feat: PR stack resolution harness — formula, order, script - #57
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MergerNeeds Review The shipped watchdog has diff-confirmed critical correctness and security issues: API/fetch failures can be treated as a clean result, and PR-controlled metadata is interpolated into Python source. It also omits PRs beyond Commit |
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WalkthroughThe change adds a read-only PR stack inspection script, a formula for rebasing and resolving stacked PRs, and a watchdog that runs the workflow every 20 minutes. ChangesPR stack resolution
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Mergeability Score: 🔴 Critical · up to This PR adds automation that can execute crafted pull-request metadata on the host, while incomplete pagination and fail-open checks can incorrectly declare unresolved work complete; the follow-up workflow may also fail to resolve threads or run indefinitely. These security and correctness risks should be fixed before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Watchdog
participant pr-stack-resolve
participant pr-stack-resolve.sh
participant GitHub
Watchdog->>pr-stack-resolve: trigger after cooldown
pr-stack-resolve->>pr-stack-resolve.sh: inspect PR stack
pr-stack-resolve.sh->>GitHub: fetch and evaluate PR state
GitHub-->>pr-stack-resolve.sh: return PR metadata and checks
pr-stack-resolve.sh-->>pr-stack-resolve: return JSON report
pr-stack-resolve->>GitHub: rebase branches and follow up on findings
GitHub-->>pr-stack-resolve: return updated CI and review state
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✨ Finishing Touches📝 Generate docstrings
🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)
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Review Summary
This PR introduces infrastructure for automated PR stack resolution with three components: a bash script for checking PR status, a formula defining the resolution workflow, and an order for periodic execution.
Critical Issues Found
Security Vulnerabilities (4): Multiple shell injection vulnerabilities where unsanitized user input (PR titles, branch names, CI state) is embedded directly into Python code execution contexts. These must be fixed before merge.
Logic Errors (2):
- GraphQL query truncates at 100 review threads, causing incorrect resolution status for PRs with more threads
- Hardcoded absolute path in order configuration will fail in any environment except the original development machine
Recommendation
Block merge until security vulnerabilities are addressed. The shell injection issues pose a significant security risk as malicious PR titles or branch names could execute arbitrary code during automated execution.
You can now have the agent implement changes and create commits directly on your pull request's source branch. Simply comment with /q followed by your request in natural language to ask the agent to make changes.
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PR Summary by QodoAdd PR stack resolution harness (check script, agent formula, periodic order)
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Pull Request Overview
The PR introduces a functional harness for automated PR stack resolution but currently fails to meet standards due to significant portability issues and environmental hardcoding. Multiple files contain hardcoded absolute paths (e.g., /home/pepl/) and specific repository identifiers that make the tool non-portable.
Codacy analysis marks the PR as not up to standards. The implementation also contains a logic discrepancy regarding the watchdog interval and relies on fragile string interpolation for embedded Python scripts, which could lead to syntax errors if PR titles or CI data contain special characters. These portability and safety issues should be resolved before merging.
About this PR
- The system contains systemic hardcoding of user-specific file paths and repository names, which prevents it from being used in different environments or forks.
- Significant logic is implemented via embedded Python strings inside a Bash script without dedicated automated tests. Consider extracting complex logic into standalone scripts that can be properly unit-tested.
Test suggestions
- Verify the Python graph traversal correctly orders PRs from 'main' to the top of the stack.
- Verify the GraphQL query accurately counts only unresolved review threads.
- Verify the CI status parser correctly identifies PASS, FAIL (with check names), and PENDING states.
- Verify the behind-base check correctly calculates the commit count using git rev-list.
- Verify the formula enforces the --force-with-lease flag during push.
- Verify the formula correctly loops the act-comments step if new comments are detected.
Prompt proposal for missing tests
Consider implementing these tests if applicable:
1. Verify the Python graph traversal correctly orders PRs from 'main' to the top of the stack.
2. Verify the GraphQL query accurately counts only unresolved review threads.
3. Verify the CI status parser correctly identifies PASS, FAIL (with check names), and PENDING states.
4. Verify the behind-base check correctly calculates the commit count using git rev-list.
5. Verify the formula enforces the --force-with-lease flag during push.
6. Verify the formula correctly loops the act-comments step if new comments are detected.
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Inline comments:
In `@assets/scripts/pr-stack-resolve.sh`:
- Line 31: Replace the listed POSIX test conditionals in the script, including
the PR_COUNT check and the corresponding checks at the referenced locations,
with Bash [[ ... ]] conditionals while preserving their existing expressions and
behavior.
- Around line 191-206: Update the Python invocation that builds entry to stop
interpolating PR metadata such as HEAD_REF, BASE_REF, and CI_STATE into Python
source; pass all dynamic values through environment variables or serialized JSON
and read them safely inside Python, while preserving the existing fields and
JSON output.
