chore(automation): ensure status/need-triage is applied and never cleared automatically (#16657)

scripts/send_gemini_request.sh

@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@
 set -e -E
 
 # Load environment variables from .env if it exists
-if [ -f ".env" ]; then
+if [[ -f ".env" ]]; then
     echo "Loading environment variables from .env file..."
     set -a # Automatically export all variables
+    # shellcheck source=/dev/null
     source .env
     set +a
 fi
@@ -49,32 +50,32 @@ STREAM_MODE=false
 # Parse command line arguments
 while [[ "$#" -gt 0 ]]; do
     case $1 in
-        --payload) PAYLOAD_FILE="$2"; shift ;;
-        --model) MODEL_ID="$2"; shift ;; 
+        --payload) PAYLOAD_FILE="${2}"; shift ;;
+        --model) MODEL_ID="${2}"; shift ;;
         --stream) STREAM_MODE=true ;;
-        *) echo "Unknown parameter passed: $1"; usage ;; 
+        *) echo "Unknown parameter passed: ${1}"; usage ;;
     esac
     shift
 done
 
 # Validate inputs
-if [ -z "$PAYLOAD_FILE" ] || [ -z "$MODEL_ID" ]; then
+if [[ -z "${PAYLOAD_FILE}" ]] || [[ -z "${MODEL_ID}" ]]; then
     echo "Error: Missing required arguments."
     usage
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$GEMINI_API_KEY" ]; then
+if [[ -z "${GEMINI_API_KEY}" ]]; then
     echo "Error: GEMINI_API_KEY environment variable is not set."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ ! -f "$PAYLOAD_FILE" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Payload file '$PAYLOAD_FILE' does not exist."
+if [[ ! -f "${PAYLOAD_FILE}" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: Payload file '${PAYLOAD_FILE}' does not exist."
     exit 1
 fi
 
 # API Endpoint definition
-if [ "$STREAM_MODE" = true ]; then
+if [[ "${STREAM_MODE}" = true ]]; then
     GENERATE_CONTENT_API="streamGenerateContent"
     echo "Mode: Streaming"
 else
@@ -82,16 +83,18 @@ else
     echo "Mode: Non-streaming (Default)"
 fi
 
-echo "Sending request to model: $MODEL_ID"
-echo "Using payload from: $PAYLOAD_FILE"
+echo "Sending request to model: ${MODEL_ID}"
+echo "Using payload from: ${PAYLOAD_FILE}"
 echo "----------------------------------------"
 
 # Make the cURL request. If non-streaming, pipe through jq for readability if available.
-if [ "$STREAM_MODE" = false ] && command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
-    curl -s -X POST \
+if [[ "${STREAM_MODE}" = false ]] && command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
+    # Invoke curl separately to avoid masking its return value
+    output=$(curl -s -X POST \
       -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
       "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/${MODEL_ID}:${GENERATE_CONTENT_API}?key=${GEMINI_API_KEY}" \
-      -d "@${PAYLOAD_FILE}" | jq .
+      -d "@${PAYLOAD_FILE}")
+    echo "${output}" | jq .
 else
     curl -X POST \
       -H "Content-Type: application/json" \