Description
The safe-output create_issue operation fails with HTTP 403 when multiple daily workflows complete simultaneously and all attempt to call create_issue within the same 3-minute window. This has occurred 3 times (2026-04-02, 2026-04-07, and 2026-04-13 between 12:17–12:20 UTC), making it a predictable, recurring pattern rather than a transient blip.
Today's Safe Output Health Report (#26038) reports: 3 hard failures, overall success rate 97.8%, health status "Degraded" for the 3rd time.
The fix should introduce either: (a) a short jitter/retry in the safe-output job when receiving a 403 rate-limit response, or (b) a concurrency limit on the safe-output GitHub Actions job so at most N create_issue operations run in parallel across all workflows.
Expected Impact
- Eliminates the only remaining recurring safe-output failure pattern
- Restores safe-output health from "Degraded" to "Healthy" (was 100% prior to Apr 2)
- Prevents wasted workflow runs (3 failed issues × recurrence every ~5 days)
Suggested Agent
Copilot Coding Agent — add exponential backoff with jitter to the create_issue safe-output handler on HTTP 429/403 rate limit responses. Look at the safe-output JS handler code; add a retry loop (max 3 attempts, 15–45 s jitter).
Estimated Effort
Quick (< 1 hour) — targeted change to the safe-output issue-creation handler with retry logic
Data Source
DeepReport Intelligence Briefing — 2026-04-13 (run §24350668325). Source discussion: Safe Output Health Report #26038.
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Description
The safe-output
create_issueoperation fails with HTTP 403 when multiple daily workflows complete simultaneously and all attempt to callcreate_issuewithin the same 3-minute window. This has occurred 3 times (2026-04-02, 2026-04-07, and 2026-04-13 between 12:17–12:20 UTC), making it a predictable, recurring pattern rather than a transient blip.Today's Safe Output Health Report (#26038) reports: 3 hard failures, overall success rate 97.8%, health status "Degraded" for the 3rd time.
The fix should introduce either: (a) a short jitter/retry in the safe-output job when receiving a 403 rate-limit response, or (b) a concurrency limit on the safe-output GitHub Actions job so at most N
create_issueoperations run in parallel across all workflows.Expected Impact
Suggested Agent
Copilot Coding Agent — add exponential backoff with jitter to the
create_issuesafe-output handler on HTTP 429/403 rate limit responses. Look at the safe-output JS handler code; add a retry loop (max 3 attempts, 15–45 s jitter).Estimated Effort
Quick (< 1 hour) — targeted change to the safe-output issue-creation handler with retry logic
Data Source
DeepReport Intelligence Briefing — 2026-04-13 (run §24350668325). Source discussion: Safe Output Health Report #26038.