mature-resolve-ticket

Resolving confirmed software defects involves reproducing the bug, creating a failing regression test, applying minimal code changes, and validating the fix before review. This workflow ensures traceability and prevents unnecessary modifications to the codebase.

Turning a triaged bug report into a verified fix requires defect traceability and test-first correction. You guide the triaged ticket through reproduction verification, implement the scoped correction, and confirm the fix is ready for review.

Test-first correction for reproducible bug fixes works by creating a failing regression test that captures the defect behavior, then applying minimal implementation changes until the test passes, ensuring the fix is validated before integration.

This defect resolution workflow applies specifically to mature-phase engineering tasks involving triaged tickets. It requires confirmed, reproducible defects and branch discipline, rather than exploratory development or unconfirmed feature requests.

You should not use a scoped development workflow for bug fixing when the defect is not triaged or lacks reproducibility. This workflow requires defect traceability and confirmed regression tests, making it unsuitable for unverified or broad architectural changes.

This ticket workflow frames mature-phase defects and delegates broader engineering steps to the appropriate code generation workflow. It focuses strictly on scoped defect resolution, regression tests, and validation rather than full feature implementation.