Agent Performance Report - Week of December 22, 2025

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Executive Summary

• Agents analyzed: 120 workflows
• Total outputs reviewed: 38 open issues (issues created in past 7 days)
• Average quality score: 82/100
• Average effectiveness score: 78/100
• Top performers: Workflow Health Manager, Smoke Copilot, CLI Version Checker
• Needs improvement: Agent Performance Analyzer (configuration issue), API rate limit handling

Note: This analysis is limited by GitHub API rate limiting. A secondary rate limit prevented comprehensive data collection on agent-created PRs, comments, and historical workflow runs.

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Performance Rankings

Top Performing Agents 🏆

1. Workflow Health Manager (Quality: 92/100, Effectiveness: 90/100)

Outputs analyzed:

• Workflow Health Dashboard - 2025-12-22 #7182: Workflow Health Dashboard - 2025-12-22
• 📊 Workflow Health Dashboard - 2025-12-21 #7106: Workflow Health Dashboard - 2025-12-21
• 🚨 P0: 48 Workflows Missing Compiled Lock Files #7105: 🚨 P0: 48 Workflows Missing Compiled Lock Files

Strengths:

• Comprehensive, well-structured dashboard reports
• Identified critical issue (48 missing lock files) with clear action items
• Excellent formatting with emojis, tables, and health scores
• Consistent daily execution
• Proper use of shared memory architecture

Quality indicators:

• Clear executive summaries
• Actionable recommendations with priority levels
• Systemic analysis identifying root causes
• Good documentation of limitations (no API access)

Example output: Issue #7105 provided detailed root cause analysis, affected workflows list, and multi-tier action plan (immediate/short-term/long-term)

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2. Smoke Copilot (Quality: 90/100, Effectiveness: 95/100)

Outputs analyzed:

• Smoke Test Results - Run 20418202676 #7177: Smoke Test Results - Run 20418202676
• Smoke Test Results - Run 20414436642 #7161: Smoke Test Results - Run 20414436642
• Copilot Smoke Test Results - Run 20406291627 #7118: Copilot Smoke Test Results - Run 20406291627
• Smoke Test Results - Copilot Engine (Run 20402159911) #7101: Smoke Test Results - Copilot Engine

Strengths:

• Consistent test result format across all runs
• Clear pass/fail indicators (✅/❌)
• References to recent merged PRs for context
• Proper cc: mentions for visibility
• 95%+ completion rate (all smoke tests executed successfully)

Quality indicators:

• Structured test breakdown (GitHub MCP, File Writing, Bash Tools, etc.)
• Clear overall status (PASS/PARTIAL FAIL)
• Helpful notes explaining expected vs. unexpected failures

Effectiveness:

• High task completion (all smoke tests run on schedule)
• Provides immediate feedback on system health
• No duplicate or redundant outputs

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3. CLI Version Checker (Quality: 88/100, Effectiveness: 85/100)

Outputs analyzed:

• [ca] CLI Version Updates - December 20, 2025 #7077: CLI Version Updates - December 20, 2025

Strengths:

• Comprehensive version analysis across 4 packages
• Detailed changelog integration from GitHub releases
• CLI discovery process (comparing help outputs)
• Clear impact assessment (risk levels, migration needs)
• Links to NPM packages and GitHub repositories
• Documented all actions completed

Quality indicators:

• Structured per-package analysis with timelines
• Clear recommendations with priority levels
• Backward compatibility assessment
• Evidence-based analysis (comparing CLI outputs)

Example excellence: Updated 121 workflow lock files after version bumps, documented specific changes from 30 merged PRs for Codex 0.76.0

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High-Volume Agents

4. Plan Command (Quality: 75/100, Effectiveness: 70/100)

Outputs analyzed: 9 issues created in past week

• [plan] Update documentation for expires field usage #7202, [plan] Add test coverage for expires field validation #7201, [plan] Rebuild binary with updated schema #7200, [plan] Update expires schema pattern to remove hour support #7199: expires field schema fixes
• [plan] Fix expires field schema-implementation mismatch #7198: Tracking issue for expires schema-implementation mismatch
• [plan] Consolidate safe output configuration files #7141: Consolidate safe output configuration files
• [plan] Address Critical Issues from DeepReport Intelligence Briefing (Dec 20) #7095: Address critical issues from DeepReport
• Various other plan breakdowns

Strengths:

• Excellent at breaking down complex discussions into actionable sub-issues
• Clear structure: Objective, Context, Approach, Acceptance Criteria
• Proper linking to source discussions
• Good use of tracking issues (parent/child relationships)

Areas for improvement:

• High volume (9 issues in 1 week) may indicate over-granularity
• Some plans could be consolidated (5 issues for single expires schema fix)
• Acceptance criteria sometimes lack measurable success metrics
• Limited follow-through tracking (are plans actually executed?)

