Boring Triage

Triage answers: what is the first unmet gate, then does one next action.

Sweep

1. Refresh issue/PR body, comments, current labels, CI, reviews, proof comment, and head SHA.
2. Read newest Julien/owner instruction before touching the item.
3. Read enough code/docs to know risk and proof path.
4. Pick queued or stale work, then stop at the first unmet gate.
5. Record labels, gate, proof, reviewed SHA, and next action.

Labels

Kind	Rule	Values
state:*	exactly one	queued, blocked, active, ready, done
phase:*	exactly one	triage, grill, plan, implement, review, merge
track:*	exactly one	owner by default, fast only after risk gate
source	optional	source:feedback only

• No taxonomy labels: bug, ui, accessibility, package:*, plugin:*, gate:*.
• Put details in body/card.

Gate Table

Situation	Labels	Gate
weak issue body or unsafe intake	state:queued phase:triage	intake
queued issue is ready to classify	state:queued phase:triage	triage
duplicate, invalid, out of scope	state:done	none
unclear	state:blocked phase:grill	clarity
risk classification	keep track:owner; upgrade to track:fast only if eligible	risk
runtime exposure is not controlled	keep current state/phase	flag
needs design or sequencing	state:active phase:plan	plan
clear and no PR	state:active phase:implement	implementation
PR lacks current review, has unresolved comments, or accepted findings remain	state:active phase:review	implementation
final proof comment, tests, CI, or demo proof missing	state:active phase:review	proof
all gates pass	state:ready phase:merge	merge

Gate Actions

Gate	Action
intake	repair the issue using docs/kanzen/procedures/well-documented-issue.md
clarity	use boring-loop-grill: grill-me plus ask-user; stay state:blocked phase:grill
triage	classify risk, plan need, implementation state, proof, and merge readiness
risk	keep track:owner; upgrade to track:fast only when all fast-track rules pass
flag	require not-needed, a safe feature flag, or an abstraction path before code proceeds
plan	use boring-loop-plan: smallest useful plan; plan file plus thermo review for risky or multi-PR work
implementation	use boring-loop-implement: one accountable lane for one issue/PR
proof	follow docs/kanzen/procedures/proof-of-work.md; PR body proof is not a substitute for the final proof comment
merge	fast-track merge or docs/kanzen/procedures/owner-review-card.md

Current review means a review artifact for the current head SHA: a GitHub review, a PR comment/body section that names the reviewed SHA, or a recorded coding-autoreview/thermo result. Stale reviews and unresolved accepted findings fail the implementation gate.

Current proof means a final issue/PR comment for the current head SHA. PR body proof is helpful context, but it does not pass the proof gate by itself. In a read-only or dry-run sweep, report the exact comment/label/merge action that would happen and leave the gate unchanged.

Fast Track

Use track:fast only for trusted-author low-risk work with small blast radius, obvious acceptance criteria, clean review, green CI, and current proof.

Use track:owner for auth, billing, permissions, privacy, secrets, migrations, public API, releases, broad refactors, destructive/deletion-heavy changes, unclear requirements, or untrusted authors.

Auto-merge only when labels include state:ready phase:merge track:fast, the author/agent is trusted, the PR is non-draft on a branch owned by one lane or explicitly trusted owner/agent, CI/tests and proof are current, no restricted area is touched, and a proof comment is posted. Otherwise keep track:owner and prepare a short owner review brief.

Worker Rule

One lane means one accountable Codex/Kanzen thread/run, one branch/worktree, one GitHub item. Use docs/kanzen/procedures/branch-worktree.md for mechanics. Helpers may assist, but they do not own labels, merge decisions, owner questions, or additional lanes. Stop for missing owner input, missing access, destructive actions, release/publish work, or merge without policy permission.

Card

Return:

URL:
What:
Current labels:
Recommended labels:
Gate:
Track:
Proof:
Next action:
Why:

End with exact next action: /loop-grill, /loop-plan, /loop-implement, proof, fast-track merge, or owner review.