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PR stuck in draft

Symptoms:
  • PR remains in draft status
  • All checks passing but not ready for review
  • Cannot merge PR
Solution:
  1. Check CI status - ensure all checks are passing
  2. Verify auto-undraft is enabled in Settings
  3. Manually undraft the PR if needed
  4. Check if there are pending review comments

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AutoDev not responding to reviews

Symptoms:
  • Reviewer submitted feedback
  • No workflow triggered
  • PR not updated
  • PR not converting to draft
  • No response to feedback
Possible causes:
  • Reviewer hasn’t connected the repository in AutoDev
  • Bot reviews with auto-apply disabled
  • GitHub webhook not configured or delivery failing
  • Review was a simple approval (doesn’t trigger workflow)
  • Review type doesn’t trigger workflow
  • Repository not connected
Solution: Ensure reviewer has repository access:
  1. Reviewer must connect the repository in AutoDev
  2. Verify repository appears in reviewer’s dashboard
  3. Check that AutoDev GitHub App is installed
Enable auto-apply for bot reviews: See Auto-apply Bot Reviews in the settings documentation for details on enabling this feature. Verify webhook configuration:
  1. Repository settings → Webhooks
  2. Check AutoDev webhook exists
  3. Verify webhook is active
  4. Check recent delivery status
Check GitHub webhook logs:
  1. Go to repository settings on GitHub
  2. Navigate to Webhooks
  3. Find AutoDev webhook
  4. Check recent deliveries for errors
  5. Redeliver failed webhooks if needed
Check review type:
  • Simple approvals don’t trigger workflows
  • Comments must be submitted with “Request changes” or “Comment”
  • Verify review was actually submitted (not just comment)
Manual trigger:
  1. Go to task details
  2. Click “Update PR”
  3. Enter update instructions
  4. Workflow will trigger manually

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CI fixes not working

Symptoms:
  • CI checks failing
  • AutoDev not attempting fixes
  • PR remains with failed checks
Possible causes:
  • Already attempted fix for this commit (rate limited)
  • Workflow execution failed
  • GitHub Actions quota exceeded
  • AutoDev webhook not receiving check events
Solution: Push new commit to allow new fix attempt: 
git commit --allow-empty -m "Trigger CI fix attempt"
git push
Check workflow execution logs:
  1. Go to task details page
  2. Find workflow executions
  3. Look for “ci_fix” type workflows
  4. Review error messages
Verify GitHub Actions quota:
  1. Check repository Actions tab
  2. Verify workflows can run
  3. Check organization billing if quota exceeded
Manual fix alternative:
  1. Review CI failure logs
  2. Make fixes locally
  3. Push updates to PR branch

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Too many automated updates

Symptoms:
  • PR receives excessive updates
  • Multiple workflow runs
  • High costs
  • Reviewers confused by constant changes
Causes:
  • Task prompt too vague
  • Review feedback unclear
  • Multiple bots triggering updates
  • CI checks failing repeatedly
Solution: Break tasks into smaller units:
  • Create focused, single-purpose tasks
  • Avoid complex multi-step tasks
  • Use composite tasks for large projects
Be more specific in initial prompt: 
Good: Fix null pointer exception in UserService.authenticateUser()
when email field is missing

Bad: Fix the bug
Manually review and update PRs:
  1. Disable auto-apply temporarily
  2. Review accumulated feedback
  3. Make consolidated updates
  4. Re-enable auto-apply
Limit bot reviews:
  1. Configure bots to review less frequently
  2. Adjust bot sensitivity
  3. Use auto-apply selectively

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