Triage

Triage

Move issues through a state machine of triage roles.

Every comment posted during triage must start with:

> *This was generated by AI during triage.*

Roles

Category:

• bug — something is broken
• enhancement — new feature or improvement

State:

• needs-triage — needs evaluation
• needs-info — waiting on reporter
• ready-for-agent — fully specified, AFK-ready (can be implemented without human input)
• ready-for-human — requires human judgment or external access
• wontfix — will not be actioned

Every triaged issue should carry one category and one state role.

Invocation

Invoke /triage and describe what you want in natural language:

• "Show me what needs attention"
• "Triage issue #42"
• "Move #42 to ready-for-agent"

Show What Needs Attention

Present three buckets (oldest first):

1. Unlabeled — never triaged
2. needs-triage — evaluation in progress
3. needs-info with reporter activity — needs re-evaluation

Show counts and a one-line summary per issue.

Triage a Specific Issue

1. Gather context. Read the full issue. Explore the relevant codebase using domain vocabulary.

2. Recommend. State your category and state recommendation with reasoning. Wait for direction.

3. Reproduce (bugs only). Trace the relevant code path. Report whether the repro steps are coherent and what the likely code path is. A confirmed code-path trace makes a much stronger agent brief.

4. Apply the outcome:

   • ready-for-agent → post an agent brief (see template below)
   • ready-for-human → same structure, note why it can't be delegated
   • needs-info → post triage notes (see template below)
   • wontfix → polite explanation and close

Agent Brief Template

> *This was generated by AI during triage.*

## What to Build

[Concise description of the fix or feature, using domain vocabulary]

## Context

[Relevant code paths, module names, existing patterns to follow]

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] ./build.sh compiles clean
- [ ] Code review passed
- [ ] svn commit done with descriptive message

## C++ Conventions Reminder

- `SafeSub()` for subtraction
- `FindMapPtr` for map lookups
- `setChanged()` after data modifications
- `sendResponse()` only in CmdParser layer
- Full braces for all control flow

Needs-Info Template

> *This was generated by AI during triage.*

## Triage Notes

**What we've established:**
- [point 1]

**What we need from you (@reporter):**
- [specific question 1]
- [specific question 2]