feat(agents): Add backtracking and feedback loop to bug-fixing agent workflow#17059
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Pull request overview
Adds explicit “surface problems + re-invocation” guidance across specialist agents and introduces a backtracking loop in the bug-fixing orchestrator so the workflow can recover when an agent flags earlier-step issues.
Changes:
- Introduces backtracking rules in
bug-fixing-orchestrator-agentto turn the workflow into a corrective loop instead of a strict pipeline. - Adds “Surfacing Problems” / “Re-invocation” (and related guardrails) to migration, changelog, and README agents.
- Adds guidance for handling incorrect reproduction tests between the test writer and implementer agents.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| .github/agents/tdd-test-writer-agent.md | Adds guidance for re-invocation when a prior reproduction test is incorrect. |
| .github/agents/migration-agent.md | Adds explicit “surfacing problems” and “re-invocation” steps; renumbers subsequent steps. |
| .github/agents/component-readme-agent.md | Adds stop-and-surface guidance when handoff/code are inconsistent, plus re-invocation instructions. |
| .github/agents/changelog-agent.md | Adds stop-and-surface guidance and re-invocation instructions for CHANGELOG updates. |
| .github/agents/bug-fixing-orchestrator-agent.md | Adds a Step 3a backtracking table and updates completeness checks to account for backtrack signals. |
| .github/agents/bug-fixing-implementer-agent.md | Adds explicit rules for what to do when the reproduction test is wrong or root cause differs. |
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Description
The bug-fixing orchestrator previously ran as a strict linear pipeline with no mechanism to recover from problems discovered mid-workflow. This PR adds an explicit backtracking loop so the process can self-correct when an agent surfaces an issue with earlier work.