warden-sweep

Warden Sweep

Full-repository code sweep: scan every file, verify findings with deep tracing, create draft PRs for validated issues.

Requires: warden, gh, git, jq, uv

Important: Run all scripts from the repository root using ${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}. Output goes to .warden/sweeps/<run-id>/.

Bundled Scripts

scripts/scan.py

Runs setup and scan in one call: generates run ID, creates sweep dir, checks deps, creates warden label, enumerates files, runs warden per file, extracts findings.

uv run ${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/scripts/scan.py [file ...]
  --sweep-dir DIR     # Resume into existing sweep dir

scripts/index_prs.py

Fetches open warden-labeled PRs, builds file-to-PR dedup index, caches diffs for overlapping PRs.

uv run ${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/scripts/index_prs.py

scripts/create_issue.py

Creates a GitHub tracking issue summarizing sweep results. Run after verification, before patching.

scripts/organize.py

Tags security findings, labels security PRs, updates finding reports with PR links, posts final results to tracking issue, generates summary report, finalizes manifest.

scripts/extract_findings.py

Parses warden JSONL log files and extracts normalized findings. Called automatically by scan.py.

scripts/generate_report.py

Builds summary.md and report.json from sweep data. Called automatically by organize.py.

scripts/find_reviewers.py

Finds top 2 git contributors for a file (last 12 months).

Returns JSON: {"reviewers": ["user1", "user2"]}

Phase 1: Scan

Run (1 tool call):

To resume a partial scan:

Parse the JSON stdout. Save runId and sweepDir for subsequent phases.

Report to user:

Render every finding from the findings array. Bold severity for high and above.

On failure: If exit code 1, show the error JSON and stop. If exit code 2, show the partial results. List timed-out files separately from errored files so users know which can be retried.

Phase 2: Verify

Deep-trace each finding using Task subagents to qualify or disqualify.

For each finding in data/all-findings.jsonl:

Check if data/verify/<finding-id>.json already exists (incrementality). If it does, skip.

Launch a Task subagent (subagent_type: "general-purpose") for each finding. Process findings in parallel batches of up to 8 to improve throughput.

Task prompt for each finding:

Read ${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/references/verify-prompt.md for the prompt template. Substitute the finding's values into the ${...} placeholders.

Process results:

Parse the JSON from the subagent response and:

• Write result to data/verify/<finding-id>.json
• Append to data/verified.jsonl or data/rejected.jsonl
• For verified findings, generate findings/<finding-id>.md:

# ${TITLE}
 
**ID**: ${FINDING_ID} | **Severity**: ${SEVERITY} | **Confidence**: ${CONFIDENCE}
**Skill**: ${SKILL} | **File**: ${FILE_PATH}:${START_LINE}
 
## Description
${DESCRIPTION}
 
## Verification
**Verdict**: Verified (${VERIFICATION_CONFIDENCE})
**Reasoning**: ${REASONING}
**Code trace**: ${TRACE_NOTES}
 
## Suggested Fix
${FIX_DESCRIPTION}
```diff
${FIX_DIFF}

 
Update manifest: set `phases.verify` to `"complete"`.
 
**Report** to user after all verifications:
 

Verification Complete

{verified} verified, {rejected} rejected.

Verified Findings

Rejected ({rejected_count})

• {findingId} {file}: {reasoning} ...

 
---
 
## Phase 3: Issue
 
Create a tracking issue that ties all PRs together and gives reviewers a single overview.
 
**Run** (1 tool call):
 
```bash
uv run ${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/scripts/create_issue.py ${SWEEP_DIR}

Parse the JSON stdout. Save issueUrl and issueNumber for Phase 4.

Report to user:

## Tracking Issue Created
 
{issueUrl}

On failure: Show the error. Continue to Phase 4 (PRs can still be created without a tracking issue).

Phase 4: Patch

For each verified finding, create a worktree, fix the code, and open a draft PR. Process findings sequentially (one at a time) since parallel subagents cross-contaminate worktrees.

Severity triage: Patch HIGH and above. For MEDIUM, only patch findings from bug-detection skills (e.g., code-review, security-review). Skip LOW and INFO findings.

Step 0: Setup (run once before the loop):

uv run ${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/scripts/index_prs.py ${SWEEP_DIR}

Parse the JSON stdout. Use fileIndex for dedup checks.

Determine the default branch and fetch latest so worktrees branch from current upstream:

DEFAULT_BRANCH=$(gh repo view --json defaultBranchRef --jq '.defaultBranchRef.name')
git fetch origin "${DEFAULT_BRANCH}"

For each finding in data/verified.jsonl:

Check if finding ID already exists in data/patches.jsonl (incrementality). If it does, skip.

Dedup check: Use the file index from index_prs.py output to determine if an existing open PR already addresses the same issue.

1. File match: Look up the finding's file path in the fileIndex. If no PR touches that file, no conflict; proceed to Step 1.
2. Chunk overlap: If a PR does touch the same file, read its cached diff from data/pr-diffs/<number>.diff and check whether the PR's changed hunks overlap with the finding's line range (startLine-endLine). Overlapping or adjacent hunks (within ~10 lines) indicate the same code region.
3. Same concern: If the hunks overlap, compare the PR title and the finding title/description. Are they fixing the same kind of defect? A PR fixing an off-by-one error and a finding about a null check in the same function are different issues; both should proceed.

