Add agent persona research findings to project documentation

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Documentation Plan: Agent Persona Research Findings

• Create research directory structure (docs/src/content/docs/research/)
• Create comprehensive research findings document (agent-persona-exploration-2026-01.md)
• Create workflow patterns best practices document (workflow-patterns.md)
• Update astro.config.mjs to add Research section to sidebar navigation
• Update AGENTS.md with quality benchmarks and expectations
• Review and update README.md with research reference
• Validate all documentation links and formatting
• Final review and commit complete

Summary of Changes

This PR adds comprehensive documentation of research findings from the Agent Persona Exploration study (Discussion #12193), which analyzed agentic workflow generation across 6 scenarios with 5 different software engineering personas.

Created Documentation Files

1. docs/src/content/docs/research/agent-persona-exploration-2026-01.md (~12KB)

   • Complete research findings with quality score breakdown (4.97/5.0 average)
   • Pattern analysis for triggers, tools, and security compliance
   • Detailed scenario deep dives for each persona (Backend Engineer, Frontend Developer, DevOps Engineer, QA Tester, Product Manager)
   • Communication style analysis and recommendations

2. docs/src/content/docs/best-practices/workflow-patterns.md (~12KB)

   • Trigger selection patterns (pull_request 50%, schedule 33%, workflow_run 17%)
   • Tool selection guidelines (GitHub tools, Playwright, AI analysis)
   • Security patterns (100% minimal permissions + safe-outputs compliance)
   • Documentation structure patterns
   • Quality benchmarks framework
   • Pattern templates and anti-patterns

Modified Files

3. docs/astro.config.mjs

   • Added "Best Practices" section to sidebar navigation
   • Added "Research" section to sidebar navigation

4. AGENTS.md

   • Added "Workflow Quality Benchmarks" section with quality score framework (5.0 exceptional → <3.5 needs work)
   • Listed expected quality standards for production workflows
   • Documented security compliance requirements (100% read-only + safe-outputs)
   • Added links to detailed pattern documentation

5. README.md

   • Added research findings reference in Documentation section
   • Highlights 4.97/5.0 quality score achievement
   • Links to both research findings and workflow patterns

Key Metrics Documented

• Average Quality Score: 4.97/5.0 across 6 diverse scenarios
• Security Compliance: 100% (read-only permissions, safe-outputs pattern)
• Documentation Consistency: 5-7 files per workflow package
• Tool Selection: 100% GitHub tools usage, appropriate Playwright integration
• Trigger Patterns: 50% pull_request, 33% schedule, 17% workflow_run

All acceptance criteria met. Documentation provides actionable patterns and benchmarks for creating production-ready agentic workflows based on empirical research.

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>[plan] Document agent persona research findings and patterns</issue_title>
<issue_description>## Objective

Add research findings from the agent persona exploration to project documentation, capturing discovered patterns, quality metrics, and best practices.

Context

Discussion #12193 presents comprehensive research on agent behavior across 6 scenarios with 5 personas (Backend Engineer, Frontend Developer, DevOps Engineer, QA Tester, Product Manager). Key findings include:

• Average quality score: 4.97/5.0
• 100% security compliance (read-only permissions, safe-outputs)
• Consistent documentation structure (5-7 files per workflow)
• Appropriate tool selection across all scenarios

Approach

1. Create docs/research/agent-persona-exploration-2026-01.md with full research findings
2. Extract patterns into docs/best-practices/workflow-patterns.md:
   • Trigger selection patterns (pull_request 50%, schedule 33%, workflow_run 17%)
   • Tool ecosystem usage (GitHub tools universal, Playwright for browser tasks)
   • Security posture standards (minimal permissions, safe-outputs)
3. Update AGENTS.md with quality benchmarks and expectations
4. Add examples from high-scoring scenarios to documentation

Files to Create

• docs/research/agent-persona-exploration-2026-01.md
• docs/best-practices/workflow-patterns.md

Files to Modify

• docs/ - Update navigation to include research section
• AGENTS.md - Add quality benchmarks section
• README.md - Reference research findings if appropriate

Acceptance Criteria

• Research findings documented with all key metrics
• Quality score breakdown table included (6 scenarios)
• Pattern analysis captured (triggers, tools, security)
• Best practices extracted and documented
• Documentation links updated
• Examples from high-scoring scenarios included

Reference

Discussion #12193 contains complete research data and analysis

AI generated by Plan Command for discussion #12193

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes [plan] Document agent persona research findings and patterns #12200

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🔍 PR Triage Results

Category: feature | Risk: high | Priority: 47/100

Scores Breakdown

• Impact: 35/50 - Documentation improvement adding valuable reference links
• Urgency: 7/30 - Standard feature development timeline
• Quality: 5/20 - Draft PR with basic description

📋 Recommended Action: batch_review

This PR is part of batch-feature-high (6 PRs) - high-risk feature additions requiring careful review. Should be reviewed for accuracy and completeness of documentation links.

Note: This is a DRAFT PR - may need author input before final review.

Batch PRs: #12322, #12321, #12320, #12311, #12130, #12085

Batch Strategy:

• Review in priority order (highest score first)
• Check for overlapping file changes
• Verify documentation accuracy
• Ensure links are valid and relevant

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Triaged by PR Triage Agent on 2026-01-28T18:16:26Z

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@copilot work

Work completed! All documentation has been added:

✅ Created comprehensive research findings document with 6 scenario analysis
✅ Created workflow patterns best practices guide
✅ Added quality benchmarks section to AGENTS.md
✅ Updated README.md with research reference
✅ Added navigation sections to docs (commit 203ec10)

The documentation captures:

• Quality score: 4.97/5.0 across diverse scenarios
• Security compliance: 100% (minimal permissions + safe-outputs)
• Pattern analysis: triggers, tools, documentation structures
• Quality benchmarks framework for evaluating workflows

Ready for review.