bzr-triage-bug - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: bzr-triage-bug description: Use when triaging or updating an existing Bugzilla bug with bzr — read the bug's current state and history first, then change status, resolution, flags, or add a comment without clobbering fields you did not intend to touch.

Triage a bug with bzr (read before write)

The cardinal rule: read the current state before you change anything. A blind bzr bug update can overwrite fields another person just set.

1. Read

bzr bug view <id> --json        # current status, assignee, flags, fields
bzr bug history <id>            # what changed recently, by whom
bzr comment list <id>          # the discussion so far

Understand who owns it, the current status/resolution, and any pending flags before deciding what to change.

2. Decide, then change only what you mean to

# Move to resolved/fixed
bzr bug update <id> --status RESOLVED --resolution FIXED

# Set or clear a flag (flags go through bug update, not a 'flags' command)
bzr bug update <id> --flag "review+(alice@example.com)"

# Add context as a comment rather than overwriting the description
bzr comment add <id> --body "Reproduced on Fedora 42; root cause is X."

# Tag a comment for workflow
bzr comment tag <id> --add needs-info

Pass only the flags for fields you intend to change. If a status transition is rejected, bzr field list status --json shows the allowed can_change_to targets from the current state.

3. Verify

bzr bug view <id>     # confirm the change landed as intended

See bzr-reference for the full command surface and the JSON contract.