docs: add CI badge and make test target

* feat: add tag/untag/check-prior commands for triage dedup

- Add 'tags' column to notifications table (comma-separated)
- argus notif tag <id> <tag> — add tags like triaged, hostile, follow-up
- argus notif untag <id> <tag> — remove tags
- argus notif check-prior <url> — check if URL was previously triaged
  (exit 0 = prior found, exit 1 = first touch)
- Show tags in notif list output with 🏷 prefix
- Add processing + tags columns to migration function
- Bump version to 0.5.0

Motivation: postmortem/2026-03-26-duplicate-triage-2504.md
Prevents duplicate triage comments by providing a fast local
dedup check before hitting the GitHub API.

* fix: re-open dismissed notifications on new GitHub activity

Previously, notif pull skipped any notification ID already in the DB,
even if GitHub re-triggered it (new @mention, comment, etc).
This caused mentions to be silently swallowed - 5 notifications
were stuck dismissed for up to 4 days.

Now: if a dismissed notification appears in the GitHub API again
(meaning it has new unread activity), undismiss it and update the
reason field. Reports re-opened count in pull output.

* fix: avoid sqlite3.Row.get in notif audit escalation

---------

Co-authored-by: Nazim <nazim@openclaw.ai>

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+name: Tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  unit-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.11'
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: python -m unittest discover -s tests -v

AGENTS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# AGENTS.md — Argus
+
+If you're an AI agent using Argus, read this first.
+
+## What Argus Does
+
+Argus tracks GitHub/Forgejo notifications, logs your community actions, and escalates things you miss. It's your eyes on the repos you care about.
+
+## Setup
+
+See [docs/SKILL.md](docs/SKILL.md) for installation and daily usage.
+
+## Behavioral Guidelines
+
+**Read [docs/behavioral-guidelines.md](docs/behavioral-guidelines.md) before interacting with any human on GitHub.**
+
+Key rules:
+- Don't engage with hostile users — dismiss and escalate to your operator
+- Be concise, specific, and humble in all public comments
+- Escalate to a human when unsure — a missed comment beats a bad one
+- Every notification must be acted on or dismissed with a reason
+
+## Procedures
+
+- [Notification triage & PR review workflow](docs/procedures/subagent-completion.md)
+
+## Contributing
+
+If you find a bug or want to improve Argus, open a PR. Follow the repo's coding style (shell + Python, keep it simple).

Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.PHONY: test
+
+test:
+	python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -v

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Argus 👁️
 
+[![Tests](https://github.com/al-munazzim/argus/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/al-munazzim/argus/actions/workflows/tests.yml)
+
 CLI tool for GitHub/Forgejo community awareness — tracking notifications, logging activity, managing escalations.
 
 Named after **Argus Panoptes**, the all-seeing giant of Greek mythology.
@@ -54,6 +56,12 @@ For AI agents using OpenClaw, add this to your `HEARTBEAT.md` for periodic commu
 
 The install script outputs this block — just copy it to your HEARTBEAT.md.
 
+## Development
+
+```bash
+make test
+```
+
 ## Commands
 
 ### Core
@@ -172,26 +180,3 @@ journalctl -u argus -f   # View logs
 ## License
 
 MIT
-
-## Author
-
-Zeus @ Olymp
-
-## Port Convention
-
-For multi-agent deployments, use this formula:
-
-```
-ARGUS_PORT = 8100 + (UID mod 100) * 10
-```
-
-| Agent  | UID  | Dashboard | Datasette |
-|--------|------|-----------|-----------|
-| Zeus   | 0    | 8100      | 8101      |
-| Doxios | 1002 | 8120      | 8121      |
-| Hermes | 1003 | 8130      | 8131      |
-
-Set in systemd service or environment:
-```bash
-Environment=ARGUS_PORT=8130
-```

bin/argus

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 # Configuration
 # ============================================================================
 
-VERSION = "0.4.0"
+VERSION = "0.5.0"
 DEFAULT_DB_PATH = Path.home() / ".argus" / "argus.db"
 DEFAULT_PORT = 8100  # Dashboard port; datasette runs on port+1
 
