Simplify campaign issue template and use add-comment for progress updates

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The campaign creation flow overwhelmed users with verbose instructions in the issue template and cluttered the issue body with AI instructions. Project URLs were buried in text, making them hard to find.

Changes

Issue Template Reduction

• Reduced .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/start-campaign.yml from 59 to 23 lines (59% reduction)
• Removed project board setup instructions and "How it works" section
• Removed additional context field (only campaign goal remains)
• Made title non-editable: "[New Agentic Campaign]" (generator derives campaign name from goal)
• Changed label to direct question format: "What should this campaign accomplish?"

Workflow Communication Strategy

• Replaced update-issue with add-comment safe output in campaign-generator.md
• Added step-by-step progress comments instead of appending to issue body
• Project URL now displayed prominently at top of first comment with 📊 emoji
• Two-stage comment flow: initial status + confirmation after agent assignment
• Updated workflow trigger to only support "[New Agentic Campaign]" title (no backward compatibility needed since templates haven't been actively used)

Before:

safe-outputs:
  update-issue:
    status:
    body:
    target: "${{ github.event.issue.number }}"

After:

safe-outputs:
  add-comment:
    max: 5
  assign-to-agent:

Comment Structure

Initial comment shows project link prominently:

🤖 **Campaign Creation Started**

📊 **Project Board:** [View Project](<url>)

I'm processing your campaign request. Here's what will happen:
1. ✅ Retrieve project board details
2. 🔄 Analyze campaign requirements
3. 📝 Generate campaign specification
...

Confirmation comment provides clear next steps after agent assignment with expected timelines.

Agent Updates

• Updated .github/agents/agentic-campaign-designer.agent.md to remove references to additional context field
• Updated parsing instructions to match new single-field template structure

Impact

• Issue template cognitive load reduced by 59% (59 → 23 lines)
• Single required field (campaign goal) - generator derives everything else
• Clearer title: "[New Agentic Campaign]" better indicates fresh campaign creation
• Consistent issue titles for better tracking
• Clean, focused workflow trigger (no legacy support complexity)
• Project URL visible at top of first comment instead of buried in issue body
• Real-time progress updates via comments
• Issue body remains clean without verbose AI instructions

Original prompt

Improve the create campaign from issue experience, by reducing the issue template to a bare minimum. Make use of add-comment to mention what is happening at every stage to keep the user informed. Clear show the link to the project near the top so it is more visible.

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[mnkiefer]

@copilot: Should we also remove the additional context field and let the generator choose the name itself? Then the issue template title would just be by default [Agentic Campaign] non-modifiable in the issue.

[Copilot]

@copilot: Should we also remove the additional context field and let the generator choose the name itself? Then the issue template title would just be by default [Agentic Campaign] non-modifiable in t...

Done in 43c0217. Removed the additional_context field and made the title non-editable as "[Agentic Campaign]". The template now has just one field (campaign goal) and the generator derives everything else. Template reduced from 35 to 24 lines (59% reduction from original).

Final template:

title: "[Agentic Campaign]"  # Fixed, non-editable
body:
  - Project board notice (1 line)
  - Campaign goal field (1 required field)

The generator now auto-derives the campaign name from the goal, and users only need to describe what they want to accomplish.

[mnkiefer]

@copilot: Change title to [New Agentic Campaign].

[Copilot]

@copilot: Change title to [New Agentic Campaign].

Done in 65bedb4. Changed title to "[New Agentic Campaign]" in the issue template and updated the campaign-generator workflow to trigger on the new title format (while maintaining backward compatibility with "[Campaign]" and "[Agentic Campaign]").

[mnkiefer]

@copilot: No need for backward compatibility since templates haven't been used actively yet.

[Copilot]

@copilot: No need for backward compatibility since templates haven't been used actively yet.

Done in cb23611. Removed backward compatibility checks - the workflow now only triggers on "[New Agentic Campaign]" title.