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gemini-cli[bot] e9efec3a5b # PR: Fix Lint, Stale Logic & Policy Conflict
This PR addresses critical technical and logical flaws identified in the previous bot run.

### Changes:
- **Fixed Lint Failures**: Resolved unused variable errors in `tools/gemini-cli-bot/metrics/scripts/backlog_age.ts`.
- **Robust Stale Logic**: Refactored `.github/workflows/gemini-scheduled-stale-issue-closer.yml` to:
    - Implement a proper **2-phase logic** (Nudge then Close).
    - Add **automatic 'stale' label removal** when human activity is detected.
    - Implement **robust human activity detection** checking comments, issue events (e.g. description updates), and creation date.
    - Added a **180-day threshold** for `help wanted` issues to reduce backlog bloat while respecting community-friendly labels.
- **Consolidated Stale Policy**: Disabled issue processing in `.github/workflows/stale.yml` and increased its throughput for PRs to 300 operations per run. Centralizing issue management in the custom scheduled closer eliminates contradictory behaviors and policy fragmentation.

### Expected Impact:
- **Backlog Reduction**: Safely targets a massive issue backlog (2300+) by allowing `help wanted` issues to eventually go stale after 6 months of inactivity.
- **Improved Accuracy**: Prevents incorrect closures by accurately detecting human engagement even without comments.
- **Maintainer Confidence**: Ensures issues are only closed after a mandatory nudge period and that engagement is properly rewarded by resetting the stale state.
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Gemini CLI Bot (Cognitive Repository)

This directory contains the foundational architecture for the gemini-cli-bot, transforming the repository into a proactive, evolutionary system.

It implements a dual-layer approach to balance immediate responsiveness with long-term strategic optimization.

Layered Execution Model

1. System 1: The Pulse (Reflex Layer)

  • Purpose: High-frequency, deterministic maintenance.
  • Frequency: 30-minute cron (.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-pulse.yml).
  • Implementation: Pure TypeScript/JavaScript scripts.
  • Classification: Optionally utilizes Gemini CLI for high-confidence semantic classification (e.g., triage, labeling, sentiment) while preferring deterministic logic for equivalent tasks.
  • Phases:
    • Reflex Execution: Runs triage, routing, and automated maintenance scripts in reflexes/scripts/.
  • Output: Real-time action execution.

2. System 2: The Brain (Reasoning Layer)

  • Purpose: Strategic investigation, policy refinement, and proactive self-optimization.
  • Frequency: 24-hour cron (.github/workflows/gemini-cli-bot-brain.yml).
  • Implementation: Agentic Gemini CLI phases.
  • Phases:
    • Metrics Collection: Executes scripts in metrics/scripts/ to track repository health (Open issues, PR latency, throughput, etc.).
    • Phase 1: Reasoning (Metrics & Root-Cause Analysis): Analyzes time-series metric trends and repository state to identify bottlenecks or productivity gaps, tests hypotheses, and proposes script or configuration changes to improve repository health and maintainability.
    • Phase 2: Critique: A technical and logical validation layer that reviews proposed changes for robustness, actor-awareness, and anti-spam protocols.
    • Phase 3: Publish: Automatically promotes approved changes to Pull Requests, handles branch management, and responds to maintainer feedback.

Directory Structure

  • metrics/: Deterministic runner (index.ts) and scripts for tracking repository metrics via GitHub CLI.
  • reflexes/scripts/: Deterministic triage and routing scripts executed by the Pulse.
  • brain/: Prompt templates and logic for strategic root-cause analysis (Phase 1: metrics.md) and technical validation (Phase 2: critique.md).
  • history/: Persistent storage for time-series metrics artifacts.
  • lessons-learned.md: The bot's structured memory, containing the Task Ledger, Hypothesis Ledger, and Decision Log.

Usage

Local Metrics Collection

To manually collect repository metrics locally, run the following command from the workspace root:

npx tsx tools/gemini-cli-bot/metrics/index.ts

This will execute all scripts within metrics/scripts/ and output the results to tools/gemini-cli-bot/history/metrics-before.csv.

Development

When modifying the bot's logic:

  1. Reflexes: Add or update scripts in reflexes/scripts/.
  2. Reasoning: Update the prompts in brain/ to refine how the bot identifies bottlenecks.
  3. Critique: Update the prompts in critique/ to strengthen the validation of proposed changes.