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fix: use unprotected 'data' branch for automated commits (fixes #128) (#129)

* skills: extract 4 reusable patterns from Phase 0-A delivery - exponential-backoff-with-jitter: 2^n + jitter + Retry-After for HTTP resilience - branch-protection-pr-workflow: PR-based commits to avoid bypass-actor vulnerabilities - pr-review-thread-resolution: GraphQL mutations for automated PR feedback - ci-data-source-integration-pattern: Standardized DataSource adapters for crawlers Discovered from recent orchestration logs and agent histories (May 18-19). All patterns tie to production code (crawl.py, techcrunch_crawler.py, workflows). Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * fix: push automated data to unprotected 'data' branch instead of creating PRs Fixes #128. The crawl workflow failed because the repo setting 'Allow GitHub Actions to create or approve pull requests' is disabled, causing `gh pr create` to error out. Solution: Replace all PR creation/auto-merge steps with direct push to an unprotected `data` branch. The main branch ruleset only protects `refs/heads/main`, so the `data` branch accepts direct pushes from the workflow's GITHUB_TOKEN. Changes: - crawl, analyze, generate, reskill jobs now push to `data` branch - Deploy job downloads generated-content artifact (no dependency on PR merges between jobs) - reskill-check reads run-counter from `data` branch with fallback - Removed unnecessary `pull-requests: write` permissions - Updated tests to match new step names Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * docs: update bender history and decision for publish branch strategy Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * docs: update branch-protection skill with publish branch pattern Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Juan Manuel Servera committed May 19, 2026 at 19:59 UTC 9ee2f7aa6cbb184d84a03edf4224f26530f933f5

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.github/workflows/crawl-and-publish.yml

+72 -53

@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ on:

14 permissions:

15 actions: read

16 contents: write

17 - pull-requests: write

17 + pages: write

18 + id-token: write

20 concurrency:

21 group: weekly-crawl

@@ -128,20 +129,26 @@ jobs:

129 path: data/cache/

130 if-no-files-found: warn

131

131 - - name: Commit crawl data via PR

132 + - name: Commit crawl data to data branch

133 env:

134 DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}

135 + DATA_BRANCH: publish

136 GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

137 run: |

138 set -euo pipefail

139 git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"

140 git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"

139 - # Save crawl output before syncing with remote

141 + # Save crawl output before switching branches

142 cp -r data/raw crawl-raw-backup

143 cp -r data/snapshots crawl-snapshots-backup

142 - git fetch origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

143 - git checkout -B "$DEFAULT_BRANCH" "origin/$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

144 - # Restore crawl output on top of synced branch

144 + # Fetch or create the unprotected data branch

145 + if git fetch origin "$DATA_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null; then

146 + git checkout -f -B "$DATA_BRANCH" "origin/$DATA_BRANCH"

147 + else

148 + git checkout -f -B "$DATA_BRANCH" "origin/$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

149 + fi

150 + # Restore crawl output on top of data branch

151 + mkdir -p data/raw data/snapshots

152 cp -r crawl-raw-backup/* data/raw/ 2>/dev/null || true

153 cp -r crawl-snapshots-backup/* data/snapshots/ 2>/dev/null || true

154 rm -rf crawl-raw-backup crawl-snapshots-backup

@@ -153,16 +160,10 @@ jobs:

160 COUNTER=$((COUNTER + 1))

161 printf '%s\n' "$COUNTER" > .squad/run-counter.txt

162 WEEK=$(date +%Y-W%V)

156 - BRANCH="data/weekly-crawl-${WEEK}-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"

157 - git checkout -b "$BRANCH"

163 git add data/raw/ data/snapshots/ .squad/run-counter.txt

164 git diff --cached --quiet && exit 0

160 - git commit -m "data: weekly crawl $WEEK"

161 - git push origin "$BRANCH"

162 - gh pr create --base "$DEFAULT_BRANCH" --head "$BRANCH" \

163 - --title "data: weekly crawl $WEEK" \

164 - --body "Automated weekly crawl data commit from run #${GITHUB_RUN_ID}."

