Fix validation logic to properly gate bot responses#145
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[WIP] Update workflow for issue assistant based on feedback
Fix validation logic to properly gate bot responses
Feb 11, 2026
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The validation step was running security checks but its output wasn't gating bot responses. The job's
should_respondoutput only checked conversation state, allowing the bot to respond to content that failed validation (injection attempts, rate limits, etc.).Changes:
conversation-state.should_respondANDvalidation.validation_passedto be trueshould_respondtovalidation_passedto clarify it's a validation result, not a final decisionBehavior:
This ensures the bot won't respond if new content fails security validation, while allowing clean comments on issues that had problematic bodies (and vice versa).
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