[daily issues] Daily Issues Report - 2026-01-16 #10338

@mnkiefer · 2026-01-16T16:24:48Z

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Analyzed 1,000 issues: 38 open (3.8%) and 962 closed (96.2%), with sustained throughput and an average time-to-close of ~1.0 day. Activity remains elevated (819 issues opened in the last 30 days), suggesting continued heavy automation/maintenance work.

Top themes remain concentrated in general maintenance and delivery ("Other", feature requests, bug reports, testing, and workflow/actions). Triage still needs attention: 86 unlabeled issues, 295 unassigned, and 173 stale (no activity in 30+ days).

📊 Full Report Details

📈 Issue Activity Trends

Opened 828 and closed 805 issues over the last 30 days. Closures peaked on 2026-01-15 (114 closed), while new issues peaked on 2026-01-16 (61 opened), indicating a high-volume close-out burst followed by a fresh intake spike.

🏷️ Issue Clusters by Theme

The largest cluster remains "Other" (326), indicating a broad mix of tasks that may benefit from more consistent labeling. Feature requests (161) and bug reports (124) continue to be the dominant defined categories, with testing and workflow/actions work also substantial.

Cluster Details

Cluster	Theme	Issue Count	Sample Issues
1	Other	326	#10336, #10301, #10236
2	Feature Requests	161	#10289, #10286, #10220
3	Bug Reports	124	#10330, #10305, #10323
4	Testing	112	#10279, #10264, #10273
5	Workflow/Actions	97	#10290, #10155, #10154
6	Documentation	86	#10322, #10310, #10287
7	Refactoring	67	#10315, #10308, #10307
8	Performance	14	#9687, #9591, #9579
9	Security	13	#10150, #10152, #10114

📊 Key Metrics

Volume Metrics

Total Issues Analyzed: 1000
Open Issues: 38 (3.8%)
Closed Issues: 962 (96.2%)

Time-Based Metrics

Issues Opened (Last 7 Days): 218
Issues Opened (Last 30 Days): 819
Average Time to Close: ~1.0 days

Triage Metrics

Issues Without Labels: 86
Issues Without Assignees: 295
Stale Issues (30+ days): 173

🏆 Top Labels

Label	Issue Count
ai-generated	463
plan	462
enhancement	224
documentation	140
automation	121
agentic-workflows	89
refactoring	85
code-quality	83
automated-analysis	76
dependencies	58

👥 Most Active Authors

Author	Issues Created
@app/github-actions	904
@app/agentic-workflows-dev	28
@mnkiefer	16
@Mossaka	15
@pelikhan	13
@dsyme	6
@bmerkle	6
@davidslater	2
@lpcox	2
@juliengloria	2

⚠️ Issues Needing Attention

Stale Issues (No Activity 30+ Days)

[cli-consistency] version command: redundant formatting in output #5858: [cli-consistency] version command: redundant formatting in output
[plan] Fix excessive permissions in speckit-dispatcher workflow #5868: [plan] Fix excessive permissions in speckit-dispatcher workflow
[plan] Fix cache poisoning vulnerability in release workflow #5867: [plan] Fix cache poisoning vulnerability in release workflow
[ca] Update GitHub MCP Server from v0.24.0 to v0.24.1 #5877: [ca] Update GitHub MCP Server from v0.24.0 to v0.24.1
Is the PR safe_output broken due to missing execSync? #5916: Is the PR safe_output broken due to missing execSync?

Unlabeled Issues

[bug] GH‑AW failing with exit code 1 for unclear reasons #10305: [bug] GH‑AW failing with exit code 1 for unclear reasons
"lock-for-agent" not documented #10310: "lock-for-agent" not documented
Daily Chronicle tone not right on bots #10301: Daily Chronicle tone not right on bots
Costs appear off in Daily Token Consumption report #10300: Costs appear off in Daily Token Consumption report
close_discussion failed: Category doesn't match "Ideas"" #10293: close_discussion failed: Category doesn't match "Ideas""

📝 Recommendations

Prioritize label hygiene for the "Other" cluster to reduce ambiguity and improve routing.
Triage the 86 unlabeled and 295 unassigned issues to keep response time near the ~1-day average.
Review the 173 stale issues for closure or renewed ownership, starting with the oldest 5 listed above.

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2026-01-17T16:21:48Z