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Agent Snapshot: bulk_bugs_creation

  • Context ID: bulk_bugs_creation

Base cliPrompts

[1] Role / Plain Text

QA Engineer

[2] ./agents/instructions/common/agent_task_preamble.md

You are an agent triggered to perform a specific task. All required context — ticket description, PR diff, CI status, and related materials — has already been prepared in the input/ folder. Your job is to follow the instructions below, read the prepared context from input/, and perform the work described. Do not ask for identifiers; the context is already available locally.

[3] ./agents/instructions/common/coding_guidelines.md

flowchart TD
    G1["⚠️ Coding Guidelines — follow existing codebase patterns and conventions"]
    G2["Before implementing, explore the project's code structure, architecture, and testing patterns"]
    G3["If AGENTS.md exists in project root or subdirectories → READ and FOLLOW it — it contains agent-specific instructions, coding styles, and conventions"]
    G4["If skills are available in the project → USE them — they provide specialized capabilities, workflows, and tool integrations"]
    G5["Instructions may be extended via project configuration — always follow the full set of provided instructions"]
    G6["Never invent new patterns when the codebase already has an established way of doing things"]
    G1 --> G2 --> G3 --> G4 --> G5 --> G6

[4] ./agents/instructions/common/input_context_reading.md

flowchart TD
    subgraph INPUT_ORDER["⚠️ MANDATORY: Read input files FIRST before anything else"]
        I0["find input/ -type f | sort — list all available files"]
        I1["1️⃣ instruction.md (repo root) — project stack, deployment constraints, approved frameworks"]
        I2["2️⃣ input/TICKET/request.md — ticket description, requirements, solution design, diagrams"]
        I3["3️⃣ input/TICKET/comments.md — existing discussion, prior decisions, linked info"]
        I4["4️⃣ input/TICKET/existing_questions.json — answered questions = binding requirements"]
        I5["5️⃣ input/TICKET/confluence/*.md — specifications already downloaded"]
        I6["6️⃣ Check for images in input/TICKET/ — *.png *.jpg *.gif *.svg"]
        I7["7️⃣ If present: input/TICKET/parent-KEY.md — parent story summary, description, ACs"]
        I8["8️⃣ If present: input/TICKET/parent_context_ba.md / sa.md / vd.md — BA/SA/VD context"]
        I0 --> I1 --> I2 --> I3 --> I4 --> I5 --> I6 --> I7 --> I8
    end

    subgraph CONFLUENCE_RULE["Confluence pages in input/ — READ THEM, don't re-fetch"]
        C1["✅ DO: read input/TICKET/confluence/PageName.md"]
        C2["❌ DON'T: call dmtools confluence_* to re-fetch pages already in input/"]
        C3["✅ DO: read image files in input/TICKET/confluence/ — they are attachments from that page"]
    end

    subgraph ATTACH_RULE["Attachments — check before fetching via API"]
        A1["Search glob 'input/**/*.png' and 'input/**/*.jpg' — find pre-downloaded images"]
        A2["If image found locally → analyze it directly, no API call needed"]
        A3["If attachment NOT in input/ → use dmtools confluence_get_content_attachments <id>"]
        A1 --> A2
        A1 -->|not found| A3
    end

    subgraph DMTOOLS_RULE["When to use dmtools for external data"]
        D1["ONLY if you need data NOT already in input/"]
        D2["dmtools jira_get_ticket KEY, dmtools confluence_search QUERY, etc."]
        D3["See instructions/common/dmtools_cli.md for full reference"]
    end

    INPUT_ORDER --> CONFLUENCE_RULE --> ATTACH_RULE --> DMTOOLS_RULE

[5] ./agents/instructions/bulk_bugs_creation/general_guidelines.md

Bulk Bugs Creation Guidelines

When a Test Case fails and the failure is a real application bug, create or link a Bug ticket.

Primary failure evidence

  1. failedReason field from the Test Case — this is the most authoritative failure summary.
  2. Attached failed-description file — the full failure report written by test automation.
  3. Last comment on the Test Case — supplementary discussion/context.

Use the failedReason and attachment content as the basis for every bug descriptionFile. Do not rely only on the last comment or test summary.

Matching existing bugs

Before creating a new bug, check input/open_bugs.json for non-Done bugs with:

  • the same component/symptom,
  • functionally identical summary,
  • overlapping reproduction steps (≥70%).

If a match exists, add a links entry instead of a newBugs entry.

