresses QA agent CRITICAL_FAIL - extracted skill functions now have
test coverage matching the established pattern in the codebase.

## Tests Added (124 total)
- Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads.Tests.ps1 (32 tests)
  - Script syntax validation
  - GraphQL operations
  - Lifecycle model compliance
  - Skill-PowerShell-002 compliance

- Get-UnaddressedComments.Tests.ps1 (48 tests)
  - Parameter definitions
  - Lifecycle state detection (NEW/ACKNOWLEDGED/REPLIED)
  - Thread resolution integration
  - API fallback behavior

- Resolve-PRConflicts.Tests.ps1 (44 tests)
  - ADR-015 security validation patterns
  - Branch name injection prevention
  - Worktree path traversal prevention
  - Auto-resolvable files configuration
  - GitHub runner detection

All tests use static analysis pattern (script content matching)
consistent with existing skill tests.

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* ci: auto-assign rjmurillo-bot as reviewer on all PRs

Adds workflow that automatically requests review from rjmurillo-bot
when PRs are opened or reopened. This enables the bot to:
- Receive review requests for PR comment response
- Trigger pr-comment-responder workflow
- Provide automated code review

Skips self-assignment when bot is PR author.

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* ci: add CODEOWNERS for rjmurillo-bot review assignment

Assigns rjmurillo-bot as code owner for all files.
GitHub will automatically request review from code owners.

Note: To enforce approval before merge, enable branch protection rule:
"Require review from Code Owners"

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* Revert "ci: add CODEOWNERS for rjmurillo-bot review assignment"

This reverts commit fcdc6de.

* fix(pr-maintenance): classify Copilot PRs as mention-triggered for @copilot synthesis

## Problem
PR #247 authored by copilot-swe-agent with CHANGES_REQUESTED was being
classified as "Human-authored" and blocked, when it should be actionable
by rjmurillo-bot to synthesize feedback and @copilot to unblock.

## Solution
- Add 'app/copilot-swe-agent' to mention-triggered bots list
- Create new classification branch for mention-triggered bots that:
  - Does NOT require rjmurillo-bot as reviewer
  - Adds to ActionRequired when CHANGES_REQUESTED or HAS_CONFLICTS
  - Sets requiresSynthesis=true for @copilot mention workflow

## Tests
- 5 new Pester tests covering positive, negative, and boundary cases
- 47.7% code coverage (39 tests passing)

## Documentation
- Added "Bot Categories and PR Handling" section to docs/autonomous-pr-monitor.md
- Documents mention-triggered category and Copilot PR handling workflow

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* feat(pr-maintenance): detect failing CI checks as action trigger

## Changes
- Add statusCheckRollup to GraphQL query (fetches last 100 contexts)
- Add Test-PRHasFailingChecks function with safe property access
- Add HAS_FAILING_CHECKS as trigger for bot PRs (agent-controlled + mention-triggered)
- Add human PR failing checks to Blocked classification
- Fix PowerShell array unrolling in Get-SafeProperty helper

## Tests (51 passing)
- 12 new tests for Test-PRHasFailingChecks:
  - FAILURE/ERROR/EXPECTED rollup states
  - CheckRun conclusions
  - StatusContext legacy API
  - Mixed context types
  - Null/empty safety cases

## Fixes
- PR #269 now correctly classified as actionable (HAS_FAILING_CHECKS)
- PR #371 no longer causes classification errors

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* fix(security): address GraphQL injection and input validation issues

Security fixes for gemini-code-assist review findings:

- Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads.ps1: Use GraphQL variables instead of
  string interpolation to prevent injection via Owner/Repo/PR params
- Invoke-PRMaintenance.ps1: Same GraphQL variable pattern for
  Owner/Repo/Limit parameters
- Resolve-PRConflicts.ps1: Add Test-SafeBranchName validation for
  TargetBranch parameter (BranchName was already validated)
- Invoke-PRMaintenance.ps1: Remove file-based locking (Enter-ScriptLock,
  Exit-ScriptLock) per ADR-015 which mandates GitHub Actions workflow
  concurrency groups for singleton execution

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* test: remove file-based lock tests (ADR-015)

Removes tests for Enter-ScriptLock and Exit-ScriptLock functions
which were deleted in the previous commit. Concurrency control is
now handled by GitHub Actions workflow-level concurrency groups.

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Co-authored-by: rjmurillo[bot] <rjmurillo-bot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Richard Murillo <6811113+rjmurillo@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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* fix(ci): add visibility message when PR maintenance processes 0 PRs

Closes #400

When the PR maintenance workflow runs and finds no PRs requiring
automated action, users couldn't tell why "0 PRs processed" appeared.

This adds a GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY message explaining:
- Total PRs scanned
- Actions taken (comments acknowledged, conflicts resolved)
- Why no actions were needed (normal when awaiting human review)

Changes:
- Add TotalPRs to results for visibility reporting
- Add step summary output in GitHub Actions context
- Explain "no actions" scenario (awaiting review, no bot comments)

This is the minimal fix that was attempted in PR #395, which scope-
exploded to 847 lines. This fix is 42 lines as intended.

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* fix: Distinguish bot vs human PRs for CHANGES_REQUESTED handling

BREAKING CHANGE: Bot-authored PRs with CHANGES_REQUESTED are no longer
skipped as "blocked". They are now tracked separately in ActionRequired
for agent intervention via pr-comment-responder.

The previous logic incorrectly treated ALL CHANGES_REQUESTED PRs as
"blocked, needs human action". This was wrong for bot-authored PRs:

- Human-authored PR with CHANGES_REQUESTED: Truly blocked, human must act
- Bot-authored PR with CHANGES_REQUESTED: Agent should address feedback

Changes:
- Add Test-IsBotAuthor helper function with documented bot patterns
- Update Invoke-PRMaintenance to distinguish bot vs human authors
- Add ActionRequired list to results for bot PRs needing attention
- Update GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY to list actionable bot PRs
- Add 7 tests for Test-IsBotAuthor function
- Create memory: pr-changes-requested-semantics

Evidence: PRs #247, #246, #235 were incorrectly skipped when they had
CHANGES_REQUESTED from human reviewers on bot-authored code.

