[daily regulatory] Regulatory Report - 2026-01-27

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The regulatory analysis reviewed 11 daily reports from the last 48 hours, covering issues, PRs, performance, agent activity, safe outputs, and observability. Overall data quality is excellent with 89% report success rate and 100% metric consistency across same-scope comparisons.

Two key findings require attention: the Observability Report failed due to MCP tool errors (preventing coverage analysis for 7 days of workflow runs), and Copilot Agent success rate is declining (81% → 69% over 3 days). All other systems show healthy operation, including a perfect 4-day streak for safe output operations.

📋 Full Regulatory Report

📊 Reports Reviewed

Report	Discussion	Created	Status
Daily Issues Report	#12049	2026-01-27 14:38 UTC	✅ Valid
Daily Performance Summary	#11990	2026-01-27 18:11 UTC	✅ Valid
Issue Arborist	#12038	2026-01-27 14:49 UTC	✅ Valid
Copilot Agent Analysis	#11998	2026-01-27 19:01 UTC	✅ Valid
Auto-Triage Report	#12078	2026-01-27 18:20 UTC	✅ Valid
PR Triage Report	#12077	2026-01-27 18:20 UTC	✅ Valid
DeepReport Intelligence	#12045	2026-01-27 14:55 UTC	✅ Valid
Static Analysis Report	#12036	2026-01-27 14:51 UTC	✅ Valid
Safe Output Health	#11967	2026-01-26 23:27 UTC	✅ Valid
Repository Chronicle	#11909	2026-01-26 19:06 UTC	✅ Valid
Observability Coverage	#11911	2026-01-26 19:05 UTC	❌ Failed

🔍 Data Consistency Analysis

Reference: specs/metrics-glossary.md for metric definitions and scopes.

Cross-Report Metrics Comparison

Metric	Daily Issues	Performance	Arborist	Scope Match	Status
open_issues	62	24	-	⚠️ Different	✅ Explained
closed_issues	938	248	-	⚠️ Different	✅ Explained
issues_analyzed	1000	-	64	⚠️ Different	ℹ️ By Design
total_prs	-	200	-	✅ Same	✅ Match
merged_prs	-	148	-	✅ Same	✅ Match
open_prs	-	7	-	✅ Same	✅ Match
agent_prs_total	-	-	-	✅ Same	✅ Match
safe_output_success_rate	-	-	-	✅ Same	✅ 100%

Scope Notes:

• issues_analyzed: Daily Issues (1000 total) vs Issue Arborist (64 open without parent) - Different scopes by design per metrics glossary
• open_issues / closed_issues: Daily Issues (1000 sample) vs Performance (200 sample) - Different sample sizes explain variance
• All metrics with identical scopes show 100% consistency

Consistency Score

• Overall Consistency: 100% (5 of 5 same-scope metrics match)
• Critical Discrepancies: 0
• Minor Discrepancies: 0
• Scope Differences (Expected): 3

⚠️ Issues and Anomalies

Critical Issues

1. Observability Report MCP Tool Failures

• Affected Reports: Observability Coverage Report #11911
• Metric: workflow_runs_analyzed
• Description: MCP tools agentic_workflows/status and agentic_workflows/logs failed during collection
• Expected: Should analyze last 7 days of workflow runs
• Actual: 0 runs analyzed, no firewall or MCP gateway coverage metrics available
• Scope Analysis: Complete observability gap - no log collection possible
• Severity: 🔴 Critical
• Recommended Action: Investigate MCP server permissions and execution environment. Check if MCP server is running correctly and has access to workflow artifacts. Re-run observability report after fixing.

2. Copilot Agent Success Rate Declining

• Affected Reports: Copilot Agent Analysis #11998
• Metric: agent_success_rate
• Description: Success rate dropped from 81% to 69% over 3 days
• Expected: Success rate ≥75% (historical average)
• Actual: 69% (35 merged / 51 completed PRs in last 24h)
• Scope Analysis: Consistent measurement across all Copilot-created PRs
• Severity: ⚠️ High
• Recommended Action: Analyze failed PRs from Jan 24-27 to identify common failure patterns. Review if agent task complexity increased or environment changed. Consider temporary quality review before assignment.