165 - gh pr merge "$BRANCH" --squash --auto --delete-branch

165 + git commit -m "data: weekly crawl $WEEK [run #${GITHUB_RUN_ID}]"

166 + git push origin "$DATA_BRANCH"

167

168 analyze:

169 needs: crawl

@@ -170,7 +171,6 @@ jobs:

171 permissions:

172 actions: read

173 contents: write

173 - pull-requests: write

174 outputs:

175 week: ${{ steps.analysis-context.outputs.week }}

176 summary_file: ${{ steps.analysis-context.outputs.output_file }}

@@ -359,9 +359,10 @@ jobs:

359 --current-datetime "$CURRENT_DATETIME" \

360 --source "$ANALYSIS_SOURCE"

361

362 - - name: Commit analysis via PR

362 + - name: Commit analysis to data branch

363 env:

364 DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}

365 + DATA_BRANCH: publish

366 WEEK: ${{ steps.analysis-context.outputs.week }}

367 GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

368 run: |

@@ -374,22 +375,21 @@ jobs:

375 fi

376 cp -r data/analyzed analyzed-data-backup

377 cp -r data/metrics metrics-data-backup

377 - git fetch origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

378 - git checkout -B "$DEFAULT_BRANCH" "origin/$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

378 + # Push to the unprotected data branch

379 + if git fetch origin "$DATA_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null; then

380 + git checkout -f -B "$DATA_BRANCH" "origin/$DATA_BRANCH"

381 + else

382 + git fetch origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

383 + git checkout -f -B "$DATA_BRANCH" "origin/$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

384 + fi

385 mkdir -p data/analyzed data/metrics

386 cp -r analyzed-data-backup/* data/analyzed/ 2>/dev/null || true

387 cp -r metrics-data-backup/* data/metrics/ 2>/dev/null || true

388 rm -rf analyzed-data-backup metrics-data-backup

383 - BRANCH="data/analysis-${WEEK}-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"

384 - git checkout -b "$BRANCH"

389 git add data/analyzed/ data/metrics/

390 git diff --cached --quiet && exit 0

387 - git commit -m "analysis: weekly summary $WEEK"

388 - git push origin "$BRANCH"

389 - gh pr create --base "$DEFAULT_BRANCH" --head "$BRANCH" \

390 - --title "analysis: weekly summary $WEEK" \

391 - --body "Automated analysis commit from run #${GITHUB_RUN_ID}."

392 - gh pr merge "$BRANCH" --squash --auto --delete-branch

391 + git commit -m "analysis: weekly summary $WEEK [run #${GITHUB_RUN_ID}]"

392 + git push origin "$DATA_BRANCH"

393

394 - name: Upload analyzed data

395 uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ jobs:

404 permissions:

405 actions: read

406 contents: write

407 - pull-requests: write

407 outputs:

408 page_path: ${{ steps.generate-content.outputs.page_path }}

409

@@ -446,9 +445,10 @@ jobs:

445 - name: Generate rollups

446 run: python3 scripts/generate_rollups.py

447

449 - - name: Commit generated content via PR

448 + - name: Commit generated content to data branch

449 env:

450 DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}

451 + DATA_BRANCH: publish

452 WEEK: ${{ needs.analyze.outputs.week }}

453 GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

454 run: |

@@ -462,23 +462,22 @@ jobs:

462 cp -r content/weekly content-weekly-backup 2>/dev/null || true

463 cp -r content/monthly content-monthly-backup 2>/dev/null || true

464 cp -r content/yearly content-yearly-backup 2>/dev/null || true

465 - git fetch origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

466 - git checkout -B "$DEFAULT_BRANCH" "origin/$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

465 + # Push to the unprotected data branch

466 + if git fetch origin "$DATA_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null; then

467 + git checkout -f -B "$DATA_BRANCH" "origin/$DATA_BRANCH"

468 + else

469 + git fetch origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

470 + git checkout -f -B "$DATA_BRANCH" "origin/$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

471 + fi

472 mkdir -p content/weekly content/monthly content/yearly

473 cp -r content-weekly-backup/* content/weekly/ 2>/dev/null || true

474 cp -r content-monthly-backup/* content/monthly/ 2>/dev/null || true

475 cp -r content-yearly-backup/* content/yearly/ 2>/dev/null || true

476 rm -rf content-weekly-backup content-monthly-backup content-yearly-backup

472 - BRANCH="data/content-${WEEK}-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"

473 - git checkout -b "$BRANCH"

477 git add content/weekly/ content/monthly/ content/yearly/

478 git diff --cached --quiet && exit 0

476 - git commit -m "content: weekly page $WEEK"

477 - git push origin "$BRANCH"

478 - gh pr create --base "$DEFAULT_BRANCH" --head "$BRANCH" \

479 - --title "content: weekly page $WEEK" \

480 - --body "Automated content generation from run #${GITHUB_RUN_ID}."

