🔍 Agentic Workflow Audit Report - 2025-12-24

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Audit Summary

• Period: Last 24 hours (2025-12-23 to 2025-12-24)
• Runs Analyzed: 86
• Workflows Active: 33 unique workflows
• Success Rate: 55.8% (48 successful, 38 failed)
• Issues Found: 1,021 errors, 488 warnings
• Missing Tools: 5 requests across 3 tool types
• MCP Failures: 2 failures (safeoutputs server)

📊 Trend Analysis

Workflow Health

Analysis: Success rate of 55.8% indicates significant stability concerns with 38 failed runs out of 86 total. This is a decline from the previous audit (December 22) which showed 76.92% success rate, suggesting increased workflow fragility.

Token Usage & Cost

Analysis: Daily cost of $11.17 with 28.9M tokens consumed represents a 49% cost increase compared to the previous audit ($7.50). This higher spend correlates with the increased failure rate - failed workflows still consume tokens before terminating.

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Full Report

Missing Tools

Three distinct missing tools were detected across multiple workflows:

Tool Name	Request Count	Workflows Affected	Reason
safeinputs-gh	3	Smoke Copilot Playwright, Smoke Codex	Need safeinputs-gh tool to run GitHub CLI commands with authentication
playwright_navigate	1	Smoke Copilot Playwright	Need Playwright MCP tool to navigate to GitHub and verify page title
Directory creation capability	1	Spec-Kit Execute	Need to create pkg/test/ directory - Bash mkdir commands blocked by security policy

Analysis: The safeinputs-gh tool appears to be a legitimate need for authenticated GitHub CLI operations. The Playwright navigation tool is correctly identified as missing. The directory creation issue highlights a security policy conflict where workflows cannot create directories via Bash.

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Error Analysis

Critical Errors (Top 10 by frequency)

1. Timezone Comparison Error (91 occurrences)

   • Workflow: Daily Issues Report Generator (run §20480394940)
   • Message: Cannot compare tz-naive and tz-aware datetime-like objects
   • Impact: Complete workflow failure due to datetime handling bug in Python code
   • Severity: HIGH - Blocks entire workflow execution

2. Code Pattern False Positives (21-16 occurrences)

   • Workflows: Smoke Claude, Smoke Copilot No Firewall
   • Messages: Various code snippets detected as "errors" (e.g., } catch (error) {, const isError = ...)
   • Impact: Noise in error logs, inflated error counts
   • Severity: LOW - False positives from overzealous error detection patterns

3. Module Resolution Errors (11 occurrences)

   • Workflows: Smoke Copilot, Changeset Generator
   • Message: Cannot find module './read_buffer.cjs'
   • Impact: Runtime failures in Node.js workflows
   • Severity: HIGH - Indicates missing dependencies or incorrect module paths

4. MCP Connection Errors (10 occurrences)

   • Workflows: Smoke Copilot No Firewall, Smoke Copilot Playwright
   • Messages: Invalid URL, MCP error -32000: Connection closed, spawn uvx ENOENT
   • Impact: MCP server startup failures preventing tool availability
   • Severity: HIGH - Blocks access to MCP tools

5. Firewall Network Policy Violations (5 occurrences)

   • Workflow: Smoke Copilot Playwright (run §20485783370)
   • Message: --network host is not allowed (bypasses firewall)
   • Impact: Docker containers cannot use host networking mode
   • Severity: MEDIUM - Security policy enforcement working as intended

6. JSON Parse Errors (4 occurrences each)

   • Workflows: Smoke Copilot No Firewall, Dependabot Dependency Checker
   • Messages: Unexpected token '#', "### Ran Pl"... is not valid JSON
   • Impact: Output parsing failures when workflows return markdown instead of JSON
   • Severity: MEDIUM - Indicates incorrect output format handling

Error Patterns by Workflow

Highest Error Counts:

• Daily Issues Report Generator: 91 errors (timezone bug)
• Smoke Claude: 78+ errors (mostly false positives from code pattern detection)
• Smoke Copilot No Firewall: 45+ errors (MCP startup, JSON parsing)
• Smoke Copilot Playwright: 24+ errors (MCP failures, missing tools, firewall blocks)
• Changeset Generator: 3 errors (module resolution)

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MCP Server Failures

Server Name	Failure Count	Workflows Affected	Run IDs
safeoutputs	2	Smoke Claude	§20485738054, §20480096402

Analysis: The safeoutputs MCP server experienced connection failures in the Smoke Claude workflow. This server provides safe output mechanisms for GitHub operations (issues, PRs, discussions). Failures indicate either server instability or network connectivity issues.

