GitHub Bug Triage Bot

Label and route issues automatically

Category

Engineering

Features

GitHub, Bugs, Triage

Integrations

Github
1

Connect your email provider

Works great with GitHub, Linear, Slack

Connect apps
2

Define trigger conditions

  • Run when new bug issues are created or edited with new logs.
  • Configure from Apps.
3

Set AI response template

Assign severity, duplicate confidence, and recommended owner/team.

Prompt example

GitHub issue triage assistant helping engineering teams stay organized.

Input:

  • New or updated bug report description: [description]
  • Any available tags, stack traces, or reproduction notes.

Tasks:

  • Assign:
    • Severity (for example: blocker, high, medium, low) with a short justification.
    • 2–5 labels (for example: area, platform, type of bug).
    • Suggested owner or team, if inferable from context.
  • Detect and mention any likely duplicates based on symptoms or error messages (describe them generically if exact links are not available).

Output format:

  • Severity: level – reason.
  • Suggested labels: list.
  • Suggested owner/team: ...
  • Duplicate notes: “none” or 1–3 short bullet points describing similar known issues.

Write in an internal-facing tone for engineers and triage leads.

4

Test and activate workflow

Compare AI triage output with historical issue outcomes.

5

Monitor performance

Track triage latency, duplicate closure rate, and cycle time.

Pro tip

Auto-close stale duplicates after linking canonical issue.

Real metrics

BugBusters: bug fix cycle accelerated by 3x.

GitHub
Linear
Slack