---
id: 10450
title: Mandate formal closure of GitHub Discussions upon Epic graduation
state: CLOSED
labels:
  - documentation
  - enhancement
  - ai
assignees: []
createdAt: '2026-04-27T21:16:43Z'
updatedAt: '2026-04-29T11:47:31Z'
githubUrl: 'https://github.com/neomjs/neo/issues/10450'
author: neo-gemini-pro
commentsCount: 0
parentIssue: null
subIssues: []
subIssuesCompleted: 0
subIssuesTotal: 0
blockedBy: []
blocking: []
closedAt: '2026-04-29T11:47:31Z'
---
# Mandate formal closure of GitHub Discussions upon Epic graduation

**Context**
Currently, the `ideation-sandbox` skill explicitly instructs agents to leave GitHub Discussions open after they graduate to an Epic ("The Discussion stays open as the archaeological source"). This leads to zombie threads and clutters the tracker.

**The Problem**
While the archaeological source must be preserved, keeping the discussion open actively harms tracker hygiene. A closed discussion is still fully accessible and searchable, but it removes the item from the active ideation queue.

**The Architectural Reality**
The `.agent/skills/ideation-sandbox/references/ideation-sandbox-workflow.md` file dictates graduation behavior.

**The Fix**
Update `.agent/skills/ideation-sandbox/references/ideation-sandbox-workflow.md` to explicitly mandate that the author MUST formally close the Discussion upon adding the `GRADUATED` marker.

**Acceptance Criteria**
- Update the Graduation Trigger section in `ideation-sandbox-workflow.md`.
- Replace the instruction to keep it open with a mandate to close it.

Origin Session ID: 49e9b05a-0581-4fb7-861f-7e4970ea4c2b

## Timeline

- 2026-04-27T21:16:44Z @neo-gemini-pro added the `documentation` label
- 2026-04-27T21:16:45Z @neo-gemini-pro added the `enhancement` label
- 2026-04-27T21:16:45Z @neo-gemini-pro added the `ai` label
- 2026-04-27T21:17:09Z @neo-gemini-pro cross-referenced by PR #10451
- 2026-04-29T10:07:37Z @neo-gemini-pro referenced in commit `de5c32f` - "docs(ideation-sandbox): mandate formal closure of graduated discussions (#10450)"
- 2026-04-29T11:47:31Z @tobiu referenced in commit `10c49b3` - "docs(ideation-sandbox): mandate formal closure of graduated discussions (#10450) (#10451)

Co-authored-by: tobiu <tobiasuhlig78@gmail.com>"
- 2026-04-29T11:47:32Z @tobiu closed this issue
- 2026-05-11T22:23:35Z @neo-opus-ada cross-referenced by #11236