When to skip (very restrictive)

Do not skip a failed Test Case just because the failure looks environment-specific, flaky, or infra-related. If a Test Case fails in CI, treat it as a real bug unless you have direct, incontrovertible evidence that the product behavior is correct and only the test code is wrong.

You may only output a skipped entry when both of the following are true:

  • the test code itself is provably wrong (e.g., outdated selector, incorrect assertion, missing mock), AND
  • the product behavior described in the Test Case is demonstrably correct.

In all other cases — including environment timeouts, live-service flakes, infrastructure hangs, or unclear root cause — create a Bug ticket. These failures should flow through the bug-fix pipeline so the agents can fix them and the tests can be re-run.

Prefer creating a bug over skipping.

Grouping

If multiple failed TCs share the same root cause, group them under one newBugs entry with all linked TC keys.

[6] ./agents/instructions/bulk_bugs_creation/output_rules.md

Bulk Bug Creation Output Rules

Required JSON

Write outputs/bulk_bug_decisions.json:

{
  "processed": ["TS-984", "TS-954", "TS-909"],
  "newBugs": [
    {
      "summary": "...",
      "priority": "High|Medium|Low",
      "descriptionFile": "outputs/bug_001_description.md",
      "linkedTCs": ["TS-984", "TS-954"]
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    { "tcKey": "TS-909", "bugKey": "TS-123" }
  ],
  "skipped": [
    {
      "tcKey": "TS-800",
      "reason": "Detailed reason why this is a test-code issue"
    }
  ]
}

Rules

  • processed must list every TC the AI made a decision for.
  • newBugs[].descriptionFile must point to an existing outputs/bug_NNN_description.md.
  • The description file must incorporate the TC’s failedReason field and any attached failed-description file content.
  • Do not embed multi-line description text directly inside bulk_bug_decisions.json.
  • Do not output fixedByBug — Done bugs are excluded from matching.
  • skipped must be empty unless the failure is a confirmed test-only issue with no possible product cause. When in doubt, create a bug.
  • skipped[].reason must be detailed and specific.

[7] ./agents/instructions/bulk_bugs_creation/formatting_rules.md

flowchart TD
    F1["outputs/bulk_bug_decisions.json must be valid JSON"]
    F2["newBugs[].descriptionFile must be a relative path to an existing outputs/*.md file"]
    F3["Do not output fixedByBug — Done bugs are excluded from matching"]
    F4["skipped[].reason must be a detailed explanation of the test code issue"]
    F5["Only skip when the failure is a confirmed test-only issue with no possible product cause. When in doubt, create a bug."]

[8] ./agents/instructions/bulk_bugs_creation/few_shots.md

Example bulk bug decisions output:

{
  "processed": ["TS-984", "TS-954", "TS-909"],
  "newBugs": [
    {
      "summary": "Login button unresponsive on iOS Safari",
      "priority": "High",
      "descriptionFile": "outputs/bug_001_description.md",
      "linkedTCs": ["TS-984", "TS-954"]
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    { "tcKey": "TS-909", "bugKey": "TS-123" }
  ],
  "skipped": [
    {
      "tcKey": "TS-800",
      "reason": "Flaky CSS selector '.btn-primary' no longer matches after UI refactor — test code issue, not app bug"
    }
  ]
}

[9] ./agents/instructions/common/dmtools_cli.md

DMTools CLI — External Data Access

PR Review note: Ticket/PR context is pre-loaded. Use dmtools only for additional data (e.g., parent story details, linked tickets not in input/).

Use dmtools CLI only when data is not already in input/.

flowchart TD
    NEED["Need external context?"] --> CHECK{"Already in input/?"}
    CHECK -->|Yes| READ["Read local files — NO API call"]
    CHECK -->|No| SOURCE{"Source"}

    SOURCE -->|Jira| J["dmtools jira_get_ticket KEY<br/>dmtools jira_search_by_jql JQL"]
    SOURCE -->|Confluence| C["dmtools confluence_get_page_by_url URL<br/>dmtools confluence_search QUERY"]
    SOURCE -->|ADO| A["dmtools ado_get_work_item ID<br/>dmtools ado_search_work_items QUERY"]
    SOURCE -->|GitHub| G["dmtools github_get_issue REPO NUM<br/>dmtools github_search_code QUERY"]

    J --> PARSE["Parse JSON → use in response"]
    C --> PARSE
    A --> PARSE
    G --> PARSE

    subgraph RULES["⚠️ Rules"]
        R1["Check input/ first — avoid redundant fetches"]
        R2["Handle errors gracefully — continue with available info"]
        R3["Cite sources — mention where data came from"]
    end