481 - gh pr merge "$BRANCH" --squash --auto --delete-branch

479 + git commit -m "content: weekly page $WEEK [run #${GITHUB_RUN_ID}]"

480 + git push origin "$DATA_BRANCH"

481

482 - name: Upload generated content artifact

483 uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

@@ -527,8 +526,14 @@ jobs:

526 name: analyzed-data

527 path: data/analyzed/

528

530 - # The generate job already pushes weekly, monthly, and yearly content to the default branch.

531 - # Deploy builds from that branch state to avoid artifact extraction conflicts.

529 + - name: Download generated content artifact

530 + uses: actions/download-artifact@v4

531 + with:

532 + name: generated-content

533 + path: content/

534 + merge-multiple: true

535 +

536 + # Deploy builds from artifacts — no dependency on PR merges to main.

537 - name: Configure GitHub Pages

538 uses: actions/configure-pages@v5

539

@@ -641,7 +646,15 @@ jobs:

646 - uses: actions/checkout@v4

647 with:

648 fetch-depth: 0

644 - ref: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}

649 + ref: publish

650 + continue-on-error: true

651 +

652 + - name: Fallback to default branch for counter

653 + run: |

654 + if [ ! -f .squad/run-counter.txt ]; then

655 + git fetch origin "${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}" 2>/dev/null || true

656 + git checkout "origin/${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}" -- .squad/run-counter.txt 2>/dev/null || true

657 + fi

658

659 - name: Check reskill trigger

660 id: check

@@ -661,13 +674,20 @@ jobs:

674 runs-on: ubuntu-latest

675 permissions:

676 contents: write

664 - pull-requests: write

677

678 steps:

679 - uses: actions/checkout@v4

680 with:

681 fetch-depth: 0

670 - ref: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}

682 + ref: publish

683 + continue-on-error: true

684 +

685 + - name: Fallback to default branch

686 + run: |

687 + if [ ! -d .squad ]; then

688 + git fetch origin "${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"

689 + git checkout "origin/${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}" -- . 2>/dev/null || true

690 + fi

691

692 - name: Set up Node

693 uses: actions/setup-node@v4

@@ -728,19 +748,18 @@ jobs:

748

749 cp -r .squad squad-state-backup

750 cp -r data/metrics reskill-metrics-backup

731 - git fetch origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

732 - git checkout -B "$DEFAULT_BRANCH" "origin/$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

751 + DATA_BRANCH="publish"

752 + if git fetch origin "$DATA_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null; then

753 + git checkout -f -B "$DATA_BRANCH" "origin/$DATA_BRANCH"

754 + else

755 + git fetch origin "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

756 + git checkout -f -B "$DATA_BRANCH" "origin/$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

757 + fi

758 cp -r squad-state-backup/* .squad/ 2>/dev/null || true

759 mkdir -p data/metrics

760 cp -r reskill-metrics-backup/* data/metrics/ 2>/dev/null || true

761 rm -rf squad-state-backup reskill-metrics-backup

737 - BRANCH="data/reskill-${WEEK}-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"

738 - git checkout -b "$BRANCH"

762 git add .squad/ data/metrics/

763 git diff --cached --quiet && exit 0

741 - git commit -m "chore: reskill state update"

742 - git push origin "$BRANCH"

743 - gh pr create --base "$DEFAULT_BRANCH" --head "$BRANCH" \

744 - --title "chore: reskill state update $WEEK" \

745 - --body "Automated reskill commit from run #${GITHUB_RUN_ID}."

746 - gh pr merge "$BRANCH" --squash --auto --delete-branch

764 + git commit -m "chore: reskill state update [run #${GITHUB_RUN_ID}]"

765 + git push origin "$DATA_BRANCH"

.squad/agents/bender/history.md

@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@

31 - **2026-05-19T15:22:00+02:00:** Issue #59 topic config schema implemented. Schema uses Pydantic v2 models in `scripts/validate_topic_config.py`. Key design: `topic` and `queries` sections required, `scoring`/`quality`/`learning` optional with defaults. `topic.id` enforced as lowercase-alphanumeric-hyphens via regex. Language boosts clamped 0.1–10.0. Quality min/max cross-validated. Examples at `examples/topics/{ai-ml,rust}.yml`, default config at repo root `squadscope.topic.yml`. Added pydantic+pyyaml to `requirements.txt`.

