Safe Output Health Report - 2026-03-02

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Executive Summary

The safe output infrastructure maintained a 100% success rate for the 10th consecutive day. All 41 safe_output jobs executed without failures, and all 16 safe output operations completed successfully. A new agent-level failure pattern (EP008) was detected affecting Codex-powered workflows: OpenAI's cyber_policy_violation error blocked 10 runs. The persistent EP002 lockdown-mode issue continues (now 10 consecutive days). Neither pattern affects safe output job health directly.

• Period: 2026-03-01 ~04:28Z to 2026-03-02 ~04:20Z (last 24h)
• Runs Analyzed: 49
• Workflows Active: 35
• Safe Output Jobs Executed: 41
• Safe Output Jobs Failed: 0 ✅
• Safe Output Operations: 16 (8 add_comment, 5 create_issue, 3 create_discussion)
• Error Clusters Identified: 0 safe-output clusters; 2 out-of-scope agent clusters

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Safe Output Job Statistics

Job Type	Total Executions	Failures	Success Rate
add_comment	8	0	100%
create_issue	5	0	100%
create_discussion	3	0	100%
missing_tool	1	0	100% (expected behavior)
All safe_output jobs	41	0	100%

The one missing_tool report came from Smoke Create Cross-Repo PR (§22557699625), where the agent correctly reported that create_pull_request for githubnext/gh-aw-side-repo is blocked by design (safeoutputs only allows PRs in github/gh-aw). This is expected smoke test behavior validating the cross-repo restriction.

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Error Clusters (Out-of-Scope — Agent Level)

These are agent job failures, not safe output failures. Safe output jobs handled them gracefully (ENOENT on missing artifact, succeeded anyway). Included for situational awareness.

NEW: EP008 — OpenAI Codex Cyber Policy Violation (10 occurrences)

• Count: 10 occurrences (first observed today)
• Affected Workflows: AI Moderator (8×), Duplicate Code Detector (1×), Smoke Codex (1×)
• Error Code: cyber_policy_violation

Sample Error Message

{
  "type": "error",
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request",
    "code": "cyber_policy_violation",
    "message": "This user's access to gpt-5.3-codex has been temporarily limited for potentially suspicious activity related to cybersecurity.",
    "param": "safety_identifier"
  }
}

Observed in: §22560782030, §22560756528, §22557062245, and 7 more AI Moderator runs.

Root Cause: OpenAI's safety filter for gpt-5.3-codex is flagging workflow prompts as potentially cybersecurity-related. The AI Moderator's prompt (spam/moderation detection language) and Duplicate Code Detector's code-analysis prompts appear to be triggering this policy. Codex returns this error immediately on the first API call, preventing the agent from doing any work.

Impact on Safe Outputs: None. The safe_output job correctly handles the missing agent-output artifact with a graceful No agent output available - nothing to process message.

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EP002 (Recurring, Day 10) — Lockdown Mode Token Missing (8 occurrences)

• Count: 8 occurrences today: Issue Monster (6×), PR Triage Agent (1×), Daily Issues Report Generator (1×)
• Duration: 10 consecutive days (2026-02-21 → 2026-03-02, ~47 total)
• Affected Job: activation (before agent even starts)

Root Cause: Workflows with lockdown: true but no GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN configured fail immediately at activation.

Impact on Safe Outputs: None. The safe_outputs and conclusion jobs are skipped entirely when activation fails.

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Root Cause Analysis

Safe Output-Specific Issues

None identified. All safe output infrastructure is healthy.

Observed Agent-Level Issues (Context Only)

Category	Pattern	Occurrences	Trend
API Policy Violation	EP008 (Codex cyber_policy)	10 (NEW)	🔴 New today
Configuration Error	EP002 (Lockdown mode)	8	🟡 Stable / Day 10

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Recommendations

Critical Issues (Immediate Action Required)

1. [EP008] OpenAI Codex Cyber Policy Violations — Investigate and Switch Engine
   • Priority: High
   • Root Cause: gpt-5.3-codex flagging AI Moderator, Duplicate Code Detector, and Smoke Codex prompts as cybersecurity-related
   • Recommended Actions:
     • Switch AI Moderator from engine_id: codex to engine_id: claude or engine_id: copilot as a short-term workaround
     • Review if the AI Moderator prompt contains language (e.g., references to "spam", "malicious", "attack") that triggers the filter
     • Contact OpenAI support to whitelist these workflow use cases
   • Affected Workflows: ai-moderator.md, duplicate-code-detector.md, smoke-codex.md

