MaintainerBot AI Issue Triage

Version updated for https://github.com/3cgbdg/maintainerbot to version v1.0.2.

  • This action is used across all versions by ? repositories.

Action Type

This is a Docker action.

Go to the GitHub Marketplace to find the latest changes.

Action Summary

MaintainerBot is a GitHub Action that uses AI (GPT-4.1-mini) to automate issue triage by classifying newly opened issues, applying appropriate labels, and optionally posting reply comments. It addresses the challenge of efficiently managing issue tracking by reducing manual effort and ensuring accurate categorization. Key capabilities include automatic labeling based on AI confidence levels, fallback labels for uncertain cases, and optional automated responses.

What’s Changed

MaintainerBot v1.0.0

Docker-based GitHub Action that triages new issues with OpenAI gpt-4.1-mini: classifies as bug / question / duplicate / spam, applies labels, optional auto-reply, confidence thresholds (stricter for duplicates), retries, and step summary output.

Install

Add a workflow (Linux runner required):

  • runs-on: ubuntu-latest
  • permissions: issues: write (and contents: read if you checkout the repo)
  • Repository secret: OPENAI_API_KEY
name: MaintainerBot

on:
  issues:
    types: [opened]

permissions:
  issues: write
  contents: read

jobs:
  triage:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: YOUR_ORG/maintainerbot@v1
        with:
          openai_api_key: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
          github_token: ${{ github.token }}