See: Issue #400, pr-changes-requested-semantics memory

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* feat: Add nuanced bot categorization for CHANGES_REQUESTED handling

Different bot types require different actions when CHANGES_REQUESTED:

- agent-controlled (rjmurillo-bot): Use /pr-review via pr-comment-responder
- mention-triggered (copilot-swe-agent): Add @copilot comment
- command-triggered (dependabot[bot]): Use @dependabot commands
- unknown-bot: Requires manual review

Changes:
- Add Get-BotAuthorInfo function with category, action, and mention fields
- Refactor Test-IsBotAuthor to use Get-BotAuthorInfo
- Update console output to group by category with specific actions
- Update GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY with category-specific recommended actions
- Add 9 tests for Get-BotAuthorInfo covering all categories
- Update memory with nuanced handling documentation

Evidence: copilot-swe-agent PRs need @copilot mention to act, unlike
agent-controlled bots that can be addressed directly.

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* fix: Run maintenance tasks regardless of CHANGES_REQUESTED status

CHANGES_REQUESTED status only indicates who can address reviewer feedback.
Maintenance tasks should ALWAYS run:

- Resolve merge conflicts (keeps PR mergeable)
- Acknowledge bot comments (shows engagement)
- Check for similar PRs (informational)

Previously, human-authored PRs with CHANGES_REQUESTED were skipped entirely.
Now they are processed for maintenance but listed as Blocked for feedback.

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* refactor: Cross-reference bot pattern memories (DRY)

Update pr-changes-requested-semantics memory and Get-BotAuthorInfo
to reference existing bot-specific pattern memories instead of
duplicating information:

- cursor-bot-review-patterns: 100% actionable signal
- copilot-pr-review: 21% signal, high false positive rate
- copilot-follow-up-pr: Sub-PR creation behavior
- coderabbit-config-strategy: 66% noise, path_instructions

This keeps the memories DRY while providing clear cross-references.

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* fix: address PR review comments on bot handling

- Fix $agentControlled.PR array access bug (use ForEach-Object)
- Fix backtick escaping in markdown inline code
- Improve 'no actions' explanation accuracy (Gemini feedback)
- Add try-catch for GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY file write (Copilot suggestion)

Addresses review comments: 2646510037, 2647190844, 2647173696, 2647160627

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* docs: add bot author feedback protocol documentation

Create comprehensive protocol documentation with mermaid diagrams
per review feedback. Updates memory to reference new documentation.

- Add decision flow diagram for CHANGES_REQUESTED handling
- Add state machine diagram for PR processing
- Document bot category detection logic
- Add github-actions limitation (cannot respond to mentions)
- Cross-reference related memories

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* docs: correct bot author feedback protocol decision flow

Per reviewer feedback, corrected the protocol:

- Blocked list only for human PRs with NO action toward @rjmurillo-bot
- rjmurillo-bot triggers: PR author OR reviewer assignment OR mention
- Mention-triggered: process ONLY the mentioned comment
- Maintenance limited to merge conflict resolution only
- Eyes reaction only when bot will take action
- Prerequisites: must follow SESSION-PROTOCOL.md before any work
- Merge conflicts: get last 10 commits for context

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* fix: update bot activation logic per corrected protocol

- Eyes reaction only when rjmurillo-bot takes action:
  - Bot authored PR: acknowledge all comments
  - Otherwise: only acknowledge @rjmurillo-bot mentions
- Blocked list only for human PRs with NO @rjmurillo-bot mention
- Human PRs with @rjmurillo-bot mention: add to ActionRequired
- Update comments to reference protocol documentation

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* docs: update workflow

* fix: correct mermaid flowchart syntax errors

- Remove duplicate E-->|No| edges
- Remove orphaned J-->K nodes
- Fix consistent spacing in edge labels

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* docs: align protocol sections with corrected flowchart

- Update Activation Triggers table to show CHANGES_REQUESTED column
- Rewrite State Machine diagram to match flowchart logic
- Rename Bot Categories to PR Author Categories with role-based actions
- Update Anti-Patterns with RIGHT/WRONG examples for new flow
- Remove outdated Blocked List section (not in flowchart)

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* feat: implement corrected bot author feedback protocol

Implements the decision flow from bot-author-feedback-protocol.md:

## Protocol Changes
- rjmurillo-bot activates when: PR author, added as reviewer, or @mentioned
- CHANGES_REQUESTED only triggers /pr-review when bot is author or reviewer
- @mention → process ONLY that comment, add eyes only to that comment
- Maintenance = merge conflict resolution only
- Eyes reaction only when bot will take action

## Implementation
- Add `reviewRequests` to Get-OpenPRs query
- Add `Test-IsBotReviewer` function for reviewer detection
- Rewrite main loop to match protocol flowchart
- Add 6 tests for Test-IsBotReviewer function

Relates-to: #400

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* fix: address cursor[bot] and rjmurillo review feedback

## cursor[bot] fixes (100% signal)
- Reclassify github-actions as 'non-responsive' instead of 'agent-controlled'
  These accounts cannot respond to comments/mentions
- Add Author field to UNRESOLVABLE_CONFLICTS blocked items
  Fixes malformed log output "PR #X by : UNRESOLVABLE_CONFLICTS"

## rjmurillo feedback
- Simplify memory to reference canonical documentation
- Memory now points to .agents/architecture/bot-author-feedback-protocol.md

## Test updates
- Update github-actions tests to expect 'non-responsive' category
- 149 tests pass, 0 failed, 1 skipped

Addresses PR #402 review comments

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* fix: address Copilot review feedback

## Bug Fixes
- Move $role variable definition before if/else block (was undefined in else branch)
- Fix section headers to say "PRs Requiring Action" instead of "Bot PRs with CHANGES_REQUESTED"
  (ActionRequired list includes both CHANGES_REQUESTED and MENTION items)

## Documentation
- Fix mermaid grammar: "Are CHANGES_REQUESTED" -> "CHANGES_REQUESTED?"

## Notes on Copilot Feedback
- $isBotAuthor logic is intentional: checks for 'agent-controlled' category specifically
  (other bots like copilot-swe-agent are 'mention-triggered', handled separately)
- Out-File already has error handling in try/catch block

Addresses Copilot comments on PR #402

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* docs: expand bot-author-feedback-protocol with operational guidance

Add comprehensive operational sections based on multi-agent analysis:

- Quick Start: invocation examples for automated, manual, and agent execution
- Prerequisites: required tools with version checks and permissions
- Acceptance Criteria: GIVEN/WHEN/THEN format for all 4 scenarios
- Auto-Resolvable Conflicts: file patterns using --theirs strategy
- Handoff: Script to Agent: output interpretation and next steps
- What "Process Comments" Means: concrete 4-step definition
- Bot Categories: extended table with examples and behavior
- Error Recovery: 4 scenarios with recovery procedures
- Logs and Debugging: locations, commands, exit codes
- Success Metrics: baseline performance and alert thresholds
- Glossary: 6 key terms defined

This enables an amnesiac agent to execute the protocol without
prior context by providing complete operational documentation.

