Agents can create new work items
Allow AI agents to file new issues when they identify improvements or related tasks outside the current scope.
Agents can also create work themselves.
During implementation or review, agents often notice opportunities like performance improvements, refactoring needs, or architectural enhancements that fall outside the current task's scope.
An agent working on a feature might identify a performance issue and file a new ticket for it, which can then be evaluated and scheduled.
Enable AI agents to create new work items, such as issues for performance improvements or refactoring opportunities. This allows them to proactively identify and flag tasks outside their current scope.
- An open-source spec for orchestration: Symphony ↗OpenAI · OpenAI News · Apr 26, 2026 · quoted as shared
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- An open-source spec for orchestration: SymphonyOpenAI · OpenAI News · Apr 26, 2026
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