msd-core/gsd-core/workflows/inbox.md

Triage and review all open GitHub issues and PRs against project contribution templates. Produces a structured report showing compliance status for each item, flags missing required fields, identifies label gaps, and optionally takes action (label, comment, close).

<required_reading> Before starting, read these project files to understand the review criteria:

• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml — required fields for feature issues
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/enhancement.yml — required fields for enhancement issues
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/chore.yml — required fields for chore issues
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml — required fields for bug reports
• .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/feature.md — required checklist for feature PRs
• .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/enhancement.md — required checklist for enhancement PRs
• .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/fix.md — required checklist for fix PRs
• CONTRIBUTING.md — the issue-first rule and approval gates </required_reading>

Verify prerequisites:

1. gh CLI available and authenticated?

   which gh && gh auth status 2>&1
   

   If not available: print setup instructions and exit.

2. Detect repository: If --repo flag provided, use that. Otherwise:

   gh repo view --json nameWithOwner -q '.nameWithOwner' 2>/dev/null
   

   If no repo detected: error — must be in a git repo with a GitHub remote.

3. Parse flags:

   • --issues → set REVIEW_ISSUES=true, REVIEW_PRS=false
   • --prs → set REVIEW_ISSUES=false, REVIEW_PRS=true
   • --label → set AUTO_LABEL=true
   • --close-incomplete → set AUTO_CLOSE=true
   • Default (no flags): review both issues and PRs, report only (no auto-actions)

Skip if REVIEW_ISSUES=false.

Fetch all open issues:

gh issue list --state open --json number,title,labels,body,author,createdAt,updatedAt --limit 100

For each issue, classify by labels and body content:

Label/Pattern	Type	Template
feature-request	Feature	feature_request.yml
enhancement	Enhancement	enhancement.yml
bug	Bug	bug_report.yml
type: chore	Chore	chore.yml
No matching label	Unknown	Flag for manual triage

If an issue has no type label, attempt to classify from the body content:

• Contains "### Feature name" → likely Feature
• Contains "### What existing feature" → likely Enhancement
• Contains "### What happened?" → likely Bug
• Contains "### What is the maintenance task?" → likely Chore
• Cannot determine → mark as needs-triage

Skip if REVIEW_ISSUES=false.

For each classified issue, review against its template requirements.

Feature Request Review Checklist:

• Pre-submission checklist present (4 checkboxes)
• Feature name provided
• Type of addition selected
• Problem statement filled (not placeholder text)
• What is being added described with examples
• Full scope of changes listed (files created/modified/systems)
• User stories present (minimum 2)
• Acceptance criteria present (testable conditions)
• Applicable runtimes selected
• Breaking changes assessment present
• Maintenance burden described
• Alternatives considered (not empty)
• Label check: Has needs-review label? Has approved-feature label?
• Gate check: If PR exists linking this issue, does issue have approved-feature?

Enhancement Review Checklist:

• Pre-submission checklist present (4 checkboxes)
• What is being improved identified
• Current behavior described with examples
• Proposed behavior described with examples
• Reason and benefit articulated (not vague)
• Scope of changes listed
• Breaking changes assessed
• Alternatives considered
• Area affected selected
• Label check: Has needs-review label? Has approved-enhancement label?
• Gate check: If PR exists linking this issue, does issue have approved-enhancement?

Bug Report Review Checklist:

• GSD Version provided
• Runtime selected
• OS selected
• Node.js version provided
• Description of what happened
• Expected behavior described
• Steps to reproduce provided
• Frequency selected
• Severity/impact selected
• PII checklist confirmed
• Label check: Has needs-triage or confirmed-bug label?

Chore Review Checklist:

• Pre-submission checklist confirmed (no user-facing changes)
• Maintenance task described
• Type of maintenance selected
• Current state described with specifics
• Proposed work listed
• Acceptance criteria present
• Area affected selected
• Label check: Has needs-triage label?

