Safe Output Health Report - 2026-03-04

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Executive Summary

Safe output infrastructure continues its perfect streak — for the 7th consecutive day, all safe output jobs completed with 100% success. 39 workflow runs were analyzed from the last 24 hours, with 6 safe output operations executed flawlessly (3 create_discussion, 2 create_issue, 1 add_comment).

The health picture is dominated by agent-level failures (17 total), none of which impacted safe outputs. However, EP008 (Codex cyber_policy_violation) is increasing sharply — jumping from 5 occurrences yesterday to 11 today, now spanning 4 distinct workflows including AI Moderator with 7 individual run failures. A new pattern EP009 was also detected: one-time network failure in Smoke Update Cross-Repo PR.

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Safe Output Job Statistics

Job Type	Total Executions	Failures	Success Rate
create_discussion	3	0	100%
create_issue	2	0	100%
add_comment	1	0	100%
Total	6	0	100%

All 29 safe_outputs workflow jobs concluded with success. Runs where agents failed (17 total) had their safe_outputs jobs handle missing agent-output artifacts gracefully.

View All Safe Output Items Executed Today

#	Type	Workflow	URL
1	create_discussion	Developer Documentation Consolidator	#19471
2	create_discussion	Daily Compiler Quality Check	#19477
3	create_discussion	Auto-Triage Issues	#19479
4	create_issue	Smoke Create Cross-Repo PR	#19482
5	create_issue	Contribution Check	#19487
6	add_comment	Agent Container Smoke Test	#19427 comment

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Error Clusters (Agent-Level Only)

Note: All errors below are agent-level failures. Safe output jobs ran successfully for all of them.

Cluster 1: EP008 — Codex Cyber Policy Violation (⚠️ INCREASING)

• Count: 11 occurrences today (up from 5 yesterday, 10 day before)
• Affected Workflows: AI Moderator (7x), Smoke Codex (2x), Duplicate Code Detector (1x), Daily Issues Report Generator (1x)
• Trend: 10 → 5 → 11 over 3 days (total: 26 occurrences)
• Sample Error:

