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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ============================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+# FILE INFORMATION
+# DEFGROUP: Automation.CI
+# INGROUP: moko-platform.Automation
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform
+# PATH: /automation/ci-issue-reporter.sh
+# VERSION: 09.23.00
+# BRIEF: Creates or updates a Gitea issue when a CI gate fails.
+#        Deduplicates by searching open issues with the "ci-auto" label
+#        whose title matches the gate. If a matching issue exists, a comment
+#        is appended instead of opening a duplicate.
+# ============================================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# ── Defaults ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+GITEA_URL="${GITEA_URL:-https://git.mokoconsulting.tech}"
+GITEA_TOKEN="${GITEA_TOKEN:-}"
+REPO="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY:-}"
+RUN_URL="${GITHUB_SERVER_URL:-${GITEA_URL}}/${REPO}/actions/runs/${GITHUB_RUN_ID:-0}"
+LABEL_NAME="ci-auto"
+LABEL_COLOR="#e11d48"
+
+GATE=""
+DETAILS=""
+SEVERITY="error"
+WORKFLOW=""
+
+# ── Parse arguments ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+usage() {
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: ci-issue-reporter.sh --gate NAME --details TEXT [OPTIONS]
+
+Required:
+  --gate      CI gate name (e.g. "Code Quality", "Self-Health")
+  --details   Human-readable failure description
+
+Optional:
+  --severity  "error" (default) or "warning"
+  --workflow  Workflow name for the issue title
+  --repo      owner/repo (default: \$GITHUB_REPOSITORY)
+  --run-url   URL to the CI run (auto-detected from env)
+  --token     Gitea API token (default: \$GITEA_TOKEN)
+  --url       Gitea base URL (default: \$GITEA_URL)
+EOF
+  exit 1
+}
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --gate)     GATE="$2";       shift 2 ;;
+    --details)  DETAILS="$2";    shift 2 ;;
+    --severity) SEVERITY="$2";   shift 2 ;;
+    --workflow) WORKFLOW="$2";   shift 2 ;;
+    --repo)     REPO="$2";      shift 2 ;;
+    --run-url)  RUN_URL="$2";   shift 2 ;;
+    --token)    GITEA_TOKEN="$2"; shift 2 ;;
+    --url)      GITEA_URL="$2"; shift 2 ;;
+    -h|--help)  usage ;;
+    *)          echo "Unknown option: $1"; usage ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+[[ -z "$GATE" ]]         && { echo "ERROR: --gate is required"; usage; }
+[[ -z "$DETAILS" ]]      && { echo "ERROR: --details is required"; usage; }
+[[ -z "$GITEA_TOKEN" ]]  && { echo "ERROR: GITEA_TOKEN not set"; exit 1; }
+[[ -z "$REPO" ]]         && { echo "ERROR: GITHUB_REPOSITORY not set"; exit 1; }
+
+API="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}"
+
+# ── Build title ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+if [[ -n "$WORKFLOW" ]]; then
+  TITLE="[CI] ${WORKFLOW}: ${GATE} failed"
+else
+  TITLE="[CI] ${GATE} failed"
+fi
+
+# ── Ensure label exists ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+ensure_label() {
+  local exists
+  exists=$(curl -sf -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' \
+    -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+    "${API}/labels" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
+
+  if [[ "$exists" == "200" ]]; then
+    # Check if label already exists
+    local found
+    found=$(curl -sf \
+      -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+      "${API}/labels" 2>/dev/null \
+      | grep -o "\"name\":\"${LABEL_NAME}\"" || true)
+
+    if [[ -z "$found" ]]; then
+      curl -sf -X POST \
+        -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        "${API}/labels" \
+        -d "{\"name\":\"${LABEL_NAME}\",\"color\":\"${LABEL_COLOR}\",\"description\":\"Auto-created by CI issue reporter\"}" \
+        > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+# ── Search for existing open issue ──────────────────────────────────────────
+find_existing_issue() {
+  # URL-encode the gate name for the query
+  local query
+  query=$(printf '%s' "[CI] ${GATE}" | sed 's/ /%20/g; s/\[/%5B/g; s/\]/%5D/g')
+
+  local response
+  response=$(curl -sf \
+    -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+    "${API}/issues?type=issues&state=open&labels=${LABEL_NAME}&q=${query}&limit=5" \
+    2>/dev/null || echo "[]")
+
+  # Extract the first matching issue number
+  echo "$response" \
+    | grep -oP '"number":\s*\K[0-9]+' \
+    | head -1
+}
+
+# ── Build issue body ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+build_body() {
+  local severity_badge
+  if [[ "$SEVERITY" == "error" ]]; then
+    severity_badge="**Severity:** Error"
+  else
+    severity_badge="**Severity:** Warning"
+  fi
+
+  cat <<BODY
+## CI Gate Failure: ${GATE}
+
+${severity_badge}
+**Workflow:** ${WORKFLOW:-unknown}
+**Branch:** ${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-unknown}
+**Commit:** \`${GITHUB_SHA:0:8}\`
+**Run:** [View CI run](${RUN_URL})
+
+### Details
+
+${DETAILS}
+
+### Resolution
+
+Fix the issue described above and push a new commit. This issue will be closed automatically when the gate passes, or can be closed manually.
