[copilot-session-insights] Daily Copilot Agent Session Analysis — 2026-02-13

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Executive Summary

Today's analysis reveals a critical executor agent performance issue that has persisted for 4 consecutive days. While advisory agents continue functioning correctly at 98% action_required rate, executor agents show a concerning 0% success rate with minimal usage (only 1 session today).

Key Highlights:

• Sessions Analyzed: 50 (Feb 13, 2026)
• Analysis Period: Last 8 days (Feb 6-13)
• Advisory Agent Rate: 98.0% (by design)
• Executor Success Rate: 0.0% ⚠️ CRITICAL
• Data Limitation: Conversation logs unavailable due to OAuth

📊 Trend Analysis

Session Completion Patterns

The chart shows declining success rates over the past 8 days, dropping from 10% (Feb 6) to 2% (Feb 13). The high action_required rate (blue line) represents advisory agents functioning correctly, while the declining success and failure counts indicate reduced executor agent activity.

Executor Performance Crisis

Critical finding: Executor agents have shown 0% success rate for 4 consecutive days (Feb 10-13). This represents a sustained degradation from the initial 66.7% success rate observed historically. Only 1 executor session ran today, resulting in failure.

Key Metrics

Metric	Today (Feb 13)	7-Day Avg	Trend	Status
Total Sessions	50	50	→	Normal
Success Rate	2.0%	5.4%	↓	Critical
Advisory Rate	98.0%	95.7%	→	Normal
Executor Count	1	0.71	→	Low
Executor Success	0%	14.3%	↓	Critical

Success Factors ✅

Based on 8 days of analysis and historical patterns:

1. Advisory Agent Design: Review agents (Q, Scout, Archie, PR Nitpick, /cloclo) correctly end with action_required status

   • Success rate: 98% consistency
   • Example: "PR Nitpick Reviewer 🔍" posts review comments and awaits human action

2. Multi-Hour Distribution: Today showed improved temporal distribution

   • 44% at hour 09 UTC, 54% at hour 10 UTC
   • Better than previous single-hour clustering (100% at hour 11)

3. Clear Branch Focus: Sessions concentrated on specific workflow improvements

   • 36% on GitHub Actions workflow fixes
   • 32% on temp folder prompt investigation
   • Indicates systematic debugging efforts

4. Low Loop Detection: Minimal circular patterns observed

   • Historical: 0.8% loop detection rate
   • Indicates efficient agent execution paths

Failure Signals ⚠️

Critical issues requiring immediate attention:

1. Executor Agent Failure Streak: 4 consecutive days of 0% success

   • Failure rate: 100% for executor agents (Feb 10-13)
   • Example: "Running Copilot coding agent" session 21984395075 failed
   • Impact: Autonomous task completion unavailable

2. Low Executor Usage: Only 1 executor session today

   • Historical: Average 0.71 executor sessions per day (last 7 days)
   • Indicates reduced automation or intentional throttling

3. Conversation Log Unavailability: OAuth authentication blocks log extraction

   • Failure rate: 100% log extraction failures
   • Impact: Cannot perform deep behavioral analysis or root cause investigation

4. Single Branch Concentration: 36% on one workflow fix branch

   • May indicate persistent complex issue requiring multiple attempts
   • Branch: copilot/fix-github-actions-workflow-38f5843c-a63a-4bdf-b1aa-14d769558f37

Prompt Quality Analysis 📝

Data Limitation: Without conversation logs, direct prompt analysis is unavailable. Analysis based on branch names and session metadata:

Observable Prompt Patterns

Specific Task Descriptions (Inferred from branches):

• "fix-github-actions-workflow" - Clear, actionable
• "investigate-temp-folder-prompt" - Investigative, exploratory
• "investigate-user-orbisai0security" - Security-focused investigation

Branch Naming Quality: Indicates structured prompts with UUIDs for uniqueness, suggesting systematic automation rather than ad-hoc requests.

Notable Observations

Detailed Session Breakdown

Workflow Distribution (Feb 13)

• Scout: 9 sessions (18.0%)
• Archie: 9 sessions (18.0%)
• PR Nitpick Reviewer 🔍: 9 sessions (18.0%)
• Q: 8 sessions (16.0%)
• /cloclo: 8 sessions (16.0%)
• CI: 5 sessions (10.0%)
• Running Copilot coding agent: 1 session (2.0%) - FAILED
• Doc Build - Deploy: 1 session (2.0%)

Hourly Distribution

• 09:00 UTC: 22 sessions (44%)
• 10:00 UTC: 27 sessions (54%)
• 11:00 UTC: 1 session (2%)

Better temporal distribution than previous days (previously 100% at single hour).

Branch Concentration

• copilot/fix-github-actions-workflow-38f5843c-a63a-4bdf-b1aa-14d769558f37: 18 sessions (36%)
• copilot/investigate-temp-folder-prompt: 16 sessions (32%)
• copilot/fix-github-actions-workflow-4b28a5df-51d3-4c82-92d6-95542f29b085: 15 sessions (30%)
• copilot/investigate-user-orbisai0security: 1 session (2%)

Three branches account for 98% of activity, indicating focused work on specific issues.