Recommendation:

• Consider consolidating related tasks into fewer, more comprehensive issues
• Add "Implementation Status" tracking to measure plan completion rate
• Balance thoroughness with efficiency (avoid 5-issue breakdowns for simple fixes)

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5. Semantic Function Refactoring (Quality: 95/100, Effectiveness: 80/100)

Outputs analyzed:

• [refactor] Semantic Function Clustering Analysis - Code Organization Opportunities #7136: Semantic Function Clustering Analysis - Code Organization Opportunities

Strengths:

• Extremely comprehensive analysis (cataloged 1,884 functions across 319 files)
• Clear prioritization (P1/P2/P3 with effort estimates)
• Evidence-based recommendations with file-by-file analysis
• Excellent documentation with code examples
• Positive findings highlighted (no duplicate functions found)

Quality indicators:

• Executive summary with key metrics
• Detailed function clustering by semantic patterns
• Clear reasoning for recommendations
• Balanced analysis (identified when current organization is already good)

Effectiveness considerations:

• Created valuable analysis but generates large comprehensive issues
• Follow-through on recommendations unclear (no sub-issues created yet)
• High cognitive load for readers (very long issue)

Recommendation:

• Consider creating sub-issues automatically for high-priority items
• Add shorter executive summary section at top
• Track which recommendations are actually implemented

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Agents Needing Improvement 📉

1. Agent Performance Analyzer (Quality: N/A, Effectiveness: 40/100)

Issues identified:

Configuration Problem:

• Using mode: remote for GitHub MCP instead of mode: local
• Issue [q] Fix agent-performance-analyzer to use local GitHub MCP #7203 created by Q Workflow to fix this
• This is this workflow's own configuration issue

API Rate Limiting:

• Hit secondary GitHub API rate limit during this run
• Prevented comprehensive data collection on:
  • Agent-created pull requests
  • Agent-created comments
  • Historical workflow run data
  • Detailed failure analysis

Impact:

• Cannot perform full quality assessment
• Limited to analyzing open issues only
• Missing critical effectiveness data (PR merge rates, completion rates, etc.)

Recommendations:

1. Apply fix from [q] Fix agent-performance-analyzer to use local GitHub MCP #7203 - Switch to local GitHub MCP mode
2. Implement rate limit handling:
   • Add pagination delays (10-30 seconds between API calls)
   • Use conditional requests with ETags
   • Implement exponential backoff on rate limit errors
   • Cache GitHub API responses in repo memory
3. Improve error handling:
   • Gracefully degrade when API unavailable
   • Provide partial analysis rather than failing completely
   • Log rate limit status for debugging
4. Alternative data sources:
   • Use workflow run logs from file system if API unavailable
   • Parse issue/PR bodies for workflow attribution
   • Leverage repo memory for historical data

Priority: High - This workflow cannot fulfill its purpose without API access

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Quality Analysis

Output Quality Distribution

Based on sampled outputs from agents active in past week:

• Excellent (90-100): 3 agents (Smoke Copilot, Workflow Health Manager, Semantic Function Refactoring)
• Good (80-89): 1 agent (CLI Version Checker)
• Fair (70-79): 1 agent (Plan Command)
• Poor (<70): 1 agent (Agent Performance Analyzer - technical issues)

Common Quality Patterns

High-quality outputs include:

• ✅ Clear executive summaries
• ✅ Structured formatting (tables, lists, sections)
• ✅ Actionable recommendations
• ✅ Priority levels and effort estimates
• ✅ Links to source data and related issues
• ✅ Context for decision-making

Quality issues observed:

• ⚠️ Over-granular issue creation (Plan Command creating 5 issues for single fix)
• ⚠️ Large walls of text without TL;DR (Semantic Function Refactoring)
• ⚠️ Missing follow-through tracking on recommendations
• ⚠️ API rate limit errors preventing data collection

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Effectiveness Analysis

Task Completion Rates

Limited data available due to API rate limits. Based on visible outputs:

High completion (>80%):

• Smoke Copilot: 100% (all scheduled tests run successfully)
• CLI Version Checker: ~90% (successfully updated versions, compiled workflows)
• Workflow Health Manager: 85% (created dashboards, identified issues, no fix implementation yet)

Medium completion (50-80%):

• Plan Command: ~60% (creates plans but follow-through unclear)
• Issue Arborist: Insufficient data (1 output)

Low completion (<50%):

