Issue Triage Workflow

Issue Triage Workflow Skill

Purpose

Efficiently triage and manage GitHub issues for CIA project.

When to Use

• ✅ New issues submitted
• ✅ Bug reports received
• ✅ Feature requests proposed
• ✅ Security vulnerabilities reported

Triage Process

1. Initial Review (Within 24 Hours)

• ✅ Read issue description
• ✅ Verify it's not duplicate
• ✅ Check if sufficient information provided

2. Classification

Bug Reports

Labels: bug, needs-triage

Checklist:
- [ ] Steps to reproduce provided
- [ ] Expected vs actual behavior clear
- [ ] Environment details included
- [ ] Screenshots/logs attached

Severity:
- critical: System down, data loss
- high: Major feature broken
- medium: Feature partially broken
- low: Minor issue, workaround exists

Feature Requests

Labels: enhancement, needs-triage

Checklist:
- [ ] Use case described
- [ ] Acceptance criteria defined
- [ ] Similar features considered
- [ ] Implementation complexity estimated

Priority:
- high: Aligns with roadmap, high value
- medium: Useful but not urgent
- low: Nice to have

Security Issues

Labels: security, URGENT

Process:
1. Immediately notify security team
2. Move to private security advisory
3. Do NOT discuss publicly
4. Follow SECURITY.md disclosure process

3. Labeling

Type Labels:

• bug - Something isn't working
• enhancement - New feature or request
• documentation - Documentation improvements
• question - Further information requested
• security - Security vulnerability

Priority Labels:

• priority: critical - Immediate action required
• priority: high - Should be addressed soon
• priority: medium - Important but not urgent
• priority: low - Nice to have

Status Labels:

• status: needs-triage - Awaiting initial review
• status: accepted - Confirmed, ready for work
• status: in-progress - Work started
• status: blocked - Waiting on external factor
• status: wontfix - Will not be addressed

Area Labels:

• area: security - Security-related
• area: api - API changes
• area: ui - User interface
• area: database - Database changes
• area: ci/cd - Build/deployment

4. Assignment

• Assign to appropriate team member
• If unclear, assign to tech lead
• Self-assign if actively working on it

5. Milestone

• Assign to current sprint/release if prioritized
• Backlog for future consideration

Issue Templates

Bug Report Template

**Describe the bug**
A clear description of the bug.

**To Reproduce**
Steps to reproduce:
1. Go to '...'
2. Click on '...'
3. See error

**Expected behavior**
What you expected to happen.

**Screenshots**
If applicable, add screenshots.

**Environment**
- OS: [e.g., Ubuntu 22.04]
- Browser: [e.g., Chrome 120]
- Version: [e.g., 2.5.0]

**Additional context**
Any other context about the problem.

Feature Request Template

**Is your feature request related to a problem?**
Describe the problem.

**Describe the solution you'd like**
Clear description of what you want.

**Describe alternatives you've considered**
Other solutions you've thought about.

**Additional context**
Any other context or screenshots.

Automation

GitHub Actions

name: Issue Triage

on:
  issues:
    types: [opened]

jobs:
  triage:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Add needs-triage label
        uses: actions/github-script@v7
        with:
          script: |
            github.rest.issues.addLabels({
              owner: context.repo.owner,
              repo: context.repo.repo,
              issue_number: context.issue.number,
              labels: ['status: needs-triage']
            })

Closing Issues

Resolution Messages

Fixed in #123 (PR number)
Released in v2.5.0
Documentation updated in CHANGELOG.md

Wontfix Messages

Thank you for the suggestion. After discussion with the team, 
we've decided not to implement this because [reason]. 

We're closing this issue but appreciate your input.

Metrics to Track

• Time to first response
• Time to resolution
• Issue backlog size
• Bug vs feature ratio
• Critical bug frequency

References

• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/
• GitHub Issues Guide: https://guides.github.com/features/issues/