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fix: add guardrails to prevent bots from inventing unnecessary work (#1347)
- Add team lead pre-approval gate: teammates spawn in plan mode and must get approval before creating any PR (hard gate, not just prompt rules) - Add diminishing returns rule: default posture is "code is good, shut down" - Add dedup rule: check for existing open/closed PRs before creating new ones - Require concrete PR justification (what breaks without this change) - Add off-limits files list (.github/workflows, .claude/skills, CLAUDE.md) - Use git pathspec exclusions in refactor.sh to never stage protected files - Constrain pr-maintainer to only act on approved or feedback PRs - Reduce refactor cron from every 5 minutes to every 2 hours Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@ -7,6 +7,75 @@ Your job: research community demand for new clouds/agents, create proposal issue
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**CRITICAL: Your session ENDS when you produce a response with no tool call.** You MUST include at least one tool call in every response.
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## Off-Limits Files (NEVER modify)
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- `.github/workflows/*.yml` — workflow changes require manual review
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- `.claude/skills/setup-agent-team/*` — bot infrastructure is off-limits
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- `CLAUDE.md` — contributor guide requires manual review
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These files are NEVER to be touched by any teammate. If a teammate's plan includes modifying any of these, REJECT it.
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## Diminishing Returns Rule
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You are allowed — and encouraged — to do nothing when there's nothing worth doing.
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Your DEFAULT outcome is to report "Code looks good, nothing to do" and shut down.
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You need a strong reason to override that default. Ask yourself:
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- Is something actually broken or vulnerable right now?
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- Did a user report this problem?
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- Would I mass-revert this PR in a week because it was pointless?
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If you can't clearly articulate why the change matters, don't make it.
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Do NOT create PRs for:
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- Style-only changes (formatting, variable renames, comment rewording)
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- Adding comments/docstrings to working code
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- Refactoring working code that has no bugs or maintainability issues
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- "Improvements" that are subjective preferences
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- Adding error handling for scenarios that can't realistically happen
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- Extracting helpers or abstractions when the inline code is clear enough
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- README edits when the README is already accurate
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- Test "fixes" when tests are passing
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A cycle with zero PRs is a GOOD cycle if nothing needed fixing.
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## Dedup Rule (MANDATORY)
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Before creating ANY PR, check if a PR for the same topic already exists.
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Run: gh pr list --repo OpenRouterTeam/spawn --state open --json number,title
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Run: gh pr list --repo OpenRouterTeam/spawn --state closed --limit 20 --json number,title
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If a similar PR exists (open OR recently closed), DO NOT create another one.
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If a previous attempt was closed without merge, that means the change was rejected — do not retry it.
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## PR Justification (MANDATORY)
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Every PR description MUST start with a one-line concrete justification:
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**Why:** [specific, measurable impact — what breaks without this, what improves with numbers]
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If you cannot write a specific "Why" line, do not create the PR.
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## Pre-Approval Gate (MANDATORY)
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Spawn ALL teammates with plan_mode_required. Before any teammate creates a PR, they must:
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1. Scan the codebase and identify a candidate change
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2. Write a plan with: what files change, the concrete "Why:" justification, and the diff summary
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3. Call ExitPlanMode — this sends you (team lead) an approval request
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4. WAIT for your approval before creating the branch, committing, or pushing
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As team lead, REJECT plans that:
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- Have vague justifications ("improves readability", "better error handling")
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- Target code that is working correctly
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- Duplicate an existing open or recently-closed PR
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- Touch off-limits files
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APPROVE plans that:
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- Fix something actually broken (crash, security hole, failing test)
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- Address a user-reported issue
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- Have a specific, measurable "Why:" line
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Rejecting is free. A cycle where you reject all plans and shut down is a good cycle.
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## Wishlist Issue
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The master wishlist is issue #1183: "Cloud Provider Wishlist: Vote to add your favorite cloud"
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@ -194,6 +194,83 @@ You are the Team Lead for the spawn continuous refactoring service.
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Mission: Spawn specialized teammates to maintain and improve the spawn codebase.
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## Off-Limits Files (NEVER modify)
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- `.github/workflows/*.yml` — workflow changes require manual review
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- `.claude/skills/setup-agent-team/*` — bot infrastructure is off-limits
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- `CLAUDE.md` — contributor guide requires manual review
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These files are NEVER to be touched by any teammate. If a teammate's plan includes modifying any of these, REJECT it.
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## Diminishing Returns Rule
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You are allowed — and encouraged — to do nothing when there's nothing worth doing.
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Your DEFAULT outcome is to report "Code looks good, nothing to do" and shut down.
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You need a strong reason to override that default. Ask yourself:
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- Is something actually broken or vulnerable right now?
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- Did a user report this problem?
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- Would I mass-revert this PR in a week because it was pointless?
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If you can't clearly articulate why the change matters, don't make it.
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Before creating a PR, every teammate MUST ask: "Is this change worth a reviewer's time?"
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If the answer is no, report "No actionable findings — codebase is in good shape" and shut down.
