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feat(ci): label each PR with who acts next#2020

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No issue: the maintainer asked for clearer pull request labels in a working session, and no issue was filed.

Summary

Each open pull request now gets one label that says who acts next: the maintainer to review, approve, merge or unstick it, the author to fix it, or nobody while checks run or automatic merging is on. A status on the pull request page gives the reason in one line, so the list no longer has to be decoded from five groups of unrelated labels. Draft pull requests get no label because the list already marks them. This is the first of three slices, and nothing is deleted yet; later slices retire the old review state labels and prune unused ones. The workflow only runs once it is on the main branch, so the first live labels appear after this merges.

Changes

Files changed, grouped by purpose
  • Label rules: .github/scripts/pr-next/next.mjs decides the label for each pull request, reusing the merge gate's sign-off rule and reading required checks from the branch ruleset.
  • Workflow: .github/workflows/pr-next.yml runs the rules after related workflows finish, every 30 minutes, and when a pull request closes, writing with the workflow's own token so no other workflow starts.
  • Tests: tests/prNext.test.ts covers every rule, including the stuck merge request seen on #1970.
  • Docs: docs/specs/2026-10-30-pr-next-action-labels-design.md records the rules, the evidence for the token choice, and the order of slices 2 and 3, and docs/agents/triage-labels.md gains one row for the new labels.

Evidence-affecting

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Verification

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Minor Count stamped approved labels as approval at head. External image
Minor Retain labels that the triage process still uses. External image
Minor Exclude merge-gate from this condition. External image
Minor Sort runs without startedAt as newest, not oldest. External image

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6Inline comments:
7Review comments at @.github/scripts/pr-next/next.mjs:
8- Around line 142-144: Update the approvedAtHead check in the review gate to
9also accept an approved label when f.approvalStamp is successful. Preserve the
10existing requirement that review-based approval matches f.headSha, so stamped
11label approval prevents an outside evidence-affecting PR from returning next:
12review.
13- Line 88: Update the sort key assigned to each run in the list-building logic
14around c.startedAt so runs without a start time sort after timestamped runs;
15preserve the existing newest-run selection behavior without prioritizing pending
16status.
17
18Review comments at @docs/specs/2026-10-30-pr-next-action-labels-design.md:
19- Line 85: Update the label-pruning guidance in this design document so it
20retains pr:needs-verification, via-agent, invalid, and question while the
21documented triage workflows still use them; only mark them for removal after
22defining replacements.
23- Line 28: Update the priority table entry to exclude merge-gate failures from
24the failed-check condition, matching the behavior of decideNext; preserve the
25other listed conditions.
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1-176: LGTM!

Walkthrough

The change adds a CLI and workflow that assign next-action labels to open pull requests based on checks, reviews, and merge state. The workflow runs on selected events, a schedule, or manual dispatch. Closed pull requests have the labels cleared.

Changes: PR next-action labels

Layer / File(s)Summary
Decision rules and coverage
.github/scripts/pr-next/next.mjs, tests/prNext.test.ts		The script evaluates check results and pull-request facts to select a next action. Tests cover check selection and decisions for pull-request states.
Pull-request evaluation and updates
.github/scripts/pr-next/next.mjs		The CLI loads pull-request details, reviews, statuses, and checks. It applies or clears labels, updates the next-action status, supports dry runs, and reports per-pull-request failures.
Workflow triggers and documentation
.github/workflows/pr-next.yml, docs/agents/triage-labels.md, docs/specs/2026-10-30-pr-next-action-labels-design.md		The workflow invokes the CLI for workflow, closure, scheduled, and manual events. The documentation describes the labels, implemented behavior, and proposals for later label changes.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

mermaid
1sequenceDiagram
2 participant PRNextWorkflow
3 participant next.mjs
4 participant GitHubAPI
5 PRNextWorkflow->>next.mjs: Invoke for pull requests or request label clearing
6 next.mjs->>GitHubAPI: Read pull-request facts and check results
7 GitHubAPI-->>next.mjs: Return facts and check results
8 next.mjs->>GitHubAPI: Update next-action label and status
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Some PRs can temporarily show the wrong next action, and the design document needs correction before its proposed label pruning is used. These are bounded risks, but the label decisions should be fixed before relying on them.

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6Inline comments:
7Review comments at @.github/scripts/pr-next/next.mjs:
8- Around line 142-144: Update the approvedAtHead check in the review gate to
9also accept an approved label when f.approvalStamp is successful. Preserve the
10existing requirement that review-based approval matches f.headSha, so stamped
11label approval prevents an outside evidence-affecting PR from returning next:
12review.
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14around c.startedAt so runs without a start time sort after timestamped runs;
15preserve the existing newest-run selection behavior without prioritizing pending
16status.
17
18Review comments at @docs/specs/2026-10-30-pr-next-action-labels-design.md:
19- Line 85: Update the label-pruning guidance in this design document so it
20retains pr:needs-verification, via-agent, invalid, and question while the
21documented triage workflows still use them; only mark them for removal after
22defining replacements.
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24the failed-check condition, matching the behavior of decideNext; preserve the
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141+ }
142+ const approvedAtHead = review?.state === 'APPROVED' && review.commit === f.headSha
143+ if (!ownPr && !fromMachine && !approvedAtHead)
144+ return answer('review', `opened by ${f.author}; nobody has approved it at head`)
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4printf '%s\n' '--- next.mjs fact construction ---'
5rg -n -C6 -F -e 'approvalStamp' -e 'labels:' -e 'headSha' .github/scripts/pr-next/next.mjs
6printf '%s\n' '--- merge gate sign-off contract ---'
7rg -n -C8 -F -e 'approvalStamp' -e 'approved' -e 'sign-off' -e 'reasons' .github/scripts/merge/gate.mjs
8printf '%s\n' '--- relevant tests ---'
9rg -n -C8 -i -e 'approved|next: review|outside|approval' tests/prNext.test.ts
10printf '%s\n' '--- design table and sign-off text ---'
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4printf '%s\n' '--- approval-label workflow and references ---'
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Count stamped approved labels as approval at head.

