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feature: create a mode whose job it is to figure out whether a group of issues can be worked on in parallel. #5648

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Feature: Create a Mode to Determine Parallelizability of Issue Groups

Motivation

To optimize throughput and resource allocation, the system should support a mode that analyzes a group of GitHub issues and determines whether they can be safely worked on in parallel. This is critical for avoiding conflicts, redundant work, or resource contention in large-scale automation and collaborative workflows.

Requirements

  • Implement a new mode (e.g., parallelizability-analyzer) that can:
    • Accept a group of issues (by URL, number, or query).
    • Analyze dependencies, file overlaps, labels, or other metadata to detect potential conflicts.
    • Use heuristics, static analysis, or user-provided rules to assess parallelizability.
    • Output a report indicating which issues can be worked on in parallel and which are blocked or dependent.
    • Integrate with the task manager and parallel worker modes for automated scheduling.
  • Expose CLI and/or API controls for running the analysis and retrieving results.
  • Document usage, configuration, and limitations.

Action Items

  • Design the parallelizability analysis architecture.
  • Implement dependency and conflict detection logic.
  • Integrate with issue/task metadata and scheduling.
  • Provide documentation and usage examples.

This mode will enable intelligent, conflict-free parallel task execution for the issue-tasks system.

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