Scoring: For each issue, calculate a completeness percentage:

• Count required fields present vs. total required fields
• Score = (present / total) * 100
• Status: COMPLETE (100%), MOSTLY COMPLETE (75-99%), INCOMPLETE (50-74%), REJECT (<50%)

Skip if REVIEW_PRS=false.

Fetch all open PRs:

gh pr list --state open --json number,title,labels,body,author,headRefName,baseRefName,isDraft,createdAt,reviewDecision,statusCheckRollup --limit 100

For each PR, classify by body content and linked issue:

Body Pattern	Type	Template
Contains "## Feature PR" or "## Feature summary"	Feature PR	feature.md
Contains "## Enhancement PR" or "## What this enhancement improves"	Enhancement PR	enhancement.md
Contains "## Fix PR" or "## What was broken"	Fix PR	fix.md
Uses default template	Wrong Template	Flag — must use typed template
Cannot determine	Unknown	Flag for manual review

Also check for linked issues:

gh pr view {number} --json body -q '.body' | grep -oE '(Closes|Fixes|Resolves) #[0-9]+'

Skip if REVIEW_PRS=false.

For each classified PR, review against its template requirements.

Feature PR Review Checklist:

• Uses feature PR template (not default)
• Issue linked with Closes #NNN
• Linked issue exists and has approved-feature label
• Feature summary present
• New files table filled
• Modified files table filled
• Implementation notes present
• Spec compliance checklist present (acceptance criteria from issue)
• Test coverage described
• Platforms tested checked (macOS, Windows, Linux)
• Runtimes tested checked
• Scope confirmation checked
• Full checklist completed
• Breaking changes section filled
• CI check: All status checks passing?
• Review check: Has review approval?

Enhancement PR Review Checklist:

• Uses enhancement PR template (not default)
• Issue linked with Closes #NNN
• Linked issue exists and has approved-enhancement label
• What is improved described
• Before/after provided
• Implementation approach described
• Verification method described
• Platforms tested checked
• Runtimes tested checked
• Scope confirmation checked
• Full checklist completed
• Breaking changes section filled
• CI check: All status checks passing?

Fix PR Review Checklist:

• Uses fix PR template (not default)
• Issue linked with Fixes #NNN
• Linked issue exists and has confirmed-bug label
• What was broken described
• What the fix does described
• Root cause explained
• Verification method described
• Regression test added (or explained why not)
• Platforms tested checked
• Runtimes tested checked
• Full checklist completed
• Breaking changes section filled
• CI check: All status checks passing?

Cross-cutting PR Checks (all types):

• PR title is descriptive (not just "fix" or "update")
• One concern per PR (not mixing fix + enhancement)
• No unrelated formatting changes visible in diff
• .changeset/*.md fragment added for user-facing changes (or no-changelog label applied)
• Not using --no-verify or skipping hooks

Scoring: Same as issues — completeness percentage per PR.

Cross-reference issues and PRs to enforce the issue-first rule:

For each open PR:

1. Extract linked issue number from body
2. If no linked issue: GATE VIOLATION — PR has no issue
3. If linked issue exists, check its labels:
   • Feature PR → issue must have approved-feature
   • Enhancement PR → issue must have approved-enhancement
   • Fix PR → issue must have confirmed-bug
4. If label is missing: GATE VIOLATION — PR opened before approval

Report gate violations prominently — these are the most important findings because the project auto-closes PRs without proper approval gates.