gate.decide treats an approved label with a successful merge/approved stamp as sign-off. The later check only accepts an approving review, so an outside evidence-affecting PR can incorrectly return next: review after the maintainer applies approved.

Proposed fix
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1--- "a/.github/scripts/pr-next/next.mjs"
2+++ "b/.github/scripts/pr-next/next.mjs"
3@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@
4 return answer('approve', `${what}; needs your sign-off at ${f.headSha.slice(0, 7)}`)
5 }
6 }
7- const approvedAtHead = review?.state === 'APPROVED' && review.commit === f.headSha
8+ const approvedAtHead =
9+ (review?.state === 'APPROVED' && review.commit === f.headSha) ||
10+ (f.labels.includes('approved') && f.approvalStamp === 'success')
11 if (!ownPr && !fromMachine && !approvedAtHead)
12 return answer('review', `opened by ${f.author}; nobody has approved it at head`)
13 if (reviewState === 'review:failed')

Add a test for an outside PR with the approved label and a successful merge/approved stamp.

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2 (review?.state === 'APPROVED' && review.commit === f.headSha) ||
3 (f.labels.includes('approved') && f.approvalStamp === 'success')
4 if (!ownPr && !fromMachine && !approvedAtHead)
5 return answer('review', `opened by ${f.author}; nobody has approved it at head`)
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6Review comment at @.github/scripts/pr-next/next.mjs around lines 142 - 144:
7Update the approvedAtHead check in the review gate to also accept an approved
8label when f.approvalStamp is successful. Preserve the existing requirement that
9review-based approval matches f.headSha, so stamped label approval prevents an
10outside evidence-affecting PR from returning next: review.
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25+
26+| Order | Condition | Label |
27+|---|---|---|
28+| 1 | A check the ruleset requires failed, `main` conflicts, the reviewer pre-pass failed, or a review asked for changes | `next: fix` |
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Exclude merge-gate from this condition.

decideNext excludes merge-gate from the failed-check rule. For example, a missing sign-off can produce next: approve, not next: fix. Update the table to match the implemented priority. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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4minimal, and validate.
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6Review comment at @docs/specs/2026-10-30-pr-next-action-labels-design.md at line
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9failed-check condition, matching the behavior of decideNext; preserve the other
10listed conditions.
11
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85+ const result =
86+ c.status !== 'COMPLETED' ? 'pending' : PASSED.includes(c.conclusion) ? 'pass' : 'fail'
87+ const list = runs.get(c.name) ?? []
88+ list.push({ at: c.startedAt ?? '', result })
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GitHub GraphQL CheckRun startedAt nullable queued check run status QUEUED

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4- github graphql schema from: https://docs.github.com/en/graphql/overview/public-schema · GitHub — https://gist.github.com/johngrib/32436503ccb7c95f0c13a1174d6db2f2
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Sort runs without startedAt as newest, not oldest.

c.startedAt ?? '' gives a run without a start time the smallest possible key. The sort on line 91 puts that run first, so the last-entry check on line 94 reads an older run. A newer run with a null startedAt can therefore lose to an older completed run. The pending check in the proposed fix would not fix this. It would make an older in-progress run override a newer completed run, which breaks the newest-run rule that the existing test judges a check by its newest run describes.

Use a sort key later than any timestamp:

Proposed fix
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1--- "a/.github/scripts/pr-next/next.mjs"
2+++ "b/.github/scripts/pr-next/next.mjs"
3@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
4 const result =
5 c.status !== 'COMPLETED' ? 'pending' : PASSED.includes(c.conclusion) ? 'pass' : 'fail'
6 const list = runs.get(c.name) ?? []
7- list.push({ at: c.startedAt ?? '', result })
8+ list.push({ at: c.startedAt ?? '9999-12-31T23:59:59Z', result })
9 runs.set(c.name, list)
10 }
11 const staleRed = []
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7Update the sort key assigned to each run in the list-building logic around
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82+- `javascript`, `github_actions`: after `.github/dependabot.yml` sets `labels: [dependencies]`.
83+- `blocker`: merged into `severity:blocking`, with `.github/scripts/stale/run.sh` updated.
84+- `help wanted`, `needs-decision`, `pr:needs-verification`, `via-agent`, `wayfinder:prototype`,
85+ `invalid`, `question`: nothing writes them.
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docs/agents/triage-labels.md says reviewers apply pr:needs-verification, and agent sessions apply via-agent. It also instructs triagers to apply invalid and question. Removing these labels would break those documented workflows. Retain them or define their replacement before pruning them.

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6Review comment at @docs/specs/2026-10-30-pr-next-action-labels-design.md at line
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8Update the label-pruning guidance in this design document so it retains
9pr:needs-verification, via-agent, invalid, and question while the documented
10triage workflows still use them; only mark them for removal after defining
11replacements.
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13After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
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