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Firewall Analysis

• Total Requests: 8,329
• Allowed Requests: 8,329
• Denied Requests: 0

Top Allowed Domains (by request count)

1. api.github.com:443 - 2,936 requests (GitHub API)
2. api.githubcopilot.com:443 - 2,561 requests (Copilot API)
3. api.enterprise.githubcopilot.com:443 - 2,408 requests (Enterprise Copilot)
4. registry.npmjs.org:443 - 205 requests (npm packages)
5. github.com:443 - 116 requests (GitHub web)
6. proxy.golang.org:443 - 55 requests (Go modules)
7. api.mcp.github.com:443 - 26 requests (MCP server)
8. cdn.playwright.dev:443 - 11 requests (Playwright assets)
9. playwright.download.prss.microsoft.com:443 - 11 requests (Playwright binaries)

Analysis: Firewall is functioning correctly with 0 denied requests. All traffic is to expected and legitimate domains. The high volume of GitHub and Copilot API calls (87% of all traffic) is normal for agentic workflows.

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Performance Metrics

• Average Token Usage: 335,685 tokens per run
• Total Cost (24h): $11.17
• Total Tokens (24h): 28,868,912 tokens
• Highest Cost Workflow: Daily Issues Report Generator ($1.23, run §20480394940)
• Average Turns: 5.4 turns per run
• Total Duration: 5.5 hours of compute time

Cost Breakdown by Engine:

• Codex: Significant usage in smoke tests and changesets
• Copilot: Heavy usage across multiple workflows
• Claude: Moderate usage in smoke tests and utilities

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Affected Workflows

Workflows with Multiple Failures (≥2)

Workflow	Failures	Latest Run
Issue Monster	7	Multiple runs
Tidy	4	Multiple runs
Smoke Claude	3	§20485738054
Smoke Copilot	3	§20485738065
Changeset Generator	2	§20485738072
Security Fix PR	2	Multiple runs
Smoke Copilot No Firewall	2	§20485829340
Smoke Copilot Playwright	2	§20485783370
Smoke Copilot Safe Inputs	2	Multiple runs

Workflows with Single Failures

• Copilot PR Conversation NLP Analysis
• Copilot Session Insights
• Daily Choice Type Test
• Daily Team Status
• Plan Command
• Smoke Codex
• Smoke Codex Firewall

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Historical Context

Comparing with previous audit (2025-12-22):

Metric	Dec 22	Dec 24	Change
Total Runs	65	86	+32.3% ↑
Success Rate	76.92%	55.8%	-21.1% ↓
Total Cost	$7.50	$11.17	+48.9% ↑
Total Errors	778	1,021	+31.2% ↑
Total Warnings	516	488	-5.4% ↓
Missing Tools	10	5	-50.0% ↓

Key Trends:

• ⚠️ Success rate dropped significantly from 76.92% to 55.8% - a 21 percentage point decline
• ⚠️ Cost increased disproportionately (+49%) compared to run volume (+32%), indicating less efficient execution
• ✅ Missing tools decreased from 10 to 5, suggesting better tool availability or reduced tool requirements
• ⚠️ Error count increased by 31%, outpacing the increase in run volume

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Recommendations

1. URGENT: Fix Daily Issues Report Generator Timezone Bug

• Priority: P0 (Critical)
• Issue: 91 errors from timezone comparison failure
• Action: Ensure all datetime objects are timezone-aware or explicitly convert to UTC before comparisons
• File: Check Python scripts in Daily Issues Report Generator workflow
• Impact: Will eliminate ~9% of all errors and restore workflow functionality