33 - **2026-05-19T19:11:06+02:00:** W21 page was stale because the generate step's direct-push to main was rejected by branch protection. PR #123 fixed the workflow to use PR-based commits but wasn't merged until after the W21 run completed. Created PR #125 to regenerate W21 content (plus rollups) from the existing analyzed summary. Future workflow runs will use the corrected PR-based approach and should succeed without manual intervention.

34 +

35 +- **2026-05-19T19:37:45+02:00:** Issue #128 — the PR-based approach from #123 also failed because the repo setting "Allow GitHub Actions to create or approve pull requests" is disabled. Fix: PR #129 replaces all `gh pr create` + `gh pr merge --auto` steps with direct push to an unprotected `publish` branch. The main branch ruleset only protects `refs/heads/main`, so `publish` accepts pushes from `GITHUB_TOKEN`. Key learnings: (1) Can't use branch name `data` if `data/*` branches already exist (git ref namespace collision). (2) Must use `git checkout -f` when switching branches after artifact downloads modify the working tree. (3) Deploy job's `github-pages` environment only allows deploys from main — expected failure when testing from feature branches.

.squad/decisions/inbox/bender-publish-branch-strategy.md new

+36

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@

1 +# Decision: Use `publish` branch for automated data commits

2 +

3 +**Date:** 2026-05-19T19:37:45+02:00

4 +**Author:** Bender (Crawler)

5 +**Status:** Implemented (PR #129)

6 +**Fixes:** Issue #128

7 +

8 +## Context

9 +

10 +The crawl-and-publish workflow failed because:

11 +1. The repo setting "Allow GitHub Actions to create or approve pull requests" is disabled

12 +2. `gh pr create` with `GITHUB_TOKEN` is blocked by this setting

13 +3. Even if enabled, the `copilot_code_review` rule + `required_review_thread_resolution` on main could block auto-merge unpredictably

14 +

15 +## Decision

16 +

17 +Replace PR-based commits with direct push to an unprotected `publish` branch.

18 +

19 +- The main branch ruleset only protects `refs/heads/main`

20 +- The `publish` branch accepts direct pushes from workflow `GITHUB_TOKEN`

21 +- Inter-job data flow uses artifacts (unchanged)

22 +- Deploy job downloads all artifacts directly (no dependency on branch state)

23 +- `reskill-check` reads `run-counter.txt` from `publish` branch with fallback to main

24 +

25 +## Consequences

26 +

27 +- Automated data no longer lands on `main` automatically — it accumulates on `publish`

28 +- A separate manual or scheduled merge from `publish` → `main` can sync when desired

29 +- Main branch protection remains fully intact (no bypasses)

30 +- Pipeline reliability is decoupled from PR permission settings

31 +

32 +## Alternatives Considered

33 +

34 +1. Enable "Allow GitHub Actions to create PRs" — requires repo admin action, doesn't solve auto-merge reliability

35 +2. Use a PAT/GitHub App token — adds secret management complexity

36 +3. `--admin` flag on merge — bypasses protection, violates team decision

.squad/skills/branch-protection-pr-workflow/SKILL.md new

+62

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@

1 +# Branch Protection via PR Workflow

2 +

3 +confidence: high

4 +discovered_by: Leela (CI architecture decision)

5 +date: 2026-05-19

6 +

7 +## Pattern

8 +

9 +Never bypass branch protection rules. Instead, use one of two strategies:

10 +

11 +### Strategy A: PR-based (requires "Allow GitHub Actions to create PRs" repo setting)

12 +1. Create a timestamped feature branch from the default branch

13 +2. Make all changes to the feature branch

14 +3. Open a PR via `gh pr create` pointing feature branch → default branch

15 +4. Auto-merge the PR with `gh pr merge --squash --auto --delete-branch`

16 +

17 +### Strategy B: Unprotected publish branch (recommended for automated pipelines)

18 +1. Push automated data directly to an unprotected `publish` branch

19 +2. The branch ruleset only protects `refs/heads/main` — other branches accept direct pushes

20 +3. Use artifacts for inter-job data flow within the same workflow run

21 +4. Periodically sync `publish` → `main` via manual PR if needed

22 +

23 +## When to Use

24 +

25 +- **Strategy A:** When human review of automated changes is desired before merge

