feat: Phase Q — Merge Queue & Automation System

Implement comprehensive GitHub automation infrastructure to handle 50+ concurrent PRs through intelligent auto-merge, workflow bucketing, and merge queue management. ## Documentation (5 files) - MERGE_QUEUE_PLAN.md - Master plan for merge queue implementation - GITHUB_AUTOMATION_RULES.md - Complete automation policies and rules - AUTO_MERGE_POLICY.md - 8-tier auto-merge decision framework - WORKFLOW_BUCKETING_EXPLAINED.md - Module-specific CI documentation - OPERATOR_PR_EVENT_HANDLERS.md - GitHub webhook integration guide - docs/architecture/merge-flow.md - Event flow architecture ## GitHub Workflows (13 files) Auto-Labeling: - .github/labeler.yml - File-based automatic PR labeling - .github/workflows/label-pr.yml - PR labeling workflow Auto-Approval (3 tiers): - .github/workflows/auto-approve-docs.yml - Tier 1 (docs-only) - .github/workflows/auto-approve-tests.yml - Tier 2 (tests-only) - .github/workflows/auto-approve-ai.yml - Tier 4 (AI-generated) Auto-Merge: - .github/workflows/auto-merge.yml - Main auto-merge orchestration Bucketed CI (6 modules): - .github/workflows/backend-ci-bucketed.yml - Backend tests - .github/workflows/frontend-ci-bucketed.yml - Frontend validation - .github/workflows/agents-ci-bucketed.yml - Agent tests - .github/workflows/docs-ci-bucketed.yml - Documentation linting - .github/workflows/infra-ci-bucketed.yml - Infrastructure validation - .github/workflows/sdk-ci-bucketed.yml - SDK tests (Python & TypeScript) ## Configuration - .github/CODEOWNERS - Rewritten with module-based ownership + team aliases - .github/pull_request_template.md - PR template with auto-merge indicators ## Backend Implementation - backend/app/services/github_events.py - GitHub webhook event handlers - Routes events to appropriate handlers - Logs to database for audit trail - Emits OS events to Operator Engine - Notifies Prism Console via WebSocket ## Frontend Implementation - blackroad-os/js/apps/prism-merge-dashboard.js - Real-time merge queue dashboard - WebSocket-based live updates - Queue visualization - Metrics tracking (PRs/day, avg time, auto-merge rate) - User actions (refresh, export, GitHub link) ## Key Features ✅ 8-tier auto-merge system (docs → tests → scaffolds → AI → deps → infra → breaking → security) ✅ Module-specific CI (only run relevant tests, 60% cost reduction) ✅ Automatic PR labeling (file-based, size-based, author-based) ✅ Merge queue management (prevents race conditions) ✅ Real-time dashboard (Prism Console integration) ✅ Full audit trail (database logging) ✅ Soak time for AI PRs (5-minute human review window) ✅ Comprehensive CODEOWNERS (module ownership + auto-approve semantics) ## Expected Impact - 10x PR throughput (5 → 50 PRs/day) - 90% automation rate (only complex PRs need human review) - 3-5x faster CI (workflow bucketing) - Zero merge conflicts (queue manages sequential merging) - Full visibility (Prism dashboard) ## Next Steps for Alexa 1. Enable merge queue on main branch (GitHub UI → Settings → Branches) 2. Configure branch protection rules (require status checks) 3. Set GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET environment variable (for webhook validation) 4. Test with sample PRs (docs-only, AI-generated) 5. Monitor Prism dashboard for queue status 6. Adjust policies based on metrics See MERGE_QUEUE_PLAN.md for complete implementation checklist. Phase Q complete, Operator. Your merge queues are online. 🚀
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+# ⚡ WORKFLOW BUCKETING EXPLAINED
+
+> **BlackRoad Operating System — Phase Q**
+> **Purpose**: Module-specific CI for faster, cheaper builds
+> **Owner**: Operator Alexa (Cadillac)
+> **Last Updated**: 2025-11-18
+
+---
+
+## What is Workflow Bucketing?
+
+**Workflow Bucketing** is the practice of splitting a monolithic CI pipeline into **module-specific workflows** that only run when relevant files change.
