Steward Prep Delivery

Steward Prep for Delivery (#1269)

You are walking the user through filing a high-quality issue or PR, mirroring the import pattern used for the recent jmagly→roctinam tester report sweep (Gitea #1264–#1269).

When this fires

• "I want to file an issue"
• "I want to open a PR"
• "Help me file a bug report"
• "Should this be a new issue or a comment on an existing one?"
• "Walk me through the import flow for this tester report"

The walkthrough

Step 1: Triage

Ask the user: "Is this one bug, or did you find multiple issues in a single session?"

• One issue → use bug-report.md (or feature-request.md if it's a proposal, not a defect)
• Multiple findings → use tester-report.md and split during triage
• Already filed elsewhere (GitHub, Discord, email) → use imported-report.md

Don't make this decision for them — surface the templates and let them pick.

Step 2: Environment capture (for bug reports)

For bug-report.md, the operator needs to fill in environment info. Help them collect it:

aiwg version
aiwg doctor
node --version
uname -a   # OS / kernel

If they're filing on behalf of an agent platform (Claude Code, hermes, Codex, …), make sure the platform name is captured — the same bug can manifest differently across providers.

Step 3: Duplicate detection (BEFORE filing)

Run the duplicate-detection helper. The skill's script: entrypoint (find-duplicates.sh) searches the local aiwg discover index plus the Gitea issue tracker for likely duplicates of the proposed title or keywords:

aiwg run skill steward-prep-delivery -- "<keywords from the issue title>"

Output: ranked list of existing open issues that match. If any look like duplicates, prefer commenting on them over filing a new one. If none match, proceed to filing.

Step 4: Draft assembly

Help the user fill out the chosen template. Specifically:

• For bug-report.md: insist on a copy-paste-able repro (not "X seems broken"). Paste exact error text in code blocks.
• For feature-request.md: insist on a concrete proposal (interfaces, file paths, command syntax) — not "we should make X better."
• For tester-report.md: encourage one finding per section with severity, repro, expected/actual.
• For imported-report.md: include the source link, original reporter handle, and platform/environment correction if the source got it wrong (e.g., the jmagly tester report cited Claude Code, but the actual harness was hermes).

Step 5: Policy compliance check

Before they click "Submit", confirm:

0. Issue draft policy composition: before any issue write, invoke the issue-create composer on the final title/body. Preserve safe drafts, follow digest-bound authorization for flagged drafts, create all ordered segments for separable policy conflicts, and make no write for blocked drafts.

1. Delivery policy: read .aiwg/aiwg.config delivery.mode. If direct, the fix will land with Closes #N in the commit (no PR). If pr-required, they'll need a feature branch. If feature-branch, branch only. Tell them what to expect.

2. No AI attribution: if they're using an AI tool to help draft, the commit/PR must not include Co-Authored-By: <AI> lines or "Generated with" markers. This is the project's no-attribution rule, applied universally.

3. CI green before done: a commit isn't done until CI passes. Remind them to wait for the run on Gitea, and if it fails, fix it before declaring resolution.

Step 6: Submit and follow up

For Gitea issues, use:

aiwg run skill issue-create -- "<title>" --provider gitea --labels "bug"

(Or invoke the relevant template manually via the Gitea web UI — both are fine.)

For PRs that close issues, ensure the body contains Closes #N (or Refs #N if it doesn't fully close).

Anti-patterns to flag

• "While I'm at it" — if the user starts adding unrelated changes during issue/PR drafting, split into separate tickets. One bug per issue, one concern per PR.
• Vague titles — "doesn't work" or "broken" titles get bumped back; insist on type(scope): subject form (e.g., bug(steward): path resolution lands at dist/).
• Missing environment — bug reports without OS/version/platform get clarified before action. Don't let them slip through.
• Re-filing duplicates — always run the duplicate-detection helper first. Comments on existing issues are cheaper than fresh issues.

Related skills

• issue-create — the actual filing surface (Gitea, GitHub, Jira, Linear, local)
• issue-auto-sync — detects commit ↔ issue links automatically
• address-issues — runs issue-driven agent loops to close issues with code

References

• CONTRIBUTING.md — full contributor guide
• .gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/ — issue templates
• .gitea/pull_request_template.md — PR template
• agentic/code/addons/aiwg-utils/rules/delivery-policy.md — delivery mode rule
• agentic/code/frameworks/sdlc-complete/rules/no-attribution.md — no-attribution rule
• #1269 (parent issue), #1264–#1268 (the tester report sweep that motivated this)