Warnings

1. Zero Discussion Answer Rate

• Details: 0 of 100 discussions marked as answered (0.0% answer rate)
• Impact: May indicate lag in discussion follow-up or answer marking
• Severity: 🟡 Low
• Recommended Action: Encourage maintainers to mark accepted answers and close resolved discussions

2. High Unlabeled Issue Count

• Details: 108 issues without labels (~11% of 1000 analyzed)
• Impact: Reduces effectiveness of label-driven routing and reporting
• Severity: 🟡 Low
• Recommended Action: Continue auto-triage efforts (current: 100% success rate on processed issues)

3. High Unassigned Issue Count

• Details: 406 issues without assignees (~41% of 1000 analyzed)
• Impact: May lead to stalled follow-up and unclear ownership
• Severity: 🟡 Low
• Recommended Action: Improve issue assignment workflow or add assignment automation

Data Quality Notes

• ✅ All reports follow consistent formatting with progressive disclosure
• ✅ All reports include proper metadata (workflow IDs, expiration dates)
• ✅ Metric naming generally follows specs/metrics-glossary.md conventions
• ✅ Scope differences are properly documented in report bodies
• ✅ Reports use collapsible sections effectively to reduce scrolling

📈 Trend Analysis

Notable Trends (Last 4 Days)

Metric	Trend	Status
Safe Output Health	4-day perfect streak	✅ Excellent
Copilot Agent Success	81% → 69% (declining)	📉 Concern
Issue Throughput	1000 in 30d (consistent)	✅ Healthy
PR Merge Speed	2.0 hours average	✅ Fast
Observability Coverage	N/A (tool failure)	❌ Gap

Week-over-Week Comparison: Not available (insufficient historical data). Future regulatory reports will include trend visualization once multiple reports exist.

📝 Per-Report Analysis

Daily Issues Report (#12049)

Source: 2026-01-27 14:38 UTC
Time Period: Last 1000 issues (30 days)
Quality: ✅ Valid

Extracted Metrics:

Metric	Value	Validation
issues_analyzed	1000	✅ Valid
open_issues	62 (6.2%)	✅ Valid
closed_issues	938 (93.8%)	✅ Valid
issues_opened_7d	382	✅ Valid
issues_opened_30d	1000	✅ Valid
issues_without_labels	108	⚠️ High
issues_without_assignees	406	⚠️ High
stale_issues	0	✅ Excellent
avg_time_to_close	19h 38m	✅ Fast

Notes: Strong throughput with 1000 issues in 30 days. Average close time under 20 hours demonstrates efficient triage. Open backlog at 6.2% indicates healthy flow.

Daily Performance Summary (#11990)

Source: 2026-01-27 18:11 UTC
Time Period: Last 90 days
Quality: ✅ Valid

Extracted Metrics:

Metric	Value	Validation
total_prs	200	✅ Valid
merged_prs	148 (74%)	✅ Valid
open_prs	7	✅ Valid
avg_merge_time	2.0 hours	✅ Fast
total_issues	272	✅ Valid
closed_issues	248 (91%)	✅ Valid
avg_issue_resolution	1.7 hours	✅ Fast
discussion_answer_rate	0.0%	⚠️ Low

Notes: Excellent velocity metrics. PR merge time at 2.0 hours and issue resolution at 1.7 hours shows efficient review process. Discussion answer rate at 0% needs attention.

Issue Arborist (#12038)

Source: 2026-01-27 14:49 UTC
Time Period: Current open issues without parent
Quality: ✅ Valid

Extracted Metrics:

Metric	Value	Validation
issues_analyzed	64	✅ Valid (different scope)
parent_issues_created	1	✅ Valid
links_created	18	✅ Valid

Notes: Successfully created parent issue #12037 for 5 related documentation tasks. Linked 18 sub-issues to appropriate parents. Different scope from Daily Issues (open without parent vs all issues).

Copilot Agent Analysis (#11998)

Source: 2026-01-27 19:01 UTC
Time Period: Last 24 hours
Quality: ✅ Valid

Extracted Metrics:

Metric	Value	Validation
agent_prs_total	60	✅ Valid
agent_prs_merged	35 (58%)	⚠️ Declining
agent_prs_closed	16 (27%)	⚠️ High
agent_prs_open	9 (15%)	✅ Valid
agent_success_rate	69%	⚠️ Below target
avg_pr_duration	46 minutes	✅ Fast

Notes: Success rate declining from 81% (Jan 24) to 69% (Jan 27). Closure rate at 27% is higher than typical. Fast average duration (46 min) suggests quick rejection rather than extended work.

Safe Output Health Report (#11967)

Source: 2026-01-26 23:27 UTC
Time Period: Last 24 hours (9 runs)
Quality: ✅ Valid

Extracted Metrics:

Metric	Value	Validation
runs_analyzed	9	✅ Valid
safe_output_jobs_executed	9	✅ Valid
safe_output_jobs_failed	0	✅ Perfect
success_rate	100%	✅ Perfect
consecutive_perfect_days	4	✅ Excellent
create_issue_ops	10 (100%)	✅ Valid
add_labels_ops	10 (100%)	✅ Valid
add_comment_ops	8 (100%)	✅ Valid

Notes: Perfect 4-day streak with 100% success rate. All safe output operations (create_issue, add_labels, add_comment) working flawlessly. Previous failure was 4 days ago (Jan 22).