+
+### Before Bucketing (Monolithic CI)
+
+```yaml
+# .github/workflows/ci.yml
+name: CI
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  test-everything:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - Backend tests (5 min)
+      - Frontend tests (3 min)
+      - Agent tests (2 min)
+      - Docs linting (1 min)
+      - Infra validation (2 min)
+      # Total: 13 minutes PER PR
+```
+
+**Problems**:
+- 📝 Docs-only PR runs backend tests (unnecessary)
+- 🎨 Frontend PR runs agent tests (waste of time)
+- 💰 Every PR costs 13 CI minutes (expensive)
+- ⏱️ Slow feedback (wait for irrelevant tests)
+
+### After Bucketing (Module-Specific CI)
+
+```yaml
+# .github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
+name: Backend CI
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths: ['backend/**']  # Only run when backend changes
+
+jobs:
+  test-backend:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - Backend tests (5 min)
+      # Total: 5 minutes for backend PRs
+```
+
+```yaml
+# .github/workflows/docs-ci.yml
+name: Docs CI
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths: ['docs/**', '*.md']  # Only run when docs change
+
+jobs:
+  lint-docs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - Docs linting (1 min)
+      # Total: 1 minute for docs PRs
+```
+
+**Benefits**:
+- ⚡ **3-5x faster** CI (only relevant tests run)
+- 💰 **60% cost reduction** (fewer wasted minutes)
+- 🎯 **Targeted feedback** (see relevant results first)
+- 🔄 **Parallel execution** (multiple buckets run simultaneously)
+
+---
+
+## BlackRoad Workflow Buckets
+
+### Bucket 1: Backend CI
+
+**File**: `.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml`
+
+**Triggers**:
+```yaml
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'backend/**'
+      - 'requirements.txt'
+      - 'Dockerfile'
+      - 'docker-compose.yml'
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'backend/**'
+```
+
+**Jobs**:
+- Install Python dependencies
+- Run pytest with coverage
+- Type checking (mypy)
+- Linting (flake8, black)
+- Security scan (bandit)
+
+**Duration**: ~5 minutes
+
+**When it runs**:
+- ✅ Backend code changes
+- ✅ Dependency changes
+- ✅ Docker changes
+- ❌ Frontend-only changes
+- ❌ Docs-only changes
+
+---
+
+### Bucket 2: Frontend CI
+
+**File**: `.github/workflows/frontend-ci.yml`
+
+**Triggers**:
+```yaml
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'blackroad-os/**'
+      - 'backend/static/**'
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'blackroad-os/**'
+      - 'backend/static/**'
+```
+
+**Jobs**:
+- HTML validation
+- JavaScript syntax checking
+- CSS linting
+- Accessibility checks (WCAG 2.1)
+- Security scan (XSS, innerHTML)
+
+**Duration**: ~3 minutes
+
+**When it runs**:
+- ✅ Frontend JS/CSS/HTML changes
+- ✅ Static asset changes
+- ❌ Backend-only changes
+- ❌ Docs-only changes
+
+---
+
+### Bucket 3: Agents CI
+
+**File**: `.github/workflows/agents-ci.yml`
+
+**Triggers**:
+```yaml
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'agents/**'
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'agents/**'
+```
+
+**Jobs**:
+- Run agent tests
+- Validate agent templates
+- Check agent registry
+- Lint agent code
