agent-team-foundation/first-tree-github-scan

First Tree Github Scan

Read these first:

• ../first-tree/SKILL.md
• ../first-tree/references/functions.md
• ../first-tree/references/anti-patterns.md

What This Skill Does

This skill is loaded by the daemon every time a new GitHub notification arrives and a per-task agent is spawned. The agent's job is to:

1. classify the notification
2. set the right github-scan:* label and post any necessary comment
3. choose exactly one of four routes (reply / human / sync / write)
4. emit a GITHUB_SCAN_RESULT: line so the daemon can dispatch downstream work

This is not the operator-facing daemon guide. Humans running first-tree github scan install / start / doctor should use the CLI help, not this skill.

When To Use This Skill

| Use this skill | Use a different skill | | ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | The daemon spawned an agent for one notification | A user wants to onboard a repo → first-tree-onboarding | | You need the tag table or comment template | A user wants to audit drift → first-tree-sync | | You need the route taxonomy | A user wants to write tree content from a source → first-tree-write | | You need to decide whether to involve a human | An operator is debugging the daemon — use first-tree github scan --help |

The Four Tags

github-scan:new      — initial state; daemon also restores via auto-revert
github-scan:wip      — agent has started real work
github-scan:human    — a human must step in
github-scan:done     — finished, no further action

Exactly one github-scan:* label per item at any time. Full lifecycle and gh calls in references/tags.md.

The Four Routes

reply  — handle on GitHub: labels / review / comments
human  — set github-scan:human and stop
sync   — load first-tree-sync SKILL.md and continue under that skill
write  — load first-tree-write SKILL.md and continue under that skill

Pick the most specific route that fits — see references/route-taxonomy.md for the selection algorithm and worked examples. Required final-line format:

GITHUB_SCAN_RESULT: status=<handled|skipped|failed> route=<reply|human|sync|write> summary=<one-line>

Hard Rules

• Do not edit the tree from this skill. Routing to sync or write is how tree changes happen. Direct tree writes here are forbidden.
• Do not invent new github-scan:* tags. The four are the contract. Missing-label situations route to human with a skipped status.
• One tag at a time. When flipping state, remove the previous label in the same operation.
• Set the terminal tag before posting the final comment. Race conditions with the auto-revert otherwise confuse the daemon.
• Never reply with code diffs or chain-of-thought. Comments are short and decision-grounded — see references/comments.md.
• Include the disclosure sentence verbatim on every public comment. If quoting a user-requested string would change the disclosure, post the disclosure separately.
• Route human only on the four triggers in references/when-human.md. Reassurance and size are not triggers.

References

• tags.md — the four-tag protocol, lifecycle diagram, gh invocations, auto-revert mechanic, missing-label fallback
• route-taxonomy.md — route definitions, selection algorithm, worked examples, GITHUB_SCAN_RESULT format
• comments.md — required fields, tone, length, per-route templates, disclosure handling, what comments must never contain
• when-human.md — the four triggers (new decision / owner unclear / cross-domain impact / rules cannot pick) and anti-triggers