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Historical GitHub imports replaced source lifetimes with import-time dates, lost closure evidence and release context, and created mirrors of items already owned by another provider. Imports now preserve GitHub creation, closure and completion dates, retain exact source timestamps, map not-planned and duplicate closures to canceled, and assign the first locally available calendar release at or after closure.

Ownership comes from provenance tags and explicit GitHub/provenance/link metadata. Incidental description or body URLs cannot adopt an unrelated item. A URL-only GitHub owner receives native lifecycle and release updates; declared Linear/Jira/ADO owners retain their content, native status, dates and release. Explicit provider back-links and the persisted github_link_only marker remain supported.

Closure evidence selects the latest REST or GraphQL closure within a bounded forward skew of zero to five seconds. Earlier closure generations cannot suppress GraphQL fallback or provide an older closer when the latest event has none. Associated PRs remain labeled as linked evidence rather than proof of a fix.

Atomic finalization uses public SDK locks, serialization and append-only history before commit, with compensation on failure and stable reconciliation across external edits and lifecycle cycles. Native updated_at remains the SDK mutation clock; github_updated_at retains the exact source value.

The README scopes the ambiguity no-write guarantee to gated and atomic imports. Real tracker tests confirm that plain multi-issue imports can retain earlier writes, and empty filtered gated selections omit plan for preview and apply. A test-only marker probe separates finite module startup from the unchanged ten-second parser deadline and verifies forced termination of an intentional spin.

Validation: npm run release:check and bun run release:check both passed with isolated HOME, GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL=/dev/null and GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM=1 on Node 26. Each ran 797/797 tests with zero failures, skips, cancellations or TODOs, and exact 100/100/100/100 coverage across all 14 authored modules: 10438/10438 lines and statements, 273/273 functions, 3157/3157 branches. Docstrings, lint, zero duplication, privacy, production audit, package dry-run, changelog and publish attestation passed. Package locks, SDK pins and gate thresholds are unchanged.

Four function-only behavioral controls fail on the old ownership matcher, URL-only owner classification, closure reason selection and REST/GraphQL fallback. The fixed code passes real temporary-tracker regressions without SDK mocks. The original acceptance-watchdog startup follow-up remains open.

PM feature: https://github.com/unbraind/pm-github/blob/main/.agents/pm/features/pm-github-c093.toon

Watchdog follow-up: https://github.com/unbraind/pm-github/blob/main/.agents/pm/issues/pm-github-sah1.toon

Release adoption: https://github.com/unbraind/pm-github/blob/main/.agents/pm/tasks/pm-github-aiok.toon


Summary by cubic

Preserves GitHub import fidelity so scheduled imports keep real source lifecycle, and links issues another provider already tracks instead of duplicating them.

  • Imported issues retain GitHub creation, closure, and completion dates, keep closure reasons and closing PR/commit evidence, and get release attribution from actual calendar tag dates. not_planned and duplicate closures map to canceled.
  • Issues already owned by Linear, Jira, ADO, or another provider link to the existing item through explicit ownership and generic link-field back-links; empty provider fields or body/label examples never transfer ownership. The provider keeps its content, identity, native lifecycle, and release.
  • Finalization uses public SDK item locks, serialization, and append-only history, and transaction identity covers external edits and repeated lifecycle cycles so completed journals cannot hide a local reopen.
  • The SDK's native updated_at stays the mutation clock; the exact GitHub value is kept as github_updated_at.

Rollout

  • Imports now reconcile cancel-to-complete transitions instead of failing, without reusing stale completed journals.
  • The gate plan reports source dates, closure reason, release, and state conflicts.
  • All six consumer callers pin the workflow SHA and pm-github package to 2026.10.16; after they adopt the fixed release, the next scheduled sync regenerates existing PRs.

Written for commit dc19509. Summary will update on new commits.

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Summary by Sourcery

Preserve GitHub import fidelity and reconcile existing cross-provider records without duplicating or overwriting their ownership.

New Features:

  • Preserve GitHub issue lifecycle dates, closure reasons and evidence, and release attribution during imports.
  • Link issues already owned by Linear, Jira, ADO or other providers without replacing their provider-managed content or lifecycle.
  • Expose source fidelity, identity matches and lifecycle conflict decisions in gated import plans.

Bug Fixes:

  • Prevent duplicate records when imported GitHub issues are already tracked elsewhere.
  • Correct canceled-state mapping for not-planned and duplicate GitHub closures.
  • Make atomic import retries and reconciliation safe across local edits, repeated lifecycle transitions and interrupted transactions.

Enhancements:

  • Finalize imported source metadata through the public SDK while retaining the native mutation clock and exact GitHub update timestamp separately.
  • Use complete tracker provenance and provider metadata to distinguish ownership from incidental links or body references.

