outreach-loop.yml

# Cron-driven loop that re-prompts Copilot Cloud Agent every 6 hours
# until the linked outreach meta-issue is closed.
#
# When the meta-issue is open and hasn't been commented on by Copilot
# in the last 6 hours, this workflow adds a fresh "@copilot continue"
# comment to wake the agent back up.
#
# The meta-issue's number must be configured as repository variable
# AGENT_OUTREACH_ISSUE.

name: Outreach loop

on:
  schedule:
    # Every 6 hours at minute 7 (offset to avoid GitHub Actions
    # scheduling congestion at :00).
    - cron: "7 */6 * * *"
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      reason:
        description: "Why are you triggering this manually?"
        required: false
        default: "manual nudge"

permissions:
  contents: read
  issues: write

jobs:
  nudge:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Resolve issue numbers
        id: cfg
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
        run: |
          OUTREACH="${{ vars.AGENT_OUTREACH_ISSUE }}"
          A2A="${{ vars.AGENT_A2A_ISSUE }}"
          if [ -z "$OUTREACH" ] && [ -z "$A2A" ]; then
            echo "::warning::No agent issues configured; skipping"
            echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
            exit 0
          fi
          # Build a space-separated list of "issue|label" pairs
          PAIRS=""
          if [ -n "$OUTREACH" ]; then PAIRS="$OUTREACH:outreach"; fi
          if [ -n "$A2A" ]; then
            if [ -n "$PAIRS" ]; then PAIRS="$PAIRS $A2A:a2a"; else PAIRS="$A2A:a2a"; fi
          fi
          echo "pairs=$PAIRS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Nudge agents on stale issues
        if: steps.cfg.outputs.skip != 'true'
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
          PAIRS: ${{ steps.cfg.outputs.pairs }}
          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
        run: |
          for PAIR in $PAIRS; do
            ISSUE="${PAIR%:*}"
            LABEL="${PAIR#*:}"
            echo "::group::Checking issue #$ISSUE ($LABEL)"

            STATE=$(gh issue view "$ISSUE" --repo "$REPO" --json state -q .state)
            if [ "$STATE" != "OPEN" ]; then
              echo "Issue #$ISSUE not open; skipping."
              echo "::endgroup::"
              continue
            fi

            LAST=$(gh issue view "$ISSUE" --repo "$REPO" \
              --json comments -q '.comments | sort_by(.createdAt) | last | .createdAt')
            if [ -z "$LAST" ] || [ "$LAST" = "null" ]; then
              echo "No comments yet on #$ISSUE; nudging."
              NEEDS_NUDGE="true"
            else
              NOW=$(date -u +%s)
              LAST_TS=$(date -u -d "$LAST" +%s 2>/dev/null || date -u -j -f "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ" "$LAST" +%s)
              DELTA=$(( NOW - LAST_TS ))
              if [ "$DELTA" -gt 19800 ]; then
                echo "Issue #$ISSUE last activity $DELTA seconds ago; nudging."
                NEEDS_NUDGE="true"
              else
                echo "Issue #$ISSUE last activity $DELTA seconds ago; no nudge needed."
                NEEDS_NUDGE="false"
              fi
            fi

            if [ "$NEEDS_NUDGE" = "true" ]; then
              case "$LABEL" in
                outreach)
                  MSG="@copilot continue working on the outreach loop. Pick the next unchecked task above and proceed per the try/fail/retry rules. Cycle: $(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')"
                  ;;
                a2a)
                  MSG="@copilot continue working on the A2A discoverability task. Pick the next unchecked item from the current phase, complete the phase before starting the next, and proceed per the try/fail/retry rules. Cycle: $(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')"
                  ;;
                *)
                  MSG="@copilot continue working on this task. Cycle: $(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')"
                  ;;
              esac
              gh issue comment "$ISSUE" --repo "$REPO" --body "$MSG"
            fi
            echo "::endgroup::"
          done