django-ticket-triage

Analyze Django ticket and provide triage recommendations.

Prerequisites:

• python3 (standard library only; no extra Python packages required)
• gh — GitHub CLI (install). Run gh auth login to authenticate.
• Django source code — git clone https://github.com/django/django.git in the working directory (for Step 5: source code analysis)

Before starting, verify python3 and gh are available. If gh is missing, show the install link and stop. If django/ directory is missing, warn the user and skip Step 5 (source code browsing).

Arguments:

• $ARGUMENTS: Trac ticket number (required, e.g., 36812, 2750)

IMPORTANT:

• DO NOT use WebFetch or Fetch for GitHub URLs. ALWAYS use the gh CLI command instead.
• For commits: gh api repos/<owner>/django/commits/<sha>
• For PRs: gh pr view <number> --repo django/django or gh api repos/django/django/pulls/<number>
• See references/gh-examples.md for more examples.

Note: ./scripts/ paths are relative to this SKILL.md file. Use the actual resolved path when executing.

Step 1: Fetch Ticket Details

python3 ./scripts/trac.py get $ARGUMENTS

Identify the following:

• Basic info: summary, reporter, owner, component, version
• Status: status, resolution, triage_stage, has_patch
• Keywords: Extract key terms from keywords field
• Ticket type: Bug report / Feature request / Documentation / Cleanup
• History: Review comments for previous discussions, related PRs, prior patch attempts

Step 2: Search for Duplicates and Related Tickets

2-1. Trac Search (at least 2-3 queries)

# Search by key keywords
python3 ./scripts/trac.py search "<key keywords>"

# Search by error message or class/function name
python3 ./scripts/trac.py search "<error message or class name>"

# Search by component + keyword combination
python3 ./scripts/trac.py search "<component> <keyword>"

2-2. Review Potentially Related Tickets

Fetch details for related tickets found (top 3-5):

python3 ./scripts/trac.py get <related_ticket_id>

Step 3: Search Related PRs (GitHub)

Find PRs linked to the ticket:

# Search PRs mentioning ticket number in title/body
gh search prs "Fixed #$ARGUMENTS" --repo django/django --limit 10
gh search prs "#$ARGUMENTS" --repo django/django --limit 10

# Or search by Trac ticket URL
gh search prs "code.djangoproject.com/ticket/$ARGUMENTS" --repo django/django --limit 10

If related PRs exist, review details:

gh pr view <pr_number> --repo django/django --json title,state,body,comments

Step 4: Search Django Forum

Check for forum discussions related to the ticket:

# Search by ticket number
python3 ./scripts/forum.py ticket $ARGUMENTS

# If no results, search internals category by keywords
python3 ./scripts/forum.py search "<key keywords>" --category=internals

Step 5: Browse Related Source Code (If Applicable)

For tickets requiring code changes, check related code in django/ directory:

Find related files:

• Use the Glob tool with pattern django/**/<relevant_file>.py to find files by name
• Use the Grep tool with pattern <class or function name> in django/ to search code

Find related tests:

• Use the Glob tool with pattern tests/**/test_*.py to find test files
• Use the Grep tool with pattern <related keyword> in tests/ to search test code

Identify:

• Location of the problematic code
• Existing test coverage
• Scope of changes needed

Step 6: Validity Assessment

For Bug Reports

For Feature Requests

Red Flags (Likely Invalid)

• Security issue reported on public Trac (should go to security@djangoproject.com)
• Only affects unsupported Django versions
• “Only I need this” type of feature
• Works as documented (user misunderstanding)
• Third-party package issue, not Django core

Step 7: Triage Decision

Read references/triage-stages.md for stage definitions and duplicate criteria.

Step 8: Save Report and Output Summary

8-1. Save Full Report to File

Create directory if needed and save the full report:

mkdir -p triage-reports

Read references/report-template.md and use it as the report format. Write the full report to triage-reports/<ticket_id>.md using the Write tool.

8-2. Output Summary to Terminal

Read the terminal summary format from references/report-template.md and output a brief summary.