26 +- **Strategy B:** When the pipeline must be self-sufficient without repo admin settings or review gates (current SquadScope approach)

27 +

28 +## Implementation

29 +

30 +### Strategy B (current — `publish` branch pattern)

31 +

32 +```bash

33 +DATA_BRANCH="publish"

34 +# Fetch or create the unprotected branch

35 +if git fetch origin "$DATA_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null; then

36 + git checkout -f -B "$DATA_BRANCH" "origin/$DATA_BRANCH"

37 +else

38 + git checkout -f -B "$DATA_BRANCH" "origin/$DEFAULT_BRANCH"

39 +fi

40 +# Apply changes and push directly

41 +git add data/

42 +git diff --cached --quiet && exit 0

43 +git commit -m "data: weekly crawl $WEEK [run #${GITHUB_RUN_ID}]"

44 +git push origin "$DATA_BRANCH"

45 +```

46 +

47 +### GitHub Actions Workflow Setup

48 +

49 +```yaml

50 +permissions:

51 + contents: write

52 +

53 +env:

54 + DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}

55 +```

56 +

57 +## Notes

58 +

59 +- Use `git checkout -f` (force) when switching branches after artifact downloads modify the working tree

60 +- Branch name must not conflict with existing `ref/` namespace (e.g., can't use `data` if `data/*` branches exist)

61 +- Deploy jobs may have environment protection rules limiting which branches can deploy

62 +- The `publish` branch accumulates automated commits; main stays clean with only reviewed changes

.squad/skills/ci-data-source-integration-pattern/SKILL.md new

+203

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@

1 +# CI Data Source Integration Pattern

2 +

3 +confidence: high

4 +discovered_by: Farnsworth (TechCrunch integration), Bender (implementation)

5 +date: 2026-05-19

6 +

7 +## Pattern

8 +

9 +Scripts often exist but aren't wired into the CI pipeline. Prevent script-orphaning by following this pattern:

10 +

11 +1. **Define DataSource adapter** with standardized interface:

12 + - `get_name()` → source name (e.g., "techcrunch", "github")

13 + - `get_rate_limits()` → rate limit policy

14 + - `crawl(since, until)` → structured output (list of dicts)

15 +

16 +2. **Wire script into workflow** immediately after creation:

17 + - Add explicit step in CI that calls the script

18 + - Set input parameters (dates, topics, output paths)

19 + - Capture exit codes and log output

20 + - Integrate output into next pipeline stage

21 +

22 +3. **Document integration point** in PRD:

23 + - Which workflow file calls it

24 + - Input parameters and environment variables

25 + - Output format and schema

26 + - Rate limit behavior and retry policy

27 +

28 +4. **Test the wire** before PR merge:

29 + - Run the workflow end-to-end

30 + - Verify script actually executes (not skipped by conditions)

31 + - Check output format matches downstream consumer expectations

32 +

33 +## When to Use

34 +

35 +- Creating new data crawlers (RSS, APIs, GitHub)

36 +- Adding new analysis stages (preprocessing, enrichment)

37 +- Integrating external tools or scripts into CI/CD

38 +- Multi-stage pipelines where data flows from stage to stage

39 +

40 +## Implementation

41 +

42 +### DataSource Adapter Pattern

43 +

44 +```python

45 +class TechCrunchSource:

46 + """TechCrunch RSS data source following the DataSource protocol."""

47 +

48 + def get_name(self) -> str:

49 + return "techcrunch"

50 +

51 + def get_rate_limits(self) -> dict:

52 + return {"requests_per_minute": 10}

53 +

54 + def crawl(

55 + self,

56 + since: datetime,

57 + until: datetime,

58 + feed_url: str = FEED_URL,

59 + ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:

60 + """Crawl TechCrunch RSS feed and return structured articles."""