+
+---
+*Auto-created by [ci-issue-reporter](${GITEA_URL}/${REPO}/src/branch/main/automation/ci-issue-reporter.sh)*
+BODY
+}
+
+# ── Build comment body (for existing issues) ────────────────────────────────
+build_comment() {
+  cat <<COMMENT
+### CI failure recurrence
+
+**Branch:** ${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-unknown}
+**Commit:** \`${GITHUB_SHA:0:8}\`
+**Run:** [View CI run](${RUN_URL})
+
+${DETAILS}
+COMMENT
+}
+
+# ── Main ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+ensure_label
+
+EXISTING=$(find_existing_issue)
+
+if [[ -n "$EXISTING" ]]; then
+  # Append comment to existing issue
+  COMMENT_BODY=$(build_comment)
+  COMMENT_JSON=$(printf '%s' "$COMMENT_BODY" | python3 -c "
+import sys, json
+print(json.dumps({'body': sys.stdin.read()}))" 2>/dev/null)
+
+  HTTP=$(curl -sf -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' -X POST \
+    -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    "${API}/issues/${EXISTING}/comments" \
+    -d "${COMMENT_JSON}" 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
+
+  if [[ "$HTTP" == "201" ]]; then
+    echo "Commented on existing issue #${EXISTING}"
+  else
+    echo "WARNING: Failed to comment on issue #${EXISTING} (HTTP ${HTTP})"
+  fi
+else
+  # Create new issue
+  ISSUE_BODY=$(build_body)
+  ISSUE_JSON=$(python3 -c "
+import sys, json
+body = sys.stdin.read()
+print(json.dumps({
+    'title': sys.argv[1],
+    'body': body,
+    'labels': []
+}))" "$TITLE" <<< "$ISSUE_BODY" 2>/dev/null)
+
+  # Create the issue
+  RESPONSE=$(curl -sf -X POST \
+    -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    "${API}/issues" \
+    -d "${ISSUE_JSON}" 2>/dev/null || echo "{}")
+
+  ISSUE_NUM=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -oP '"number":\s*\K[0-9]+' | head -1)
+
+  if [[ -n "$ISSUE_NUM" ]]; then
+    # Apply label (separate call — more reliable across Gitea versions)
+    LABEL_ID=$(curl -sf \
+      -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+      "${API}/labels" 2>/dev/null \
+      | grep -oP "\"id\":\s*\K[0-9]+(?=[^}]*\"name\":\s*\"${LABEL_NAME}\")" \
+      | head -1 || true)
+
+    if [[ -n "$LABEL_ID" ]]; then
+      curl -sf -X POST \
+        -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        "${API}/issues/${ISSUE_NUM}/labels" \
+        -d "{\"labels\":[${LABEL_ID}]}" \
+        > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    fi
+
+    echo "Created issue #${ISSUE_NUM}: ${TITLE}"
+  else
+    echo "WARNING: Failed to create issue"
+    echo "Response: ${RESPONSE}"
+  fi
+fi