🔍 Agentic Workflow Audit Report - October 24, 2025

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🔍 Agentic Workflow Audit Report - October 24, 2025

Audit Summary

Comprehensive analysis of all agentic workflow runs from the last 24 hours (October 23-24, 2025).

• Period: Last 24 hours (2025-10-23 to 2025-10-24)
• Runs Analyzed: 43 workflow runs
• Total Duration: 3.4 hours
• Workflows Active: 20 unique workflows
• Success Rate: 90.7% (39 successful, 4 failed)
• Total Errors Detected: 111
• Total Warnings: 46
• Missing Tools Reported: 0

Executive Summary

The audit reveals three critical escalating issues that require immediate attention:

1. Permission Denied Errors (ESCALATING): 36 new occurrences, primarily affecting Copilot workflows
2. GenAIScript Smoke Test Failures (ESCALATING): 6 consecutive failures in detection stage
3. Exit Code 127 Errors (NEW): 12 occurrences indicating missing commands in smoke tests

Overall workflow health remains strong with a 90.7% success rate, but the escalating permission issues and persistent smoke test failures need investigation.

Full Audit Report Details

Failed Workflow Runs

1. Smoke GenAIScript - Persistent Detection Failures

Status: 🔴 CRITICAL - 6 consecutive failures

Run ID	Time	Conclusion	Duration
18765594567	2025-10-24 00:17	failure	3.6m
18757658104	2025-10-23 18:06	failure	3.5m
18747816413	2025-10-23 12:08	failure	4.3m
18739169072	2025-10-23 06:07	failure	3.1m
18733557489	2025-10-23 00:19	failure	3.1m
(1 more)	-	failure	-

Error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'text')

• Stage: Detection job
• Impact: GenAIScript smoke tests completely non-functional
• Recommendation: Fix null/undefined handling in GenAIScript detection code

2. Q Workflow - PR Creation Failure

Status: 🟡 MEDIUM - Run 18760736330

• Triggered by: Discussion comment
• Duration: 7.7 minutes
• Errors: 12 errors, 6 warnings
• Issue: PR creation job failed after successful agent execution
• Root Cause: Multiple validation errors including:
  • Permission denied (6 occurrences)
  • Invalid reaction emoji handling
  • Build/compilation issues

3. Duplicate Code Detector - Issue Creation Failure

Status: 🟡 MEDIUM - Run 18761867799

• Duration: 9.5 minutes (39 turns)
• Agent Status: ✅ Success
• Issue: Post-processing issue creation failed
• Tools Used: Serena (42 calls) - find_symbol, search_for_pattern, get_symbols_overview
• Recommendation: Investigate GitHub API permissions for issue creation

Error Pattern Analysis

Critical Error Patterns

1. Permission Denied Errors - ESCALATING 🔴

Pattern: Permission denied and could not request permission from user

• Total Occurrences: 48 (36 new in last 24h, up from 12)
• Severity: HIGH
• Trend: ⬆️ ESCALATING (300% increase)
• Affected Workflows:
  • Smoke Copilot
  • Q
  • Tidy
  • Dev
  • Weekly Issue Summary

Context: Copilot engine unable to execute certain operations due to permission constraints in sandboxed environment.

Recommendation: Review Copilot engine permission model and sandboxing configuration. This is becoming a systemic issue.

2. Exit Code 127 - NEW 🔴

Pattern: Process completed with exit code 127

• Total Occurrences: 12
• Severity: HIGH
• Trend: 🆕 NEW
• Affected Workflows: Smoke Codex, Smoke Copilot

Context: Command not found errors during smoke tests - indicates missing binaries or PATH configuration issues.

Recommendation: Verify all required commands are available in smoke test environment and PATH is correctly configured.

3. GenAIScript Detection Failure - NEW 🔴

Pattern: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'text')

• Total Occurrences: 2
• Severity: HIGH
• Trend: 🆕 NEW
• Affected Workflows: Smoke GenAIScript, Daily News

Context: GenAIScript detection job fails due to undefined property access when processing agent outputs.

Recommendation: Add null/undefined checks in GenAIScript detection code before accessing .text property.

Medium Priority Patterns

4. Workflow Parse Errors - NEW 🟡

Pattern: failed to parse workflow file.*Unknown property

• Total Occurrences: 4
• Severity: MEDIUM
• Examples:
  • Unknown property: cache-memory
  • Unknown property: defaults
  • Unknown property: claude

Context: Workflow files contain properties not recognized by the compiler, possibly due to schema updates or deprecated properties.

Recommendation: Update workflow schemas or remove deprecated properties from workflow definitions.

5. Create Issue Post-Processing Failure - CONTINUING 🟡

Pattern: create_issue job fails after successful agent execution

• Total Occurrences: 5 (1 new)
• Severity: HIGH
• Affected Workflows: Duplicate Code Detector, CLI Version Checker, Smoke OpenCode, Smoke GenAIScript

Context: Agent completes successfully and detection passes, but the subsequent issue creation step fails.

Recommendation: Investigate GitHub API permissions or issue creation logic in post-processing steps.

Low Priority Patterns

6. Codex Stream Disconnection - CONTINUING ℹ️

Pattern: stream disconnected - retrying turn

• Total Occurrences: 10 (8 new)
• Severity: LOW
• Affected Workflows: Smoke Codex, Duplicate Code Detector

Context: Codex agent experiencing stream disconnections but successfully retrying. No impact on workflow completion.

Recommendation: Monitor only - retry mechanism is working as intended.

