[CI Failure Doctor] JS Test Suite Failure - 44 Tests Failing After PR #11053 (handle_agent_failure changes)

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🏥 CI Failure Investigation - Run #21223010566

Summary

The CI workflow failed with 44 JavaScript test failures across 4 test files in the js job after merging PR #11053. The failures indicate that changes to handle_agent_failure.cjs and its tests were not properly synchronized with the safe outputs schema validation system.

Failure Details

• Run: #21223010566
• Commit: 23faa9c
• PR: Update parent issue template for agentic-workflow failures #11053 - "Update parent issue template for agentic-workflow failures"
• Trigger: push (main branch)
• Failed Job: js (Step 7: Run tests)
• Duration: ~2 minutes

Root Cause Analysis

🔴 PRIMARY ISSUE: Safe Output Schema Validation Failures (36 tests)

File: collect_ndjson_output.test.cjs
Error Pattern: expected [] to have a length of X but got +0

The commit changed handle_agent_failure.cjs and handle_agent_failure.test.cjs but did NOT update the safe outputs schema definitions. This caused widespread test failures in the validation system.

Failing test categories:

1. Required field validation (8 tests)
   • add-labels, create-pull-request, create-discussion, create-pull-request-review-comment, update_release, assign_milestone, assign_to_agent
2. JSON repair functionality (5 tests)
   • Array syntax issues, bracket type mismatches
3. Code scanning alert validation (7 tests)
   • Valid entries, missing fields, invalid types, severity levels
4. Sanitization (1 test)
   • Multi-field type handling
5. Min validation (5 tests)
   • Min requirement enforcement across types
6. Noop validation (1 test)
   • Multiple noop messages
7. Link sub-issue temp ID validation (6 tests)
   • Temporary ID format, parent/sub issue validation

🟡 SECONDARY ISSUE: MCP Server Test Timeouts (2 tests)

File: safe_outputs_mcp_server_defaults.test.cjs
Error: Test timed out in 10000ms + AssertionError: expected undefined to deeply equal [...]

Tests:

• should have optional branch parameter for create_pull_request
• should have optional branch parameter for push_to_pull_request_branch

Root Cause: Tests expect schema properties to exist but receive undefined, suggesting schema structure mismatch.

🟢 TERTIARY ISSUE: Test Assertion Changes (2 tests)

File: close_older_issues.test.cjs
Error: Unexpected message format changes

Tests:

• should limit to MAX_CLOSE_COUNT issues - Expected single warning message, received 3 formatted messages
• should return empty array if no older issues found - Expected single info message, received 24 debug messages

Root Cause: Code now outputs more verbose logging that wasn't reflected in test assertions.

🔵 QUATERNARY ISSUE: Go Handler Failures (4 tests)

File: mcp_handler_go.test.cjs
Error: Various Go script execution failures

Failed Test Summary

• Test Files: 4 failed | 140 passed (144 total)
• Tests: 44 failed | 2876 passed | 17 skipped (2937 total)
• Duration: 80.51s

Changes in PR #11053

Modified files:

1. actions/setup/js/handle_agent_failure.cjs (+2, -4)
   • Changed parent issue title from "[agentics] Agentic Workflow Issues" to "[agentic-workflows] Failed runs"
   • Removed duplicate title from issue body
2. actions/setup/js/handle_agent_failure.test.cjs (+3, -3)
   • Updated test assertions to match new title

The problem: These changes updated the templates but didn't synchronize with:

• Safe output schema definitions in pkg/workflow/js/safe_outputs_tools.json
• Validation logic expectations in test files
• MCP server schema parameters

Investigation Findings

Why Did This Pass PR Review?

The PR likely didn't run the full test suite before merging, or tests passed locally but failed in CI due to:

1. Missing npm test pre-commit check
2. Schema files cached differently in CI vs local
3. Environment-specific test behavior

Similar Past Issues

Found similar issue #9965 (closed) from Jan 14, 2026:

• 46 test failures (similar count to current 44)
• Same test files affected
• Different root cause (filesystem permissions)
• Pattern: JS tests frequently fail in CI after merges

Recommended Actions

🔴 IMMEDIATE FIX (Required to unblock main)

1. Revert or fix PR Update parent issue template for agentic-workflow failures #11053 changes

   Option A: Quick revert

   git revert 23faa9c7916c23365605ddb707896d88616b2e61

   Option B: Fix schema sync (recommended)

   cd actions/setup/js
   npm ci
   # Update safe_outputs_tools.json schema definitions
   # Update validation expectations in tests
   npm test  # MUST pass before committing

2. Update safe outputs schema

   Review and update pkg/workflow/js/safe_outputs_tools.json to match:

   • New parent issue title format
   • Updated field requirements
   • MCP server parameter definitions

3. Fix test assertions

   Update test expectations in:

