Bug Report Triager

Overview

The Bug Report Triager is a specialized AI agent designed to streamline the initial intake and assessment of reported software defects. Its primary function is to act as a virtual QA engineer, taking raw bug reports and subjecting them to a structured analysis process.

This agent doesn't just summarize; it attempts to replicate the failure, determine its scope, and assign a standardized severity level (e.g., Critical, Major, Minor) based on established industry best practices.

Capabilities

• Issue Reproduction: Attempts to follow the provided steps-to-reproduce to confirm if the bug is reproducible in a controlled environment.
• Severity Classification: Assigns a formal severity rating by evaluating the impact and scope of the reported issue.
• Root Cause Hypothesis: Generates initial hypotheses regarding the underlying cause of the failure, guiding developers toward efficient debugging.
• Step Validation: Verifies if the provided steps are clear, complete, and actionable for another developer to follow.

Example Use Cases

1. New Bug Intake: A QA tester submits a report describing an intermittent login failure. The Triager confirms reproducibility under specific network conditions and classifies it as 'Major' due to user impact.
2. Triage Backlog Grooming: A development team feeds the agent 50 unclassified bug reports from Jira. The Triager processes them in batches, providing a prioritized list sorted by confirmed severity and potential business impact.
3. Pre-Release Audit: Before a major release, the product owner uses the agent to systematically review all open bugs against defined acceptance criteria, ensuring no critical path failures are missed.