Safe Output Health Report - February 7, 2026

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Executive Summary

Audit Period: Last 24 hours (February 6-7, 2026)

• Runs Analyzed: 55
• Workflows Active: Multiple production workflows
• Safe Output Jobs Executed: 12 runs (21.8% of total)
• Safe Output Jobs with Active Operations: 5 runs (9.1% of total)
• Safe Output Jobs Failed: 0 (100% success rate with fallbacks)
• Error Clusters Identified: 2

Overall Health Status: ✅ Good

The safe output system is functioning well with 100% success rate. All errors were successfully mitigated by fallback mechanisms. No blocking issues were found.

Safe Output Job Statistics

Metric	Count	Rate
Total Runs	55	100%
Runs with Safe Output Jobs	12	21.8%
Runs with Active Outputs	5	9.1%
Operations Executed
Discussions Created	4	-
Issues Created	3	-
Pull Requests Created	1	-
Health Metrics
Warnings	2	-
Errors	1	-
Permission Errors	1	-
Fallback Operations	1	100% success
Success Rate	5/5	100%

Error Clusters

Cluster 1: Discussion Permission Error

• Count: 1 occurrence
• Severity: Medium
• Status: ⚠️ Mitigated (Fallback Active)
• Affected Jobs: create_discussion
• Affected Workflows:
  • Daily Project Performance Summary Generator (§21776663984)

Error Pattern:

Discussion creation failed due to permissions: Request failed due to following response errors:
 - Resource not accessible by integration
``````

**Root Cause:** GitHub App lacks 'write' permission for Discussions in the repository.

**Impact:** Discussions cannot be created directly. The system automatically falls back to creating issues, which works successfully.

**Current Mitigation:** Fallback to issue creation is active and working at 100% success rate.

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**Technical Details:**
- The safe output handler attempts to create a discussion in the repository
- GitHub API returns 403 Forbidden with "Resource not accessible by integration"
- Handler immediately triggers fallback to create an issue instead
- Issue creation succeeds and includes all metadata (workflow-id markers, expiration)
- Older issues are properly closed as configured

**Logs Excerpt:**
``````
Discussion creation failed due to permissions: Request failed due to following response errors:
 - Resource not accessible by integration
Falling back to create-issue for github/gh-aw
Creating issue in github/gh-aw with title: [daily performance] Daily Performance Summary - 2026-02-07
Created issue github/gh-aw#14310: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/issues/14310
``````

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#### Cluster 2: Git Push Authentication Failure

- **Count:** 1 occurrence
- **Severity:** High
- **Status:** ⚠️ Mitigated (Fallback Active)
- **Affected Jobs:** `create_pull_request`
- **Affected Workflows:**
  - jsweep - JavaScript Unbloater ([§21776348617](https://github.com/github/gh-aw/actions/runs/21776348617))

**Error Pattern:**
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Git push failed: The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 1
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**Root Cause:** Git authentication failure (HTTP 401) when attempting to push changes to a remote branch for PR creation.

**Impact:** Pull request creation fails. The system falls back to creating an issue with the patch attached as an artifact.

**Current Mitigation:** Fallback to issue creation with patch attachment is active.

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**Technical Details:**
- Workflow successfully generates code changes
- Git commit succeeds locally
- Git push to remote fails with exit code 1 (authentication error)
- Handler detects push failure and activates fallback mechanism
- Issue created with discussion references (3 discussions were also created successfully)

**Possible Causes:**
1. GITHUB_TOKEN missing 'contents: write' permission
2. Repository has strict branch protection rules
3. Token has expired or been revoked
4. Git remote URL misconfiguration

**Logs Excerpt:**
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Git push operation failed - creating fallback issue instead of pull request
Git push failed: The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 1

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Successful Operations

View All Successful Safe Output Operations (5 workflows)

Run 21776219545 - Auto-Triage Issues

• ✅ Created 1 discussion
• No errors or warnings
• View Run

Run 21776348617 - jsweep - JavaScript Unbloater

• ✅ Created 3 discussions
• ⚠️ PR creation failed (fallback successful)
• View Run

Run 21776383555 - Go Logger Enhancement

• ✅ Created 1 pull request
• No errors or warnings
• View Run

Run 21776457042 - Semantic Function Refactoring

• ✅ Created 1 issue
• No errors or warnings
• View Run

Run 21776663984 - Daily Project Performance Summary

• ✅ Created 2 issues (1 fallback from discussion)
• ⚠️ Discussion permission error (fallback successful)
• View Run

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Recommendations

Critical Issues (Immediate Action Required)

None. All operations completed successfully with fallbacks.

High Priority Improvements

1. Resolve Git Push Authentication for PR Creation

• Priority: High
• Root Cause: Git authentication failure during push operations
• Recommended Action:
  1. Verify GITHUB_TOKEN has contents: write permission in workflow files
  2. Check repository branch protection rules that might block automated pushes
  3. Consider using GitHub API to create branches instead of git push
  4. Review git credential helper configuration
• Affected: PR creation workflows (jsweep, and potentially others)
• Estimated Effort: Medium (investigation + implementation)

Medium Priority Improvements

2. Grant Discussion Permissions to GitHub App

• Priority: Medium
• Root Cause: GitHub App lacks Discussion write permissions
• Recommended Action:
  1. Navigate to GitHub App settings for the workflow app
  2. Under Repository Permissions, set "Discussions" to "Read and write"
  3. Organization admins must approve the permission change
  4. Test with Daily Performance Summary workflow
• Affected: All workflows configured to create discussions
• Estimated Effort: Small (configuration only)
• Note: Fallback to issues is working well; this is an enhancement

Process Improvements

3. Monitor Fallback Rate Trends

• Current: 20% of active operations use fallbacks (1 of 5)
• Recommendation: Track fallback rates over time to identify increasing issues
• Implementation: Add to weekly/monthly health reports

4. Add Fallback Notifications

• Recommendation: Consider adding workflow step annotations when fallbacks occur
• Benefit: Increased visibility for operations teams
• Implementation: Enhance safe output handler to emit workflow commands

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Work Item Plans

Work Item 1: Fix Git Push Authentication for PR Creation

• Type: Bug Fix
• Priority: High
• Description: Investigate and resolve git authentication failures that prevent automated pull request creation in workflows like jsweep

Acceptance Criteria:

• Root cause of git push failure identified
• Token permissions verified and corrected if needed
• Branch protection rules reviewed and adjusted
• PR creation succeeds without fallback in test workflow
• Production workflows (jsweep) can create PRs successfully

Technical Approach:

1. Audit GITHUB_TOKEN permissions in affected workflow files
2. Review repository settings for branch protection on target branches
3. Add verbose git logging to capture authentication details
4. Consider alternative: Use GitHub API (POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/refs) instead of git push
5. Test fix in a sandbox workflow before deploying to production

Estimated Effort: Medium (4-8 hours investigation + implementation)

Dependencies: None

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Work Item 2: Enable Discussion Permissions for GitHub App

• Type: Enhancement
• Priority: Medium
• Description: Grant write permissions for Discussions to the GitHub App to enable direct discussion creation without fallback

Acceptance Criteria:

• GitHub App permissions updated to include "Discussions: Read and write"
• Organization admins approve permission request
• Test workflow successfully creates discussion without fallback
• No regressions in existing workflows

Technical Approach:

1. Access GitHub App settings (Settings → Developer settings → GitHub Apps)
2. Locate the app used by agentic workflows
3. Edit permissions: Repository permissions → Discussions → Read and write
4. Save changes and wait for admin approval
5. Test with Daily Performance Summary workflow
6. Monitor logs to confirm direct discussion creation

Estimated Effort: Small (1-2 hours configuration + testing)

Dependencies: Requires organization admin approval

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Work Item 3: Implement Fallback Monitoring Dashboard

• Type: Process Improvement
• Priority: Low
• Description: Create monitoring to track fallback operation trends and alert on increasing rates

Acceptance Criteria:

• Fallback rate calculated daily
• Historical trend data stored in cache memory
• Alert threshold defined (e.g., >30% fallback rate)
• Weekly reports include fallback statistics
• Dashboard accessible to operations team

Technical Approach:

1. Extend safe output health monitor to calculate fallback rates
2. Store daily fallback statistics in cache memory
3. Create trend visualization (could be added to existing reports)
4. Define alert thresholds and notification mechanism
5. Add fallback rate section to weekly health reports

Estimated Effort: Medium (4-6 hours)

Dependencies: None

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Historical Context

This is the first Safe Output Health Monitor audit. Future audits will include trend analysis and comparison with historical data.

Baseline Metrics Established:

• Success Rate: 100%
• Fallback Rate: 20%
• Permission Errors: 1.8% (1 of 55 runs)
• Authentication Errors: 1.8% (1 of 55 runs)

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Metrics and KPIs

• Overall Safe Output Success Rate: 100%
• Most Reliable Job Type: create_discussion (100% including fallbacks)
• Most Problematic Job Type: create_pull_request (50% - 1 success, 1 fallback)
• Fallback Success Rate: 100% (all fallbacks completed successfully)
• Average Safe Output Jobs per Run: 0.4 (12 runs with safe output jobs / 55 total runs)

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Next Steps

• Complete comprehensive audit of last 24 hours
• Investigate git push authentication failure (Work Item 1)
• Request Discussion permissions for GitHub App (Work Item 2)
• Schedule follow-up audit in 24 hours to track trends
• Monitor fallback rates for any increases

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References:

• §21776348617 - jsweep with git push error
• §21776663984 - Daily Performance with permission error
• §21776383555 - Successful PR creation example

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