@@ -590,17 +590,44 @@ def cmd_notif_pull(args) -> None:
     new_count = 0
     kept_count = 0
     dismissed_count = 0
+    reopened_count = 0
     
     for notif in notifications:
         notif_id = notif["id"]
         
         # Check if already exists
         existing = conn.execute(
-            "SELECT id FROM notifications WHERE id = ?",
+            "SELECT id, reason, dismissed FROM notifications WHERE id = ?",
             (notif_id,)
         ).fetchone()
         
         if existing:
+            old_reason = existing[1]
+            was_dismissed = existing[2]
+            new_reason = notif["reason"]
+            # Only re-open if the reason actually changed (e.g. subscribed → mention).
+            # If dismissed with same reason, GitHub is just re-serving the same
+            # notification — mark it done on GitHub to stop the loop.
+            if old_reason != new_reason:
+                conn.execute(
+                    "UPDATE notifications SET reason = ?, dismissed = 0, "
+                    "action_taken = NULL, acted_at = NULL, "
+                    "filter_reason = 'RE-OPENED: new activity detected (was dismissed, reason: ' || ? || ' → ' || ? || ')' "
+                    "WHERE id = ?",
+                    (new_reason, old_reason, new_reason, notif_id)
+                )
+                conn.commit()
+                reopened_count += 1
+            elif was_dismissed and not args.dry_run and backend == "gh":
+                # Mark as done on GitHub to prevent re-open loop
+                try:
+                    subprocess.run(
+                        ["gh", "api", "--method", "DELETE",
+                         f"notifications/threads/{notif_id}"],
+                        capture_output=True, text=True, check=False
+                    )
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
             continue
         
         # Match against pre-fetched own PRs (O(1) lookup, no API call)
@@ -652,6 +679,17 @@ def cmd_notif_pull(args) -> None:
         else:
             kept_count += 1
         
+        # Mark as done on GitHub (DELETE removes from inbox entirely)
+        if not args.dry_run and backend == "gh":
+            try:
+                subprocess.run(
+                    ["gh", "api", "--method", "DELETE",
+                     f"notifications/threads/{notif_id}"],
+                    capture_output=True, text=True, check=False
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                pass  # Best-effort — don't fail the pull if marking done fails
+    
     if not args.dry_run:
         # Record poll
         conn.execute(
@@ -663,7 +701,8 @@ def cmd_notif_pull(args) -> None:
     conn.close()
     
     prefix = "[DRY-RUN] " if args.dry_run else "✓ "
-    print(f"\n{prefix}Pulled {new_count} new ({kept_count} kept, {dismissed_count} auto-dismissed)")
+    reopen_msg = f", {reopened_count} re-opened" if reopened_count else ""
+    print(f"\n{prefix}Pulled {new_count} new ({kept_count} kept, {dismissed_count} auto-dismissed{reopen_msg})")
 
 
 def _migrate_filter_columns(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
@@ -676,6 +715,8 @@ def _migrate_filter_columns(conn: sqlite3.Connection) -> None:
         "filter_reason": "TEXT", 
         "is_own_pr": "INTEGER DEFAULT 0",
         "ci_status": "TEXT",
+        "processing": "INTEGER DEFAULT 0",
+        "tags": "TEXT DEFAULT ''",
     }
     for col, typedef in migrations.items():
         if col not in columns:
@@ -705,7 +746,7 @@ def cmd_notif_list(args) -> None:
     params = []
     
     if args.pending:
-        conditions.append("dismissed = 0 AND acted_at IS NULL")
+        conditions.append("dismissed = 0 AND acted_at IS NULL AND processing = 0")
     if getattr(args, 'dismissed', False):
         conditions.append("dismissed = 1")
     if getattr(args, 'own', False):
@@ -726,10 +767,18 @@ def cmd_notif_list(args) -> None:
         return
     