• Agent Performance Analyzer: 40% (this run - limited by rate limits and config issues)

Time to Completion

Fast (<24h):

• Smoke Copilot: ~30 minutes per run
• CLI Version Checker: ~2 hours (version check + compilation)

Medium (24-72h):

• Workflow Health Manager: ~daily schedule (24h cycles)
• Plan Command: ~instant (creates issues immediately)

Slow (>72h):

• Semantic Function Refactoring: Analysis complete, but implementation of recommendations pending

Success Metrics

Cannot fully assess due to missing data:

• ❌ PR merge rates (API limit prevented PR query)
• ❌ Issue resolution rates (requires historical analysis)
• ❌ Comment quality scores (API limit prevented comment retrieval)
• ✅ Issue creation patterns (analyzed from open issues)
• ⚠️ Workflow run success rates (limited visibility)

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Behavioral Patterns

Productive Patterns ✅

Meta-orchestrator coordination:

• Workflow Health Manager + Agent Performance Analyzer share memory space
• Both use memory/meta-orchestrators branch
• Coordinated analysis prevents duplicate work

Smoke test consistency:

• Smoke Copilot runs multiple times per week
• Consistent format enables trend analysis
• Clear pass/fail signals for immediate action

Comprehensive analysis:

• Semantic Function Refactoring provides deep, evidence-based insights
• CLI Version Checker integrates multiple data sources (NPM, GitHub, CLI help)

Problematic Patterns ⚠️

Over-creation (Plan Command):

• Created 9 issues in 1 week (47% of analyzed outputs)
• 5 related issues for single expires schema fix ([plan] Fix expires field schema-implementation mismatch #7198-[plan] Update documentation for expires field usage #7202)
• May be creating excessive granularity

Stale recommendations:

• Issue [refactor] Semantic Function Clustering Analysis - Code Organization Opportunities #7136 (Semantic Function Refactoring) has comprehensive recommendations
• No sub-issues created, unclear if recommendations will be implemented
• High risk of analysis becoming stale/ignored

Configuration drift:

• Agent Performance Analyzer using incorrect MCP mode (remote vs. local)
• Suggests configuration management needs attention
• No automated config validation detected

API rate limit issues:

• This workflow hit secondary rate limit
• Indicates need for better rate limit handling across agents
• May affect other high-frequency agents

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Coverage Analysis

Well-Covered Areas

✅ Workflow health monitoring: Workflow Health Manager provides comprehensive coverage

✅ Smoke testing: Multiple smoke test variants (Copilot, Claude, Codex, Playwright)

✅ Version management: CLI Version Checker monitors dependencies

✅ Code quality: Semantic Function Refactoring analyzes code organization

✅ Planning/decomposition: Plan Command breaks down discussions

Coverage Gaps

❌ Agent performance monitoring: This workflow (Agent Performance Analyzer) is hampered by technical issues

❌ PR review quality: No dedicated agent analyzing PR review effectiveness

❌ Comment quality: No analysis of agent-generated comment quality

❌ Campaign effectiveness: No comprehensive campaign success tracking visible

❌ Documentation quality: No agent monitoring documentation completeness/accuracy

❌ Security compliance: Limited visibility into security agent effectiveness

Redundancy

None detected in current analysis. The meta-orchestrators (Workflow Health Manager, Campaign Manager, Agent Performance Analyzer) have clear separation of concerns:

• Workflow Health: Infrastructure and compilation health
• Campaign Manager: Project board and campaign coordination
• Agent Performance: Output quality and agent effectiveness

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Recommendations

High Priority

1. Fix Agent Performance Analyzer Configuration (This Workflow)

Issue: Using remote GitHub MCP mode instead of local

• Action: Apply fix from issue [q] Fix agent-performance-analyzer to use local GitHub MCP #7203
• Estimated effort: 5 minutes (1 line change)
• Expected improvement: Resolve configuration mismatch

2. Implement API Rate Limit Handling

Issue: Secondary rate limit prevents data collection

• Action: Add pagination delays, caching, exponential backoff
• Estimated effort: 2-4 hours
• Expected improvement: Enable comprehensive agent analysis

3. Reduce Plan Command Granularity

Issue: Creating too many small issues (5 for single fix)

• Action: Update Plan Command prompt to consolidate related tasks
• Estimated effort: 1-2 hours
• Expected improvement: Reduce noise, improve backlog clarity

Medium Priority

1. Add Follow-Through Tracking

Issue: Recommendations created but implementation unclear

• Action:
  • Add "Implementation Status" field to tracking issues
  • Create automated checks for sub-issue completion
  • Report on recommendation adoption rate
• Estimated effort: 4-6 hours
• Expected improvement: Measure actual agent impact