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* fix: address copilot review feedback on API efficiency and test coverage

Fixes based on copilot-pull-request-reviewer comments:

1. API Call Optimization:
   - Modified Get-UnacknowledgedComments to accept pre-fetched comments
   - Pass $comments array to avoid duplicate Get-PRComments calls
   - Reuse $mentionedComments instead of re-fetching

2. Human PRs with CHANGES_REQUESTED:
   - Track in Blocked list with category 'human-blocked' for visibility
   - These were previously not tracked, reducing visibility

3. ActionRequired Test Coverage:
   - Added 4 new test contexts for ActionRequired/Blocked collection
   - Bot author with CHANGES_REQUESTED -> ActionRequired
   - Bot reviewer with CHANGES_REQUESTED -> ActionRequired
   - Bot mentioned -> ActionRequired with 'mention-triggered'
   - Human with CHANGES_REQUESTED -> Blocked with 'human-blocked'

4. Backtick Escaping:
   - Fixed inline code using 2 backticks instead of non-standard 4

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* Rename $isBotAuthor to $isAgentControlledBot for clarity (#437)

Merge derivative PR from copilot-swe-agent into parent PR #402 branch.

Renamed $isBotAuthor → $isAgentControlledBot for clarity.

* fix: address agent review feedback and add derivative PR protocol

## Agent Recommendations Incorporated

**QA Agent P0**: Added error handling tests
- Test for Get-PRComments exception handling
- Test for continuation after API failure
- 157 tests now pass

**Critic Agent**: APPROVED - all changes complete and correct

**DevOps Agent**: PASS - backward compatible, 50% API reduction

**Security Agent**: PASS - no vulnerabilities found

## Protocol Updates

**Derivative PRs**: Added new section documenting:
- What derivative PRs are (bot-spawned PRs targeting feature branches)
- Detection criteria (baseRefName != main + bot author)
- Handling workflow with mermaid diagram
- Race condition risk and mitigation
- Script integration requirements

Example: PR #437 from copilot-swe-agent targeting PR #402's branch

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* fix: update mermaid diagrams with derivative PR handling

Both flowchart and state machine diagrams now include:
- CheckDerivatives state after conflict resolution
- ReportDerivatives action for ActionRequired output
- Clear flow showing derivative PR detection before END

Addresses diagram consistency with the Derivative PRs section
added in 9e18f23.

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* docs(qa): add bot-author-feedback-protocol PR assessment

QA evaluation of 50 closed PRs against the protocol workflows:

## Findings
- Protocol Coverage: 75% (38/50 PRs handled correctly)
- Automation Gap: 25% (12/50 PRs required manual intervention)
- Compliance Rate: 100% (0 protocol violations)

## Key Gap
Derivative PRs from copilot-swe-agent (11 PRs, 22% of sample)
require manual intervention. Protocol documents but does not
automate detection, linking, or parent merge blocking.

## Recommendations
- P0: Implement derivative PR detection in maintenance script
- P0: Add derivative PRs to ActionRequired output
- P0: Block parent merge when derivatives pending

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* feat(P0): implement derivative PR detection in maintenance script

Implements P0 recommendations from bot-author-feedback-protocol assessment:

## New Functions
- `Get-DerivativePRs`: Detects PRs targeting feature branches (not main)
  from mention-triggered bots (e.g., copilot-swe-agent)
- `Get-PRsWithPendingDerivatives`: Correlates derivatives with parent PRs
  by matching target branch to head branch

## Integration
- Derivative PRs added to ActionRequired with PENDING_DERIVATIVES reason
- Parents with derivatives shown with warning in GitHub step summary
- Console output includes derivative count in summary

## Test Coverage
- 8 new tests covering derivative detection scenarios
- Tests for copilot branch naming pattern extraction
- Tests for parent-derivative correlation logic

Closes P0 items from .agents/critique/bot-author-feedback-protocol-pr-assessment.md

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* fix: align mermaid diagrams with derivative PR implementation

Updates flowchart TD and state machine diagrams to reflect actual
implementation where derivative detection happens at the BEGINNING
(after fetching PRs) rather than at the END (after maintenance).

## Flowchart Changes
- Starts with "Fetch Open PRs" → "Derivative PRs?"
- Detection and linking happen before individual PR processing
- Clearer flow: Detect → Link → Add to ActionRequired → Process

## State Machine Changes
- New states: FetchPRs, DetectDerivatives, LinkToParents
- AddToActionRequired reports PENDING_DERIVATIVES
- ProcessPRs loops through each PR individually
- NextPR handles iteration vs completion

Also updates pr-changes-requested-semantics Serena memory to include
derivative PR detection section.

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* docs: add session artifacts and skillbook memories

## Session Artifacts
- critique/402-pr-maintenance-visibility-critique.md
- qa/402-pr-maintenance-test-coverage-analysis.md
- sessions/2025-12-26-session-87-pr402-devops-review.md

## Skillbook Memories
- quality-shift-left-gate.md: 6-agent consultation pattern
- quality-agent-remediation.md: P0/P1 remediation requirements

## Memory Updates
- pr-changes-requested-semantics.md: Added derivative PR section
- skills-quality-index.md: Indexed new quality skills

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* fix: address agent P0 feedback for amnesiac readiness

Agent review findings addressed:

## Critic P0 (all resolved)
- Add invocation decision tree to protocol
- Document Category filter in derivative PR detection
- Add non-responsive bot category to memory
- Sync exit code documentation with workflow status

## DevOps P0 (resolved)
- Add actions:read permission to pr-maintenance.yml

## QA P0 (resolved)
- Add Scenario 4 tests: no bot involvement (maintenance only)
- Add Scenario 4b tests: conflict resolution without bot
- Fix null-safety for Get-SimilarPRs return value

All 171 tests pass (170 passed + 1 skipped).