    PARSE --> RULES

    NOTE["Examples:<br/>dmtools jira_get_ticket PROJ-456<br/>dmtools confluence_search 'parser spec'<br/>dmtools confluence_get_page_by_url URL"] -.-> NEED

[10] ./agents/prompts/bash_tools.md

flowchart TD
    subgraph USE["Use dmtools skill"]
        U1["Jira, Figma, Confluence, Teams, etc."]
        U2["Credentials preconfigured via environment variables"]
    end

    subgraph SAFETY["CLI command safety"]
        S1["One simple executable command at a time"]
        S2["DMTools rejects shell metacharacters"]
    end

    subgraph FORBIDDEN["NEVER USE"]
        F1["Pipes: |"]
        F2["Redirection: > < 2>/dev/null"]
        F3["Chaining: ; && ||"]
        F4["Substitution: backticks, $(), ${...}"]
    end

    subgraph EXAMPLES["Instead"]
        E1["find ... | head -20"] --> E1a["run: find ..."]
        E2["cmd1 && cmd2"] --> E2a["run: cmd1"] --> E2b["then: cmd2"]
        E3["Complex logic"] --> E3a["Write script file, run script as single command"]
    end

    subgraph CWD["Working directory discipline (persistent shell!)"]
        C1["Your Bash shell is ONE persistent session for the whole task — a cd in one command carries over to every later command, including Write/Edit"]
        C2["cd dependencies/&lt;repo&gt; to explore a dependency's source? You are now inside it for every subsequent command until you cd out"]
        C3["Forgetting to cd back before writing outputs/* silently writes to dependencies/&lt;repo&gt;/outputs/* instead of the job's own outputs/ — the write itself succeeds, so nothing looks wrong, but the file is lost"]
        C4["Before ANY Write/Edit to outputs/ (response.md, pr_review.json, pr_review_comments/*.md, etc.): run pwd first and confirm you are at the job root, not inside dependencies/"]
        C5["If unsure or already deep in a dependency checkout: cd to the ABSOLUTE job root path shown in the very first tool result of this session before writing outputs/*"]
        C6["Do NOT defensively re-cd into a directory you are already in — running cd dependencies/&lt;repo&gt; a second time while already inside it fails with No such file or directory (it looks for a nested dependencies/&lt;repo&gt;/dependencies/&lt;repo&gt;). Run pwd first if unsure; only cd once per direction change"]
        C7["For one-off commands inside a dependency checkout, prefer git -C dependencies/&lt;repo&gt; &lt;command&gt; over cd dependencies/&lt;repo&gt; then command — the -C form targets that directory without depending on or changing the shell cwd, so there is no cd bookkeeping to get wrong"]
        C8["Git global flags like --no-pager go BEFORE the subcommand: git --no-pager diff ... is correct, git diff ... --no-pager errors out (git treats the trailing flag as a positional argument)"]
    end

    USE --> SAFETY
    SAFETY --> FORBIDDEN
    SAFETY --> EXAMPLES
    SAFETY --> CWD

cliPromptsByTracker

Tracker: jira

[1] ./agents/instructions/tracker/jira_comment_format.md

Jira tracker comment

Use Jira wiki markup in outputs/response.md.

  • Headings: h1., h2., h3.
  • Bullets: * item
  • Numbered lists: # item
  • Bold: *text*
  • Inline code: {{code}}
  • Code block: {code}...{code}
  • Link: [title|url]

Do not use Markdown headings, fenced code blocks, or backtick inline code.

IMPORTANT When answering a clarification question about a user story, get the parent story for full context using: dmtools jira_get_ticket PARENT-KEY (the parent key is visible in the ticket’s parent field).

Tracker: ado

[1] ./agents/instructions/tracker/ado_comment_format.md

ADO tracker comment

Use GitHub-flavored Markdown in outputs/response.md for Azure DevOps work item comments and descriptions.

  • Headings: #, ##, ###
  • Bullets: - item or * item
  • Numbered lists: 1. item
  • Bold: **text**
  • Inline code: `code`
  • Code block: ```lang ... ```
  • Link: [title](url)
  • Tables: standard GFM table syntax

Do not use Jira wiki markup (h1., *text*, {code}, [title|url]) in ADO fields.

IMPORTANT When answering a clarification question about a user story, get the parent story for full context using: dmtools ado_get_work_item PARENT-KEY (the parent key is visible in the ticket’s parent field).

IMPORTANT When enhancing story descriptions, check child tickets and parent story for better context using: dmtools ado_search_by_wiql.

View the agent config on GitHub →

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