Documentation:

  • Document imported issue lifecycle, closure evidence, release-window attribution, cross-provider ownership and timestamp behavior.

Tests:

  • Add real SDK and GitHub fixture coverage for import fidelity, release assignment, closure evidence, provider linking, rollback, interruption recovery and idempotent retries.

Chores:

  • Record the feature and rollout work in project management metadata and the changelog.

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  • New Features

    • GitHub imports now preserve issue creation, update, and closure dates, closure reasons, and release attribution.
    • Issues can be matched to existing items through GitHub links. When linked without replacing local ownership, their status and tags remain unchanged.
    • Import plans and results provide clearer identity and lifecycle details, with improved handling of retries and recovery.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance on GitHub lifecycle metadata, ownership, linking, and release attribution.

Walkthrough

GitHub imports now capture source lifecycle dates, closure evidence, release attribution, and issue identity. The import flow handles linked provider-owned items separately and carries fidelity metadata through gated, plain, and atomic imports.

Changes

GitHub import fidelity

Layer / File(s) Summary
Fidelity data and evidence
import-fidelity.ts, index.ts
Adds issue matching, release-tag discovery, closure timeline retrieval, closure-reason derivation, and source-lifetime validation.
Import planning and reconciliation
index.ts, import-fidelity.ts
Integrates fidelity metadata with gated plans and plain and atomic imports. Link-only imports preserve the matched owner’s status and content. Import finalization records source metadata and lifecycle history.
Import tests and recorded fixtures
test/import-fidelity.test.ts, test/fixtures/import-fidelity/*, test/import-*.test.ts, test/handler-failures.test.ts, test/coverage-*.test.ts
Adds coverage for lifecycle updates, identity matching, closure evidence, release attribution, gated imports, rollback, recovery, and timeline requests.
Documentation and project records
README.md, CHANGELOG.md, .agents/pm/features/*, .agents/pm/history/*, .agents/pm/tasks/*
Documents lifecycle and ownership handling, adds an Unreleased changelog entry, and updates feature and release-pin records.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant GitHub
  participant Importer
  participant PMTracker
  participant History
  GitHub->>Importer: Issue and closure timeline data
  Importer->>PMTracker: Match issue and prepare lifecycle update
  Importer->>History: Read context for atomic transaction
  Importer->>PMTracker: Write item and finalize fidelity metadata
  PMTracker->>History: Append lifecycle history event
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to a4566

Resolve the ownership-matching errors before merging: imports can attach an issue to the wrong item or leave a GitHub-owned item’s lifecycle stale. Closure evidence can also be lost, and the documented import guarantees need qualification.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 5
Check name Status Explanation
Docstring Coverage Passed Docstring coverage is 81.82% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 33 functions across 11 files. (34 skipped: …
Linked Issues check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Description check Passed The description clearly explains the GitHub import fidelity, cross-provider linking, lifecycle handling, release attribution, atomic behavior, documentation, and tests described in the changeset.
Title check Passed The title clearly summarizes the main changes: preserving imported GitHub dates, closure reasons, release data, and linking to items tracked by another provider.
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The importer now retains GitHub’s historical lifecycle and closure evidence, assigns releases from actual tag dates, links issues to existing external owners without overwriting their provider state, and uses SDK-native locking, history, and transaction identity rules to make gated imports atomic, auditable, and safely retryable.

Sequence diagram for fidelity-preserving GitHub issue import

sequenceDiagram
    participant GitHub
    participant Importer
    participant Tracker
    participant SDK
    participant History

    Importer->>GitHub: fetchImportTimeline(issue, repo, token)
    GitHub-->>Importer: issue lifecycle and closure events
    Importer->>Tracker: readImportReleases(pmRoot)
    Tracker-->>Importer: calendar release tags
    Importer->>Importer: buildImportFidelity(issue, releases, timeline)
    Importer->>Tracker: matchImportedIssue(items, issue, tagged)
    alt existing external owner
        Importer->>SDK: update(ownerId, addTags)
        Importer->>SDK: persistImportFidelity(pmRoot, ownerId, fidelity, true)
        SDK-->>Importer: preserve provider state and metadata
    else GitHub-owned item
        Importer->>SDK: importGithubAtomic(pmRoot, repo, entries)
        SDK->>SDK: acquireLock(pmRoot, id, ...)
        SDK->>History: appendHistoryEntry(historyPath, history)
        SDK-->>Importer: committed and retryable result
    end
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Flow diagram for GitHub import identity and lifecycle decisions

flowchart TD
    A[GitHub issue] --> B[fetchImportTimeline]
    B --> C[buildImportFidelity]
    C --> D[matchImportedIssue]
    D --> E{Existing external owner?}
    E -->|Yes| F[Link with github_link_only]
    F --> G[Preserve provider content status dates and release]
    E -->|No| H[Map source lifecycle with mapState]
    H --> I{Closed?}
    I -->|completed| J[closed with closure evidence]
    I -->|not_planned or duplicate| K[canceled with close reason]
    I -->|open or reopened| L[open and clear closure evidence]
    J --> M[Assign first tag at or after closure]
    K --> M
    L --> N[Persist GitHub source metadata]
    M --> N
    N --> O[persistImportFidelity]
    O --> P[Append history and commit atomically]
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File-Level Changes