Performance Metrics

Workflow Execution Statistics

• Average Duration: 4.7 minutes per workflow
• Longest Run: Duplicate Code Detector (9.5m, 39 turns)
• Shortest Run: Smoke OpenCode (1.9m)
• Total Turns (Codex): 93 turns across all Codex workflows
• Average Turns (Codex): ~11 turns per workflow

Tool Usage Statistics

Tool	Total Calls	Workflows Using
github	447	25
safe_outputs	73	25
github_pull_request_read	27	5
serena_find_symbol	19	1
serena_search_for_pattern	11	1
serena_get_symbols_overview	9	1
safe_outputs_create_issue	6	6

Engine Performance

Copilot:

• Most active engine
• High error count but good success rate
• Permission issues need addressing

Codex:

• Stable performance with 12 turns average
• Stream disconnections handled gracefully
• No critical issues

Claude:

• Limited activity in audit period
• No errors detected

Custom Engines (GenAIScript/OpenCode):

• OpenCode: Stable
• GenAIScript: Critical failures requiring immediate attention

Missing Tools Analysis

Result: ✅ No missing tools reported in the last 24 hours.

All workflows have access to required tools through MCP servers or built-in capabilities.

MCP Server Health

No MCP server failures detected. All configured MCP servers are functioning correctly:

• github MCP server: ✅ Healthy (447 calls)
• safe_outputs MCP server: ✅ Healthy (73 calls)

Affected Workflows Summary

Critical Issues (Require Immediate Action)

1. Smoke GenAIScript - 6 consecutive failures
   • Issue: Detection job consistently fails
   • Severity: 🔴 HIGH
   • Status: Non-functional

Medium Issues (Require Investigation)

2. Q Workflow - 3 runs with issues

   • Issue: PR creation failures, permission issues
   • Severity: 🟡 MEDIUM
   • Status: Partially functional

3. Daily News - 1 run with error

   • Issue: GenAIScript undefined property access
   • Severity: 🟡 MEDIUM
   • Status: Functional but unstable

4. Duplicate Code Detector - 1 failed run

   • Issue: Issue creation post-processing failure
   • Severity: 🟡 MEDIUM
   • Status: Functional but post-processing broken

Stable Workflows (No Issues)

• Smoke Copilot: ✅ 5/5 successful
• Smoke Codex: ✅ 3/3 successful
• Smoke OpenCode: ✅ 5/5 successful
• Tidy: ✅ 10/12 successful (2 cancelled)
• Daily Perf Improver: ✅ 1/1 successful
• Daily Test Coverage Improver: ✅ 1/1 successful

Recommendations

Immediate Actions Required

1. Fix GenAIScript Detection Code 🔴

   • Priority: CRITICAL
   • Add null/undefined checks before accessing .text property
   • Add error handling for malformed agent outputs
   • Estimated effort: 1-2 hours

2. Investigate Permission Denied Escalation 🔴

   • Priority: CRITICAL
   • 300% increase in permission errors (12 → 48)
   • Review Copilot sandboxing configuration
   • Check if recent changes to permission model caused regression
   • Estimated effort: 2-4 hours

3. Fix Exit Code 127 in Smoke Tests 🔴

   • Priority: HIGH
   • Verify required commands are installed
   • Check PATH configuration in smoke test environment
   • Estimated effort: 1-2 hours

Medium Priority Actions

4. Resolve Workflow Parse Errors 🟡

   • Priority: MEDIUM
   • Remove deprecated properties: cache-memory, defaults, claude
   • Update workflow schemas if needed
   • Estimated effort: 1 hour

5. Fix Issue Creation Post-Processing 🟡

   • Priority: MEDIUM
   • Investigate GitHub API permissions
   • Review issue creation logic in safe_outputs
   • Estimated effort: 2-3 hours

Monitoring Actions

6. Monitor Codex Stream Disconnections ℹ️
   • Priority: LOW
   • Current retry mechanism working well
   • Monitor for any increase in frequency
   • No immediate action required

Historical Context

Comparing with previous audit (2025-10-23):

Improving Trends ✅

• No authentication failures (previously: 5 occurrences)
• No detection job failures (previously: 19 occurrences)
• Tidy workflow stability improved

Worsening Trends ⚠️

• Permission denied errors: 12 → 48 (+300%)
• Custom engine failures: 3 → 9 (+200%)
• Codex stream issues: 2 → 10 (+400%, but low severity)

New Issues 🆕

• Exit code 127 errors (12 occurrences)
• Workflow parse errors (4 occurrences)
• GenAIScript undefined text errors (2 occurrences)

Next Steps

For Workflow Maintainers

1. Smoke GenAIScript maintainers: Fix detection code urgently
2. Copilot engine team: Investigate permission model regression
3. Infrastructure team: Verify smoke test environment setup
4. All workflow authors: Remove deprecated workflow properties

For Audit Agent

• ✅ Findings stored in /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/audits/2025-10-24.json
• ✅ Error patterns updated in /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/patterns/errors.json
• ✅ Historical trending analysis completed
• ✅ Discussion created for visibility

Scheduled Follow-up

• Next Audit: 2025-10-25 00:00 UTC (automated)
• Focus Areas:
  • Verify if GenAIScript fixes are deployed
  • Monitor permission denied trend
  • Check if exit code 127 issues resolved

Data Sources

• Log Location: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-mcp/logs
• Audit Data: /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/audits/2025-10-24.json
• Error Patterns: /tmp/gh-aw/cache-memory/patterns/errors.json
• Analysis Period: 2025-10-23 23:37:41 to 2025-10-24 00:21:35 UTC

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Audit conducted by: Agentic Workflow Audit Agent
Audit timestamp: 2025-10-24T00:22:00Z
Report version: 1.0

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