Produce a structured triage report:

===================================================================
  GSD INBOX TRIAGE — {repo} — {date}
===================================================================

SUMMARY
-------
Open issues: {count}    Open PRs: {count}
  Features:    {n}        Feature PRs:      {n}
  Enhancements:{n}        Enhancement PRs:  {n}
  Bugs:        {n}        Fix PRs:          {n}
  Chores:      {n}        Wrong template:   {n}
  Unclassified:{n}        No linked issue:  {n}

GATE VIOLATIONS (action required)
---------------------------------
{For each violation:}
  PR #{number}: {title}
    Problem: {description — e.g., "No approved-feature label on linked issue #45"}
    Action:  {what to do — e.g., "Close PR or approve issue #45 first"}

ISSUES NEEDING ATTENTION
------------------------
{For each issue sorted by completeness score, lowest first:}
  #{number} [{type}] {title}
    Score: {percentage}% complete
    Missing: {list of missing required fields}
    Labels: {current labels} → Suggested: {recommended labels}
    Age: {days since created}

PRS NEEDING ATTENTION
---------------------
{For each PR sorted by completeness score, lowest first:}
  #{number} [{type}] {title}
    Score: {percentage}% complete
    Missing: {list of missing checklist items}
    CI: {passing/failing/pending}
    Review: {approved/changes_requested/none}
    Linked issue: #{issue_number} ({issue_status})
    Age: {days since created}

READY TO MERGE
--------------
{PRs that are 100% complete, CI passing, approved:}
  #{number} {title} — ready

STALE ITEMS (>30 days, no activity)
------------------------------------
{Issues and PRs with no updates in 30+ days}

===================================================================

Write this report to .planning/INBOX-TRIAGE.md if a .planning/ directory exists, otherwise print to console only.

Only execute if `--label` or `--close-incomplete` flags were set.

If --label: For each issue/PR where labels are missing or incorrect:

gh issue edit {number} --add-label "{label}"

Or:

gh pr edit {number} --add-label "{label}"

Label recommendations:

• Unclassified issues → add needs-triage
• Feature issues without review → add needs-review
• Enhancement issues without review → add needs-review
• Bug reports without triage → add needs-triage
• PRs with gate violations → add gate-violation

If --close-incomplete: For issues scoring below 50% completeness:

gh issue close {number} --comment "Closed by GSD inbox triage: this issue is missing required fields per the issue template. Missing: {list}. Please reopen with a complete submission. See CONTRIBUTING.md for requirements."

For PRs with gate violations:

gh pr close {number} --comment "Closed by GSD inbox triage: this PR does not meet the issue-first requirement. {specific violation}. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the correct process."

Always confirm with the user before closing anything:

Text mode (workflow.text_mode: true in config or --text flag): Set TEXT_MODE=true if --text is present in $ARGUMENTS OR text_mode from init JSON is true. When TEXT_MODE is active, replace every AskUserQuestion call with a plain-text numbered list and ask the user to type their choice number. This is required for non-Claude runtimes (OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, etc.) where AskUserQuestion is not available.

AskUserQuestion:
  question: "Found {N} items to close. Review the list above — proceed with closing?"
  options:
    - label: "Close all"
      description: "Close all {N} non-compliant items with explanation comments"
    - label: "Let me pick"
      description: "I'll choose which ones to close"
    - label: "Skip"
      description: "Don't close anything — report only"

``` ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Inbox Triage Complete

Reviewed: {issue_count} issues, {pr_count} PRs Gate violations: {violation_count} Ready to merge: {ready_count} Needing attention: {attention_count} Stale (30+ days): {stale_count} {If report saved: "Report saved to .planning/INBOX-TRIAGE.md"}

Next steps:

• Review gate violations first — these block the contribution pipeline
• Address incomplete submissions (comment or close)
• Merge ready PRs
• Triage unclassified issues

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</process>

<offer_next>
After triage:

- /gsd:review — Run cross-AI peer review on a specific phase plan
- /gsd:ship — Create a PR from completed work
- /gsd:progress — See overall project state
- /gsd:inbox --label — Re-run with auto-labeling enabled
</offer_next>

<success_criteria>
- [ ] All open issues fetched and classified by type
- [ ] Each issue reviewed against its template requirements
- [ ] All open PRs fetched and classified by type
- [ ] Each PR reviewed against its template checklist
- [ ] Issue-first gate violations identified
- [ ] Structured report generated with scores and action items
- [ ] Auto-actions executed only when flagged and user-confirmed
</success_criteria>