Change Details Files
Preserve GitHub source lifecycle and provenance metadata during imports instead of using synchronization time.
  • Capture exact source creation, update, closure, completion, state reason, and closure evidence.
  • Map completed, not-planned, and duplicate closures to the appropriate native states.
  • Keep the SDK mutation clock local while storing the exact GitHub update timestamp separately.
  • Append lifecycle finalization history through public SDK locking, serialization, and history APIs.
import-fidelity.ts
index.ts
README.md
test/import-fidelity.test.ts
test/import-errors.test.ts
test/handler-failures.test.ts
Assign imported closed issues to release windows using repository tag dates.
  • Read dated lightweight and annotated calendar tags from the complete local tag history.
  • Assign a closure to the first release tag on or after its source closure date.
  • Expose release attribution in gated plans and preserve it for changelog generation.
import-fidelity.ts
index.ts
README.md
test/import-fidelity.test.ts
test/fixtures/import-fidelity/README.md
Prevent duplicate records by resolving GitHub issues against existing GitHub and external-provider ownership.
  • Scan complete item metadata, nested links, provenance, bodies, and provider identities before creation.
  • Link to a unique external owner while preserving its content, provider identity, lifecycle, status, and release.
  • Treat ambiguous ownership as a pre-write failure and persist the link-only marker for later syncs.
import-fidelity.ts
index.ts
README.md
test/import-fidelity.test.ts
test/coverage-remainder.test.ts
Make import plans and atomic transactions auditable, conflict-aware, and recoverable.
  • Report source fidelity, target identity, action, release, and lifecycle conflict decisions in gate plans.
  • Make transaction identity sensitive to external history revisions and lifecycle cycles while remaining stable across interruption and compensation.
  • Finalize source metadata before SDK commit, repair recovered journals, and fail closed when committed items are missing.
index.ts
import-fidelity.ts
test/atomic.test.ts
test/import-fidelity.test.ts
test/import-gate.test.ts
Expand real-SDK regression coverage and update consumer-facing documentation and release tracking.
  • Add recorded GitHub REST and GraphQL fixtures covering closure evidence, provider links, release windows, retries, rollback, and state transitions.
  • Exercise the real pm-changelog CLI and disposable PM trackers without SDK mocks.
  • Document imported item fields, closure mappings, ownership rules, release behavior, and timestamp limitations; add changelog and PM adoption records.
test/import-fidelity.test.ts
test/fixtures/import-fidelity/
README.md
CHANGELOG.md
.agents/pm/features/pm-github-c093.toon
.agents/pm/history/pm-github-c093.jsonl
.agents/pm/history/pm-github-aiok.jsonl
.agents/pm/tasks/pm-github-aiok.toon
test/import-selection.test.ts
test/import-lock.test.ts

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @import-fidelity.ts:
- Around line 74-80: Update the `candidates` ownership check so URL matches
count only in identity-bearing fields such as `github_url`, provenance, or
external-link fields, never in free-text descriptions or bodies; preserve the
explicit `providerProvenance` matching. Update the plain-mode `pm-linear-134`
test so a description that only mentions the issue URL does not create a link.
- Line 109: Update the closure matching around the token and events checks to
use the latest closure candidate within a bounded, forward-only time skew from
issue.closed_at. Apply this matching to the REST commit check and closed filter,
and inspect only the latest matching GraphQL ClosedEvent; do not fall back to an
older event if the latest has no closer. Add coverage for a non-null closer.
- Around line 78-81: Update matchImportedIssue so a match found only through a
GitHub URL is treated as GitHub-owned, not link-only. Derive the existing via
classification before computing linkOnly, and exclude the github-url case from
the fallback that marks unmatched tagged items as link-only; preserve provider
and explicit github_link_only handling.

Review comments at @README.md:
- Line 765: Qualify the README’s gated-results guarantee to state that an empty
filtered issue list may return without a plan, including with --gate --dry-run;
do not change the implementation.
- Line 763: Update the README statement about ambiguous matches to scope the
no-write guarantee to `--gate` and `--atomic`; clarify that a plain multi-issue
import may write earlier issues before `matchImportedIssue` rejects a later
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