+
+**Duration**: ~2 minutes
+
+**When it runs**:
+- ✅ Agent code changes
+- ✅ Agent template changes
+- ❌ Non-agent changes
+
+---
+
+### Bucket 4: Docs CI
+
+**File**: `.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml`
+
+**Triggers**:
+```yaml
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+      - 'README.*'
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'docs/**'
+      - '*.md'
+```
+
+**Jobs**:
+- Markdown linting
+- Link checking
+- Spell checking (optional)
+- Documentation structure validation
+
+**Duration**: ~1 minute
+
+**When it runs**:
+- ✅ Documentation changes
+- ✅ README updates
+- ❌ Code changes (unless docs also change)
+
+---
+
+### Bucket 5: Infrastructure CI
+
+**File**: `.github/workflows/infra-ci.yml`
+
+**Triggers**:
+```yaml
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'infra/**'
+      - 'ops/**'
+      - '.github/**'
+      - 'railway.toml'
+      - 'railway.json'
+      - '*.toml'
+      - '*.json'
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'infra/**'
+      - '.github/**'
+```
+
+**Jobs**:
+- Validate YAML/TOML/JSON
+- Check workflow syntax
+- Terraform plan (if applicable)
+- Ansible lint (if applicable)
+- Configuration validation
+
+**Duration**: ~2 minutes
+
+**When it runs**:
+- ✅ Workflow changes
+- ✅ Infrastructure config changes
+- ✅ Deployment config changes
+- ❌ Application code changes
+
+---
+
+### Bucket 6: SDK CI
+
+**File**: `.github/workflows/sdk-ci.yml`
+
+**Triggers**:
+```yaml
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'sdk/**'
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths:
+      - 'sdk/**'
+```
+
+**Jobs**:
+- **Python SDK**:
+  - Run pytest
+  - Type checking
+  - Build package
+- **TypeScript SDK**:
+  - Run jest tests
+  - Build ESM/CJS bundles
+  - Type checking
+
+**Duration**: ~4 minutes
+
+**When it runs**:
+- ✅ SDK code changes
+- ❌ Main application changes
+
+---
+
+## Path-Based Triggering
+
+### How it Works
+
+GitHub Actions supports path filtering:
+
+```yaml
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'backend/**'           # All files in backend/
+      - '!backend/README.md'   # Except backend README
+      - 'requirements.txt'     # Specific file
+      - '**/*.py'              # All Python files anywhere
+```
+
+**Operators**:
+- `**` — Match any number of directories
+- `*` — Match any characters except `/`
+- `!` — Negation (exclude pattern)
+
+### Path Patterns by Bucket
+
+**Backend**:
+```yaml
+paths:
+  - 'backend/**'
+  - 'requirements.txt'
+  - 'Dockerfile'
+  - 'docker-compose.yml'
+```
+
+**Frontend**:
+```yaml
+paths:
+  - 'blackroad-os/**'
+  - 'backend/static/**'
+```
+
+**Agents**:
+```yaml
+paths:
+  - 'agents/**'
+```
+
+**Docs**:
+```yaml
+paths:
+  - 'docs/**'
+  - '*.md'
+  - 'README.*'
+  - '!backend/README.md'  # Exclude backend README (triggers backend CI)
+```
+
+**Infrastructure**:
+```yaml
+paths:
+  - 'infra/**'
+  - 'ops/**'
+  - '.github/**'
+  - '*.toml'
+  - '*.json'
+  - '!package.json'  # Exclude package.json (triggers SDK CI)
+```
+
+**SDK**:
+```yaml
+paths:
+  - 'sdk/python/**'
+  - 'sdk/typescript/**'
+```
+
+---
+
+## Multi-Module PRs
+
+### What if a PR changes multiple modules?
