Standardize issue-title-prefix vs title-prefix #437

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1. github-actions commented on Feb 27, 2026

   

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   TL;DR: the inconsistency is real and localized—scheduled-audit/scheduled-fix use issue-title-prefix while most other workflows use title-prefix; I recommend standardizing on title-prefix with a short compatibility window to avoid breaking existing consumers.

   Recommendation

   Adopt title-prefix as the canonical input name across workflows, and treat issue-title-prefix as a deprecated alias for one release cycle (if backward compatibility is needed). This aligns scheduled workflows with the dominant existing interface (inputs.title-prefix appears 36 times vs inputs.issue-title-prefix 6 times in .github/workflows/gh-aw-*.md).

   Findings

   • Confirmed mismatch in scheduled base workflows:
     • .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-audit.md:30 defines issue-title-prefix
     • .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-fix.md:30 defines issue-title-prefix
   • Those files also reference inputs.issue-title-prefix in runtime wiring:
     • .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-audit.md:61,79,87
     • .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-fix.md:66,87,117
   • Shared fragment and broader workflow ecosystem use title-prefix:
     • .github/workflows/gh-aw-fragments/previous-findings.md:6 uses inputs.title-prefix
     • Many workflows use ${{ inputs.title-prefix }} (36 matches across .github/workflows/gh-aw-*.md)
   • User-facing docs/examples for scheduled workflows currently expose the issue-title-prefix variant:
     • gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-audit/README.md:37
     • gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-fix/README.md:36
     • gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-audit/example.yml:17
     • gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-fix/example.yml:17
   • Related history:
     • Issue #405 requested stronger dedup and configurable prefixing.
     • PR #406 introduced previous-findings + configurable prefixes, and explicitly left scheduled workflows scoped to inputs.issue-title-prefix while others used inputs.title-prefix.

   Verification

   I ran targeted verification in the workspace:

   $ grep -nE "issue-title-prefix|title-prefix" .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-audit.md .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-fix.md .github/workflows/gh-aw-fragments/previous-findings.md gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-audit/README.md gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-fix/README.md gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-audit/example.yml gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-fix/example.yml
   .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-audit.md:30:      issue-title-prefix:
   .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-audit.md:61:  group: scheduled-audit-${{ inputs.issue-title-prefix }}
   .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-audit.md:79:    title-prefix: "${{ inputs.issue-title-prefix }} "
   .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-audit.md:87:      TITLE_PREFIX: ${{ inputs.issue-title-prefix }}
   .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-fix.md:30:      issue-title-prefix:
   .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-fix.md:66:  group: scheduled-fix-${{ inputs.issue-title-prefix }}
   .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-fix.md:87:      TITLE_PREFIX: ${{ inputs.issue-title-prefix }}
   .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-fix.md:117:github-search_issues: query="repo:{owner}/{repo} is:issue is:open in:title \"${{ inputs.issue-title-prefix }}\" sort:updated-asc"
   .github/workflows/gh-aw-fragments/previous-findings.md:6:      TITLE_PREFIX: ${{ inputs.title-prefix }}
   gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-audit/README.md:37:| `issue-title-prefix` | ...
   gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-fix/README.md:36:| `issue-title-prefix` | ...
   gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-audit/example.yml:17:      issue-title-prefix: "[my-audit]"
   gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-fix/example.yml:17:      issue-title-prefix: "[my-audit]"
   
   $ grep -Rno "inputs\.title-prefix" .github/workflows/gh-aw-*.md | wc -l
   36
   $ grep -Rno "inputs\.issue-title-prefix" .github/workflows/gh-aw-*.md | wc -l
   6

   Best-of-three check: I ran 3 independent sub-investigations (audit-first, history-first, grep-first). Two converged on “standardize naming”; one interpreted this as “feature already implemented” (dedup is implemented) but did not invalidate the naming inconsistency evidence above.

   Detailed Action Plan

   1. Canonicalize scheduled workflow inputs to title-prefix
      • Update input keys and all references in:
        • .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-audit.md (30, 61, 79, 87)
        • .github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-fix.md (30, 66, 87, 117)
   2. Backward compatibility (recommended)
      • For one release, accept both names in scheduled workflows (map legacy issue-title-prefix to canonical title-prefix internally) and document deprecation.
   3. Update user-facing docs/examples
      • gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-audit/README.md:37
      • gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-fix/README.md:36
      • gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-audit/example.yml:17
      • gh-agent-workflows/scheduled-fix/example.yml:17
   4. Recompile generated workflow artifacts
      • Run make compile so .lock.yml outputs reflect the source rename.
   5. Validate and ship
      • Run make lint
      • Verify no unintended remnants via grep for both prefixes
      • Note migration/deprecation in release notes.

   Related Items

   Type	Link	Relevance
   Issue	#437	Current triage target
   Issue	#405	Origin of previous-findings/prefix configurability work
   PR	#406	Implemented dedup + mixed prefix naming pattern
   File	.github/workflows/gh-aw-fragments/previous-findings.md:6	Uses inputs.title-prefix
   File	.github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-audit.md:30	Uses issue-title-prefix
   File	.github/workflows/gh-aw-scheduled-fix.md:30	Uses issue-title-prefix

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   closed this as completedin #439on Feb 27, 2026