- Around line 105-107: Update the GraphQL query and processing logic for
reviewThreads to paginate beyond the initial 100 nodes: include pageInfo with
hasNextPage and endCursor, pass the cursor via after in subsequent requests, and
continue until hasNextPage is false while aggregating isResolved values.
Preserve the existing unresolved-thread detection across all pages.
- Line 27: Update the gh pr list invocation in the PR-fetching flow to retrieve
every open pull request rather than the default first page, using an explicit
unlimited limit or equivalent pagination while preserving the existing JSON
fields and repository/state filters.
- Around line 94-98: Update the MERGE_STATE handling in pr-stack-resolve.sh so
HAS_CONFLICT is set only for DIRTY; classify BLOCKED with a distinct reason and
route it through the appropriate workflow step for unmet merge requirements. If
draft status is needed for that routing, query isDraft separately rather than
inferring it from mergeStateStatus.
- Around line 94-145: Update the PR inspection flow around MERGE_STATE,
CI_CHECKS, and DIVERGENCE to fail closed: capture each command’s exit status
instead of treating failures as valid defaults, including gh pr checks exit code
8 for pending checks. Track an inspection_error reason and ensure any failed
merge-state, review-thread, CI, fetch, or divergence inspection keeps
all_resolved=false rather than allowing PASS, UNKNOWN, or BEHIND=false to
resolve the PR.
In `@formulas/pr-stack-resolve.toml`:
- Around line 83-90: Bound the post-/act review-comment loop to a maximum of
five iterations. After the fifth iteration, stop checking for further comments
and report any remaining thread IDs to the mayor for escalation, while
preserving the existing re-fetch and follow-up handling within the limit.
- Around line 73-95: Update the resolver workflow in pr-stack-resolve.toml to
use paginated GraphQL reviewThreads, retain each ReviewThread.id, and resolve
each thread with resolveReviewThread after the required action; replace REST
comment fetching and the assumption that replies resolve threads. Bound the
follow-up review check loop to five iterations and escalate if new comments
remain afterward.
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Review profile: ASSERTIVE
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🧠 Learnings (4)
📓 Common learnings
Learnt from: ThePlenkov
Repo: sverka-dev/sverka PR: 28
File: pack/formulas/address-review.toml:21-29
Timestamp: 2026-08-11T20:49:12.947Z
Learning: In this repository, `pack/formulas/address-review.toml` defines the `/act` review-addressing workflow. Its `/act` loop has a maximum of five iterations with escalation, added in commit `75ce5b4`. Full stacked-PR rebase and merge operations are outside this formula's scope.
Learnt from: ThePlenkov
Repo: sverka-dev/sverka PR: 28
File: pack/formulas/merge-stack.toml:36-79
Timestamp: 2026-08-11T20:47:06.092Z
Learning: In `pack/formulas/merge-stack.toml`, the `merge-stack` formula is a process description for agents, not executable orchestration. Review its `needs` relationships and iteration instructions as documented process guidance, not as Gas City runtime scheduling semantics.
📚 Learning: 2026-08-11T20:49:12.947Z
Learnt from: ThePlenkov
Repo: sverka-dev/sverka PR: 28
File: pack/formulas/address-review.toml:21-29
Timestamp: 2026-08-11T20:49:12.947Z
Learning: In this repository, `pack/formulas/address-review.toml` defines the `/act` review-addressing workflow. Its `/act` loop has a maximum of five iterations with escalation, added in commit `75ce5b4`. Full stacked-PR rebase and merge operations are outside this formula's scope.
Applied to files:
orders/pr-stack-resolve.tomlformulas/pr-stack-resolve.toml
📚 Learning: 2026-08-11T20:47:06.092Z
Learnt from: ThePlenkov
Repo: sverka-dev/sverka PR: 28
File: pack/formulas/merge-stack.toml:36-79
Timestamp: 2026-08-11T20:47:06.092Z
Learning: In `pack/formulas/merge-stack.toml`, the `merge-stack` formula is a process description for agents, not executable orchestration. Review its `needs` relationships and iteration instructions as documented process guidance, not as Gas City runtime scheduling semantics.
Applied to files:
orders/pr-stack-resolve.tomlformulas/pr-stack-resolve.toml
📚 Learning: 2026-08-11T20:47:11.392Z
Learnt from: ThePlenkov
Repo: sverka-dev/sverka PR: 28
File: pack/formulas/wave.toml:27-43
Timestamp: 2026-08-11T20:47:11.392Z
Learning: In `pack/formulas/wave.toml`, the `wave` formula is a process description for the Gas City harness. It documents the architect, builder, reviewer, and mayor workflow steps. It is not executable runtime control flow, so reviewer rejection does not require a machine-readable formula gate in this file.