     for n in notifications:
-        status = "✓" if n["acted_at"] else ("✗" if n["dismissed"] else "○")
+        try:
+            locked = n["processing"]
+        except (IndexError, KeyError):
+            locked = 0
+        status = "✓" if n["acted_at"] else ("✗" if n["dismissed"] else ("🔒" if locked else "○"))
         own_tag = " 🔵" if n["is_own_pr"] else ""
         ci_tag = f" [CI:{n['ci_status']}]" if n["ci_status"] else ""
-        print(f"{status}{own_tag}{ci_tag} [{n['id'][:8]}] {n['title'][:60]}")
+        try:
+            tags_str = f" 🏷{n['tags']}" if n["tags"] else ""
+        except (IndexError, KeyError):
+            tags_str = ""
+        print(f"{status}{own_tag}{ci_tag}{tags_str} [{n['id'][:8]}] {n['title'][:60]}")
         print(f"   Repo: {n['repo_id']} | Reason: {n['reason']}")
         if n["filter_reason"]:
             print(f"   Filter: {n['filter_reason']}")
@@ -763,16 +812,135 @@ def cmd_notif_act(args) -> None:
     """, (datetime.now().isoformat(), f"{action}: {detail}".strip(": "), notif["id"]))
     
     # Log the activity
+    # sqlite3.Row doesn't have .get() — use dict() or try/except
+    notif_dict = dict(notif)
     conn.execute("""
         INSERT INTO activity_log (issue_id, action, detail, github_url)
         VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)
-    """, (notif.get("issue_id"), action, detail or notif["title"], notif.get("url")))
+    """, (notif_dict.get("issue_id"), action, detail or notif_dict.get("title", ""), notif_dict.get("url")))
     
     conn.commit()
     conn.close()
     
     print(f"✓ Marked notification as acted: {action}")
 
+def cmd_notif_lock(args) -> None:
+    """Lock notification to prevent duplicate processing."""
+    conn = get_db()
+    notif = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT * FROM notifications WHERE id LIKE ?",
+        (f"{args.id}%",)
+    ).fetchone()
+    if not notif:
+        print(f"Error: Notification not found: {args.id}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    if notif["processing"]:
+        print(f"⚠ Already locked: {notif['id'][:8]}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    conn.execute("UPDATE notifications SET processing = 1 WHERE id = ?", (notif["id"],))
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+    print(f"🔒 Locked: {notif['id'][:8]}")
+
+
+def cmd_notif_unlock(args) -> None:
+    """Unlock notification after processing completes."""
+    conn = get_db()
+    notif = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT * FROM notifications WHERE id LIKE ?",
+        (f"{args.id}%",)
+    ).fetchone()
+    if not notif:
+        print(f"Error: Notification not found: {args.id}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    conn.execute("UPDATE notifications SET processing = 0 WHERE id = ?", (notif["id"],))
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+    print(f"🔓 Unlocked: {notif['id'][:8]}")
+
+
+def cmd_notif_tag(args) -> None:
+    """Add a tag to a notification."""
+    conn = get_db()
+    _migrate_filter_columns(conn)
+    notif = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT * FROM notifications WHERE id LIKE ?",
+        (f"{args.id}%",)
+    ).fetchone()
+    if not notif:
+        print(f"Error: Notification not found: {args.id}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    existing_tags = set(filter(None, (notif["tags"] or "").split(",")))
+    existing_tags.add(args.tag)
+    new_tags = ",".join(sorted(existing_tags))
+    
+    conn.execute("UPDATE notifications SET tags = ? WHERE id = ?", (new_tags, notif["id"]))
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+    print(f"✓ Tagged {notif['id'][:8]} with '{args.tag}' → [{new_tags}]")
+
+
+def cmd_notif_untag(args) -> None:
+    """Remove a tag from a notification."""
+    conn = get_db()
+    _migrate_filter_columns(conn)
+    notif = conn.execute(
+        "SELECT * FROM notifications WHERE id LIKE ?",
+        (f"{args.id}%",)
+    ).fetchone()
+    if not notif:
+        print(f"Error: Notification not found: {args.id}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    existing_tags = set(filter(None, (notif["tags"] or "").split(",")))
+    existing_tags.discard(args.tag)
+    new_tags = ",".join(sorted(existing_tags))
+    
+    conn.execute("UPDATE notifications SET tags = ? WHERE id = ?", (new_tags, notif["id"]))
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+    print(f"✓ Untagged {notif['id'][:8]} '{args.tag}' → [{new_tags}]")
+
+
+def cmd_notif_check_prior(args) -> None:
+    """Check if any notification with the same URL has been triaged before.
+    
+    Returns exit code 0 if prior engagement found, 1 if not.
+    Useful for heartbeat triage to avoid duplicate triage comments.
+    """
+    conn = get_db()
+    _migrate_filter_columns(conn)
+    
+    url = args.url
+    
+    # Find any notification with this URL that has been acted on, triaged, or has the 'triaged' tag
+    prior = conn.execute("""
+        SELECT id, title, acted_at, action_taken, tags, seen_at
+        FROM notifications 
+        WHERE url = ? AND (
+            acted_at IS NOT NULL 
+            OR tags LIKE '%triaged%'
+        )
+        ORDER BY seen_at DESC
+        LIMIT 5
+    """, (url,)).fetchall()
+    
+    conn.close()
+    
+    if prior:
+        print(f"⚠ PRIOR ENGAGEMENT FOUND for {url}")
+        for p in prior:
+            tags = f" [tags: {p['tags']}]" if p["tags"] else ""
+            action = f" → {p['action_taken']}" if p["action_taken"] else ""
+            print(f"  [{p['id'][:8]}] seen {p['seen_at'][:10]}{action}{tags}")
+        print(f"\n→ This is a FOLLOW-UP. Do NOT re-triage. Read thread and respond contextually.")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    else:
+        print(f"✓ No prior engagement for {url} — first touch, triage OK.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
 def cmd_notif_dismiss(args) -> None:
     """Dismiss notification."""
     conn = get_db()
@@ -795,6 +963,14 @@ def cmd_notif_dismiss(args) -> None:
         WHERE id = ?
     """, (f"dismissed: {reason}", notif["id"]))
     
