🏥 Safe Output Health Report - 2025-12-23

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Executive Summary

Daily audit of safe output jobs from the last 24 hours shows excellent health with a 100% success rate. All 41 safe output jobs executed successfully with proper error handling and fallback mechanisms in place.

• Period: Last 24 hours (2025-12-23)
• Runs Analyzed: 50
• Workflows Active: Multiple workflows across the repository
• Safe Output Jobs Executed: 41
• Safe Output Jobs Failed: 0
• Error Clusters Identified: 1 (non-critical, handled gracefully)

Safe Output Job Statistics

Job Type	Total Executions	Failures	Success Rate
add_labels	18	0	100%
add_comment	15	0	100%
update_project	3	0	100%
create_issue	3	0	100%
assign_to_agent	3	0	100%
create_pull_request	2	0	100%
missing_tool	1	0	100%

Error Clusters

Cluster 1: Git Push Permission Error (Handled Gracefully)

• Count: 1 occurrence
• Affected Jobs: create_pull_request
• Affected Workflows: CI Cleaner
• Affected Runs: §20471517140
• Sample Error:

  ! [remote rejected] ci-cleaner-20251223-211411-0ae38d71c56ebbcd -> ci-cleaner-20251223-211411-0ae38d71c56ebbcd 
  (refusing to allow a GitHub App to create or update workflow `.github/workflows/agent-performance-analyzer.lock.yml` 
  without `workflows` permission)
  error: failed to push some refs to 'https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw.git'
  

• Root Cause: GitHub App token lacks the workflows permission needed to push changes to workflow files in .github/workflows/
• Impact: Low - The safe output job implemented graceful fallback and created issue #7442 instead
• Handled Gracefully: ✅ Yes - Automatic fallback to issue creation

Root Cause Analysis

Permission-Related Issues

Git Push Permission Error

• What Happened: When the CI Cleaner workflow attempted to create a PR that included changes to .github/workflows/agent-performance-analyzer.lock.yml, the git push was rejected
• Why It Happened: The GitHub App token used by safe output jobs does not have the workflows permission
• Current Behavior: The safe output job detected the failure and automatically created a fallback issue instead
• Is This Expected: Yes - This is the designed behavior when workflow files need to be modified

Missing Tool Reports

One workflow reported a missing tool:

• Tool: safeinputs-gh
• Reason: Required to run gh issues list --limit 3 but the tool is not available in the environment
• Affected Run: §20473336649
• Impact: The workflow correctly reported the missing tool via the missing_tool safe output

Recommendations

✅ No Critical Issues Requiring Immediate Action

The safe output health is excellent. All issues encountered were handled gracefully with appropriate fallback mechanisms.

Process Improvements

1. Document Expected Behavior for Workflow File Changes

• Priority: Low
• Current State: Safe output jobs gracefully fall back to creating issues when unable to push workflow files
• Proposed: Add documentation clarifying that PRs modifying workflow files will automatically become issues
• Benefits: Sets correct expectations for users and reduces confusion

2. Monitor Missing Tool Reports

• Priority: Low
• Current State: One missing_tool report for safeinputs-gh
• Proposed: Track missing_tool reports over time to identify if certain tools are frequently unavailable
• Benefits: Helps identify tooling gaps that could improve workflow capabilities

Metrics and KPIs

• Overall Safe Output Success Rate: 100%
• Most Reliable Job Type: All job types achieved 100% success
• Most Common Job Types: add_labels (18), add_comment (15)
• Error Recovery Rate: 100% (1/1 errors handled with fallback)

Historical Context

This is the first Safe Output Health audit establishing baseline metrics. Future audits will track:

• Success rate trends over time
• Recurring error patterns
• New safe output job types
• Performance improvements

Trends

Current Status: Excellent

• ✅ 100% success rate for all safe output jobs
• ✅ Robust error handling with fallback mechanisms
• ✅ No blocked workflow executions
• ✅ Appropriate use of missing_tool reporting

Next Steps

• Continue daily monitoring of safe output job health
• Track missing_tool reports to identify tooling gaps
• Update documentation about workflow file modification behavior
• Maintain historical trend data for future analysis

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Analysis Details:

• Runs analyzed: 50 workflow runs from the last 24 hours
• Log files reviewed: 41 safe_outputs job logs
• Safe output operations tracked: 45 total operations across 7 job types
• Cache location: /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/safe-output-health/2025-12-23.json

References:

• §20471517140 - CI Cleaner with graceful fallback
• §20473336649 - Missing tool report

AI generated by Safe Output Health Monitor

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