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* docs: PR maintenance authority enhancement planning artifacts

Multi-agent workflow for PR maintenance gap analysis and remediation:

## Gap Analysis
- 4 gaps identified affecting 6 PRs (#365, #353, #301, #255, #247, #235)
- Gap 1: Bot PRs with conflicts wrongly blocked
- Gap 2: Unaddressed comments not triggering action
- Gap 3: Copilot synthesis missing for @copilot PRs
- Gap 4: Duplicate PR entries in ActionRequired + Blocked

## PRD (Iteration 2 - Critic Approved)
- 5 user stories (Story 3 split into 3a + 3b per INVEST)
- Negative acceptance criteria added
- Technical requirements with line numbers

## Task List
- 17 atomic tasks in 6 phases
- Prompts added for amnesiac agent execution
- Critic flagged 11/17 for revision (pending)

## Retrospective
- 71% success rate on planning workflow
- Key pattern: critic-explainer iteration loop effective
- Learning: apply same iteration to task generation

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* docs: revise task prompts for amnesiac agent execution

Critic review identified 11/17 prompts needing revision for self-containment.
All prompts now approved for implementation.

## Revisions Made

- Task 1.3: Added exact search pattern and BEFORE/AFTER blocks
- Task 2.2: Added case-insensitive matching (-imatch/-inotmatch)
- Task 3.2: Added $results initialization location (line 1180)
- Tasks 5.1-5.6: Documented test file creation, correct invocation pattern
- Task 5.7: Added absolute path, skip conditions for closed PRs
- Tasks 6.1, 6.2: Added search patterns, file existence handling

## Verification

- All prompts specify absolute file paths
- All prompts include search patterns or line numbers
- All prompts have verification steps
- Critic verdict: APPROVED FOR IMPLEMENTATION

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* fix(pr-maintenance): route bot PRs with conflicts to ActionRequired

Task 1.1: Bot-authored PRs with unresolvable conflicts now go to
ActionRequired instead of Blocked, since the bot has full authority
to manually resolve conflicts via /pr-review.

Human-authored PRs with conflicts still go to Blocked (existing behavior).

Addresses Gap 1 from diagnostics.

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* fix(pr-maintenance): trigger action on unaddressed comments

Tasks 1.2 + 1.3: Bot-authored PRs now trigger action when:
- reviewDecision = CHANGES_REQUESTED (existing), OR
- Unaddressed bot comments exist (count > 0) (new)

Changes:
- Move Get-UnacknowledgedComments before action determination
- Expand trigger condition to include unaddressed comments
- Add UnaddressedCount property to ActionRequired entry
- Use UNADDRESSED_COMMENTS reason when reviewDecision is not CHANGES_REQUESTED
- Reuse $unacked variable for acknowledgment loop (no duplicate API call)

Addresses Gap 2 from diagnostics.

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* feat(pr-maintenance): detect copilot-swe-agent PRs

Task 2.1: Add detection for copilot-swe-agent PRs where rjmurillo-bot
is a reviewer. This enables synthesis workflow for delegating feedback
to @copilot.

Detection triggers when:
- rjmurillo-bot is a reviewer on the PR
- Author login matches 'copilot' pattern (case-insensitive)
- Author bot category is 'mention-triggered'

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* feat(pr-maintenance): collect other bot comments for copilot synthesis

Task 2.2: When a copilot-swe-agent PR is detected, collect comments
from other review bots (coderabbitai, cursor[bot], gemini-code-assist)
for synthesis.

Changes:
- Filter comments using case-insensitive matching (-imatch/-inotmatch)
- Add COPILOT_SYNTHESIS_NEEDED to ActionRequired when other bot comments exist
- Skip synthesis if 0 other bot comments (edge case)
- Separate copilot PR handling from normal agent-controlled PR flow

Addresses Gap 3 from diagnostics (partial - synthesis function next).

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* feat(pr-maintenance): add Invoke-CopilotSynthesis function (Task 3.1)

Create function to generate @copilot synthesis prompts from bot comments:

- Groups comments by bot author (coderabbitai, cursor[bot], gemini)
- Generates markdown with linked summaries (truncated at 100 chars)
- Formats prompt directing @copilot to address issues

Part of PR #402 - PR maintenance workflow enhancement

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* feat(pr-maintenance): post synthesis prompt as PR comment (Task 3.2)

Integrate Invoke-CopilotSynthesis function to post @copilot prompts:

- Add SynthesisPosted counter to $results initialization
- Generate synthesis prompt from collected bot comments
- Post prompt as PR comment via gh pr comment
- Support DryRun mode for testing
- Track posted syntheses in results

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* fix(pr-maintenance): implement single list guarantee (Task 4.1)

Add deduplication check before adding PRs to Blocked or ActionRequired:

- Check if PR already exists in ActionRequired before adding
- If exists, update existing entry with HasConflicts flag
- Append '+ resolve conflicts' to existing Action
- Ensures no PR appears in both lists

Priority order: ActionRequired > Blocked (ActionRequired takes precedence)

Part of PR #402 - PR maintenance workflow enhancement

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* test(pr-maintenance): add unit tests for bot authority (Tasks 5.1-5.6)

Create unit test file with 6 tests:
- Bot PR conflicts go to ActionRequired (not Blocked)
- Unaddressed comments trigger action without CHANGES_REQUESTED
- Copilot PR synthesis detection and comment collection
- Deduplication: PR appears in one list only
- Human PR conflicts go to Blocked (regression test)
- Copilot PR with no other bot comments skips synthesis

Also adds $DryRun parameter to Invoke-PRMaintenance to support
test mocking of the synthesis posting feature.

Part of PR #402 - PR maintenance workflow enhancement

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* test(pr-maintenance): add integration tests (Task 5.7)

Create integration test file that tests against real PRs:
- Verifies bot PRs with conflicts go to ActionRequired
- Verifies copilot PR triggers synthesis workflow
- Verifies no PR appears in both ActionRequired and Blocked

Tests use -Skip when target PRs are closed.
Uses -DryRun to avoid posting comments during test.

