ENGINEERING

Agentic Flag-Cleanup Sweep With Test Validation

An agent audits the codebase for stale feature flags, removes each one branch-by-branch, runs the test suite in a shell sandbox to prove nothing broke.

CategoryEngineering
Enginepaperclip
Difficultyadvanced
Triggerschedule
Steps7
Setup~25 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerScheduled sweep launches agent
  • ActionList stale fully-rolled-out flags from PostgresPostgreSQLPostgres
  • ActionLocate refs and remove flag keeping live pathGitHubGitHub
  • ActionRun test suite in shell sandboxShell
  • LogicRoute green to PR, red to report
  • ActionOpen verified PR for passing flagsGitHubGitHub
  • OutputPost test-failing flags to SlackSlack

What it does

Goes beyond pattern-matching: an agent reasons through each stale flag's removal, edits the affected files, executes the project's tests, and only ships a PR when the suite is green. Failing removals are reported instead of forced.

When to use it

Use it when flag usage is inconsistent enough that mechanical rewrites are risky and you want test-backed confidence before any cleanup PR opens. Best for repos with a fast, reliable test command.

How it works

  1. 1A scheduled sweep launches the cleanup agent.
  2. 2The agent queries Postgres to list flags that are fully rolled out and past the grace window.
  3. 3For each flag, it locates references in GitHub and removes the flag, keeping the live path.
  4. 4It runs the test suite in a shell sandbox against the edited tree.
  5. 5A logic step routes green removals to a PR and red ones to a report.
  6. 6It opens a verified GitHub PR for passing flags and posts the skipped, test-failing flags to Slack for manual review.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect PostgresAny Postgres URL — query, write, migrate.
  2. 2
    Connect GitHubRepos, issues, pull requests, actions.
  3. 3
    Connect ShellRun sandboxed commands inside the workspace.
  4. 4
    Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
  5. 5
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  6. 6
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  7. 7
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

Run this workflow in your colony.

14-day trial. No DevOps. No Sales call. Provisioned in under a minute.