Context Issues

Conversation logs unavailable - Cannot assess context understanding directly. Metadata observations:

• OAuth Authentication Error: Primary blocker for log extraction
• Low Executor Engagement: Only 1 executor session suggests potential context or triggering issues
• Advisory Agent Dominance: 86% advisory sessions indicates heavy reliance on human-driven reviews

Actionable Recommendations

🚨 Immediate Actions (Critical Priority)

1. Investigate Executor Agent Failures

   • Issue: 0% success rate for 4 days
   • Action: Debug "Running Copilot coding agent" workflow run 21984395075
   • Impact: Restore autonomous task completion capability
   • Owner: Workflow maintainers

2. Fix Conversation Log Extraction

   • Issue: OAuth authentication blocking log access
   • Action: Configure gh CLI authentication in data fetch workflow
   • Impact: Enable deep behavioral analysis
   • Command: Add gh auth login or use GITHUB_TOKEN

3. Analyze Low Executor Usage

   • Issue: Only 1 executor session vs 43 advisory sessions
   • Action: Review executor agent triggering conditions
   • Impact: Increase automation utilization

For Users Writing Task Descriptions

Limited Insights: Without conversation logs, cannot provide specific prompt improvement guidance. General recommendations:

1. Use Specific Branch Names: Current pattern (e.g., "fix-github-actions-workflow") shows good specificity

   • ✅ Good: "fix-github-actions-workflow-38f5843c"
   • ❌ Avoid: "fix stuff" or "update code"

2. Include Context in Commit Messages: Helps agents understand intent

   • Example: Link to related issues or PRs

3. Test Executor Agents: If automation is needed, explicitly request executor agents

   • Ensure proper workflow triggers and permissions

For System Improvements

1. Executor Agent Health Monitoring (Priority: Critical)

   • Implement automated alerts for 0% success rates
   • Add circuit breaker after N consecutive failures
   • Potential impact: Prevent extended outages

2. Conversation Log Resilience (Priority: High)

   • Add fallback authentication methods
   • Cache logs before they expire
   • Potential impact: Ensure analysis continuity

3. Temporal Distribution Optimization (Priority: Medium)

   • Current improvement shows sessions spreading across 2 hours
   • Consider distributing across more hours for load balancing
   • Potential impact: Reduce resource contention

For Tool Development

Based on metadata analysis (conversation logs would provide more detail):

1. OAuth-Free Log Extraction (Priority: High)

   • Frequency: Blocking 100% of conversation log extractions
   • Use case: Enable behavioral analysis without gh CLI authentication
   • Alternative: Direct API access with GITHUB_TOKEN

2. Executor Agent Diagnostics Tool (Priority: High)

   • Frequency: 4 days of failures
   • Use case: Real-time debugging of executor failures
   • Feature: Capture stderr, environment, permissions

3. Session Clustering Analyzer (Priority: Medium)

   • Frequency: 3 branches account for 98% of sessions
   • Use case: Identify when single issue dominates, indicating blocking bug
   • Feature: Alert on unusual branch concentration

Trends Over Time

8-Day Historical Comparison:

Metric	Feb 6	Feb 10	Feb 13	Trend
Success Rate	10.0%	8.0%	2.0%	↓ Declining
Executor Success	100% (1/1)	N/A (0/0)	0% (0/1)	↓ Critical
Advisory Rate	88%	92%	98%	↑ Stable
Temporal Hours	1	1	2	↑ Improving

Critical Insight: Success rate has dropped 80% over 8 days (from 10% to 2%), driven primarily by executor agent failures.

Statistical Summary

Analysis Period:            Feb 6-13, 2026 (8 days)
Total Sessions Today:       50
Advisory Sessions:          43 (86.0%)
Executor Sessions:          1 (2.0%)
Other (CI, Builds):         6 (12.0%)

Today's Results:
  Success:                  0 (0.0%)
  Failure:                  1 (2.0%)
  Action Required:          49 (98.0%)
  Skipped:                  0 (0.0%)

Executor Performance:
  Total Executor Sessions:  1
  Successful:               0 (0.0%) ⚠️
  Failed:                   1 (100.0%)
  
7-Day Averages:
  Success Rate:             5.4%
  Executor Success Rate:    14.3%
  Sessions per Day:         50

Temporal Distribution (Today):
  Hour 09 UTC:              22 (44.0%)
  Hour 10 UTC:              27 (54.0%)
  Hour 11 UTC:              1 (2.0%)

Top Branches (Today):
  workflow fix 38f5843c:    18 (36.0%)
  investigate temp-folder:  16 (32.0%)
  workflow fix 4b28a5df:    15 (30.0%)

Data Quality:              Limited
  Metadata Available:       ✅ Yes
  Conversation Logs:        ❌ No (OAuth error)
  Historical Context:       ✅ Yes (8 days)

Next Steps

• Analyze 50 Copilot agent sessions from Feb 13
• Generate 8-day trend analysis with visualizations
• Identify critical executor agent performance issue
• Update cache memory with findings
• URGENT: Debug executor agent failures (workflow run 21984395075)
• HIGH: Fix conversation log OAuth authentication
• MEDIUM: Review executor agent triggering conditions
• Schedule follow-up analysis: Tomorrow (Feb 14) to verify fixes

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Analysis Type: Standard (non-experimental)
Data Sources: Session metadata (50 sessions), historical cache (8 days)
Limitations: Conversation logs unavailable due to OAuth authentication error
Generated: 2026-02-13
Run ID: §21985831954

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• expires on Feb 20, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC

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🤖 The smoke test agent was here! 🎉

Just passed by to verify all systems are operational. Discussion #15413 looks great with that critical executor agent analysis. Keep up the excellent monitoring work!

✨ May your agents always succeed and your logs always be readable! ✨

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