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* docs(pr-maintenance): document copilot synthesis workflow (Tasks 6.1-6.2)

Update protocol documentation:
- Add "Reviewer on Copilot PR" row to activation triggers table
- Add Copilot Synthesis Workflow section with trigger conditions
- Document authority boundary for mention-triggered PRs
- Show synthesis prompt format

Update pr-changes-requested-semantics memory:
- Add copilot synthesis activation trigger
- Add copilot synthesis section with workflow summary

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* qa: add test validation report for PR #402

Add comprehensive QA validation for PR maintenance workflow enhancement:

Test Execution Results:
- Unit tests: 6/6 passing
- Integration tests: 0/2 passing (1 skip, 2 fail due to bug)
- Total execution time: 5.47s

Critical Issues (P0 - blocking):
1. Integration test bug at line 14-15 (PropertyNotFoundException)
2. Multi-PR deduplication not tested at scale
3. Conflict + CHANGES_REQUESTED interaction path untested

Important Gaps (P1 - follow-up acceptable):
4. Bot category coverage: 3 of 6 categories untested
5. Synthesis edge cases: Large comment counts, failure handling
6. Mock verification: No Should -Invoke assertions

Nice to Have (P2 - future enhancement):
7. Derivative PR workflow (~200 LOC untested)
8. Error resilience testing

Verdict: NEEDS WORK - Fix P0 issues before merge

Deliverables:
- Test report: .agents/qa/402-pr-maintenance-test-report.md
- Gap analysis with code examples: .agents/qa/402-test-gap-analysis.md
- Session log: .agents/sessions/2025-12-26-session-01-pr-402-qa-validation.md

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* docs: finalize QA session log with commit evidence

* fix(pr-maintenance): address QA and security findings

QA fixes:
- Fix integration test PropertyNotFoundException (use ForEach-Object)

Security fixes:
- Anchor bot login regex to prevent partial matches
- Regex now uses ^...$ pattern for exact matching
- Matches coderabbitai, coderabbitai[bot], cursor[bot], gemini-code-assist[bot]

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* fix(pr-maintenance): resolve double-nested array issue in Get-SimilarPRs

The combination of Write-Output -NoEnumerate in the function and @()
wrapper at the call site created a double-nested array structure.
When iterating, foreach received the entire inner array as a single
item instead of individual PSCustomObject elements.

Changes:
- Remove Write-Output -NoEnumerate from Get-SimilarPRs function
- Use simple return statements instead
- Change hashtable to PSCustomObject with lowercase property names
- Add DryRun parameter at script level (was missing from param block)
- Pass DryRun through to Invoke-PRMaintenance function call

Root cause: Mocks used PascalCase properties that matched the code,
but the real GitHub API returns lowercase. Static analysis passed
but actual execution revealed the runtime issue.

Lesson: Integration testing against real APIs is essential to catch
casing and structure issues that mocks cannot reveal.

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* docs(retrospective): analyze PR #402 double-nested array debug session

Comprehensive retrospective analysis of debugging session for commit 526f551
which fixed double-nested array bug in Get-SimilarPRs function.

Analysis Findings:
- Root cause: Write-Output -NoEnumerate + @() wrapper = double-nesting
- Unit tests passed (100% coverage) but runtime failed on all 15 PRs
- Mock fidelity gap: Tests used PascalCase, API returned lowercase
- Testing gap: No integration tests for GitHub API calls

Extracted Learnings (4 skills, all ≥90% atomicity):
- Skill-PowerShell-004: Array return pattern (95%)
- Skill-Testing-003: Integration test requirement (92%)
- Skill-Testing-006: Mock structure fidelity (93%)
- Skill-Testing-004: Type assertions (90%)

Process Improvements:
- Add integration tests for external API calls
- Validate mocks match actual API response structure
- Assert returned object types not just values
- Document PowerShell array handling best practices

Artifacts:
- .agents/retrospective/402-double-nested-array-debug.md (comprehensive analysis)
- .serena/memories/powershell-array-handling.md (array patterns)
- .serena/memories/testing-mock-fidelity.md (testing requirements)
- .serena/memories/retrospective-2025-12-26.md (session index)

Related: PR #402, commit 526f551

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* docs(session): complete session log for PR #402 retrospective

* docs(protocol): convert ASCII decision tree to Mermaid diagram

Convert the invocation decision tree from ASCII art (using ├─ └─) to a
proper Mermaid flowchart for better rendering in GitHub and other
Markdown viewers.

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* fix(docs): escape special characters in Mermaid diagram

Fix Mermaid rendering error by:
- Adding quotes around node labels with special characters
- Removing leading slash from /pr-review (use "pr-review skill")
- Simplifying <br/> to <br>

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* feat(pr-maintenance): implement Get-UnaddressedComments function

Add function to detect bot comments in any unresolved state:
- NEW (unacknowledged, eyes=0)
- ACKNOWLEDGED (eyes>0 but thread unresolved)
- REPLIED (reply exists but thread unresolved)

Function queries Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads to identify threads where
isResolved=false, then filters bot comments matching either:
- reactions.eyes = 0 (unacknowledged), OR
- comment ID in unresolved thread list (acknowledged but unresolved)

This addresses the gap where PR #365 showed "all comments acknowledged"
but threads remained open. Get-UnacknowledgedComments detects NEW state
only; Get-UnaddressedComments detects all incomplete states.

Implements TASK-004 from acknowledged-vs-resolved feature plan.

Refs: TASK-004, #402

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* feat(pr-maintenance): distinguish unresolved threads from unacknowledged comments

TASK-006: Update PR classification to use Get-UnaddressedComments
- Replace Get-UnacknowledgedComments call with Get-UnaddressedComments
- Rename $unacked variable to $unaddressed for clarity
- Preserve Get-UnacknowledgedComments function for backward compatibility

TASK-007: Add granular ActionRequired reason classification
- UNRESOLVED_THREADS: Acknowledged but thread not resolved
- UNACKNOWLEDGED: Comments lacking eyes reaction
- UNRESOLVED_THREADS+UNACKNOWLEDGED: Both conditions present

This enables PR maintenance output to distinguish between comments that
need acknowledgment vs threads that need resolution, improving triage.

