Bug Triage

Use this skill for GitHub issues that represent defects in DeliciousHouse/aries-app.

Read this when needed

• Severity rubric: references/severity-rubric.md

Required inputs

• GitHub issue number
• Repo root: /app/aries-app
• Feedback log: data/feedback-processing-log.json

Required procedure

1. Confirm the issue record is pending in the feedback log:
   • Inspect data/feedback-processing-log.json for the issue entry.
2. Inspect the issue in GitHub:
   • gh issue view <number> --repo DeliciousHouse/aries-app --json title,body,labels,comments,url
3. Classify severity using the rubric.
4. Reproduce the bug before changing code.
   • Prefer an existing failing test.
   • If none exists, add the smallest targeted regression test that fails first.
   • If automation is impossible, record the exact manual repro steps and expected/actual behavior.
5. Locate the likely root cause in the checked-in code.
6. Create a branch named bugfix/issue-<number>-<slug>.
7. Implement the smallest safe fix.
8. Run validation in this order:
   • targeted regression test(s)
   • nearest related test file(s)
   • broader repo validation only as needed for confidence
9. Deploy the branch to staging:
   • Use the project's staging deploy process; if none is configured, record staging: missing-config and continue.
10. Verify the bug is reproducible before the fix and not reproducible after the fix.
11. Update data/feedback-processing-log.json so the record includes:

• severity
• rootCause
• branch
• validationBefore
• validationAfter
• stagingUrl
• status
• summaryPending

12. If severity is critical, make the result explicit in your final output so the caller can alert immediately.

Guardrails

• Do not claim a fix without before/after evidence.
• Do not skip staging verification unless the staging deploy hook is missing; if it is missing, fail loudly with the exact missing env/config.
• Prefer minimal, reversible fixes over broad refactors.
• Keep unsupported scope creep out of the bug fix.

Output format

Return only:

• status: success or failed
• issue: #<number>
• severity: critical/high/medium/low
• root_cause: short phrase
• branch: branch name or none
• validation_before: one line
• validation_after: one line
• staging: URL or failed or missing-config
• alert: critical or none
• next_step: short operator follow-up or none