+
+**Example**: PR changes both backend and frontend
+
+**Result**: Both workflows run
+
+```
+PR #123: Add user profile page
+- backend/app/routers/profile.py
+- blackroad-os/js/apps/profile.js
+
+Workflows triggered:
+✅ backend-ci.yml (5 min)
+✅ frontend-ci.yml (3 min)
+Total: 8 min (runs in parallel)
+```
+
+**Without bucketing**:
+- Would run 13-minute monolithic CI
+- Savings: 5 minutes (38% faster)
+
+### Overlapping Changes
+
+**Example**: PR changes docs in backend README
+
+```
+PR #124: Update backend README
+- backend/README.md
+
+Workflows triggered:
+✅ backend-ci.yml (backend/** matches)
+✅ docs-ci.yml (*.md matches)
+```
+
+**Solution**: Use negation to exclude overlaps
+
+```yaml
+# docs-ci.yml
+paths:
+  - 'docs/**'
+  - '*.md'
+  - '!backend/README.md'  # Let backend CI handle this
+  - '!sdk/python/README.md'  # Let SDK CI handle this
+```
+
+**Result**: Only `backend-ci.yml` runs
+
+---
+
+## Cost Savings Analysis
+
+### Assumptions
+
+- **PRs per day**: 50
+- **Distribution**:
+  - 30% docs-only
+  - 20% backend-only
+  - 15% frontend-only
+  - 10% agents-only
+  - 10% infra-only
+  - 15% multi-module
+
+### Before Bucketing
+
+| PR Type | Count | CI Time | Total Time |
+|---------|-------|---------|------------|
+| Docs | 15 | 13 min | 195 min |
+| Backend | 10 | 13 min | 130 min |
+| Frontend | 7.5 | 13 min | 97.5 min |
+| Agents | 5 | 13 min | 65 min |
+| Infra | 5 | 13 min | 65 min |
+| Multi | 7.5 | 13 min | 97.5 min |
+| **Total** | **50** | — | **650 min/day** |
+
+**Monthly cost**: 650 min/day × 30 days = **19,500 minutes**
+
+### After Bucketing
+
+| PR Type | Count | CI Time | Total Time |
+|---------|-------|---------|------------|
+| Docs | 15 | 1 min | 15 min |
+| Backend | 10 | 5 min | 50 min |
+| Frontend | 7.5 | 3 min | 22.5 min |
+| Agents | 5 | 2 min | 10 min |
+| Infra | 5 | 2 min | 10 min |
+| Multi | 7.5 | 8 min | 60 min |
+| **Total** | **50** | — | **167.5 min/day** |
+
+**Monthly cost**: 167.5 min/day × 30 days = **5,025 minutes**
+
+**Savings**: 19,500 - 5,025 = **14,475 minutes/month** (74% reduction)
+
+**Dollar Savings** (at $0.008/min for GitHub Actions):
+- Before: $156/month
+- After: $40/month
+- **Savings: $116/month**
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Best Practices
+
+### 1. Overlapping Paths
+
+**Problem**: Some paths trigger multiple workflows
+
+**Solution**: Use negation to assign ownership
+
+```yaml
+# docs-ci.yml - Only general docs
+paths:
+  - 'docs/**'
+  - '*.md'
+  - '!backend/**/*.md'
+  - '!sdk/**/*.md'
+
+# backend-ci.yml - Backend + backend docs
+paths:
+  - 'backend/**'  # Includes backend/**/*.md
+```
+
+### 2. Shared Dependencies
+
+**Problem**: `requirements.txt` affects backend, agents, SDK
+
+**Solution**: Trigger all affected buckets
+
+```yaml
+# backend-ci.yml
+paths:
+  - 'backend/**'
+  - 'requirements.txt'
+
+# agents-ci.yml
+paths:
+  - 'agents/**'
+  - 'requirements.txt'
+
+# sdk-ci.yml
+paths:
+  - 'sdk/python/**'
+  - 'requirements.txt'
+```
+
+### 3. Global Files
+
+**Problem**: `.gitignore`, `LICENSE`, `.env.example` don't fit in buckets
+
+**Solution**: Create a separate "meta" workflow (or skip CI)
+
+```yaml
+# meta-ci.yml (optional)
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.gitignore'
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - '.env.example'
+
+jobs:
+  validate-meta:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Validate .env.example
+        run: python scripts/validate_env.py
+```
+
+**Alternative**: Docs-only changes (like LICENSE) can skip CI entirely
+
+### 4. Required Checks
+
+**Problem**: Branch protection requires specific check names
+
+**Solution**: Make bucket names consistent
+
+```yaml
+# backend-ci.yml
+jobs:
+  test:  # Always call it 'test'
+    name: Backend Tests  # Display name
+
+# frontend-ci.yml
+jobs:
+  test:  # Same job name
+    name: Frontend Tests  # Different display name
+```
+
+**Branch protection**:
+```
+Required status checks:
+- Backend Tests
+- Frontend Tests
+- Security Scan
+```
+
+**Smart behavior**: Only require checks that ran (based on paths)
+
+---
+
+## Parallel Execution
+
+### How Parallelism Works
+
+GitHub Actions runs workflows **in parallel** by default.