2. Improve Error Detection Pattern Accuracy

• Priority: P1 (High)
• Issue: Code snippets like } catch (error) { being flagged as errors
• Action: Review and refine error detection regex patterns in validation scripts (validate_errors.cjs)
• Impact: Will reduce noise in error logs and provide clearer signal on real issues

3. Resolve Module Resolution Issues

• Priority: P1 (High)
• Issue: Cannot find module './read_buffer.cjs' in multiple workflows
• Action:
  • Verify Node.js module paths and dependencies
  • Check if module files are properly included in workflow artifacts
  • Consider using absolute imports or proper module resolution
• Impact: Will fix Smoke Copilot and Changeset Generator workflows

4. Stabilize MCP Server Connections

• Priority: P1 (High)
• Issue: MCP connection failures (Invalid URL, spawn uvx ENOENT, Connection closed)
• Action:
  • Verify MCP server URLs in workflow configurations
  • Ensure uvx (uv package runner) is available in workflow environments
  • Add connection retry logic for transient failures
  • Validate safeoutputs server availability and configuration
• Impact: Will improve tool availability and reduce workflow failures

5. Add safeinputs-gh Tool

• Priority: P2 (Medium)
• Issue: 3 requests for safeinputs-gh tool
• Action: Implement or configure the safeinputs-gh tool for authenticated GitHub CLI operations
• Affected Workflows: Smoke Copilot Playwright, Smoke Codex
• Impact: Will enable authenticated GitHub operations in security-constrained environments

6. Review Directory Creation Security Policy

• Priority: P2 (Medium)
• Issue: Spec-Kit Execute workflow cannot create directories via Bash
• Action:
  • Evaluate if security policy is too restrictive for legitimate use cases
  • Consider providing a safe alternative for directory creation
  • Document approved methods for directory operations
• Impact: Will unblock Spec-Kit Execute workflow

7. Investigate Success Rate Decline

• Priority: P1 (High)
• Issue: Success rate dropped from 76.92% to 55.8% in 2 days
• Action:
  • Analyze common patterns in recent failures (Issue Monster, Tidy, smoke tests)
  • Identify if infrastructure changes or code changes caused regression
  • Review changes deployed between Dec 22 and Dec 24
• Impact: Will help prevent further degradation and restore stability

8. Optimize Token Usage and Cost

• Priority: P2 (Medium)
• Issue: Cost increased 49% while runs only increased 32%
• Action:
  • Identify workflows with inefficient token usage
  • Review if failed workflows are consuming excessive tokens before failing
  • Consider early failure detection to save costs
  • Optimize prompts and tool usage in high-cost workflows
• Impact: Will reduce daily operational costs

9. Monitor Issue Monster and Tidy Workflows

• Priority: P1 (High)
• Issue: Issue Monster (7 failures) and Tidy (4 failures) showing persistent problems
• Action:
  • Deep dive into these specific workflows
  • Check for common failure patterns
  • Review recent changes to these workflows
  • Consider temporarily disabling until root cause is identified
• Impact: Will eliminate 11 recurring failures (26% of all failures)

10. Improve Smoke Test Reliability

• Priority: P1 (High)
• Issue: Multiple smoke test workflows failing (Claude, Copilot variants)
• Action:
  • Smoke tests should be most stable workflows - their failures indicate systemic issues
  • Review smoke test logic and dependencies
  • Ensure smoke tests run in isolated environments
  • Add better error handling and diagnostics
• Impact: Will improve confidence in CI/CD pipeline and catch issues earlier

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Next Steps

• IMMEDIATE: Fix Daily Issues Report Generator timezone bug (eliminates 9% of errors)
• TODAY: Investigate 21% success rate decline and identify root causes
• THIS WEEK: Stabilize Issue Monster and Tidy workflows (26% of failures)
• THIS WEEK: Fix module resolution and MCP connection issues
• THIS WEEK: Refine error detection patterns to reduce false positives
• ONGOING: Monitor cost trends and optimize token usage across workflows

References:

• §20480394940 - Daily Issues Report Generator (91 errors)
• §20485738054 - Smoke Claude (MCP failures)
• §20485829340 - Smoke Copilot No Firewall (multiple issues)

AI generated by Agentic Workflow Audit Agent

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