  {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request","code":"cyber_policy_violation",
  "message":"This user's access to gpt-5.3-codex has been temporarily limited for 
  potentially suspicious activity related to cybersecurity."}}
  ```
  

• Root Cause: OpenAI's Codex (gpt-5.3-codex) safety filters flagging security/moderation-related workflow prompts
• Impact: High — AI Moderator alone failed 7 times today, meaning content moderation is not running

Cluster 2: EP002 — Issue Monster / PR Triage Lockdown Mode (Persistent)

• Count: 5 occurrences today (stable, day 13 of consecutive failures)
• Affected Workflows: Issue Monster (4x), PR Triage Agent (1x)
• Total since Feb 21: 59 occurrences across 13 consecutive days
• Sample Error: Lockdown mode is enabled... no custom GitHub token is configured
• Root Cause: Workflows configured with lockdown: true but no GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN secret configured
• Impact: Medium — issue/PR triage automation not running; safe outputs handle gracefully

Cluster 3: EP009 — Cross-Repo Network Failure (New)

• Count: 1 occurrence (first observation)
• Affected Workflow: Smoke Update Cross-Repo PR (run §22650227984)
• Error:

  fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo/': 
  Failed sending HTTP request
  

• Root Cause: Unknown — either transient network failure or repo access issue for githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo
• Impact: Low (single occurrence) — smoke test failed, safe outputs succeeded with empty output

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Root Cause Analysis

API-Related Issues (EP008)

The Codex gpt-5.3-codex model is triggering OpenAI safety filters for cybersecurity-related content. This is worsening: the expansion to 4 different workflows and 7 AI Moderator failures in a single day suggests the policy enforcement is tightening, not loosening. The affected workflows (AI Moderator, code detection/analysis, smoke tests) are high-value daily operations.

Configuration Issues (EP002)

13 consecutive days of the same lockdown mode error for Issue Monster and PR Triage Agent. This is a straightforward configuration fix (add GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN secret or disable lockdown: true), but it hasn't been addressed. Each day these workflows fail silently from an end-user perspective, with safe outputs correctly reporting no output.

Network Issues (EP009)

Single occurrence — likely transient or related to the githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo repository being temporarily inaccessible. The Smoke Update Cross-Repo PR workflow's allowed_domains includes github (covering github.com), so network config may not be the issue. Needs monitoring.

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Recommendations

Critical Issues (Immediate Action Required)

1. EP008: Switch Codex Workflows to Alternative Engine
   • Priority: High
   • Root Cause: OpenAI Codex safety filters blocking cybersecurity-related workflows
   • Recommended Action: Temporarily switch AI Moderator, Duplicate Code Detector, and Daily Issues Report Generator from engine_id: codex to engine_id: claude or engine_id: copilot until Codex policy is resolved
   • Affected: 4 workflows, 26 cumulative failures over 3 days (11 today alone)

Bug Fixes Required

None identified in safe output job code today.

Configuration Changes

1. EP002: Configure GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN for Locked-Down Workflows
   • Current: Issue Monster and PR Triage Agent have lockdown: true but no token configured → 13 consecutive days of failures
   • Recommended: Either (a) add GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN as a repository secret and configure in workflow, or (b) remove lockdown: true from workflow frontmatter
   • Reason: Restores automated issue/PR triage functionality

Process Improvements

1. EP008: Alert When Codex Error Rate Exceeds Threshold

   • Current State: Codex failures are tracked in health reports but no automated alert
   • Proposed: Trigger an immediate issue when the same agent error type occurs >3 times in 24h
   • Benefits: Faster response to AI provider outages or policy changes

2. EP009: Monitor Smoke Update Cross-Repo PR

   • Current State: Single failure, cause unknown
   • Proposed: Track for next 3 days; if recurring, investigate githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo accessibility and firewall config
   • Benefits: Detects if cross-org repo access is degraded

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Work Item Plans

Work Item 1: Fix EP008 — Switch Codex Workflows to Alternative Engine

• Type: Configuration Change
• Priority: High
• Description: AI Moderator, Smoke Codex, Duplicate Code Detector, and Daily Issues Report Generator are all failing with cyber_policy_violation from gpt-5.3-codex. The error has persisted 3 days with an upward trend (10→5→11 occurrences/day). AI Moderator failures are particularly impactful as content moderation isn't running.
• Acceptance Criteria:
  • AI Moderator successfully completes daily runs without cyber_policy_violation
  • Smoke Codex smoke tests complete as expected
  • Duplicate Code Detector runs daily without errors
  • Daily Issues Report Generator produces reports
• Technical Approach: Update engine_id in each affected workflow's frontmatter from codex to claude or copilot. Recompile with gh aw compile.
• Estimated Effort: Small (config change only)
• Dependencies: Confirm target engine (Claude or Copilot) is appropriate for each workflow's task

Work Item 2: Fix EP002 — Configure Lockdown Token for Issue Monster & PR Triage

• Type: Configuration Fix
• Priority: Medium
• Description: 13 consecutive days (59 occurrences) of Issue Monster and PR Triage Agent failing with lockdown mode token error. These workflows use lockdown: true but GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN is not configured as a repository secret.
• Acceptance Criteria:
  • Issue Monster completes runs without lockdown mode error
  • PR Triage Agent completes runs without lockdown mode error
  • Zero EP002 failures for 3 consecutive days
• Technical Approach: Option A: Add GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN repository secret with appropriate permissions. Option B: Remove lockdown: true from workflow frontmatter if lockdown is not needed.
• Estimated Effort: Small
• Dependencies: Decision on whether lockdown mode is intentional for these workflows

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Historical Context

View 13-Day Trend

Date	Runs	Safe Output Failures	Success Rate	Notable
2026-02-21	23	2	88.9%	EP001: push_to_pull_request_branch branch bug
2026-02-22	35	0	100%	Clean
2026-02-23	33	0	100%	Clean
2026-02-24	34	3	85.7%	EP005: add_comment permission error
2026-02-25	45	3	94.1%	EP005+EP006 add_comment failures
2026-02-26	22	0	100%	EP007: auto-merge method warning
2026-02-27	25	0	100%	EP002 continues (5x)
2026-03-01	29	0	100%	EP002 continues (9x)
2026-03-02	49	0	100%	NEW EP008: Codex policy violation (10x)
2026-03-03	22	0	100%	EP008 continues (5x)
2026-03-04	39	0	100%	EP008 INCREASING (11x), NEW EP009

7-day safe output job success streak: Feb 27 – Mar 4

Trends

• Safe output infrastructure: Stable and healthy — 100% job success for 7 consecutive days
• EP002 (lockdown mode): Flat at ~5/day for 13 days — unaddressed configuration issue
• EP008 (Codex policy): Rapidly worsening — 3 days, now across 4 workflows, AI Moderator dominates
• Most reliable safe output operation: All types at 100% today
• Most problematic agent issue: EP008 Codex cyber_policy_violation (escalating)

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Metrics and KPIs

• Overall Safe Output Job Success Rate: 100% (29/29 jobs)
• Overall Safe Output Operation Success Rate: 100% (6/6 operations)
• Agent Failure Rate (all causes): 43.6% (17/39 runs had agent failures — note: many agent failures are expected/known patterns)
• EP008 growth rate: +120% day-over-day (5→11)

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Next Steps

• Critical: Switch AI Moderator (and optionally other Codex workflows) to Claude/Copilot engine to restore content moderation
• High: Create configuration PR to add GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN for Issue Monster and PR Triage Agent (EP002 — 13 days unresolved)
• Monitor: Track Smoke Update Cross-Repo PR for EP009 recurrence over next 3 days
• Investigate: Reach out to OpenAI about Codex cyber_policy_violation policy changes if switching engine is not preferred

References:

• §22654824519 — This audit run
• §22650227984 — Smoke Update Cross-Repo PR (EP009 first occurrence)
• §22648781426 — AI Moderator (EP008 example run)

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