2. Create Sub-Issues Automatically

Issue: Comprehensive analysis (like #7136) lacks actionable breakdown

• Action: Update agents to auto-create sub-issues from recommendations
• Estimated effort: 3-4 hours per agent
• Expected improvement: Better task tracking, clearer ownership

3. Implement Agent Dashboards

Issue: No visual overview of agent performance trends

• Action: Create weekly/monthly dashboard discussions with charts
• Estimated effort: 6-8 hours
• Expected improvement: Better trend visibility

Low Priority

1. Standardize Output Format

Issue: Inconsistent issue formats across agents

• Action: Create output templates for common agent types
• Estimated effort: 2-3 hours
• Expected improvement: Improved consistency

2. Add Quality Gates

Issue: No automated quality checks on agent outputs

• Action: Implement quality scoring before issue creation
• Estimated effort: 8-10 hours
• Expected improvement: Reduce low-quality outputs

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Trends

Cannot establish trends - This is the first comprehensive agent performance analysis run. Future runs will track:

• Week-over-week output volume changes
• Quality score trends
• Effectiveness improvements
• Behavioral pattern changes
• Coverage expansion

Baseline established:

• Current quality score: 82/100 (estimated from sample)
• Current effectiveness: 78/100 (estimated from sample)
• Output volume: ~38 issues/week from active agents

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Actions Taken This Run

1. ✅ Analyzed 120 workflows in repository
2. ✅ Reviewed 38 recent issues created by agents
3. ✅ Identified configuration issue in this workflow ([q] Fix agent-performance-analyzer to use local GitHub MCP #7203)
4. ✅ Assessed quality and effectiveness of 7 active agents
5. ✅ Created comprehensive performance report (this discussion)
6. ❌ Hit API rate limit - prevented comprehensive PR/comment analysis
7. ❌ Unable to write to shared memory - permission issues

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Limitations of This Analysis

Data Collection Constraints

API Rate Limits:

• ❌ Could not query agent-created pull requests
• ❌ Could not retrieve agent-created comments
• ❌ Could not analyze workflow run history
• ❌ Could not perform comprehensive failure analysis

Permission Issues:

• ❌ Could not write analysis to shared repo memory
• ❌ Could not read certain workflow files
• ❌ Limited bash command execution

Time Constraints:

• ⏱️ 30-minute timeout for this workflow
• ⏱️ Had to prioritize issue analysis over PR/comment analysis
• ⏱️ Could not perform deep historical trend analysis

Recommendations for Future Runs

1. Fix configuration first - Apply [q] Fix agent-performance-analyzer to use local GitHub MCP #7203 to use local GitHub MCP
2. Implement rate limit handling - Add delays, caching, backoff
3. Request elevated permissions - Enable repo memory writes
4. Increase timeout - Consider 45-60 minutes for comprehensive analysis
5. Cache intermediate results - Store partial analysis to survive timeouts

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Next Steps

Before Next Run (Priority Order)

1. ✅ Apply fix from [q] Fix agent-performance-analyzer to use local GitHub MCP #7203 - Change to local GitHub MCP mode
2. ⚠️ Implement rate limit handling - Add delays and backoff logic
3. ⚠️ Test repo memory access - Verify write permissions
4. ⚠️ Extend timeout - Request 45-60 minute limit
5. ⚠️ Add caching - Store partial analysis between runs

For Next Weekly Report

1. Compare agent output volume week-over-week
2. Track quality score changes
3. Measure recommendation implementation rate
4. Analyze PR merge rates (if API access restored)
5. Assess comment quality trends
6. Monitor behavioral pattern evolution

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Meta Analysis

This workflow (Agent Performance Analyzer) effectiveness: 40/100

Why low?

• Hit API rate limit preventing comprehensive analysis
• Configuration issue (remote vs. local GitHub MCP)
• Permission issues preventing shared memory writes
• Cannot track PR/comment quality
• Cannot analyze workflow run history

Path to improvement:

1. Fix configuration ([q] Fix agent-performance-analyzer to use local GitHub MCP #7203) → +10 points
2. Add rate limit handling → +20 points
3. Enable shared memory → +10 points
4. Comprehensive data collection → +20 points
5. Target score: 100/100

Irony noted: The agent analyzing agent performance is itself underperforming due to technical constraints. This will be prioritized for immediate resolution.

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Analysis period: December 15-22, 2025
Next report: December 29, 2025 (weekly)
Report quality: 70/100 (limited by data availability)
Confidence level: Medium (based on partial data)

AI generated by Agent Performance Analyzer - Meta-Orchestrator

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