+    # Auto-log activity
+    title = notif["title"] or "-"
+    detail = f"Dismissed: {reason} — {title}"
+    conn.execute(
+        "INSERT INTO activity_log (issue_id, action, detail, github_url) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
+        (notif["repo_id"], "dismiss", detail, notif["url"])
+    )
+    
     conn.commit()
     conn.close()
     
@@ -822,13 +998,15 @@ def cmd_notif_audit(args) -> None:
         print(f"  - {n['title'][:50]}...")
         
         # Create escalation
+        url = n["url"] if "url" in n.keys() and n["url"] else "N/A"
+
         conn.execute("""
             INSERT INTO escalations (category, title, detail)
             VALUES (?, ?, ?)
         """, (
             "stale-notification",
             f"Stale: {n['title'][:100]}",
-            f"Notification {n['id']} has been pending for >{stale_hours}h.\nURL: {n.get('url', 'N/A')}"
+            f"Notification {n['id']} has been pending for >{stale_hours}h.\nURL: {url}"
         ))
     
     conn.commit()
@@ -1107,7 +1285,10 @@ def main():
     
     # Notification commands
     notif_parser = subparsers.add_parser("notif", help="Notification management")
-    notif_sub = notif_parser.add_subparsers(dest="notif_cmd")
+    notif_sub = notif_parser.add_subparsers(
+        dest="notif_cmd",
+        help="pull|list|act|dismiss|lock|unlock|tag|untag|check-prior|audit|filter"
+    )
     
     pull_parser = notif_sub.add_parser("pull", help="Pull notifications from GitHub/Forgejo")
     pull_parser.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Show what would be pulled")
@@ -1146,6 +1327,23 @@ def main():
     dismiss_parser.add_argument("id", help="Notification ID (prefix match)")
     dismiss_parser.add_argument("reason", nargs="?", help="Dismissal reason")
     