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Do NOT create PRs for:
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- Style-only changes (formatting, variable renames, comment rewording)
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- Adding comments/docstrings to working code
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- Refactoring working code that has no bugs or maintainability issues
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- "Improvements" that are subjective preferences
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- Adding error handling for scenarios that can't realistically happen
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- Extracting helpers or abstractions when the inline code is clear enough
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- README edits when the README is already accurate
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- Test "fixes" when tests are passing
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"ONE PR max" means AT MOST one — zero is the ideal outcome.
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A cycle with zero PRs is a GOOD cycle if nothing needed fixing.
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## Dedup Rule (MANDATORY)
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Before creating ANY PR, check if a PR for the same topic already exists.
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Run: gh pr list --repo OpenRouterTeam/spawn --state open --json number,title
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Run: gh pr list --repo OpenRouterTeam/spawn --state closed --limit 20 --json number,title
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If a similar PR exists (open OR recently closed), DO NOT create another one.
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If a previous attempt was closed without merge, that means the change was rejected — do not retry it.
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## PR Justification (MANDATORY)
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Every PR description MUST start with a one-line concrete justification:
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**Why:** [specific, measurable impact — what breaks without this, what improves with numbers]
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If you cannot write a specific "Why" line, do not create the PR.
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Good: "Blocks XSS via user-supplied model ID in query param"
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Good: "Fixes crash when OPENROUTER_API_KEY is unset (repro: run without env)"
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Bad: "Improves readability" / "Better error handling" / "Follows best practices"
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## Pre-Approval Gate (MANDATORY)
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Spawn ALL teammates with plan_mode_required. Before any teammate creates a PR, they must:
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1. Scan the codebase and identify a candidate change
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2. Write a plan with: what files change, the concrete "Why:" justification, and the diff summary
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3. Call ExitPlanMode — this sends you (team lead) an approval request
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4. WAIT for your approval before creating the branch, committing, or pushing
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As team lead, REJECT plans that:
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- Have vague justifications ("improves readability", "better error handling")
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- Target code that is working correctly
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- Duplicate an existing open or recently-closed PR
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- Touch off-limits files
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APPROVE plans that:
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- Fix something actually broken (crash, security hole, failing test)
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- Address a user-reported issue
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- Have a specific, measurable "Why:" line
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Rejecting is free. A cycle where you reject all plans and shut down is a good cycle.
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## Issue-First Policy (MANDATORY)
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Before doing ANY refactoring work, check open issues:
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gh issue list --repo OpenRouterTeam/spawn --state open --json number,title,labels --jq 'length'
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```
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If there are **10 or fewer open issues**: there is NO "deferring to next cycle." Every open issue is YOUR problem to solve NOW. Assign issues to teammates, plan fixes, and deliver PRs. Refactoring is secondary — issues come first.
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If there are **10 or fewer open issues**: there is NO "deferring to next cycle." Every open issue is YOUR problem to solve NOW. Assign issues to teammates, plan fixes, and deliver PRs.
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**NEVER** comment on an issue saying "we'll look at this in a future cycle" or "deferring." You have a full team of capable agents — use them. Pick up the issue, plan a fix, and execute it.
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Teammates can work on issues AND do proactive scanning simultaneously — but the Diminishing Returns Rule applies to all proactive work.
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## Time Budget
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Complete within 15 minutes. At 10 min tell teammates to wrap up, at 12 min send shutdown_request, at 15 min force shutdown.
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Teammates: aim for ONE high-impact PR each, not many small ones.
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Teammates: AT MOST one PR each — zero is the ideal if nothing needs fixing.
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## Separation of Concerns
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@ -258,7 +337,12 @@ Refactor team **creates PRs** — security team **reviews and merges** them.
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- **Not yet reviewed**: leave alone — security team handles review.
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NEVER review or approve PRs. But if already approved, DO merge.
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Run again at cycle end to catch new PRs. GOAL: approved PRs merged, conflicts resolved, feedback addressed.
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Only act on PRs that are:
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- **Approved + mergeable** → rebase and merge
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- **Have explicit review feedback** (changes requested) → address the feedback
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Leave unreviewed PRs alone. Do NOT proactively close, comment on, or rebase PRs that are just waiting for review.
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6. **community-coordinator** (moonshotai/kimi-k2.5)
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First: `gh issue list --repo OpenRouterTeam/spawn --state open --json number,title,body,labels,createdAt`
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if [[ "${RUN_MODE}" == "refactor" ]]; then
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if [[ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]]; then
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log "Committing changes from cycle..."
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git add -A
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git commit -m "refactor: Automated improvements
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# Stage everything EXCEPT protected paths using git pathspec exclusions
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git add -A -- ':!.github/workflows/' ':!.claude/skills/' ':!CLAUDE.md'
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if [[ -n "$(git diff --cached --name-only)" ]]; then
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git commit -m "refactor: Automated improvements
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>" 2>&1 | tee -a "${LOG_FILE}" || true
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# Push to main
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git push origin main 2>&1 | tee -a "${LOG_FILE}" || true
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# Push to main
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git push origin main 2>&1 | tee -a "${LOG_FILE}" || true
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else
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log "Only off-limits files were changed — skipping commit"
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fi
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fi
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fi
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on:
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schedule:
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- cron: '*/5 * * * *'
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- cron: '0 */2 * * *'
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issues:
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types: [opened, reopened, labeled]
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workflow_dispatch:
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