61 + feed = fetch_feed(feed_url)

62 + articles: list[dict[str, Any]] = []

63 +

64 + for entry in feed.entries:

65 + pub_date = parse_published_date(entry)

66 + if pub_date is None or pub_date < since or pub_date >= until:

67 + continue

68 +

69 + article = {

70 + "title": getattr(entry, "title", ""),

71 + "url": getattr(entry, "link", ""),

72 + "published_at": iso_timestamp(pub_date),

73 + "categories": extract_categories(entry),

74 + "summary": extract_summary(entry),

75 + "github_links": extract_github_urls(entry),

76 + "entities": extract_entities(entry.title),

77 + }

78 + article["relevance_score"] = compute_relevance_score(article)

79 + articles.append(article)

80 +

81 + return articles

82 +```

83 +

84 +### Workflow Integration

85 +

86 +```yaml

87 +crawl-techcrunch:

88 + runs-on: ubuntu-latest

89 + steps:

90 + - uses: actions/checkout@v4

91 +

92 + - name: Set up Python

93 + uses: actions/setup-python@v4

94 + with:

95 + python-version: "3.11"

96 +

97 + - name: Install dependencies

98 + run: pip install -r requirements.txt

99 +

100 + - name: Crawl TechCrunch RSS

101 + env:

102 + TOPIC: ai-ml

103 + OUTPUT: data/raw/ai-ml/${{ needs.weekly.outputs.week }}-techcrunch.json

104 + run: python scripts/techcrunch_crawler.py \

105 + --topic "$TOPIC" \

106 + --output "$OUTPUT" \

107 + --since "${{ needs.weekly.outputs.since }}" \

108 + --until "${{ needs.weekly.outputs.until }}"

109 +

110 + - name: Upload crawl results

111 + uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3

112 + with:

113 + name: techcrunch-crawl

114 + path: data/raw/

115 + retention-days: 7

116 +```

117 +

118 +### Output Schema Documentation

119 +

120 +```markdown

121 +## TechCrunch Crawler Output

122 +

123 +**File:** `data/raw/{topic}/{week}-techcrunch.json`

124 +

125 +**Schema:**

126 +```json

127 +{

128 + "week": "2026-W21",

129 + "source": "techcrunch",

130 + "crawled_at": "2026-05-19T19:31:31Z",

131 + "articles": [

132 + {

133 + "title": "...",

134 + "url": "https://techcrunch.com/...",

135 + "published_at": "2026-05-19T12:00:00Z",

136 + "categories": ["ai", "ml"],

137 + "summary": "...",

138 + "github_links": ["https://github.com/owner/repo"],

139 + "entities": ["OpenAI", "Anthropic"],

140 + "relevance_score": 0.85

141 + }

142 + ],

143 + "metadata": {

144 + "total_articles": 250,

145 + "relevant_articles": 45,

146 + "github_links_found": 12

147 + }

148 +}

149 +```

150 +```

151 +

152 +## Examples

153 +

154 +From `scripts/techcrunch_crawler.py`:

155 +

156 +```python

157 +def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:

158 + parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(

159 + description="Crawl TechCrunch RSS feed for SquadScope"

160 + )

161 + parser.add_argument("--topic", default="general")

162 + parser.add_argument("--output", default=None)

163 + parser.add_argument("--since", default=None)

164 + parser.add_argument("--until", default=None)

165 + args = parser.parse_args(argv)

166 +

167 + now = datetime.now(UTC)

168 + since = (

169 + datetime.strptime(args.since, "%Y-%m-%d").replace(tzinfo=UTC)

170 + if args.since

171 + else now - timedelta(days=7)

172 + )

173 + until = (

174 + datetime.strptime(args.until, "%Y-%m-%d").replace(tzinfo=UTC)

175 + if args.until

176 + else now

177 + )

178 +

179 + source = TechCrunchSource()

180 + articles = source.crawl(since=since, until=until)

181 + output = build_output(articles, crawled_at=now)

182 +

183 + if args.output:

184 + out_path = Path(args.output)

185 + else:

186 + out_dir = raw_dir(args.topic)

187 + out_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

188 + out_path = out_dir / f"{week_slug(now)}-techcrunch.json"

189 +

190 + out_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

191 + with open(out_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:

192 + json.dump(output, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)

193 +

194 + print(f"Crawled {output['metadata']['total_articles']} articles → {out_path}")

195 + return 0

196 +```

197 +

198 +## Notes

199 +

200 +- Standardize output schemas across all data sources for seamless pipeline integration

201 +- Test scripts locally before adding to workflow to catch parameter/path issues

202 +- Document rate limit behavior so workflow can be tuned for cost/speed tradeoffs

203 +- Use artifact uploads to pass data between workflow jobs (cleaner than file system)

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1 +# Exponential Backoff with Jitter and Retry-After Headers