+    lock_parser = notif_sub.add_parser("lock", help="Lock notification for processing")
+    lock_parser.add_argument("id", help="Notification ID (prefix match)")
+    
+    unlock_parser = notif_sub.add_parser("unlock", help="Unlock notification after processing")
+    unlock_parser.add_argument("id", help="Notification ID (prefix match)")
+    
+    tag_parser = notif_sub.add_parser("tag", help="Add tag to notification")
+    tag_parser.add_argument("id", help="Notification ID (prefix match)")
+    tag_parser.add_argument("tag", help="Tag to add (e.g. triaged, hostile, follow-up)")
+    
+    untag_parser = notif_sub.add_parser("untag", help="Remove tag from notification")
+    untag_parser.add_argument("id", help="Notification ID (prefix match)")
+    untag_parser.add_argument("tag", help="Tag to remove")
+    
+    check_prior_parser = notif_sub.add_parser("check-prior", help="Check for prior engagement on a URL")
+    check_prior_parser.add_argument("url", help="Issue/PR URL to check")
+    
     audit_parser = notif_sub.add_parser("audit", help="Audit stale notifications")
     audit_parser.add_argument("--stale-hours", type=int, help="Hours to consider stale (default: 48)")
     
@@ -1217,6 +1415,16 @@ def main():
             cmd_notif_act(args)
         elif args.notif_cmd == "dismiss":
             cmd_notif_dismiss(args)
+        elif args.notif_cmd == "lock":
+            cmd_notif_lock(args)
+        elif args.notif_cmd == "unlock":
+            cmd_notif_unlock(args)
+        elif args.notif_cmd == "tag":
+            cmd_notif_tag(args)
+        elif args.notif_cmd == "untag":
+            cmd_notif_untag(args)
+        elif args.notif_cmd == "check-prior":
+            cmd_notif_check_prior(args)
         elif args.notif_cmd == "audit":
             cmd_notif_audit(args)
         elif args.notif_cmd == "filter":

dashboard/index.html

@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
                 
                 const yesterday = new Date(Date.now() - 86400000).toISOString();
                 const activity = await fetchData('activity_log',
-                    `SELECT COUNT(*) as c FROM activity_log WHERE timestamp > '${yesterday}'`);
+                    `SELECT COUNT(*) as c FROM activity_log WHERE timestamp > '${yesterday}' AND action != 'dismiss'`);
                 document.getElementById('activity-count').textContent = activity[0]?.c || 0;
                 
                 const escalations = await fetchData('escalations',
@@ -287,42 +287,61 @@
                         `(last poll ${timeAgo(p.polled_at)} — ${p.new_count} new)`;
                 }
                 
-                // Notifications table — show pending (non-dismissed) by default
+                // Notifications table — show ALL notifications with action taken
                 const notifications = await fetchData('notifications',
-                    'SELECT * FROM notifications WHERE dismissed = 0 ORDER BY seen_at DESC LIMIT 30');
+                    `SELECT n.*, a.detail as action_detail, a.action as action_type
+                     FROM notifications n
+                     LEFT JOIN activity_log a ON a.github_url = n.url
+                     ORDER BY n.seen_at DESC LIMIT 30`);
                 