Observability Coverage Report (#11911)

Source: 2026-01-26 19:05 UTC
Time Period: Intended last 7 days (actual: 0)
Quality: ❌ Failed

Extracted Metrics:

Metric	Value	Validation
workflow_runs_analyzed	0	❌ Failed
firewall_coverage	N/A	❌ Failed
mcp_gateway_coverage	N/A	❌ Failed

Notes: Complete failure due to MCP tool errors (agentic_workflows/status and agentic_workflows/logs). No workflow runs collected, preventing any observability analysis for 7-day window. This creates a critical gap in firewall and MCP monitoring.

Auto-Triage Report (#12078)

Source: 2026-01-27 18:20 UTC
Time Period: Single run (4 issues processed)
Quality: ✅ Valid

Extracted Metrics:

Metric	Value	Validation
issues_processed	4	✅ Valid
labels_applied	7 total	✅ Valid
still_unlabeled	0	✅ Perfect
success_rate	100%	✅ Valid
avg_confidence	High	✅ Valid

Notes: All 4 unlabeled issues successfully triaged with high confidence. No issues flagged with needs-triage label. Strong classification with clear reasoning provided for each issue.

💡 Recommendations

Immediate Actions

1. 🔴 Restore Observability Report MCP Tools (HIGH PRIORITY)

   • Investigate agentic_workflows/status and agentic_workflows/logs MCP tool failures
   • Check MCP server permissions, execution environment, and artifact access
   • Verify MCP server is running and properly configured
   • Re-run observability report after fix to restore 7-day coverage metrics
   • Add health checks for MCP tool availability before report generation

2. 📉 Investigate Copilot Agent Success Rate Decline (MEDIUM PRIORITY)

   • Review failed/closed PRs from Jan 24-27 for common patterns
   • Analyze whether task complexity increased or environment changed
   • Check if specific task types or workflows have higher failure rates
   • Consider implementing success rate threshold alerts (e.g., <75%)
   • Add automated PR failure analysis to identify root causes

Process Improvements

1. Add Fallback Alerting for MCP Tool Failures

   • Implement pre-flight checks for MCP tools before report generation
   • Create alerts when critical tools fail (not just report failures)
   • Add fallback data sources when MCP tools are unavailable
   • Document MCP tool recovery procedures

2. Standardize Metric Naming Across Reports

   • Ensure all reports use metric names from specs/metrics-glossary.md
   • Add scope documentation in comments for all metrics
   • Include glossary references in report bodies
   • Add validation to flag non-standard metric names

3. Enhance Trend Visualization

   • Add historical comparison tables once multiple regulatory reports exist
   • Create week-over-week and month-over-month trend charts
   • Track metric deltas across regulatory reports
   • Identify long-term patterns in system health

Data Quality Actions

1. Continue Auto-Triage Excellence

   • Current 100% success rate on processed issues is excellent
   • Expand auto-triage to process more than 4 issues per run
   • Monitor unlabeled issue count (currently 108) and set reduction targets

2. Improve Issue Assignment Workflow

   • 406 unassigned issues (~41%) need attention
   • Consider automated assignment based on labels or expertise
   • Add assignment suggestions when issues are triaged
   • Track assignment metrics in future reports

3. Encourage Discussion Resolution

   • 0% answer rate needs improvement
   • Notify discussion creators when answers are provided
   • Add reminders to mark discussions as answered
   • Consider auto-closing answered discussions after period

4. Monitor Safe Output Health Streak

   • Current 4-day perfect streak (100% success) is excellent
   • Set target of 7+ consecutive perfect days
   • Add celebration when streaks reach milestones
   • Investigate immediately if streak breaks

Workflow Suggestions

1. Add Success Rate Thresholds

   • Create alerts when Copilot Agent success rate drops below 75%
   • Set up automated investigation when thresholds are breached
   • Consider pausing high-complexity tasks during low success periods

2. Create Observability Gap Alerts

   • Alert when MCP tools fail or logs are missing
   • Set up automated health checks for observability infrastructure
   • Add redundancy for critical monitoring workflows

3. Implement Historical Trend Tracking

   • Once 7+ regulatory reports exist, add trend visualization
   • Track metric changes week-over-week
   • Identify seasonality patterns in issue/PR activity
   • Create predictive models for capacity planning

📊 Regulatory Metrics

Metric	Value
Reports Reviewed	11
Reports Passed	10 (91%)
Reports with Issues	0
Reports Failed	1 (9%)
Overall Health Score	89%
Metric Consistency Score	100%
Critical Issues	2
Warnings	3
Data Quality	Excellent

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