Agent inconsistently auto-detects GitHub noreply email when push is blocked
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Description
When GitHub blocks a push because the commit author email is set to private, the agent's behavior is inconsistent. Sometimes it successfully discovers the user's noreply email (by inspecting commit history or querying the gh CLI) and amends the commit automatically. Other times it gives up and shows the manual unblock prompt asking the user to either toggle the GitHub email privacy setting or paste their noreply address.
Example of the manual prompt that appears when auto-detection fails:
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Research direction
Search the repository for the manual unblock prompt, noreply email detection, commit-history inspection, and gh CLI queries. Trace each push-blocked path to compare when automatic amendment succeeds or falls back to the prompt. Done means the inconsistent detection behavior is resolved and the blocked-push flow reliably handles the user's GitHub noreply address.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, python
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100