Refs: .agents/planning/tasks-acknowledged-vs-resolved.md

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* docs(protocol): add acknowledged vs resolved glossary and lifecycle model

Add documentation for the comment lifecycle model that distinguishes
between acknowledgment (eyes reaction) and resolution (thread marked
resolved in GitHub). This addresses the root cause of PR #365 where
5 acknowledged but unresolved comments were incorrectly classified
as "no action needed."

- Add glossary entry defining Acknowledged, Resolved, and Unaddressed
- Add Comment Lifecycle Model section with state transition diagram
- Document detection functions and their purposes
- Add ActionRequired reason field reference table
- Reference PR #365 as motivating example

TASK-011: Glossary entry complete
TASK-012: Lifecycle section complete
TASK-013: Function docstrings verified (already comprehensive)

Refs: TASK-011, TASK-012, TASK-013

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* docs: add acknowledged vs resolved planning and validation artifacts

Planning:
- PRD for acknowledged vs resolved gap fix
- Task breakdown (13 tasks across 3 milestones)
- Implementation prompts for each task

Validation:
- PRD critique: [APPROVED]
- Implementation critique: [APPROVED_WITH_CONDITIONS] 86/100
- QA report: [PASS] - Live validation with PR #365 and #438
- Security review: [APPROVED] - No blocking issues
- Gap diagnostics with Five Whys analysis

Retrospective:
- Root cause: Semantic confusion (acknowledgment ≠ resolution)
- 4 skills extracted (Design-008, Implementation-006, Testing-007/008)
- Memory files for lifecycle modeling patterns

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* test(pr-maintenance): add unit tests for Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads and Get-UnaddressedComments

Add comprehensive Pester tests covering:

Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads (9 tests):
- Returns unresolved threads correctly
- Returns empty for all resolved/no threads/null
- Handles GraphQL API failure gracefully
- Handles JSON parse failure gracefully
- Filters mixed resolved/unresolved threads
- Extracts databaseId from thread comments
- PR #365 equivalent fixture (5 threads)

Get-UnaddressedComments (13 tests):
- Returns NEW state comments (eyes=0)
- Returns ACKNOWLEDGED state comments (eyes>0, unresolved)
- Returns empty when all addressed
- Handles null/empty Comments parameter
- Uses pre-fetched Comments without API call
- Filters out non-bot comments
- Mixed state handling (Fixture 3 from PRD)
- PR #365 equivalent (5 acknowledged but unresolved)
- Fully resolved PR fixture

Addresses technical debt from TASK-003 and TASK-005 in
.agents/planning/tasks-acknowledged-vs-resolved.md

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* docs(agents): add PR #365 remediation artifacts

Planning and critique artifacts from PR #365 fix workflow:
- PRD-pr365-remediation.md: Product requirements document
- tasks-pr365-remediation.md: 14 atomic tasks breakdown
- 001-pr365-remediation-critique.md: Critic validation
- PR-402-gap5-analysis-critique.md: Gap analysis critique
- Updated gap diagnostics with resolution status

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* feat(skills): add merge-resolver skill for conflict resolution

Skill for intelligently resolving merge conflicts using git history:
- Fetches PR context and identifies conflicted files
- Uses git blame and commit history to infer developer intent
- Applies resolution strategies based on change type
- Combines non-conflicting changes when appropriate

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* fix(tests): wrap Get-SimilarPRs result in array for Count check

PowerShell unwraps single-element arrays and returns $null for empty
arrays in some contexts. Wrapping in @() ensures .Count property exists.

Fixes:
- Returns empty array when no similar PRs
- Excludes same PR number from results

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* fix(session): add Protocol Compliance section to session-87

The session protocol validator requires a Protocol Compliance section
with checkboxes. Added:
- Protocol Compliance section with subagent context notes
- Updated Session End Checklist with all items checked

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* fix(session): mark Protocol Compliance items complete in session-88

* fix(session): use canonical Session End Checklist format for sessions 88 and 89

* test(pr-maintenance): add tests for TotalPRs and GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY (Issue #400)

Address QA WARN issues from PR review:
- Add tests for TotalPRs property (3 tests)
- Add tests for GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY output data (3 tests)
- Error handling already present with try/catch

Tests cover:
- TotalPRs set to 0 when no open PRs
- TotalPRs set correctly for multiple PRs
- TotalPRs equals Processed for single PR
- Results hashtable contains all step summary keys
- ActionRequired count is 0 when no action needed
- Blocked count is 0 when no PRs blocked

* refactor(memory): rename skills to ADR-017 naming convention

Renamed skills to follow `skill-{domain}-{NNN}-{description}` format:
- ci-error-investigation-pattern → skill-ci-004-error-message-investigation
- analysis-verify-codebase-state → skill-analysis-004-verify-codebase-state

Updated domain indexes:
- skills-ci-infrastructure-index: point to skill-ci-004
- skills-analysis-index: point to skill-analysis-004

Skill content preserved; only file names and index references changed.

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* refactor(pr-maintenance): slim script to discovery/classification only

Transform Invoke-PRMaintenance.ps1 from monolithic processor (~2000 lines)
to thin orchestration layer (~730 lines) that only does PR discovery and
classification for GitHub Actions matrix consumption.

## Architecture Changes
- Extract conflict resolution to .claude/skills/merge-resolver/scripts/
- Extract comment functions to .claude/skills/github/scripts/pr/
- Add -OutputJson parameter for workflow matrix consumption
- Add Phase 1.5 Copilot Synthesis to pr-comment-responder

## New Files
- Resolve-PRConflicts.ps1: Worktree-based conflict resolution
- Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads.ps1: GraphQL thread resolution query
- Get-UnaddressedComments.ps1: NEW/ACKNOWLEDGED/REPLIED lifecycle detection

## Workflow Changes
- 3-job matrix strategy: discover-prs -> resolve-conflicts -> summarize
- Parallel PR processing with max-parallel: 3
- JSON output format for matrix consumption

## Removed from Script
- Comment acknowledgment (moved to pr-comment-responder)
- Conflict resolution (moved to merge-resolver skill)
- Synthesis posting (moved to pr-comment-responder)
- All per-PR processing mutations

Tests: 34 pass, 0 fail

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* test(skills): add unit tests for extracted skill functions

Addresses QA agent CRITICAL_FAIL - extracted skill functions now have
test coverage matching the established pattern in the codebase.