                 if (notifications.length === 0) {
                     document.getElementById('notifications-table').innerHTML = 
-                        '<div class="loading">No pending notifications. ✨</div>';
+                        '<div class="loading">No notifications yet. ✨</div>';
                 } else {
                     let html = `<table>
-                        <thead><tr><th>TIME</th><th>ISSUE</th><th>REASON</th><th>TITLE</th><th>FILTER</th></tr></thead>
+                        <thead><tr><th>TIME</th><th>ISSUE</th><th>REASON</th><th>TITLE</th><th>ACTION TAKEN</th></tr></thead>
                         <tbody>`;
                     for (const n of notifications) {
                         const ownTag = n.is_own_pr ? '🔵 ' : '';
                         const ciTag = n.ci_status ? ` [CI:${n.ci_status}]` : '';
                         const repo_short = n.repo_id ? n.repo_id.split('/').pop() : '-';
-                        const issue = n.url ? `<a href="${n.url}" target="_blank">${repo_short}</a>` : repo_short;
+                        let issueLabel = repo_short;
+                        if (n.url) {
+                            const m = n.url.match(/\/(pull|issues)\/(\d+)/);
+                            if (m) {
+                                const prefix = m[1] === 'pull' ? 'PR' : 'IS';
+                                issueLabel = `${repo_short} ${prefix} #${m[2]}`;
+                            }
+                        }
+                        const issue = n.url ? `<a href="${n.url}" target="_blank">${issueLabel}</a>` : issueLabel;
                         const reasonClass = n.reason === 'mention' ? 'accent' : 
                                           n.reason === 'author' ? 'success' : 
                                           n.reason === 'review_requested' ? 'warning' : '';
                         const reasonBadge = `<span class="status-badge ${reasonClass ? 'status-' + reasonClass : ''}" style="background:var(--${reasonClass || 'text-dim'}); color:#000; padding:2px 8px; border-radius:4px; font-size:0.8em">${n.reason}</span>`;
-                        const filterShort = (n.filter_reason || '').replace(/^KEEP: /, '');
-                        html += `<tr>
+                        // Action taken column
+                        let actionText = '';
+                        if (n.action_detail) {
+                            actionText = n.action_detail;
+                        } else if (n.dismissed && n.filter_reason) {
+                            actionText = `dismissed: ${n.filter_reason.replace(/^KEEP \(rule\): /, '')}`;
+                        } else if (!n.dismissed) {
+                            actionText = '<span style="color:var(--warning)">pending</span>';
+                        }
+                        html += `<tr style="${n.dismissed ? 'opacity:0.7' : ''}">
                             <td class="timestamp">${timeAgo(n.seen_at)}</td>
                             <td>${issue}</td>
                             <td>${reasonBadge}</td>
                             <td>${ownTag}${n.title || '-'}${ciTag}</td>
-                            <td style="color:var(--text-dim);font-size:0.85em">${filterShort}</td>
+                            <td style="font-size:0.85em">${actionText}</td>
                         </tr>`;
                     }
                     html += '</tbody></table>';
                     document.getElementById('notifications-table').innerHTML = html;
                 }
                 
-                // Activity table
+                // Activity table — filter out dismissals, show only real actions
                 const activityLog = await fetchData('activity_log',
-                    'SELECT * FROM activity_log ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 10');
+                    "SELECT * FROM activity_log WHERE action != 'dismiss' ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 10");
                 
                 if (activityLog.length === 0) {
                     document.getElementById('activity-table').innerHTML = 

docs/behavioral-guidelines.md

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# Agent Behavioral Guidelines
+
+Rules for AI agents using Argus for GitHub/Forgejo community management.
+
+These guidelines govern **how** agents interact with humans on GitHub — not the mechanics of Argus itself (see [SKILL.md](SKILL.md) for that).
+
+## Core Principle
+
+**You represent a project.** Every comment you post reflects on the maintainers. Be helpful, be accurate, be kind — or be silent.
+
+## Engagement Rules
+
+### Always Respond To
+- Direct mentions (`@your-username`)
+- Review requests on PRs you're assigned to
+- Questions on issues you previously commented on
+
+### Never Respond To
+- **Hostile or abusive comments.** Dismiss the notification, alert your operator. Do not engage. Do not defend yourself. Silence starves trolls.
+- Conversations where you have nothing substantive to add
+- Heated arguments between humans — stay out
+
+### Be Careful With
+- Closing issues — always explain why, link duplicates
+- Marking things as "won't fix" — defer to human maintainers
+- Making promises about timelines or features
+- Speculation about root causes without evidence
+
+## Tone & Style
+
+- **Be concise.** Developers read hundreds of notifications. Respect their time.
+- **Be specific.** "This might be a problem" is useless. "Line 42 in `rpc.py` catches `Exception` instead of `ConnectionError`" is useful.
+- **Be humble.** Say "I think" not "This is." You're an AI — you can be wrong.
+- **No filler.** Skip "Great question!", "Thanks for reporting!", "I'd be happy to help!" — just help.
+- **Use code.** Show diffs, snippets, reproduction steps. Words explain; code proves.
+
+## Triage Quality
+
+When assessing issues:
+
+1. **Read the full thread** before commenting — someone may have already answered
+2. **Reproduce if possible** — or explain why you can't
+3. **Classify honestly** — don't mark "NEEDS-INFO" to avoid doing work
+4. **Link related issues** — duplicates, upstream bugs, related PRs
+5. **Propose concrete fixes** — file paths, function names, approach. Vague assessments waste everyone's time.
+
+## Escalation
+
+When in doubt, escalate to your operator rather than posting something wrong or inappropriate. A missed comment is recoverable. A bad comment lives forever.
+
+### Escalate When
+- You're unsure if a response is appropriate
+- The issue involves security, legal, or sensitive topics
+- A human is clearly frustrated and needs a human response
+- You'd need to make a judgment call about project direction
+
+## PR Reviews
+
+- **Review the diff, not just the description**
+- **Test mentally** — trace the code path, check edge cases
+- **Check scope** — flag if changes exceed what the PR claims
+- **Be constructive** — suggest alternatives, don't just criticize
+- **Approve only when confident** — "LGTM" from an AI that didn't actually verify is worse than no review
+
+## Learning From Mistakes
+
+When you make a mistake in a community interaction:
+1. Document it (postmortem, memory, or learning log)
+2. Update these guidelines if a new rule is needed
+3. Alert your operator
+4. If the mistake was public: correct it publicly, briefly, without drama
+
+---
+
+*These guidelines are living. Update them as you learn.*

