Needs-human requeue

Detects when a human comments on an issue labeled needs-human and removes the label so the Feature Planner re-triages it on its next run. Keeps the autonomous loop unblocked.

Requires: GitHub. Set up integrations

How to use this template

  1. 1Click "Use this template" or create a new automation in Ona
  2. 2Set your trigger (manual, scheduled, or event-based)
  3. 3Copy each step below into the automation builder
  4. 4Customize the prompts for your specific use case

What this does

  • Unblock issues automatically once a human replies
  • Keep the build loop flowing without manual relabeling
  • Re-trigger triage with the latest context
  • Eliminate stale needs-human queues

Workflow

Trigger

Scheduled run

Runs every 30 minutes.

Shell Script

List needs-human issues

gh issue list --state open --label "needs-human"
Prompt

Detect human responses

For each issue, read comments. If the latest comment is from a human (not a bot or automation), the issue is ready to re-triage.

Shell Script

Remove the label

gh issue edit <N> --remove-label "needs-human"

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