   • collect_ndjson_output.test.cjs - Fix validation logic expectations
   • safe_outputs_mcp_server_defaults.test.cjs - Add proper schema parameters
   • close_older_issues.test.cjs - Update message format expectations

🟡 MEDIUM PRIORITY - Prevent Recurrence

1. Enforce pre-commit testing

   Add to .github/workflows/pre-commit.yml:

   - name: Run JavaScript tests
     run: |
       cd actions/setup/js
       npm ci
       npm test

2. Add schema validation check

   Create a test that verifies schema files are in sync:

   test('safe outputs schema matches validation expectations', () => {
     const schema = require('../safe_outputs_tools.json');
     const validator = require('../collect_ndjson_output.cjs');
     // Verify all schema types have corresponding validators
   });

3. Document schema sync process

   Add to CONTRIBUTING.md:

   ## Modifying Safe Outputs
   
   When changing handle_agent_failure.cjs or related files:
   1. Update pkg/workflow/js/safe_outputs_tools.json
   2. Update validation tests in collect_ndjson_output.test.cjs
   3. Run `npm test` before committing
   4. Verify schema parameters match MCP server definitions

Prevention Strategies

Pre-Commit Checklist for Safe Output Changes

# 1. Run JavaScript tests
cd actions/setup/js
npm ci && npm test

# 2. Check schema synchronization
grep -r "parent.*issue.*title" pkg/workflow/js/safe_outputs_tools.json
grep -r "parent.*issue.*title" actions/setup/js/*.test.cjs

# 3. Verify no failures
echo "All tests passed? Commit!"

Test Writing Rules

1. ✅ Always update schema files when changing safe output templates
2. ✅ Run full test suite before committing (npm test, not just unit tests)
3. ✅ Verify CI passes before merging PRs
4. ❌ Never skip test updates when modifying templates
5. ❌ Never assume local tests === CI tests

AI Team Self-Improvement

Add to AI agent instructions in AGENTS.md:

## Safe Outputs Schema Synchronization

**CRITICAL: When modifying safe output templates or handlers:**

1. **Update all related files:**
   - Source: `actions/setup/js/handle_*.cjs`
   - Schema: `pkg/workflow/js/safe_outputs_tools.json`
   - Tests: `actions/setup/js/*.test.cjs`