## Tests Added (124 total)
- Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads.Tests.ps1 (32 tests)
  - Script syntax validation
  - GraphQL operations
  - Lifecycle model compliance
  - Skill-PowerShell-002 compliance

- Get-UnaddressedComments.Tests.ps1 (48 tests)
  - Parameter definitions
  - Lifecycle state detection (NEW/ACKNOWLEDGED/REPLIED)
  - Thread resolution integration
  - API fallback behavior

- Resolve-PRConflicts.Tests.ps1 (44 tests)
  - ADR-015 security validation patterns
  - Branch name injection prevention
  - Worktree path traversal prevention
  - Auto-resolvable files configuration
  - GitHub runner detection

All tests use static analysis pattern (script content matching)
consistent with existing skill tests.

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* ci: auto-assign rjmurillo-bot as reviewer on all PRs

Adds workflow that automatically requests review from rjmurillo-bot
when PRs are opened or reopened. This enables the bot to:
- Receive review requests for PR comment response
- Trigger pr-comment-responder workflow
- Provide automated code review

Skips self-assignment when bot is PR author.

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* ci: add CODEOWNERS for rjmurillo-bot review assignment

Assigns rjmurillo-bot as code owner for all files.
GitHub will automatically request review from code owners.

Note: To enforce approval before merge, enable branch protection rule:
"Require review from Code Owners"

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* Revert "ci: add CODEOWNERS for rjmurillo-bot review assignment"

This reverts commit fcdc6de.

* fix(pr-maintenance): classify Copilot PRs as mention-triggered for @copilot synthesis

## Problem
PR #247 authored by copilot-swe-agent with CHANGES_REQUESTED was being
classified as "Human-authored" and blocked, when it should be actionable
by rjmurillo-bot to synthesize feedback and @copilot to unblock.

## Solution
- Add 'app/copilot-swe-agent' to mention-triggered bots list
- Create new classification branch for mention-triggered bots that:
  - Does NOT require rjmurillo-bot as reviewer
  - Adds to ActionRequired when CHANGES_REQUESTED or HAS_CONFLICTS
  - Sets requiresSynthesis=true for @copilot mention workflow

## Tests
- 5 new Pester tests covering positive, negative, and boundary cases
- 47.7% code coverage (39 tests passing)

## Documentation
- Added "Bot Categories and PR Handling" section to docs/autonomous-pr-monitor.md
- Documents mention-triggered category and Copilot PR handling workflow

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* feat(pr-maintenance): detect failing CI checks as action trigger

## Changes
- Add statusCheckRollup to GraphQL query (fetches last 100 contexts)
- Add Test-PRHasFailingChecks function with safe property access
- Add HAS_FAILING_CHECKS as trigger for bot PRs (agent-controlled + mention-triggered)
- Add human PR failing checks to Blocked classification
- Fix PowerShell array unrolling in Get-SafeProperty helper

## Tests (51 passing)
- 12 new tests for Test-PRHasFailingChecks:
  - FAILURE/ERROR/EXPECTED rollup states
  - CheckRun conclusions
  - StatusContext legacy API
  - Mixed context types
  - Null/empty safety cases

## Fixes
- PR #269 now correctly classified as actionable (HAS_FAILING_CHECKS)
- PR #371 no longer causes classification errors

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* fix(security): address GraphQL injection and input validation issues

Security fixes for gemini-code-assist review findings:

- Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads.ps1: Use GraphQL variables instead of
  string interpolation to prevent injection via Owner/Repo/PR params
- Invoke-PRMaintenance.ps1: Same GraphQL variable pattern for
  Owner/Repo/Limit parameters
- Resolve-PRConflicts.ps1: Add Test-SafeBranchName validation for
  TargetBranch parameter (BranchName was already validated)
- Invoke-PRMaintenance.ps1: Remove file-based locking (Enter-ScriptLock,
  Exit-ScriptLock) per ADR-015 which mandates GitHub Actions workflow
  concurrency groups for singleton execution

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* test: remove file-based lock tests (ADR-015)

Removes tests for Enter-ScriptLock and Exit-ScriptLock functions
which were deleted in the previous commit. Concurrency control is
now handled by GitHub Actions workflow-level concurrency groups.

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* fix(security): address GraphQL injection in Resolve-PRReviewThread.ps1

Apply same security pattern as other GraphQL fixes:
- Resolve-ReviewThread: Use mutation($threadId: ID!) with -f threadId
- Get-UnresolvedReviewThreads: Use query($owner, $name, $prNumber) variables

Found by critic agent security review.

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* test(security): add behavioral tests for Test-SafeBranchName

Adds 15 behavioral tests with attack string validation:
- Positive: valid branch names (feature/xyz, main)
- Negative: semicolon, pipe, backtick, hyphen prefix, path traversal,
  dollar sign, ampersand
- Edge cases: empty, whitespace, control characters, git special chars

Uses AST function extraction to avoid mandatory parameter prompts.

Found by QA agent coverage review.

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* docs(qa): add PR #453 security fixes verification report

QA verification of security fixes in commits ce3ebab and c982a66:
- GraphQL injection prevention (3 files)
- Input validation for TargetBranch parameter
- File-based lock removal per ADR-015

Test Results:
- 118/118 tests passing (0 failures)
- 16 behavioral tests for Test-SafeBranchName
- All attack strings properly rejected

Verdict: [PASS] - High confidence
Coverage gaps identified: 3 recommendations for integration tests

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* feat: add implementation plan for PR review merge state verification

Session 85 lessons learned implementation plan:
- Add PR merge state verification to pr-review command (Skill-PR-Review-006)
- Create Test-PRMerged.ps1 script for GraphQL merge state checking
- Document Thread Resolution Protocol (Skills PR-Review-004, -005)
- Update Completion Criteria with merge verification

Prevents wasted effort on already-merged PRs where gh pr view returns stale data.

Related: Session 85, PR #315, PR #320

* feat: implement PR merge state verification (Issue #321)

Implements Session 85 lessons learned to prevent wasted effort on merged PRs.

