Pick Work Item

You are selecting the next work item from a GitHub repository. PRs with review feedback take priority over new issues.

Environment

• •The target repo is set via the WORK_REPO environment variable. All tools read it automatically.

Instructions

1. •Run ensure_labels (no arguments needed — reads repo from environment).
2. •Run get_prs_with_feedback (no arguments needed).
3. •If there are PRs with CHANGES_REQUESTED: a. Pick the PR with the oldest updatedAt (longest waiting for attention). b. Write your output with type set to "pr" and the PR details. c. Skip the remaining steps.
4. •Run count_open_prs (no arguments needed). If more than 4, write o/pick/issue.json with {"error": "pr limit"} and stop.
5. •Run list_issues (no arguments needed) to get open issues (returns issues labeled todo plus issues filed by repo collaborators).
6. •Analyze the issues. Prefer issues labeled todo — collaborator-filed issues without todo are lower priority candidates. For each, assess:
   • •priority: p0 > p1 > p2 > unlabeled (check labels array)
   • •age: older issues first (createdAt)
   • •clarity: is the issue specific enough to plan and execute?
   • •size: can it be done in a short session (~50 tool calls)?
7. •Pick the single best issue: highest priority, then oldest, then clearest.
8. •Transition the issue: run set_issue_labels with issue_number set to the issue number, add set to ["doing"], remove set to ["todo"].
9. •Write your output.

Output

Write o/pick/issue.json:

For a PR with feedback:

{
  "type": "pr",
  "number": 123,
  "title": "...",
  "body": "...",
  "url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/pull/123",
  "branch": "<headRefName from PR>",
  "reviews": [...],
  "comments": [...]
}

For an issue:

{
  "type": "issue",
  "number": 123,
  "title": "...",
  "body": "...",
  "url": "https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123",
  "branch": "work/<number>-<8 random hex chars>"
}

The branch name for issues must be work/<number>-<8 random hex chars>.

Write o/pick/reasoning.md: brief explanation of why this work item was picked over others.

If there are no PRs with feedback and no open todo issues, write o/pick/issue.json containing {"error": "no issues"} and explain in reasoning.md.