Meet Repro-Bot, our GitHub issue triage agent

Repro-Bot is an AI agent developed to streamline the process of reproducing bug reports for open source projects, specifically within the Metabase system. Built using Claude Code, this AI tool automates the setup of environments similar to those of users reporting issues and uses browser automation, API calls, and other tools to replicate problems. While not flawless, Repro-Bot significantly reduces the time developers spend on bug triage by providing valuable insights, documenting dead ends, and proposing automated tests and potential causes for issues it successfully reproduces. Despite its limitations, such as sometimes failing to reproduce issues, its output aids in identifying the root causes more efficiently. The creators emphasize the importance of maintaining a narrow focus on issue reproduction, providing the necessary tools for the bot, and safeguarding against poisoned prompts by sandboxing the agent and ensuring a human review process is in place. The code is shared for others to create their own version of Repro-Bot, tailored to their development environments.