Changes:
- Create Test-PRMerged.ps1 script to check PR merge state via GraphQL
  * Exit code 0 = not merged (safe to proceed)
  * Exit code 1 = merged (skip review work)
  * GraphQL API is source of truth (gh pr view may return stale data)

- Update pr-review command (.claude/commands/pr-review.md):
  * Add PR merge state verification to Step 1
  * Add Thread Resolution Protocol section (Skills PR-Review-004, -005)
  * Update Completion Criteria with PR merge check

- Thread Resolution Protocol documentation:
  * Single thread resolution (Skill-PR-Review-004)
  * Batch thread resolution using GraphQL mutation aliases (Skill-PR-Review-005)
  * Verification commands

Testing:
- ✅ Test-PRMerged.ps1 with merged PR #315 (exit code 1)
- ✅ Test-PRMerged.ps1 with open PR #320 (exit code 0)

Benefits:
- Prevents wasted effort when gh pr view returns stale state
- Reduces API calls via batch thread resolution (N calls → 1 call)
- Documents 2-step process: reply + resolve thread

Related: Session 85, PR #315, PR #320
Fixes #321

* docs: add Session 86 implementation log

Comprehensive documentation of PR review improvements implementation.

Deliverables:
- Issue #321 created
- Test-PRMerged.ps1 PowerShell script
- pr-review.md updates (merge verification + thread resolution protocol)
- Implementation plan document
- PR #322 created

Benefits:
- Prevents wasted effort on merged PRs
- Reduces API calls via batch thread resolution
- Documents critical 2-step process (reply + resolve thread)

Session metrics:
- 45 minutes implementation time
- 3 skills implemented (PR-Review-004, -005, -006)
- 2 tests executed (merged PR #315, open PR #320)
- 182 lines of code

Related: Session 85, Issue #321, PR #322

* docs: Session 87 - Update out-of-date PR branches

Updated 6 out of 16 PRs that were behind main:
✅ PR #313 (copilot/investigate-workflow-failure): 4 commits behind → up to date
✅ PR #310 (docs/adr-017): 5 commits behind → up to date
✅ PR #269 (copilot/add-pre-pr-validation-workflow): 17 commits behind → up to date
✅ PR #246 (docs/ai-misses): 10 commits behind → up to date
✅ PR #245 (refactor/issue-239-memory-decomposition-analysis): 22 commits behind → up to date
✅ PR #199 (feat/pr-comment-responder-memory-protocol): 10 commits behind → up to date

10 PRs require manual conflict resolution:
⚠️ PR #301, #300, #299, #285, #255, #247, #235, #202, #194, #143

Used gh pr update-branch to merge main into PR branches.
Success rate: 37.5% (6/16 PRs updated without conflicts).

Session log: .agents/sessions/2025-12-23-session-87-pr-branch-updates.md

* fix: address PR #322 review comments

Security fixes (gemini-code-assist[bot]):
- Add $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' to Test-PRMerged.ps1
- Use parameterized GraphQL query to prevent injection vulnerability
- Add try/catch for JSON parsing error handling

Code quality fixes (Copilot):
- Fix null reference on mergedBy (handle automated merges)
- Fix string interpolation bug (use ${PullRequest} syntax)
- Fix GraphQL mutation to use variables correctly

Documentation fixes (Copilot):
- Fix 'Skills' → 'Skill' capitalization consistency
- Fix GraphQL variable inconsistency in mutation example
- Add Owner/Repo fields to output object in planning doc
- Fix 'gemini' → 'Gemini' capitalization
- Clarify 182 lines = 96 (script) + 86 (docs)

Addresses all review comments except #2644893439 (Pester tests).

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* fix: address PR #322 Copilot review comments

- Update planning document to match secure implementation:
  - Use parameterized GraphQL queries instead of string interpolation
  - Remove duplicate Owner/Repo property definitions
  - Fix unreachable code and consistent null handling
  - Add proper try/catch error handling

- Fix pr-review.md issues:
  - Replace `continue` with `return` (valid outside loop context)
  - Complete GraphQL mutation example with threadId parameter

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* fix(naming): add numeric IDs to skill references per ADR-017

Update skill reference names to comply with ADR-017 format:
- pr-review-merge-state-verification → pr-review-006-merge-state-verification
- pr-review-thread-resolution-single → pr-review-004-thread-resolution-single
- pr-review-thread-resolution-batch → pr-review-005-thread-resolution-batch

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* docs(memory): extract session learnings to Serena memories

Recursive learning extraction from session - 5 rounds total:
- 6 new skills created
- 3 existing skills updated
- 6 rejected as duplicates

New skills:
- agent-workflow-post-implementation-critic-validation
- orchestration-recursive-learning-extraction
- pr-review-007-merge-state-verification
- pr-review-008-session-state-continuity
- pr-review-bot-mention-side-effects
- validation-domain-index-format

Updated skills:
- graphql-pr-operations (thread resolution anti-pattern)
- pattern-agent-generation-three-platforms (Claude variant maintenance)
- pr-template-requirement (REST API remediation)
- skill-index-selection-decision-tree (orphan prevention)

All skills validated with atomicity >75% and indexed in domain files.

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* test: add Pester tests for Test-PRMerged.ps1 with 100% coverage (#383)

* Initial plan

* test: add comprehensive Pester tests for Test-PRMerged.ps1 with 100% coverage

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* fix: move Test-PRMerged.Tests.ps1 to correct location per governance standards

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* fix: address PR review comments - skill ID consistency and documentation

- Fix unclosed code block in pr-review.md (cursor[bot] critical bug)
- Update all Skill-PR-Review-006 references to 007 for consistency
- Correct evidence PR number from #345 to #315
- Update planning document status from [PLANNING] to [IMPLEMENTED]
- Update implementation checklist to reflect completed tasks

Addresses review comments from cursor[bot] and Copilot on PR #322

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* fix: update test assertions to use Skill-PR-Review-007

Tests were checking for Skill-PR-Review-006 but script references 007.

Addresses cursor[bot] comment on PR #322

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rjmurillo-bot and others added 2 commits December 27, 2025 22:07
Add missing Protocol Compliance Session Start table to fix
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