Claude Code Over 6k issues labeled with has repro have been auto-closed

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HN Claude/Codex/Fable reports: Claude Code Over 6k issues labeled with has repro have been auto-closed. Article URL: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/87647 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49697749 Points: 4 # Comments: 0

This query indicates that over 6k issues that are labeled with has repro have been auto-closed since the beginning of March 2026. This behavior of the github-actions Issue Sweep workflow is inconsistent with the repository maintainers explanation of the issue auto-closing process.

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The explanation was written by Claude, but posted by a human GitHub account: Issues here are auto-closed by a bot when they've had no activity for a while and are missing information needed to reproduce (usually a version and steps, or a /feedback ID). The incorrect auto-close behavior is aggravated by the Lock Stale Issues workflow that locks closed issues that are inactive for 7 days (on a side note, that locking wokrflow is under a strain so it may experience delays #69470).

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The repo maintainers may implement a different issue labeling mechanism (see for example #21732 or #26360 (comment)), or a recent mechanims of labeling issues with reproduced. See the full write-up from HN Claude/Codex/Fable via the source link for quotes and complete context.

However, issues labeled with reproduced are also subject to auto-closing due to inactivity, despite maintainers expressing the goal to keep the issues open. The goal is to correct the bots behavior so it corresponds to the maintaners explanation: issues that contain reproduction steps are not auto-closed based on inactivity.

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Moreover, document the issue lifecycle process so the users of this repo know what to expect from the process, including notifications when reported issues are fixed (see #21733 for an example suggestion how this can be handled). Error Messages/Logs Steps to Reproduce Determine that issues that don't collect at least 10 thumbs up and have no recent comments will be auto-closed.

What to watch after Claude Code Over 6k issues labeled with has

Verify the workflow does not exlude issues that contain information needed to reproduce (usually a version and steps, or a /feedback ID) from auto-closing. See the full write-up from HN Claude/Codex/Fable via the source link for quotes and complete context.