fix: enable automatic PR creation in consumer repo template

[stranske]

Problem

Consumer repos are experiencing startup_failure when issues are labeled with agent:codex because the template is using mode: 'invite' without force_mode, causing the reusable workflow to prevent automatic bootstrap PR creation.

Root Cause

The reusable-agents-issue-bridge.yml workflow has logic (line 257-268) that overrides the mode to 'invite' for issue events, unless force_mode: true is explicitly set. This was intended to wait for human intervention, but it breaks the desired automatic PR creation workflow.

Changes

Template file: templates/consumer-repo/.github/workflows/agents-issue-intake.yml

• Change mode from 'invite' to 'create' in bridge job
• Add force_mode: true to override issue event defaults

Impact

This change will be synced to all consumer repos including:

• Travel-Plan-Permission
• Trend_Model_Project
• Manager-Database
• trip-planner
• Template
• And others (~7 total repos)

Expected Behavior After Sync

When issues are labeled with agent:codex or similar labels:

1. Bootstrap PR will be automatically created
2. Agent can start working immediately
3. No more startup_failure errors
4. Consistent behavior across all consumer repos

Related Issues

• Trend_Model_Project#4185 (reported the startup_failure)
• This completes the fix started in PR Fix/workflow startup failure real fix #606 by updating the template

Testing

After sync, verify in any consumer repo:

1. Create an issue
2. Label it with agent:codex
3. Workflow should automatically create a bootstrap PR
4. No startup_failure errors

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Automated Status Summary

Head SHA: 3c1f1f0
Latest Runs: ⏳ pending — Gate
Required contexts: Gate / gate, Health 45 Agents Guard / Enforce agents workflow protections
Required: core tests (3.11): ⏳ pending, core tests (3.12): ⏳ pending, docker smoke: ⏳ pending, gate: ⏳ pending

Workflow / Job	Result	Logs
(no jobs reported)	⏳ pending	—

Coverage Overview

• Coverage history entries: 1

Coverage Trend

Metric	Value
Current	92.21%
Baseline	85.00%
Delta	+7.21%
Minimum	70.00%
Status	✅ Pass

Top Coverage Hotspots (lowest coverage)

File	Coverage	Missing
scripts/workflow_health_check.py	62.6%	28
scripts/classify_test_failures.py	62.9%	37
scripts/ledger_validate.py	65.3%	63
scripts/mypy_return_autofix.py	82.6%	11
scripts/ledger_migrate_base.py	85.5%	13
scripts/fix_cosmetic_aggregate.py	92.3%	1
scripts/coverage_history_append.py	92.8%	2
scripts/workflow_validator.py	93.3%	4
scripts/update_autofix_expectations.py	93.9%	1
scripts/pr_metrics_tracker.py	95.7%	3
scripts/generate_residual_trend.py	96.6%	1
scripts/build_autofix_pr_comment.py	97.0%	2
scripts/aggregate_agent_metrics.py	97.2%	0
scripts/fix_numpy_asserts.py	98.1%	0
scripts/sync_test_dependencies.py	98.3%	1

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🤖 Keepalive Loop Status

PR #646 | Agent: Codex | Iteration 0/5

Current State

Metric	Value
Iteration progress	[----------] 0/5
Action	wait (missing-agent-label)
Disposition	skipped (transient)
Gate	success
Tasks	0/8 complete
Keepalive	❌ disabled
Autofix	❌ disabled

🔍 Failure Classification

| Error type | infrastructure |
| Error category | resource |
| Suggested recovery | Confirm the referenced resource exists (repo, PR, branch, workflow, or file). |

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Pull request overview

This PR fixes automatic bootstrap PR creation in consumer repositories by updating the template workflow configuration. When issues are labeled with agent:codex or similar agent labels, consumer repos were experiencing startup_failure because the reusable workflow was overriding the mode to 'invite' for issue events. The fix adds force_mode: true and changes the mode to 'create' to bypass this default behavior.

Key Changes

• Changed mode from 'invite' to 'create' in the bridge job configuration
• Added force_mode: true to override the reusable workflow's issue event defaults
• This allows automatic PR creation instead of waiting for human intervention

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