Skip the finding only when there is both chunk overlap AND the PR addresses the same concern. Record it in data/patches.jsonl with "status": "existing" and "prUrl" pointing to the matching PR, then continue to the next finding.

Step 1: Create worktree

BRANCH="warden-sweep/${RUN_ID}/${FINDING_ID}"
WORKTREE="${SWEEP_DIR}/worktrees/${FINDING_ID}"
git worktree add "${WORKTREE}" -b "${BRANCH}" "origin/${DEFAULT_BRANCH}"

Each finding branches from the repo's default branch so PRs contain only the fix commit.

Step 2: Generate fix

Launch a Task subagent (subagent_type: "general-purpose") to apply the fix in the worktree. Read ${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/references/patch-prompt.md for the prompt template. Substitute the finding's values and worktree path into the ${...} placeholders.

Step 2b: Handle skipped findings

If the subagent returned "status": "skipped" (not "applied"), do NOT proceed to Steps 3-4. Instead:

1. Record the finding in data/patches.jsonl with "status": "error" and "error": "Subagent skipped: ${skipReason}"
2. Clean up the worktree
3. Continue to the next finding

Step 3: Find reviewers

uv run ${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/scripts/find_reviewers.py "${FILE_PATH}"

Step 4: Create draft PR

cd "${WORKTREE}" && git push -u origin HEAD:"${BRANCH}"

Create the PR with a 1-2 sentence "What" summary based on the finding and fix, followed by the finding description and verification reasoning:

REVIEWERS=""
# If find_reviewers.py returned reviewers, build the flags
# e.g., REVIEWERS="--reviewer user1 --reviewer user2"
 
gh pr create --draft \
  --label "warden" \
  --title "fix: ${TITLE}" \
  --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
${FIX_WHAT_DESCRIPTION}
 
${DESCRIPTION}
 
${REASONING}
 
Automated fix for Warden finding ${FINDING_ID} (${SEVERITY}, detected by ${SKILL}).
 
<!-- Only include the next line if Phase 3 succeeded and ISSUE_NUMBER is available -->
Ref #${ISSUE_NUMBER}
 
> This PR was auto-generated by a Warden Sweep (run ${RUN_ID}).
> The finding has been validated through automated deep tracing,
> but human confirmation is requested as this is batch work.
EOF
)" ${REVIEWERS}

Save the PR URL.

Step 5: Record and cleanup

Append to data/patches.jsonl (use "created" as status for successful PRs, not the subagent's "applied"):

{"findingId": "...", "prUrl": "https://...", "branch": "...", "reviewers": ["user1", "user2"], "filesChanged": ["..."], "status": "created|existing|error"}

Remove the worktree:

cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
git worktree remove "${WORKTREE}" --force

Error handling: On failure at any step, write to data/patches.jsonl with "status": "error" and "error": "...", clean up the worktree, and continue to the next finding.

Update manifest: set phases.patch to "complete".

Report to user after all patches:

## PRs Created
 
**{created}** created, **{skipped}** skipped (existing), **{failed}** failed.
 
| # | Finding | PR | Status |
|---|---------|-----|--------|
| 1 | `security-review-a1b2c3d4` SQL injection in query builder | #142 | created |
| 2 | `code-review-e5f6g7h8` Null pointer in handler | - | existing (#138) |
...

Phase 5: Organize

Run (1 tool call):

uv run ${CLAUDE_SKILL_ROOT}/scripts/organize.py ${SWEEP_DIR}

Parse the JSON stdout.

Report to user:

## Sweep Complete
 
| Metric | Count |
|--------|-------|
| Files scanned | {filesScanned} |
| Findings verified | {verified} |
| PRs created | {prsCreated} |
| Security findings | {securityFindings} |
 
Full report: `{summaryPath}`

On failure: Show the error and note which steps completed.

Resuming a Sweep

Each phase is incremental. To resume from where you left off:

1. Check data/manifest.json to see which phases are complete
2. For scan: pass --sweep-dir to scan.py
3. For verify: existing data/verify/<id>.json files are skipped
4. For issue: create_issue.py is idempotent (skips if issueUrl in manifest)
5. For patch: existing entries in data/patches.jsonl are skipped
6. For organize: safe to re-run (idempotent)

Output Directory Structure

.warden/sweeps/<run-id>/
  summary.md                        # Stats, key findings, PR links
  findings/                         # One markdown per verified finding
    <finding-id>.md
  security/                         # Security-specific view
    index.jsonl                     # Security findings index
    <finding-id>.md                 # Copies of security findings
  data/                             # Structured data for tooling
    manifest.json                   # Run metadata, phase state
    scan-index.jsonl                # Per-file scan tracking
    all-findings.jsonl              # Every finding from scan
    verified.jsonl                  # Findings that passed verification
    rejected.jsonl                  # Findings that failed verification
    patches.jsonl                   # Finding -> PR URL -> reviewers
    existing-prs.json               # Cached open warden PRs
    report.json                     # Machine-readable summary
    verify/                         # Individual verification results
      <finding-id>.json
    logs/                           # Warden JSONL logs per file
      <hash>.jsonl
    pr-diffs/                       # Cached PR diffs for dedup
      <number>.diff