2 +

3 +confidence: high

4 +discovered_by: Farnsworth, Bender (GitHub crawler phase)

5 +date: 2026-05-19

6 +

7 +## Pattern

8 +

9 +Implement resilient HTTP retry logic that combines:

10 +1. Exponential backoff (2^attempt, capped at 60s) for deterministic delay

11 +2. Random jitter (0.3–1.7s) to prevent thundering herd

12 +3. Server-provided Retry-After header (HTTP 429, 503) takes precedence

13 +4. Secondary rate limit detection with enforced minimum backoff (8s + 0.0–5s jitter)

14 +5. Rate limit state tracking (X-RateLimit-Remaining, X-RateLimit-Reset)

15 +

16 +## When to Use

17 +

18 +- External HTTP requests to rate-limited APIs (GitHub GraphQL, RSS feeds, third-party crawlers)

19 +- Handling HTTP 429, 500, 502, 503, 504 responses

20 +- Distributed systems where retry storms can amplify load (thundering herd)

21 +- API quota exhaustion scenarios with server-provided retry guidance

22 +

23 +## Implementation

24 +

25 +```python

26 +# Exponential backoff calculation

27 +base_delay = min(2**attempt, 60) # Cap at 60 seconds

28 +jitter = random.uniform(0.3, 1.7)

29 +delay = base_delay + jitter

30 +

31 +# Honor Retry-After header (seconds)

32 +if "Retry-After" in response_headers:

33 + retry_after = float(response_headers["Retry-After"])

34 + delay = max(retry_after, 1.0)

35 +

36 +# Secondary rate limit: enforce minimum

37 +if "secondary rate limit" in response_body.lower():

38 + delay = max(delay, 8.0 + random.uniform(0.0, 5.0))

39 +

40 +# Cap total delay to prevent indefinite waits

41 +delay = min(delay, max_delay_seconds)

42 +

43 +# Sleep and retry

44 +time.sleep(delay)

45 +```

46 +

47 +## Examples

48 +

49 +From `scripts/crawl.py` (GitHub GraphQL crawler):

50 +

51 +```python

52 +def _sleep_before_retry(

53 + self,

54 + attempt: int,

55 + headers: dict[str, str] | None,

56 + body: str,

57 + query: str,

58 + retry_limit: int,

59 + max_delay_seconds: float,

60 +) -> None:

61 + reset_delay = self._reset_delay(headers)

62 + retry_after = None

63 + if headers and headers.get("Retry-After"):

64 + try:

65 + retry_after = max(float(headers["Retry-After"]), 1.0)

66 + except ValueError:

67 + retry_after = None

68 +

69 + base_delay = min(2**attempt, 60)

70 + jitter = random.uniform(0.3, 1.7)

71 + delay = retry_after or reset_delay or (base_delay + jitter)

72 + if "secondary rate limit" in body.lower():

73 + delay = max(delay, 8.0 + random.uniform(0.0, 5.0))

74 + delay = min(delay, max_delay_seconds)

75 +

76 + log(f"Retrying {query} in {delay:.1f}s (attempt {attempt + 1}/{retry_limit}).")

77 + time.sleep(delay)

78 +```

79 +

80 +State tracking pattern:

81 +```python

82 +self.rate_limit_reset = max(self.rate_limit_reset or 0, int(time.time() + retry_after))

83 +```

84 +

85 +Retryable status codes:

86 +```python

87 +RETRYABLE_STATUSES = {403, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504}

88 +```

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1 +# PR Review Thread Resolution via GraphQL

2 +

3 +confidence: medium

4 +discovered_by: Leela (PR workflow standardization)

5 +date: 2026-05-19

6 +

7 +## Pattern

8 +

9 +Resolve pull request review threads programmatically using GitHub's GraphQL API. This enables:

10 +1. Automated responses to review comments

11 +2. Marking conversations as resolved without manual UI interaction

12 +3. Audit-trail-preserving replies (comment visible in history)

13 +4. Integration with workflow automation for issue resolution and documentation updates

14 +

15 +## When to Use

16 +

17 +- Confirming issue fixes in PR review threads

18 +- Updating review comments with implementation details

19 +- Resolving conversations after changes are made

20 +- Automating feedback acknowledgment in CI/CD workflows

21 +- Multi-agent handoff scenarios where one agent acknowledges another's review