Applied to files:
formulas/pr-stack-resolve.toml
🪛 GitHub Check: SonarCloud Code Analysis
assets/scripts/pr-stack-resolve.sh
[failure] 96-96: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
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[failure] 96-96: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
[failure] 179-179: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
[failure] 146-146: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
[failure] 207-207: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
[failure] 154-154: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
[failure] 214-214: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
[failure] 189-189: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
[failure] 31-31: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
[failure] 159-159: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
[failure] 190-190: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
[failure] 217-217: Use '[[' instead of '[' for conditional tests. The '[[' construct is safer and more feature-rich.
🪛 Shellcheck (0.11.0)
assets/scripts/pr-stack-resolve.sh
[info] 101-110: Expressions don't expand in single quotes, use double quotes for that.
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🔇 Additional comments (1)
orders/pr-stack-resolve.toml (1)
8-8: 📐 Maintainability & Code QualityVerify the scheduler host path.
Confirm that the Gas City execution host has an executable script at
/home/pepl/projects/sverka/assets/scripts/pr-stack-resolve.sh. If that path is developer-specific, use the deployment workspace path or a launcher that resolves the repository root.
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Infrastructure to resolve all open PRs in the stack automatically.
Prevents known agent mistakes: stale branches, missed follow-up
comments, unresolved threads, skipped rebases.
Three deliverables:
1. assets/scripts/pr-stack-resolve.sh — deterministic check script
- Discovers all open PRs via gh pr list
- Orders by stack position (base → top) via graph traversal
- Checks each PR: merge state, unresolved threads (GraphQL),
CI status, behind-base count
- Outputs JSON report + human-readable log
- Exit 0 if all resolved, 1 if any need work
2. formulas/pr-stack-resolve.toml — agent workflow formula
- discover: run script, assess what needs work
- rebase: fetch + rebase on base, cascade to upper PRs
- act-comments: /act on unresolved threads, RE-CHECK for new
comments after each /act (prevents missed follow-ups)
- ci-followup: watch CI, fix failures, re-check for bot reviews
- verify: final check, loop back if unresolved
3. orders/pr-stack-resolve.toml — periodic order (15m cooldown)
- Runs the deterministic script every 15 minutes
- If any PR needs work, nudges mayor to dispatch the formula
Anti-patterns prevented:
- Agent works on stale branch → FORCE fetch before any work
- Agent doesn't rebase → FORCE rebase on base before work
- Agent force-pushes without --force-with-lease → FORBIDDEN
- Agent replies but doesn't check for follow-up → FORCE re-check
- Agent marks thread resolved without fixing → verify fix commit exists
- Agent doesn't cascade rebase to upper PRs → cascade required
Tested on current stack (19 PRs): 9 resolved, 10 need work.
Correctly identified: PR #54 has merge conflict + behind base (43),
PR #56 has 2 unresolved Codacy threads.
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Script now nudges mayor with prioritized action items when PRs need work, and mails human for critical issues (conflicts, CI failures). Priority order: 1. Merge conflicts (fix first, cascade rebase up) 2. Behind base (rebase needed) 3. CI failures (read logs, /act to fix) 4. Open review threads (/act, re-check for follow-ups) Also fixes Python boolean handling (True/False vs true/false) and improves JSON output formatting. The order is permanent: 20m cooldown, runs forever, picks up new PRs automatically. Like city-patrol but for PR stack health. Ref: sv-v5cv Generated with [Devin](https://devin.ai) Co-Authored-By: Devin <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Infrastructure to resolve all open PRs in the stack automatically. Prevents known agent mistakes: stale branches, missed follow-up comments, unresolved threads, skipped rebases.
Three deliverables
assets/scripts/pr-stack-resolve.sh— deterministic check scriptgh pr listformulas/pr-stack-resolve.toml— agent workflow formuladiscover: run script, assess what needs workrebase: fetch + rebase on base, cascade to upper PRsact-comments: /act on unresolved threads, RE-CHECK for new comments after each /act (prevents missed follow-ups)ci-followup: watch CI, fix failures, re-check for bot reviewsverify: final check, loop back if unresolvedorders/pr-stack-resolve.toml— periodic order (15m cooldown)Anti-patterns prevented
--force-with-lease→ FORBIDDENTest plan
Test run output:
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Summary by cubic
Automates stacked PR resolution with a deterministic check script, a bottom-to-top rebase formula, and a permanent 20-minute watchdog. Old: manual triage; new: JSON status + exit codes, prioritized mayor nudges, and email alerts for conflicts and CI failures.
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