+
+**Example**: PR changes backend + frontend
+
+```
+PR opened at 14:00:00
+├─> backend-ci.yml starts at 14:00:05 (5 min duration)
+└─> frontend-ci.yml starts at 14:00:06 (3 min duration)
+
+Both finish by 14:05:06 (5 min total wall time)
+```
+
+**Without parallelism**: 5 min + 3 min = 8 min
+
+**With parallelism**: max(5 min, 3 min) = 5 min
+
+**Time savings**: 37.5%
+
+### Matrix Strategies
+
+For even more parallelism:
+
+```yaml
+# backend-ci.yml
+jobs:
+  test:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - run: pytest
+```
+
+**Result**: 3 jobs run in parallel (Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12)
+
+---
+
+## Monitoring & Metrics
+
+### Track Workflow Performance
+
+**Metrics to monitor**:
+- Average CI time per bucket
+- Failure rate per bucket
+- Cost per bucket (CI minutes used)
+- Coverage of path patterns (any PRs skipping CI?)
+
+**Tools**:
+- GitHub Actions usage reports
+- Prism Console metrics dashboard
+- Custom analytics (log workflow runs to database)
+
+### Optimize Slow Buckets
+
+**If backend-ci.yml is slow (> 10 min)**:
+- Split into smaller jobs (lint, test, type-check in parallel)
+- Cache dependencies aggressively
+- Use matrix to parallelize tests
+- Remove redundant checks
+
+**Example**:
+```yaml
+# Before: Sequential (10 min total)
+jobs:
+  test-backend:
+    steps:
+      - Install deps (2 min)
+      - Lint (2 min)
+      - Type check (2 min)
+      - Tests (4 min)
+
+# After: Parallel (4 min total)
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    steps:
+      - Install deps (2 min)
+      - Lint (2 min)
+  type-check:
+    steps:
+      - Install deps (2 min)
+      - Type check (2 min)
+  test:
+    steps:
+      - Install deps (2 min)
+      - Tests (4 min)
+```
+
+---
+
+## Migration from Monolithic CI
+
+### Step 1: Analyze Current CI
+
+**Questions**:
+- Which tests take longest?
+- Which tests fail most often?
+- What are logical module boundaries?
+
+### Step 2: Create Buckets
+
+Start with obvious buckets:
+- Backend
+- Frontend
+- Docs
+
+### Step 3: Run in Parallel (Validation)
+
+Run both monolithic CI and bucketed CI:
+
+```yaml
+# ci.yml (keep existing)
+name: CI (Legacy)
+on: [pull_request]
+
+# backend-ci.yml (new)
+name: Backend CI
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths: ['backend/**']
+```
+
+**Compare results**:
+- Do both pass/fail consistently?
+- Is bucketed CI faster?
+- Are there gaps (PRs that skip CI)?
+
+### Step 4: Migrate Branch Protection
+
+Update required checks:
+
+```
+Before:
+- CI (Legacy)
+
+After:
+- Backend Tests
+- Frontend Tests
+- Docs Lint
+```
+
+### Step 5: Remove Monolithic CI
+
+Once confident, delete `ci.yml`
+
+---
+
+## Summary
+
+**Workflow Bucketing** achieves:
+
+- ⚡ **3-5x faster CI** (only relevant tests run)
+- 💰 **74% cost reduction** (fewer CI minutes)
+- 🎯 **Targeted feedback** (see results faster)
+- 🔄 **Parallel execution** (multiple buckets simultaneously)
+- 📊 **Better metrics** (per-module failure rates)
+
+**Implementation**:
+- Define module boundaries (backend, frontend, agents, docs, infra, SDK)
+- Create workflow per module with path filters
+- Handle overlaps with negation
+- Monitor and optimize slow buckets
+
+**Result**: **Faster, cheaper, smarter CI pipeline**
+
+---
+
+**Last Updated**: 2025-11-18
+**Owner**: Operator Alexa (Cadillac)
+**Related Docs**: `MERGE_QUEUE_PLAN.md`, `GITHUB_AUTOMATION_RULES.md`