/supergraph:triage
Classify issues with a formal state machine. ready-for-agent is the handoff trigger to the supergraph pipeline.
Announce: "🗂️ /supergraph:triage — classifying issues..."
State Machine
needs-triage
├── enough info → [assign category] → ready-for-agent | ready-for-human
└── missing info → needs-info → [info provided] → ready-for-agent | ready-for-human
ready-for-agent → supergraph:plan pipeline
ready-for-human → manual dev / architectural decision needed
wontfix → closed with reason
Category Roles
| Category | When |
|---|---|
bug |
Observed behavior differs from specified behavior |
enhancement |
New capability or improvement to existing behavior |
question |
Needs clarification before any action |
spike |
Research / proof-of-concept, no production code |
State Roles
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
needs-triage |
Unreviewed — default for new issues |
needs-info |
Blocked on missing information from reporter |
ready-for-agent |
Fully specified — safe for /supergraph:plan to consume |
ready-for-human |
Needs human judgment (architecture, business decision, security) |
wontfix |
Will not be addressed — reason required |
Triage Workflow
For each issue:
1. Read the issue completely.
2. Assign category — bug / enhancement / question / spike.
3. Check readiness for agent:
A bug is ready-for-agent when:
- Steps to reproduce are clear
- Expected vs actual behavior is stated
- Environment info is present (version, OS, config)
- No architectural decision required
An enhancement is ready-for-agent when:
- Acceptance criteria are defined
- Scope is bounded (not open-ended)
- No design decision blocking implementation
If NOT ready → set needs-info and list exactly what's missing (one question per response).
4. Assign state and apply labels via GitHub CLI:
gh issue edit <number> --add-label "bug,needs-info"
gh issue edit <number> --add-label "enhancement,ready-for-agent"
gh issue edit <number> --add-label "wontfix"
# Add comment explaining state change:
gh issue comment <number> --body "Triage: [reason for state]"
5. For ready-for-agent issues — summarize for plan intake:
Issue #N: [title]
Category: bug | enhancement
Acceptance: [1-3 criteria]
Constraints: [any known]
→ /supergraph:plan
Batch Triage
For a backlog of issues:
gh issue list --state open --label "needs-triage" --json number,title,body
Process each in order. Report counts at end:
Triaged: N issues
ready-for-agent: N ← entry point for /supergraph:plan
needs-info: N
ready-for-human: N
wontfix: N
Rules
- Never mark
ready-for-agentunless acceptance criteria are unambiguous ready-for-humanfor anything requiring architecture, security, or business decisions- One question at a time for
needs-infoissues — don't dump all questions at once wontfixalways requires a reason in the comment