22 +

23 +## Implementation

24 +

25 +### GraphQL Mutation Pattern

26 +

27 +```graphql

28 +mutation {

29 + addPullRequestReviewThreadReply(input: {

30 + threadId: "PRRT_kwDOSgq4hM6C3UXy"

31 + body: "✅ Fixed: [Description of change]"

32 + }) {

33 + comment {

34 + id

35 + }

36 + }

37 +}

38 +```

39 +

40 +### How to Get Thread ID

41 +

42 +1. Query the PR to list review threads:

43 +```graphql

44 +query {

45 + repository(owner: "owner", name: "repo") {

46 + pullRequest(number: 123) {

47 + reviewThreads(first: 10) {

48 + nodes {

49 + id

50 + isResolved

51 + comments(first: 1) {

52 + nodes {

53 + body

54 + }

55 + }

56 + }

57 + }

58 + }

59 + }

60 +}

61 +```

62 +

63 +2. Extract the `id` field (e.g., `PRRT_kwDOSgq4hM6C3UXy`)

64 +3. Use it in the `addPullRequestReviewThreadReply` mutation

65 +

66 +### CLI Integration

67 +

68 +```bash

69 +# Store thread IDs from PR

70 +THREAD_IDS=$(gh api graphql -f query='

71 + query {

72 + repository(owner: "$OWNER", name: "$REPO") {

73 + pullRequest(number: $PR_NUMBER) {

74 + reviewThreads(first: 10) {

75 + nodes {

76 + id

77 + }

78 + }

79 + }

80 + }

81 + }

82 +' -F OWNER=owner -F REPO=repo -F PR_NUMBER=123 --jq '.data.repository.pullRequest.reviewThreads.nodes[].id')

83 +

84 +# Reply to each thread

85 +for THREAD_ID in $THREAD_IDS; do

86 + gh api graphql -f query='

87 + mutation {

88 + addPullRequestReviewThreadReply(input: {

89 + threadId: "$THREAD_ID"

90 + body: "Fixed in commit abc123"

91 + }) {

92 + comment { id }

93 + }

94 + }

95 + ' -F THREAD_ID="$THREAD_ID"

96 +done

97 +```

98 +

99 +## Examples

100 +

101 +From `reply_thread1.graphql`:

102 +

103 +```graphql

104 +mutation {

105 + addPullRequestReviewThreadReply(input: {

106 + threadId: "PRRT_kwDOSgq4hM6C3UXy"

107 + body: "✅ Fixed: Removed the submodule initialization instruction from the rollout checklist. The project does not use git submodules."

108 + }) {

109 + comment {

110 + id

111 + }

112 + }

113 +}

114 +```

115 +

116 +## Notes

117 +

118 +- Thread IDs are opaque identifiers; they cannot be easily reverse-engineered from PR/comment numbers

119 +- Use `gh api graphql` for CLI-based GraphQL queries

120 +- Replies are visible in the PR review thread history (not hidden)

121 +- Marking as resolved requires a separate GraphQL call (not shown in this example)

122 +- Authentication requires `repo` or `pull_request` scope

tests/test_pipeline.py

+3 -3

@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ class WorkflowConfigTests(unittest.TestCase):

155 crawl_job = workflow["jobs"]["crawl"]

156 commit_step = None

157 for step in crawl_job["steps"]:

158 - if step.get("name") == "Commit crawl data via PR":

158 + if step.get("name") == "Commit crawl data to data branch":

159 commit_step = step

160 break

161

162 - self.assertIsNotNone(commit_step, "Commit crawl data via PR step not found")

162 + self.assertIsNotNone(commit_step, "Commit crawl data to data branch step not found")

163 run_script = commit_step["run"]

164 self.assertIn("COUNTER=$(cat .squad/run-counter.txt", run_script)

165 self.assertIn("COUNTER=$((COUNTER + 1))", run_script)

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class WorkflowConfigTests(unittest.TestCase):

227 self.assertIsNotNone(generate_rollups_step)

228 self.assertEqual(generate_rollups_step["run"], "python3 scripts/generate_rollups.py")

229

230 - commit_step = next((s for s in generate_job["steps"] if s.get("name") == "Commit generated content via PR"), None)

230 + commit_step = next((s for s in generate_job["steps"] if s.get("name") == "Commit generated content to data branch"), None)

231 self.assertIsNotNone(commit_step)

232 commit_run = commit_step["run"]

233 self.assertIn("content/weekly", commit_run)