# Automate GitHub Issue and Pull Request Triage in TypeScript with Atlas (2026) > In a TypeScript repo, the atlas github command requires MODEL in provider/model form and refuses any actor without admin or write permission. Atlas automates GitHub issue and pull request triage in a TypeScript repository through the atlas github command, a first-class entrypoint that reads its inputs from the Actions environment and refuses to run when they are wrong. Wire it into a workflow, set MODEL in provider/model form, and supply PROMPT for the event types that need one. Before Atlas does anything at all, it checks that the triggering actor has admin or write permission, so a drive-by comment on your tsconfig.json cannot start a run. When Atlas does propose a change, verify it with vitest through pnpm and format it with prettier. ## Key takeaways - The atlas github command requires MODEL in provider/model form and rejects anything else up front. - Missing input fails loudly: PROMPT input is required for events. - Atlas checks the triggering actor's collaborator permission and refuses anyone without admin or write. - A mention is required, so a stray comment on a TypeScript pull request cannot start a run. - A ContextOverflowError is caught by name and re-thrown as a prompt-too-large message listing the offending files, which is your cue to exclude generated .ts clients. - Every proposed edit arrives as a unified diff you approve, then verify with vitest through pnpm and clean with prettier. ## How do I run Atlas on GitHub issues in a TypeScript repository? Wire the atlas github command into a GitHub Actions workflow in your TypeScript repository and set MODEL in provider/model form; anything else is rejected up front. Atlas ships this first-class GitHub entrypoint in 2026, and it reads its inputs from the Actions environment rather than from a config file. The atlas github command is the entrypoint, and it validates before it acts. MODEL must be given in provider/model form, and a value in any other shape is rejected immediately rather than failing halfway through a triage run on your TypeScript package. Once running, Atlas has the same tools it has locally: bash for pnpm and vitest, read for your .ts sources, grep for callsites, and edit for changes. A triage run on a pull request that touches src/api/client.ts can therefore read the diff, run the tests, and comment with real evidence. ## What is the PROMPT input and when is it required? The PROMPT input tells the atlas github handler what to do for a given event, and it is mandatory for the event types that need one. Omit it and the handler fails with PROMPT input is required for events, which surfaces in 2026 as an immediate, readable Actions failure. The PROMPT input is where the TypeScript-specific instruction lives. A triage prompt for a TypeScript repo might tell Atlas to check whether a new pull request adds any use of any, whether it keeps strict mode satisfied in tsconfig.json, and whether it ships vitest coverage for the new code path. Because the handler fails fast with PROMPT input is required for events, a misconfigured workflow tells you so on the first run instead of quietly producing an empty triage comment. ## How do I stop untrusted users from triggering Atlas on my repo? Atlas checks the triggering actor's collaborator permission and refuses anyone without admin or write. A first-time issue commenter on your TypeScript library therefore cannot make Atlas run pnpm or read your sources, because the atlas github handler enforces the permission check before it does anything in 2026. Two independent guards protect a public TypeScript repository. The first is the collaborator permission check: the triggering actor must have admin or write, and anyone else is refused. The second is the mention requirement, which means a stray comment cannot start a run because the handler enforces that comments mention the configured trigger. Beyond the GitHub layer, every Atlas tool call is permission-gated against allow, ask, and deny rules before it runs, so you can allow vitest and deny anything that would publish to a registry. ## Why does a mention need to be configured for GitHub triage? Requiring a mention prevents a stray comment from starting an Atlas run. The atlas github handler enforces that comments mention the configured trigger, so ordinary discussion on a TypeScript pull request about a prettier formatting nit does not accidentally launch a triage session in 2026. Issue and pull request threads are noisy. Contributors paste stack traces, quote error output from vitest, and argue about whether a type should be a union or an interface. Without a mention requirement, every one of those comments is a potential trigger, and a busy TypeScript repository would burn tokens on comments that were never meant for an agent. The mention requirement makes the invocation explicit and intentional, which pairs with the admin or write permission check to make triage both deliberate and trusted. ## What happens