Persistent Issue (Medium Priority)

2. [EP002] Issue Monster / PR Triage Agent Lockdown Mode — Day 10
   • Priority: Medium
   • Root Cause: Workflows configured with lockdown: true lack GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN secret
   • Recommended Action: Configure GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN (or GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN) in repository secrets, or remove lockdown: true from .github/workflows/issue-monster.lock.yml and pr-triage-agent.lock.yml
   • Affected Workflows: issue-monster, pr-triage-agent, daily-issues-report (new)

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Work Item Plans

Work Item 1: Switch AI Moderator Away from Codex Engine

• Type: Configuration Fix
• Priority: High
• Description: The AI Moderator workflow (and related Codex workflows) are consistently blocked by OpenAI's cyber_policy_violation safety filter starting today. Switch to a non-Codex engine to restore functionality.
• Acceptance Criteria:
  • ai-moderator.md updated to use engine_id: copilot or engine_id: claude
  • AI Moderator runs successfully without cyber_policy_violation errors
  • smoke-codex test for this specific error documented as known limitation
• Technical Approach: Edit workflow frontmatter engine_id: field; recompile; verify next scheduled run succeeds
• Estimated Effort: Small
• Dependencies: None

Work Item 2: Resolve EP002 Lockdown Token Configuration (Day 10)

• Type: Configuration Fix
• Priority: Medium (no safe output impact, but 8 wasted runs/day)
• Description: Issue Monster, PR Triage Agent, and Daily Issues Report Generator fail activation on every run due to missing GitHub token for lockdown mode.
• Acceptance Criteria:
  • GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN configured as repository secret, OR lockdown: true removed from affected workflows
  • Issue Monster runs complete through agent job successfully
  • Zero consecutive activation failures in next 24h window
• Technical Approach: Add secret via repo Settings → Secrets, or modify workflow frontmatter
• Estimated Effort: Small
• Dependencies: Requires repo admin access to configure secrets

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Historical Context

10-Day Trend

Date	Runs	Safe Output Failures	Success Rate	Notable
2026-02-21	23	2	88.9%	EP001: push_to_pr_branch bug
2026-02-22	35	0	100%	Clean
2026-02-23	33	0	100%	Clean
2026-02-24	34	3	85.7%	EP005: add_comment permission
2026-02-25	45	3	94.1%	EP005+EP006
2026-02-26	22	0	100%	EP007: auto-merge warning
2026-02-27	25	0	100%	EP002 persists (5×)
2026-03-01	29	0	100%	EP002 persists (9×)
2026-03-02	49	0	100%	EP008 NEW (10×), EP002 (8×)

• Error rate trend: Stable at 0% safe output failures (7th consecutive clean day)
• Most reliable job type: All types (100% for 7 consecutive days)
• New concern: EP008 Codex policy violation — appeared abruptly today with high volume (10 runs)
• EP001/EP005/EP006 status: Resolved, not observed since fix dates

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Metrics and KPIs

• Overall Safe Output Success Rate: 100% (7 consecutive days)
• Most Reliable Job Type: All types — add_comment, create_issue, create_discussion all 100%
• Most Problematic Job Type: None (all healthy)
• Safe Output Operations Today: 16 across 41 jobs
• Total Cost Today: $11.93 (49 runs, 38.6M tokens)

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Next Steps

• Investigate EP008: Switch AI Moderator from Codex engine (High priority)
• Resolve EP002: Configure lockdown token for Issue Monster / PR Triage (Medium priority, day 10)
• Monitor EP008: Check if cyber_policy_violation affects other Codex workflows tomorrow
• Contact OpenAI about policy review for ai-moderator workflow use case

References:

• §22561263343 — This audit run
• §22560782030 — AI Moderator EP008 sample
• §22557699625 — Smoke Create Cross-Repo PR (missing_tool)

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• expires on Mar 3, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC

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