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sysadminandClaude Opus 4.8 9235f3a23c feat: require canonical next-action state comments (#495)
Add canonical issue/PR/discussion state comment templates and validators,
final-report rules for STATE/WHO_IS_NEXT/NEXT_ACTION/NEXT_PROMPT, and
queue-controller guidance. Posting enforcement remains in #496.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <[email protected]>
2026-07-08 03:17:38 -04:00

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# Canonical State Comments
Gitea is the durable system of record for workflow continuation. When a
comment changes issue, PR, or discussion state, it should leave enough
information for the next role to continue without private chat history.
Canonical comments answer:
- what state the object is in
- who acts next
- what the next actor should do
- the exact prompt the next actor should run
- which proof, blocker, or dependency matters
Non-workflow discussion comments do not need this template.
## Issue State
Use this when an issue becomes ready, blocked, in progress, PR-open,
superseded, merged, or otherwise changes workflow direction.
```text
## Canonical Issue State
STATE:
<ready-for-author | in-progress | blocked | PR-open | needs-review | ready-to-merge | merged | closed | superseded>
WHO_IS_NEXT:
<controller | author | reviewer | merger | reconciler | user>
NEXT_ACTION:
<specific one-sentence action>
NEXT_PROMPT:
<paste-ready prompt for the next role>
WHAT_HAPPENED:
<latest meaningful event>
WHY:
<decision rationale>
RELATED_DISCUSSION:
<link/reference or none>
RELATED_PRS:
- #...
BRANCH:
<branch or none>
HEAD_SHA:
<40-character SHA or none>
VALIDATION:
<tests/proofs or none>
BLOCKERS:
<blocker and unblock condition, or none>
LAST_UPDATED_BY:
<identity/profile/date>
```
## PR State
Use this when a PR needs review, receives changes requested, is approved,
is stale, is superseded, or becomes ready for merge.
```text
## Canonical PR State
STATE:
<needs-review | changes-requested | approved | stale-approval | ready-to-merge | merged | blocked | superseded>
WHO_IS_NEXT:
<controller | author | reviewer | merger | reconciler | user>
NEXT_ACTION:
<specific one-sentence action>
NEXT_PROMPT:
<paste-ready prompt for the next role>
WHAT_HAPPENED:
<latest meaningful event>
WHY:
<decision rationale>
ISSUE:
#...
BASE:
<branch>
HEAD:
<branch>
HEAD_SHA:
<40-character SHA>
REVIEW_STATUS:
<none | approved | changes-requested | stale | contaminated>
VALIDATION:
<tests/proofs>
BLOCKERS:
<blockers or none>
SUPERSEDES:
<PRs or none>
SUPERSEDED_BY:
<PR or none>
MERGE_READY:
<yes/no and why>
LAST_UPDATED_BY:
<identity/profile/date>
```
## Discussion Summary
Discussions should normally have at least five substantive comments before
conversion into issues. A controller may waive that only for tiny mechanical,
urgent, or explicitly trivial work.
```text
## Canonical Discussion Summary
STATE:
<needs-more-discussion | ready-for-issues | issues-created | closed>
WHO_IS_NEXT:
<controller | author | reviewer | user>
DECISION:
<what was decided>
WHY:
<reasoning and tradeoffs>
SUBSTANTIVE_COMMENTS:
<count and summary>
ISSUES_TO_CREATE_OR_CREATED:
- #...
DEPENDENCY_ORDER:
<order or none>
NON_GOALS:
<non-goals>
OPEN_QUESTIONS:
<questions or none>
NEXT_ACTION:
<specific one-sentence action>
NEXT_PROMPT:
<paste-ready prompt for the next role>
LAST_UPDATED_BY:
<identity/profile/date>
```
## Validation Rules
The final-report validator rejects canonical state update claims when the
report omits the canonical block or when the block lacks:
- `STATE`
- `WHO_IS_NEXT`
- `NEXT_ACTION`
- `NEXT_PROMPT`
It also rejects vague next actions such as `continue`, ready-to-merge states
without approval/head-SHA proof, superseded states without canonical item
proof, and blocked states without an unblock condition.