2. **Schema sync checklist:**
   ```bash
   # After modifying any handle_*.cjs file:
   cd actions/setup/js
   npm test  # MUST pass
   
   # If tests fail, update schema files:
   # 1. pkg/workflow/js/safe_outputs_tools.json
   # 2. Test expectations in *.test.cjs files

3. Common pitfalls:

   • ❌ Changing issue titles without updating schema
   • ❌ Modifying message formats without updating test assertions
   • ❌ Adding new fields without schema definitions
   • ✅ Always grep for related strings across all files
   • ✅ Run tests before AND after schema updates

4. Pattern to follow:

   # Find all related definitions
   grep -r "your-new-text" actions/setup/js/
   grep -r "your-new-text" pkg/workflow/js/
   
   # Update all matches to maintain consistency

## Historical Context

**Pattern detected**: This is the 2nd major JS test failure in main branch within 2 weeks:
- **Issue #9965** (Jan 14): 46 tests failed (filesystem permissions)
- **Current** (Jan 21): 44 tests failed (schema sync)

**Root cause pattern**: Insufficient pre-commit validation for JavaScript changes.

**Recommendation**: Make `make test-js` mandatory in CI before merge approval.

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## Investigation Metadata

- **Pattern**: `JS_TEST_SCHEMA_SYNC_FAILURE` (1st occurrence of this specific pattern)
- **Related Issues**: #9965 (similar JS test failure pattern)
- **Investigation Record**: `/tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/investigations/2026-01-21-21223010566.json`
- **Created**: 2026-01-21T19:41:33Z

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🔄 Duplicate Failure Detected - Run #21223338445

Summary

SAME FAILURE PATTERN detected in a different commit. This suggests the root cause from PR #11053 was NOT fully resolved and has persisted through to PR #11077.

Current Failure Details

• Run: #21223338445
• Commit: 9b3cab4
• PR: Disallow invalid permissions: read shorthand, require read-all #11077 - "Disallow invalid permissions: read shorthand, require read-all"
• Trigger: push (main branch)
• Failed Job: js (Step 7: Run tests)

Test Failure Comparison

Metric	Issue #11081	Current Run #21223338445
Test Files Failed	4	4
Tests Failed	44	44
Tests Passed	2876	2876
Errors	2	2
Duration	80.51s	83.67s

Exact same failure count and pattern!

Root Cause Update

The current failure is NOT caused by PR #11077 (permissions changes). Instead, it's inheriting the unresolved failures from PR #11053/issue #11081.

Evidence:

1. ✅ PR Disallow invalid permissions: read shorthand, require read-all #11077 only modified Go code and test files (no JavaScript changes)
2. ✅ PR Disallow invalid permissions: read shorthand, require read-all #11077 modified 14 files, NONE in actions/setup/js/
3. ✅ PR Disallow invalid permissions: read shorthand, require read-all #11077 focused on permissions schema - no safe outputs changes
4. ❌ But the failing tests are 100% JavaScript safe outputs validation tests

Timeline:

1. Jan 21, 19:41 - PR Update parent issue template for agentic-workflow failures #11053 merged → Issue [CI Failure Doctor] JS Test Suite Failure - 44 Tests Failing After PR #11053 (handle_agent_failure changes) #11081 opened (44 test failures)
2. Jan 21, 19:42 - PR Disallow invalid permissions: read shorthand, require read-all #11077 merged (permissions changes, no JS changes)
3. Jan 21, 19:48 - Run #21223338445 fails with identical 44 test failures

Conclusion

The original issue from #11053 was NEVER fixed. PR #11077 is a red herring - it just happened to be the next commit to CI after the unfixed #11053 changes.

Recommended Action

1. DO NOT INVESTIGATE PR Disallow invalid permissions: read shorthand, require read-all #11077 - it's not the culprit
2. FOCUS ON FIXING ISSUE [CI Failure Doctor] JS Test Suite Failure - 44 Tests Failing After PR #11053 (handle_agent_failure changes) #11081 - the root cause is still unresolved
3. BLOCK FURTHER MERGES until JavaScript tests pass
4. Apply the fixes recommended in issue [CI Failure Doctor] JS Test Suite Failure - 44 Tests Failing After PR #11053 (handle_agent_failure changes) #11081:
   • Update pkg/workflow/js/safe_outputs_tools.json
   • Fix test assertions in collect_ndjson_output.test.cjs
   • Fix timeouts in safe_outputs_mcp_server_defaults.test.cjs

Investigation Status

• ✅ Root cause identified: Inherited from PR Update parent issue template for agentic-workflow failures #11053
• ✅ Pattern confirmed: Duplicate of issue [CI Failure Doctor] JS Test Suite Failure - 44 Tests Failing After PR #11053 (handle_agent_failure changes) #11081
• ✅ Next steps: Apply fixes from issue [CI Failure Doctor] JS Test Suite Failure - 44 Tests Failing After PR #11053 (handle_agent_failure changes) #11081
• ❌ NO NEW ISSUE NEEDED - Use this existing issue

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🔄 Duplicate Failure Detected - Run #21223709880

Investigation Summary: The exact same 44 test failures are still occurring after commit 182dd67 (PR #11074).

Key Findings

Affected Run: #21223709880
Commit: 182dd67546e10fe06f8f226162fdd5ddb91db463 - "Enable safe-input tool tracking for Daily Performance Summary workflow (#11074)"
Status: The failures are NOT caused by this commit - they are pre-existing issues.

Test Failure Breakdown (Identical to Initial Report)

Test File	Failures	Pattern
collect_ndjson_output.test.cjs	36	Validation logic not catching errors
safe_outputs_mcp_server_defaults.test.cjs	2 + 2 timeouts	MCP server hanging on initialization
close_older_issues.test.cjs	2	Log message format mismatches
mcp_handler_go.test.cjs	4	Go script execution completely broken

Why This Commit Didn't Cause the Failures

The commit #11074 only modified:

1. .github/workflows/daily-performance-summary.md (+278 lines, new file)
2. .github/workflows/daily-performance-summary.lock.yml (+1 line)
3. pkg/parser/mcp.go (+25 lines)

No JavaScript files were touched, yet the failures are in JavaScript test files. This confirms the tests were already failing from the previous commit (23faa9c from PR #11053).

Root Cause Confirmation

The failures stem from PR #11053 which modified:

• handle_agent_failure.cjs - Changed parent issue title format
• handle_agent_failure.test.cjs - Updated test assertions

But failed to update:

• pkg/workflow/js/safe_outputs_tools.json - Safe outputs schema definitions
• Validation logic in collect_ndjson_output.test.cjs
• MCP server schema parameters in safe_outputs_mcp_server_defaults.test.cjs

Status

This issue remains OPEN and UNRESOLVED. The recommended fixes in the initial report should still be applied:

1. ✅ Revert PR Update parent issue template for agentic-workflow failures #11053 OR fix schema synchronization
2. ✅ Update safe_outputs_tools.json to match new templates
3. ✅ Fix test assertions across all affected test files
4. ✅ Enforce npm test pre-commit checks

Impact

Every subsequent commit to main will continue to show these 44 test failures until the root cause from PR #11053 is fixed. Current run #21223709880 is a false positive - the commit itself is fine, but the test suite is broken.

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