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  • Initial simplification (449 lines → 3 bullets)
  • Address PR feedback: Add explicit safe-output limits
    • Specify max 50 for project items
    • Specify max 20 for bundle issues
    • Add prioritization guidance (security first, then oldest)
    • Add overflow handling (create summary issue when limits exceeded)

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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Simplify Dependabot manager instructions Simplify dependabot manager instructions to 3 bullet points Feb 7, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from mnkiefer February 7, 2026 05:47
@mnkiefer mnkiefer marked this pull request as ready for review February 7, 2026 05:55
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Pull request overview

This PR updates the Dependabot Project Manager workflow’s instruction content to be concise while keeping the existing workflow/frontmatter configuration intact.

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  • Replaced ~400 lines of detailed workflow guidance with 3 high-level bullet directives in the workflow’s markdown instructions.
  • Regenerated the compiled lock workflow, including removing now-unused GH_AW_GITHUB_SERVER_URL environment wiring.

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File Description
.github/workflows/dependabot-project-manager.md Collapses verbose instructions into a 3-bullet “burner” format.
.github/workflows/dependabot-project-manager.lock.yml Recompiled workflow output; removes unused environment variables related to server URL.

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- Find all open Dependabot PRs and add them to the project.
- Create bundle issues, each for exactly **one runtime + one manifest file**.
- Add bundle issues to the project, and assign them to Copilot.
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The new instructions say to "find all open Dependabot PRs" and create bundle issues for each runtime+manifest, but safe-outputs enforce hard caps (update-project max=50, create-issue max=20). If there are more PRs/bundles than allowed, the agent can’t complete the stated objective and may produce partial/failed runs. Consider updating the bullets to explicitly respect these limits (e.g., process up to the max and prioritize security/oldest first, and/or create a single summary issue when limits are exceeded).

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Updated instructions to explicitly respect safe-output limits and add prioritization guidance (commit 90b3f9e):

  • Added "up to max 50" for project items
  • Added "up to max 20" for bundle issues
  • Added prioritization: security updates first, then oldest PRs
  • Added overflow handling: create summary issue when limits exceeded

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🔍 PR Triage Results

Category: refactor | Risk: medium | Priority: 47/100

Scores Breakdown

  • Impact: 25/50 - Simplifies workflow instructions significantly (86% reduction). Improves maintainability but changes agent behavior.
  • Urgency: 8/30 - Very recent (0.7 hours). Ready for review (not draft). CI unstable. Has review comment requiring attention.
  • Quality: 14/20 - Excellent description explaining rationale. One review comment needs addressing. Not draft shows confidence.

📋 Recommended Action: batch_review

Medium-risk refactor with good quality. Part of batch-workflow-improvements group with similar workflow simplification changes.

Batch ID: batch-refactor-001 (grouped with PRs #14292)


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