Problem
Three Copilot agent PRs targeting the awf-squid firewall sidecar healthcheck were closed without merging over 4 days (2026-05-25 to 2026-05-29). Each was a WIP PR closed in under 4 minutes with no review comments, indicating the agent could not formulate a viable fix. No merged PR has directly resolved the root healthcheck race; only transient firewall version bumps shipped.
Evidence
- Analysis window: 2026-05-18 to 2026-06-01
- Sessions analyzed: 50
- Key metrics:
- PR
#35488 open for 378 sec, 0 comments, closed without merge
- PR
#35803 open for 227 sec, 0 comments, closed without merge
- PR
#34724 Add AWF bootstrap retry for transient awf-squid startup healthcheck failures — closed 2026-05-25
- Firewall bumps (
#33124, #34568, #35117, #35973) shipped but healthcheck instability not directly fixed
Proposed Change
A human engineer should: (1) review the three prior PRs and their diffs; (2) identify the root cause (race condition between awf-squid startup and the health probe timeout); (3) fix the probe parameters or container startup sequence; (4) document the fix so agents have a concrete spec.
Expected Impact
- Stops retry waste: each abandoned PR costs a full agent session (~15-30 min)
- Resolves transient awf-squid startup failures blocking firewall-enabled workflow runs
Notes
- Distinct root cause category: infrastructure-race / agent-scope-too-broad
- Data quality caveats: events.jsonl not available; timing computed from PR timestamps
Prior Failed Attempts
The following Copilot PRs on this topic were closed without merging:
| PR |
Closed (YYYY-MM-DD) |
Close reason |
#35488 |
2026-05-28 |
unknown (no review comments) |
#35803 |
2026-05-29 |
unknown (no review comments) |
#34724 |
2026-05-25 |
unknown |
Retry count: 3 — human review required before a new implementation attempt.
Any agent attempting to implement this MUST read this section and the linked PRs, address all close reasons, and post a plan comment before opening a new PR.
Generated by ⚡ Copilot Opt · sonnet46 3.1M · ◷
Problem
Three Copilot agent PRs targeting the awf-squid firewall sidecar healthcheck were closed without merging over 4 days (2026-05-25 to 2026-05-29). Each was a WIP PR closed in under 4 minutes with no review comments, indicating the agent could not formulate a viable fix. No merged PR has directly resolved the root healthcheck race; only transient firewall version bumps shipped.
Evidence
#35488open for 378 sec, 0 comments, closed without merge#35803open for 227 sec, 0 comments, closed without merge#34724Add AWF bootstrap retry for transient awf-squid startup healthcheck failures — closed 2026-05-25#33124,#34568,#35117,#35973) shipped but healthcheck instability not directly fixedProposed Change
A human engineer should: (1) review the three prior PRs and their diffs; (2) identify the root cause (race condition between awf-squid startup and the health probe timeout); (3) fix the probe parameters or container startup sequence; (4) document the fix so agents have a concrete spec.
Expected Impact
Notes
Prior Failed Attempts
The following Copilot PRs on this topic were closed without merging:
#35488#35803#34724Retry count: 3 — human review required before a new implementation attempt.
Any agent attempting to implement this MUST read this section and the linked PRs, address all close reasons, and post a plan comment before opening a new PR.