lib/schema.sql

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS notifications (
     filter_reason TEXT,
     is_own_pr INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
     ci_status TEXT,
+    processing INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+    tags TEXT DEFAULT '',
     FOREIGN KEY (issue_id) REFERENCES issues(id),
     FOREIGN KEY (repo_id) REFERENCES repos(id)
 );

tests/test_notif_audit.py

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import sqlite3
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+
+ARGUS_PATH = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "bin" / "argus"
+argus = SourceFileLoader("argus_cli", str(ARGUS_PATH)).load_module()
+
+
+def init_db(db_path: str):
+    conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
+    conn.execute(
+        """
+        CREATE TABLE notifications (
+            id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+            title TEXT NOT NULL,
+            url TEXT,
+            dismissed INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+            acted_at TEXT,
+            seen_at TEXT
+        )
+        """
+    )
+    conn.execute(
+        """
+        CREATE TABLE escalations (
+            id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+            category TEXT,
+            title TEXT,
+            detail TEXT
+        )
+        """
+    )
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+
+
+class TestNotifAudit(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_audit_handles_sqlite_row_without_get(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as td:
+            db_path = str(Path(td) / "argus.db")
+            init_db(db_path)
+
+            conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
+            conn.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO notifications (id, title, url, dismissed, acted_at, seen_at)
+                VALUES (?, ?, ?, 0, NULL, '2000-01-01T00:00:00')
+                """,
+                ("n1", "old stale notification", None),
+            )
+            conn.commit()
+            conn.close()
+
+            def fake_get_db():
+                c = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
+                c.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+                return c
+
+            argus.get_db = fake_get_db
+            argus.cmd_notif_audit(SimpleNamespace(stale_hours=4))
+
+            conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
+            row = conn.execute("SELECT category, detail FROM escalations").fetchone()
+            conn.close()
+
+            self.assertIsNotNone(row)
+            self.assertEqual(row[0], "stale-notification")
+            self.assertIn("Notification n1 has been pending", row[1])
+
+    def test_audit_no_stale_notifications_creates_no_escalation(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as td:
+            db_path = str(Path(td) / "argus.db")
+            init_db(db_path)
+
+            conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
+            conn.execute(
+                """
+                INSERT INTO notifications (id, title, url, dismissed, acted_at, seen_at)
+                VALUES (?, ?, ?, 0, NULL, '2999-01-01T00:00:00')
+                """,
+                ("n2", "fresh notification", "https://example.com"),
+            )
+            conn.commit()
+            conn.close()
+
+            def fake_get_db():
+                c = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
+                c.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+                return c
+
+            argus.get_db = fake_get_db
+            argus.cmd_notif_audit(SimpleNamespace(stale_hours=4))
+
+            conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
+            count = conn.execute("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM escalations").fetchone()[0]
+            conn.close()
+
+            self.assertEqual(count, 0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()