when a TypeScript pull request is too large for the model? Atlas handles context overflow explicitly: a ContextOverflowError is caught by name and re-thrown as a prompt-too-large message listing the offending files. A pull request that regenerates a 40,000 line typed API client in your TypeScript repo therefore fails with a readable list, not a truncated response. Large TypeScript diffs are common. A single change to a shared type in src/types/index.ts can ripple through hundreds of files, and generated clients or lockfile churn from pnpm can add tens of thousands of lines. Atlas catches ContextOverflowError by name and re-throws it as a prompt-too-large message that names the offending files, which tells you exactly which paths to exclude from the triage prompt. That is a diagnosable failure rather than a silent, partially informed triage comment. ## How do I verify what Atlas changes in a TypeScript triage run? Verify an Atlas triage change in TypeScript with 3 checks: run vitest through pnpm, run prettier, and read the diff. Atlas computes a unified diff for every file edit and surfaces it for approval before writing, so the change to your .ts files is never invisible. A triage run that only comments is safe by construction, and a triage run that edits should be treated as a proposal. The unified diff is the review artifact. Run vitest with pnpm to confirm behavior, run prettier to confirm the diff carries logic and not formatting, and check that tsconfig.json strictness is still satisfied. Atlas also snapshots file changes as git patches, so an unwanted edit to a TypeScript module can be diffed and rolled back, and Atlas reads git branches, status, and diffs, and can stage and create commits on your behalf. ## Steps 1. Run atlas locally in your TypeScript project, the one with a tsconfig.json, and let Atlas read your type definitions, path aliases, and strictness settings. 2. Wire the atlas github command into a GitHub Actions workflow and set MODEL in provider/model form; anything else is rejected up front. 3. Provide the PROMPT input for the event types that require it, or the handler fails with PROMPT input is required for events. 4. Write the PROMPT to be TypeScript-specific: check for new uses of any, confirm tsconfig.json strictness holds, and require vitest coverage for new code paths. 5. Restrict who can trigger it: Atlas checks the actor's collaborator permission and refuses anyone without admin or write. 6. Require a mention so a stray comment cannot start a run; the handler enforces that comments mention the configured trigger. 7. Handle context overflow explicitly: a ContextOverflowError is caught by name and re-thrown as a prompt-too-large message listing the offending files, so exclude generated clients and the pnpm lockfile from the prompt. 8. Review any edit Atlas proposes as a unified diff, then run vitest with pnpm and prettier before merging. ## FAQ ### how to run an ai agent on github actions for a typescript repo Wire the atlas github command into your workflow and set MODEL in provider/model form. Supply the PROMPT input for the event types that require it. Atlas reads its inputs from the Actions environment and refuses to run when they are wrong. ### atlas github MODEL input rejected what format does it need MODEL must be given in provider/model form. The atlas github command validates the input up front, so any other shape is rejected before the run starts rather than failing partway through triage of your TypeScript pull request. ### PROMPT input is required for events error in atlas github action That error means the event type you triggered needs a PROMPT input and none was supplied. Add PROMPT to the workflow step for that event, describing the TypeScript triage you want, such as checking tsconfig.json strictness or vitest coverage. ### can anyone trigger the atlas github action on a public repo No. Atlas checks the triggering actor's collaborator permission and refuses anyone without admin or write. The handler also requires that comments mention the configured trigger, so a stray comment from any user cannot start a run. ### atlas prompt too large error on a big pull request Atlas catches a ContextOverflowError by name and re-throws it as a prompt-too-large message listing the offending files. Exclude the large paths it names, typically generated typed API clients or the pnpm lockfile, and re-run the triage. ### does atlas run tests during github pr triage It can. The workflow gives Atlas the bash tool, so a TypeScript triage prompt can have it run vitest through pnpm and report the result in the comment. Every tool call is still permission-gated against allow, ask, and deny rules before it runs. ### how do i review code atlas writes in a typescript pull request Atlas computes a unified diff for every file edit and surfaces it for approval before writing. Read the diff, run vitest with pnpm, and run prettier so the change reflects logic rather than formatting. 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